Patriots’ Invoice Belichick avoids query on beginning quarterback as controversy brews

The New England Patriots used each Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe throughout their 33-14 loss to the Chicago Bears on Monday evening.

Jones began the sport after lacking a number of weeks with a high-ankle sprain however was taken out of the sport after simply three sequence together with his final one ending with an interception. When Zappe got here in for his first drive, he threw a landing go to Jakobi Meyers.

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New England Patriots head coach Invoice Belichick listens to a query at a information convention following an NFL soccer recreation in opposition to the Chicago Bears, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass.
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Zappe would assist give the Patriots the lead within the second quarter. He led New England on a three-play, 50-yard drive that ended with a Rhamondre Stevenson landing. The Patriots had been up 14-10 however the Bears would come again behind 23 unanswered factors.

Patriots coach Invoice Belichick didn’t seem like too about revealing his recreation plan when it got here to taking part in Jones and Zappe. He mentioned Jones’ well being was a “issue” in why he performed each quarterbacks however didn’t reply who would begin Week 8 in opposition to the New York Jets.

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New England Patriots head coach Invoice Belichick argues a name throughout the second half of an NFL soccer recreation in opposition to the Chicago Bears, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. 
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“We simply completed the sport,” he mentioned when requested concerning the starter.

He mentioned Jones’ removing from the sport wasn’t a medical determination and wasn’t associated to the interception he threw. He mentioned it wasn’t a benching both.

“It’s not what it was. You’ll be able to write no matter you wish to write. That’s not what it was,” Belichick mentioned.

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones (10) stands on the sidelines on an offensive drive throughout the second half of an NFL soccer recreation in opposition to the Chicago Bears, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass.
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Zappe completed 14-for-22 with 185 passing yards, a landing go and two interceptions. Jones was 3-for-6 with 13 passing yards and an interception.