Barely over an hour after the win for the Patriots, they provided a surprising NFL headline: Head coach Jerod Mayo has been fired: The #Patriots are moving on from coach Jerod Mayo, as the handpicked successor to Bill Belichick goes one-and-done, per me, @MikeGarafolo and @TomPelissero.

Joe Milton III passed for a touchdown and ran for another in his professional debut, and the Patriots cost themselves the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft with a 23-16 win over the AFC East champion Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Shortly thereafter, owner Robert Kraft fired coach Jerod Mayo after one season.

FOXBOROUGH — The Patriots have made Jerod Mayo a one-and-done head coach. Mayo was fired immediately after Sunday’s 23-16 win over the Buffalo Bills that dropped New England down to No. 4 overall in next spring’s NFL Draft. The Patriots went 4-13 in his lone season at the helm.

The Patriots fired Mayo on Sunday after they went 4-13 in his rookie season as an NFL head coach. Jerod Mayo lasted only one season as the chosen successor to coaching legend Bill Belichick with the New England Patriots.

The Jets were already searching for a new head coach. Former Tennessee Titans bench boss Mike Vrabel is available and he had an interview in New York last week. More noteworthy: Vrabel, 49, is a former Patriots player as well and the speed his former team moved on from Mayo sure does look like Vrabel is on their radar.

The New England Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, which made way for the obvious move – firing their head coach. Jerod Mayo coached for his life wh

The Patriots have fired their head coach after just one season in charge of the team, with the former New England linebacker failing to turn the franchise's fortunes around

Mario Ferraro produced a fight and the game-winning goal, Marc-Edouard Vlasic notched a point in his season debut and the San Jose Sharks broke an eight-game losing streak by edging the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday.

The New England Patriots need a replacement for Bill Belichick’s replacement. The Patriots fired head coach Jerod Mayo on Sunday after only one season, during which New England went just 4-13.

After firing Jerod Mayo, the Patriots seemed to set the table for a pursuit of Mike Vrabel, who is one of the hottest NFL coaching candidates.

The New England Patriots are moving on from Jerod Mayo, firing the head coach after just one season with the franchise, the team announced. The news comes after