FOXBOROUGH – Around the USA, Friday at 5 PM is referred to as “Happy Hour”. In New England, Sunday at 4 PM is now referred to as “Zappe Hour”.
Bailey Zappe got his first career NFL start on Sunday at Gillette Stadium against the Detroit Lions. In what continues to be the most unlikely quarterback story in the NFL this season, Zappe directed the Patriot offense to 22 points, managed the offense to near perfection, continued to show tremendous poise for a rookie third string quarterback, and had the crowd chanting his name loudly at game’s end.
But it was the defense who perhaps bathed themselves in more glory.