Yahoo! Sports · Nov 25, 2024
Patriots' penalty issues vs. Dolphins get stern Jerod Mayo message
Jerod Mayo of the PatriotsThe New England Patriots played some pretty poor football in their 34-15 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, and Jerod Mayo knows it.
Miami dominated in the first half, taking a 24-0 lead into halftime before making it 31-0 in the third quarter. New England was outgained (373 to 268), picked up fewer first downs (23 to 14) and went just 3-for-14 on third-down opportunities in the all-around drubbing.
Arguably the most damning stat of Sunday's game, though, was the number of penalties the Patriots were called for. They were whistled for 13 penalties, with the Dolphins only accepting 10 of them for 75 yards. Six of those penalties were pre-snap penalties.
