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

Owner Robert Kraft announced the firing shortly after New England closed its 4-13 season with a 23-16 win over the Buffalo Bills.

A former Patriots linebacker who worked as an assistant under Belichick, Mayo started the season with a strong endorsement from Kraft. But alongside a coaching staff that featured offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt and first-time defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington, he struggled to get the most out of a young roster that included rookie quarterback Drake Maye.

The Patriots opened the season with a win at Cincinnati before losing their next six. They won two of their next three but then closed the season by losing six of seven, missing the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

BROWNS SACK COACHES: Hours after finishing 3-14 with a 35-10 loss to Baltimore on Saturday in the finale of a season that was expected to carry into the playoffs, Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski fired offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey and offensive line coach Andy Dickerson.

Dorsey, out of Miramonte High, and Dickerson both spent just one season with the Browns.

Cleveland’s offense struggled under Dorsey, who was fired last season by the Buffalo Bills. The Browns scored more than 20 points in only three games — just 26 in the final four — and the unit was plagued by injuries.

Dickerson had replaced Bill Callahan when he joined his son Brian’s staff in Tennessee.

Dorsey, a former Browns quarterback who was born in Orinda and attended Miramonte High School, was hired to restructure Cleveland’s offense around quarterback Deshaun Watson. But things didn’t click and Watson wound up rupturing his Achilles tendon and playing in just seven games.

After Watson got hurt, Dorsey took over play-calling duties from Stefanski.

The Browns’ running game never got going under Dickerson’s direction and Cleveland’s O-line gave up 66 sacks, although some of those were on the QBs.

PACKERS’ WATSON,LOVE HURT: Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson was carted into the locker room and quarterback Jordan Love hurt his throwing elbow in the second quarter of Sunday’s loss against the Chicago Bears.

The Packers ruled out Watson at the start of the third quarter.

Coach Matt LaFleur said after the game that Love was held out as a precaution. The QB had some practice tosses on the sideline late in the game.

Watson missed the Packers’ loss at Minnesota last weekend with an injured left knee. This injury involved his right knee.

This latest injury didn’t appear to result from any contact. He was running a pattern and went straight down as the pass was thrown to teammate Dontayvion Wicks. He clutched his right knee afterward.

After Packers officials went on the field to examine him, Watson walked to the sideline and went into the injury tent. He was then carted away.

Later in that series, Love faced heavy pressure from Austin Booker and Gervon Dexter before flipping a pass to Josh Jacobs. Love was shaking his throwing hand after the play and later got his arm examined.

BUCS’ EVANS TIES MARK: Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans caught a 9-yard pass on the final play of Sunday’s game against New Orleans to surpass 1,000 yards for the 11th straight season, tying Jerry Rice for the most in NFL history.

After Bucky Irving’s 11-yard TD run with 1:51 remaining, the Saints turned the ball over on downs and the Bucs got one more chance to get Evans the milestone.

Baker Mayfield tossed a short pass to Evans, who ran upfield for the 9-yard gain. He got up, spiked the ball and was mobbed by teammates in a wild celebration.