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Doug Farrar

Bailey Zappe replaces Mac Jones; Patriots’ offense immediately looks much better

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick would not reveal who would be his starting quarterback for Monday night’s game against the Chicago Bears. Would it be Mac Jones, returning from an ankle injury that had cose him the previous three games, or would it be rookie backup Bailey Zappe, who looked quite good in relief of Jones?

As it turned out, the answer was both. Jones started the game, and then, early in the second quarter, things started to fall apart for the second-year man. Jones threw an interception to Bears safety Jaquan Brisker. And Jones set this up by booting Brisker in the unmentionables three plays before the interception happened…

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