For the third time in 10 games this season, Mac Jones was relegated to the bench in the closing minutes.
With less than two minutes to go in regulation, Bill Belichick opted to put the ball in Bailey Zappe’s hands for a potential game-winning drive against the Colts — giving the second-year QB his first snaps since Week 5 at a critical stage of a must-win game in Germany.
Belichick’s sudden roster reshuffle was not unwarranted, especially with Jones knocked for a brutal backfoot throw that resulted in an interception on the Colts’ two-yard line.