In less than 90 minutes, the New England Patriots will kick off their seventh game of the regular season. They will take on the Chicago Bears at Gillette Stadium, and for the first time in a month will have their starting quarterback available again: Mac Jones is officially active after missing the last three games with a high ankle sprain.
While Jones is back and expected to start, seven of his teammates have been ruled out for the Monday night matchup against the Bears:
Patriots inactives
- DT Christian Barmore
- S Joshuah Bledsoe
- WR Kendrick Bourne
- RB Kevin Harris
- LB Josh Uche
- CB Shaun Wade
- OT Isaiah Wynn
Whereas the Patriots will be getting back their starting quarterback and previously absent other core contributors — WR Nelson Agholor, DT Lawrence Guy, CB Jonathan Jones — their inactives list is a prominent one: starters on both sides of the ball have been ruled out against the Bears.