Waking up on Tuesday, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick will have Monday night's surprise drubbing to the Chicago Bears fresh in his mind and a quarterback conundrum to unravel.
The Pats allowed 23 unanswered points to Justin Fields' Bears, slumping to 3-4 on the season with scrutiny high on the quarterback position. Starter Mac Jones returned from an ankle injury but was benched early in the second quarter after capping a sluggish start at Foxborough with an interception.
Rookie backup Bailey Zappe, who impressed in the successive wins against the Detriot Lions and Cleveland Browns in Jones' absence came in and sparked the offence into life, leading a pair of touchdown drives until the Bears retook control and claimed a 33-14 victory on the road.
