Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has admitted that he may need to make changes to his side following their defeat to the New England Patriots.

The Steelers were hammered 55-31 by Bill Belichick's side, conceding the highest amount of points in the history of the franchise.

"You re-evaluate everything," Tomlin told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "You have to after a performance like that and we will.

"It doesn't necessarily mean we will change or change for the sake of changing, but we will look at every aspect of what we are doing and who we are doing it with because we can't have performances like that."

Tomlin's side are 2-6 in their season after week nine.