According to a feature from the Boston Herald, Jerod Mayo could have saved his job with the Patriots with another critical win in December.

Mayo, named Bill Belichick’s successor a year ago, was fired on Sunday after the Patriots’ 23-16 win over the Bills in the regular-season finale. The former Patriots linebacker, 38, posted a 4-13 record as head coach. Kraft added Monday he “went back and forth” on the situation over the past month.

Standing in the same room Jerod Mayo delivered his final remarks as the Patriots’ head coach, Robert Kraft confessed. He confessed to a private audience Monday morning at 11:30, standing in the void he had created by firing Mayo less than 24 hours earlier.