For the second straight week, New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones ended the game on the bench watching backup quarterback Bailey Zappe close out a garbage time situation.
This time, Jones left the game in a 31-0 hole late early in the fourth quarter after completing just 12-of-22 passes for 110 yards and two interceptions. With obvious question marks about Jones’ job as the team's starting QB, Bill Belichick explained postgame that he will remain under center moving forward.
“Yeah,” Belichick said. “There were a lot of problems. Certainly wasn't all on him.”
Jones’ first interception of the game came on New England’s second offensive drive of the game.