Bailey Zappe was back in the saddle as the Patriots starter in their Thursday night primetime game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
It marked Zappe’s second start of the year. Thanks to Bill Belichick finally giving a seat to the turnover-plagued Mac Jones, Zappe has been given the chance to try and help the Patriots save some face with five games remaining in what has been a woeful season to this point.
Heading into the contest with the Steelers, the Patriots defense had surrendered 10 points or less in the previous three games. All losses.
The Patriots came away with a win against the Steelers, and the offense scored more than it had the past three games combined in the 21-18 win.
While it was a bit of a tale of two halves for Zappe, the opening half was particularly encouraging.
Zappe delivered the ball to where players could make plays.
The Patriots went punt, interception, punt, punt punt, punt in their six second half possessions.
