Bill Belichick became an NFL head coach in 1991, which was more than three decades ago and seven years before Mac Jones was born.
No one had ever beaten a Belichick-coached team by 35 points until Sunday, when the Cowboys pulverized the Patriots during a contest that ended 38-3 at Dallas’s AT&T Stadium.
Jones, whom the Patriots selected with a first-round pick in 2021, found himself on the bench during the third quarter after three costly turnovers and too little offensive production to make up for them.
Bailey Zappe didn’t turn the ball over after relieving Jones.