The New England Patriots nearly pulled off a huge upset despite missing their top two quarterbacks. Rookie QB Bailey Zappe took over after Brian Hoyer ā who started due to Mac Jonesā injured ankle ā suffered a head injury.
Zappe handled himself quite well in his first bit of real NFL action. He was poised, in control, and completed 10 of 15 passes for 99 yards and a touchdown, pushing the Green Bay Packersā defense and keeping it close until overtime.
He now has the opportunity to get his first career NFL start, and who knows? Even take over Mac Jones, who hasnāt looked all that well this season. However, heās really not thinking about any of that right now.
NFL News: Bailey Zappe Isnāt Thinking About Starting Or Being A Backup
āReally, Iām just treating it like every other week. Iām preparing every day like I have the last three or four weeks,ā the rookie said onWEEIās āMerloni, Fauria and Mego.āāIām going to continue to work with my teammates, work with my coaches, and continue to watch film, get into the game plan, and get ready for whatever role it is for me on Sunday.ā
Zappe Wasnāt Pleased With His Performance
Zappe seemingly took a page out of Bill Belichickās book. He claims that he wasnāt all that pleased with the way he playedand claimed that heās only trying to do his job and whatās best for the team:
āLooking back at it, there were some throws I felt like I could have made,ā Zappe said. āSome mistakes I made we saw on film, that going into this week, in practice Iām going to continue to work on, continue to improve on.ā
āJust to continue to do my job,āZappe added.āGet the ball to playmakers, let them do what they do best out in space and continue to stay cool, calm and collected back there and run the offense and, really, just do the best I can for the team.ā
All things considered, it would be a big surprise to see him taking over Mac, whoās touted to be their franchise QB for the future. But weāve seen this happen way too many times before not to at least consider it.
