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The New England Patriots started from the beginning, Mac Jones sat on the bench in the middle of the game difference A 33-14 home defeat to the Chicago Bears in Monday Night Football.
Jones missed the last three toys He has a high ankle sprain but is finally back in starting lineup to face the Bears.
However, after Jones led the Patriots to two goalless drives and threw an interception, he was replaced in the second quarter by Billy Zappy, the fourth round rookie who skillfully led the team in Jones’s absence. During the game, fans of Gillette Stadium could sometimes be heard chanting Zappy’s name.
23-year-old Zappe impressed immediately, taking New England to two consecutive landing lanes, including a 30-yard landing pass at Jakobi Myers.
However, Zappe struggled throughout the race, losing confusion and throwing two late interceptions as the Bears turned a spin and scored 23 consecutive points to spin the game and earn the win.
After the game, Patriots manager Bill Belichick said his plan was to have both quarterbacks play against the Bears and bring Jones back to the roster, but the result went out of control.
Asked who will be the starting quarterback in the eighth week showdown with the New York Jets, Belichick declined to comment. “We just finished the game,” he replied candidly.
A more positive evening for the Bears, who suffered a triple series of defeats with Victory.
Although linebacker Justin Fields continued to not throw the ball very often, his performance in the competition demolished the Patriots to the ground, finishing with 243 yards in the running and two touchdowns as a team.
Fields – who fought in his first season as center quarterback – looked more balanced on Monday, finishing the game with a passing touchdown as he ran for another season and threw one of the interceptions.
In a style change from the last few weeks, the Bears coaching staff have implemented more rounds designed for the courts to harness their momentum and keep the Patriots’ defense out of control.
It worked when Chicago bounced the ball against New England when Khalil Herbert capitalized on a Fields pass as the Bears defense forced three Patriots interceptions through Aman Jaequan Presker, linebacker Roquan Smith and cornerback Keeler Gordon.
Bears manager Matt Ebervlos said the dynamic changed with the Chicago attack was a catalyst for victory.
“I think sometimes it’s a problem for the defense depending on what kind of defense they’re in,” said Ebervelos. He said.
“Of course, when you have a quarterback who is going to have a determined run with those late passes, and then do a few things just to have the ability to dribble and get the first few losses, I think that’s a huge and hard character to defend is these guys. We’ve seen them all over the league and Justin did well in running today.
The Bears improve to 3-4 for the season while the Patriots lose the same record.
