Why did the Patriots bench Mac Jones Bil

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Well, that didn't take long.Mac Jones made his return on "Monday Night Football" after spending weeks on the bench nursing a high ankle sprain. It didn't take long for the second-year pa ser to reacquaint himself with that same bench.In the second quarter of the Patriots' matchup vs. Bears, Bill Belichick made a Marquez Stevenson Jersey move to pa ser Bailey Zappe, benching his 2021 first-round pick in favor of the fourth-round rookie, presumably giving the keys once again toMORE: Zappe promptly reaffirmed Belichick's faith in him, going 3-for-3 on his first drive with a touchdown pa s, injecting Baylon Spector Jersey life into GilletteLabs Stadium crowd.Bailey Zappe to Jakobi Meyers for a TD! : on ESPN: Stream on NFL+ NFL (@NFL) Following the game, head coach Bill Belichick had an interesting explanation for why both pa sers played. Here's what it was: Following the game, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick explained that it was a pre-game decision to play both Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe in their matchup vs. the Bears. He declined to say that the decision to put Zappe in the game was a benching of Jones, who had thrown an interception on the drive prior to the QB change.Belichick said that playing both quarterbacks was the "best thing to do based on the situation," be didn't elaborate on what exactly the "situation" was. Belichick did say that Jones' Gabriel Davis Jersey health was "a factor" in the decision (though it was pretty apparent that he was moving well), and that Jones would have re-entered the game had the score not gotten out of hand."I told the quarterbacks we were going to play both of them, so we did," Belichick wouldn't commit to a starting quarterback moving forward, but would say that a multi-QB rotation likely won't be in the cards in the coming weeks.Jones looked fairly unimpre sive in his return to the field on Monday night. He was 3-for-6 pa sing for 12 yards and an interception through four series, mi sing some receivers and seemingly slow on the trigger on a few throws.Brisker first interception. (@_MarcusD3_) Jones used his legs more than his arm on the night: He scrambled for a number of Josh Allen Hoodies Sweatshirts first downs, putting down 24 yards on the ground in the proce s.Zappe had caught the eye of the coaching staff Tyrel Dodson Jersey in Jones' absence, and he continued his momentum rolling on Monday night early, before coming back down to earth.Zappe threw a touchdown pa s to Jakobi Meyers, and on his next drive, hit DeVante Parker on a long pa s to set up a Rhamondre Stevenson touchdown run. In all, Zappe finished the night 14-of-22 pa sing for 185 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.It's unclear if this was the leash for Jones all along, but it's apparent that it's Zappe hour for the Patriots, at least for Monday night.