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The Patriots shocked the NFL world by beating the Steelers on Thursday night, but as Phil Perry writes, quarterback Bailey Zappe certainly didn’t surprise himself.

Bailey Zappe reacts to the Patriots’ win over the Steelers on Thursday Night Football and breaks down his mindset going into his second start of the season.

Even after being cut by the Patriots, Bailey Zappe was reportedly always confident that he would replace Mac Jones as New England’s starting QB.

Former NFL QB Matt Cassel shares his thoughts on what Mac Jones has gone through this season and explains why the best option for the Patriots QB is to get a fresh start with a new team next year.

Matt Cassel shares his thoughts on what Mac Jones has gone through this season and explains why the best option for the QB is to get a fresh start with a new team next season.

The Patriots are having trouble scoring, so why not take a few more deep shots in the passing attack vs. the Steelers?

Greg Bedard joins Felger & Mazz and breaks down Bailey Zappe’s performance vs. the Chargers

Bailey Zappe opens up on what kind of teammate fellow Patriots QB Mac Jones has been since his benching.

Matthew Slater reveals whether he sees a difference in Bill Belichick behind the scenes this season

As the Patriots play out the string of what might be Bill Belichick’s final season in Foxboro, Tom E. Curran fires off 22 takes about the state of the franchise.

Albert Breer and Ted Johnson join Michael Felger on “Sports Sunday” to talk about the struggles of the Patriots offense this season under Bill O’Brien, and whether he should return next year. Breer offers insight on why the offense hasn’t been effective.

Patriots’ head coach Bill Belichick addresses why he chose to start Bailey Zappe over Mac Jones in their loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

Phil Perry talks about what he saw from Bailey Zappe against the Chargers that he doesn’t see with Mac Jones, saying it felt like an improvement.

Bill Belichick said Bailey Zappe “worked hard all season”, and that’s why he deserved the start this week. Belichick also expanded on why he didn’t give Zappe a chance sooner, saying he was giving Mac Jones an opportunity to work through his slump.

Mac Jones wasn’t even the backup QB in practice this week. Here’s how he handled the demotion, per SI’s Albert Breer.

Albert Breer joins Pregame Live to share what he’s hearing about the Patriots practice situation leading up to their matchup with the Chargers

Albert Breer joins Pregame Live to share what he’s hearing about how Mac Jones handled the week of practice leading up to the Patriots’ Week 13 matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers

Bailey Zappe will replace Mac Jones as the Patriots’ starting quarterback on Sunday vs. the Chargers, per The Athletic’s Jeff Howe.

Phil Perry talks Bailey Zappe’s game, and what he hopes to see out of him Sunday vs. the Chargers if he starts.

Phil Perry answers all of your Patriots questions in his latest mailbag.