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Recently retired Patriots safety Devin McCourty revealed during WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” that some players in the locker room wanted Bailey Zappe to start over Mac Jones.

The Patriots offense showed signs of life with a valiant comeback effort, but another late-game gaffe ruined any chance of a Christmas miracle at Gillette. We share our takeaways from the 22-18 defeat.

The Patriots are on a bye in Week 10, so it’s a perfect time for our insiders, Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry, to hand out their midseason awards.

The quarterback is under a microscope. The defense is coming off an embarrassing performance. Is New England’s Week 8 matchup with the Jets a “must win” for the Pats? Our Phil Perry shares his preview and prediction.

Tom Curran, Phil Perry and Matt Cassel debate how crucial this week is for Mac Jones. What can the second-year QB do to re-establish himself as the Patriots’ leader?

The Patriots have put Mac Jones in a tough spot. But as our Matt Cassel explains, there’s precedent for a quarterback going through a situation like this and being better for it in the long run.

The Patriots are sticking with Mac Jones as their starting quarterback for Sunday’s Week 8 game against the rival Jets, per ESPN’s Field Yates.

It sounds like multiple Patriots players were unaware of Bill Belichick’s plans to have both Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe see the field Monday night against the Bears.

On a foggy night in Foxboro, the Patriots were frightening in a stunning blowout loss to the lowly Bears. We share our takeaways from the debacle, which spawned a quarterback mess and plenty of questions moving forward.

The efforts of both Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe were not enough to carry the Patriots past the Chicago Bears Monday night in Foxboro. Jones came back from his Week 3 ankle injury to start Game 7, but trailing 10-0 in the second quarter, the Patriots called in Zappe to take the ball. The return on New England’s investment was…

Mac Jones indeed will return and start at quarterback for the New England Patriots during Monday night’s showdown with the Chicago Bears, per The MMQB’s Albert Breer.

Our Tom E. Curran doesn’t see much of a debate as to who should be the starting quarterback for the Patriots. With Mac Jones set to return, it’s time for the Patriots to keep rolling on Monday night.

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones shared an update on his ankle injury and where he stands in his recovery as he looks to return Monday night vs. the Bears.

What’s it like to be in the QB room with an injured starter trying to work his way back? And what’s the biggest hurdle Mac Jones needs to overcome entering Monday night? Matt Cassel breaks down all angles of Jones’ pending return.

The MMQB’s Albert Breer says Mac Jones’ relationship with the Patriots “got a little sideways” over the last couple of months due to the team’s changes on offense.

Rookie backup QB Bailey Zappe had a tremendous game in his second straight start for the Patriots, helping New England get to 3-3 on the season.

Bailey Zappe not only played fantastic against the Browns on Sunday, the Patriots rookie QB also made some NFL history in New England’s 38-15 win.

Bailey Zappe is playing like a quarterback who wants to keep his job after torching the Browns for 309 passing yards. Here are our takeaways from the Patriots’ eye-opening Week 6 win in Cleveland.

Rookie quarterback Bailey Zappe led the New England Patriots to a second straight win Sunday, helping the team reach .500 on the season.

While the story of the 2022 Patriots is far from being written, Sunday’s 29-0 blanking of the Lions provided some important validation for Bill Belichick’s squad, writes our Tom E. Curran.