FOXBORO -- After Friday's practice, when the Patriots were without Jarrett Stidham during team drills, there was a chance the second-year quarterback would get right back on the horse Sunday after a day off. Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels thought Stidham would be "ready to roll."
Stidham did not roll on Sunday, though. He threw only during drills and did not take a single snap during offense-versus-defense periods. That left the majority of the day's work to the player who looks like -- three weeks before the first regular-season game of the season -- he'll be Tom Brady's replacement for 2020: Cam Newton.