The Patriots decided to bench Mac Jones and play Bailey Zappe in the third quarter of Sunday’s game against the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
Jones went 12 for 21 with 150 yards, a pair of interceptions, and no touchdowns before being pulled.
The Cowboys led the Patriots 31-3 at the time of the benching, and 14 of Dallas’s points came from Jones’s turnovers. One of his interceptions was returned for a touchdown by DaRon Bland just before halftime. Leighton Vander Esch also returned a Jones fumble for a touchdown.