Bailey Zappe entered Monday night’s game against the Bears in relief of Mac Jones with 11:41 left in the second quarter and the Patriots trailing, 10–0. Two drives and six minutes later, he had New England ahead 14–10 and had the Gillette Stadium crowd buzzing.
In the end, though, Zappe’s impact was minimal in what became a 33–14 Bears win. And the question of who will be the Patriots’ starter going forward looms large.
Bill Belichick was asked after the game who the team’s starter currently is, and, in typical Belichick-ian fashion, was curt in his response.
