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How a short week changed Patriots quarterback Bailey Zappe’s preparation for the better

Bailey Zappe’s first start of the season did not go as planned. So, he wasted little time preparing for his second.

With the New England Patriots getting ready for a Thursday night game, Zappe got to work on the Pittsburgh Steelers at 4:30 a.m. Monday morning — roughly 12 hours after his first start ended in a shutout.

It marked the start of a long, short week of staring at his computer screen taking as many mental reps as possible, which paid it’s dividends when he took the field at Acrisure Stadium on Thursday.