The New England Patriots have fired coach Jerod Mayo after one season, beginning another reboot for the franchise just a year after it parted with longtime coach Bill Belichick.

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.

For the physical brand of football that Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has played throughout his entire career, it's undeniably impressive that, in Week 1

Going into the final week of the regular season, the Bills offense was second in the league in points per game with 31.8 behind the Detroit Lions' 33.3. Buffalo is one of three NFL teams this season that has scored at least 500 points in the season.

With nothing to play for in terms of playoff positioning, the Buffalo Bills took a logical approach to their regular-season finale Sunday against the New England Patriots.

Josh Allen will extend his consecutive starts streak to 115 games, including playoffs, when the Bills (13-3) wrap up their regular season at the New England Patriots (3-13) on Sunday. Allen owns the longest active streak for a quarterback in the NFL. Detroit's Jared Goff is second with 51 straight games.

The New England Patriots have made an official decision.  After just one season as head coach, the Patriots are parting ways with Jerod Mayo.  This came after Mayo and the Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills in the final game of the regular season,

On Sunday, the Patriots will take on the Buffalo Bills in Foxborough in what will be the final game of a disappointing season.

The New England Patriots ended up defeating the Buffalo Bills in Week 18 NFL action, which cost them the No. 1 overall pick. Unfortunately, they dropped all the

Mike Masala previously served as the Managing Editor of USA TODAY's Dolphins Wire as well as a contributing writer at Patriots Wire. A lifelong New England resident, he is the self-proclaimed captain and lone member of the Laurence Maroney Fan Club. Follow on Twitter/X: @Mike_Masala

There are expected to be more changes to the staff in the coming days and weeks, but executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf is expected to remain in his role, according to The Athletic's Chad Graff.