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Patriots OC Bill O'Brien has 'a lot of belief' in QB Mac Jones

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Offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien and the New England Patriots still believe in Mac Jones as their starting quarterback.

Jones was benched during New England's 38-3 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, but coach Bill Belichick said afterward Jones would remain the No. 1 signal-caller ahead of Bailey Zappe.

O'Brien backed up that stance when speaking to reporters Tuesday.

"He blames himself. The game wasn't lost because of one guy," O'Brien said. "The game was lost, on our part, because of how poorly we played and coached in the game.