2:20 PM - Bailey Zappe (NE) appears set to operate as the No. 2 quarterback behind Jacoby Brissett, who is slated to sign a one-year, $8 million contract with the Patriots, John Keim of ESPN reports.

4:42 PM - Bailey Zappe (NE) completed 16 of 26 passes for 209 yards and three interceptions while adding 37 rushing yards and a touchdown on five carries in Sunday's 27-21 loss to the Bills.

1:21 PM - Bailey Zappe (NE) implied Tuesday that he'll remain the Patriots' starting quarterback Thursday at Pittsburgh, Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald reports. "Coach (Bill Belichick) has made it pretty clear, but I'll let him announce it to everybody," said.

4:38 PM - Bailey Zappe (NE) completed 13 of 25 passes for 141 yards with no touchdowns or turnovers in Sunday's 6-0 loss to the Chargers. He added four rushing attempts for 16 yards.

11:57 AM - Bailey Zappe (NE) is expected to start Sunday's game against the Chargers, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site and Zack Cox of NESN.com report.

3:30 PM - Bailey Zappe (NE) took multiple reps under center during the media-access portion of Wednesday's practice and was then was followed by practice-squad member Malik Cunningham, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

12:29 PM - Bailey Zappe (NE) could mix in at quarterback in Sunday's game against the Giants, even though Mac Jones is expected to remain the Patriots' starter Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

1:44 PM - Bailey Zappe (NE) was the second quarterback to handle drills at Tuesday's unofficial practice behind Mac Jones (undisclosed), Mark Daniels of The Providence Journal reports.

1:19 PM - Bailey Zappe (NE) replaced Mac Jones for the Patriots' final drive in a 10-6 loss to the Colts on Sunday, completing three of seven passes for 25 yards and an interception.

11:57 AM - Bailey Zappe (NE) is active for Sunday's game against the Bills, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.

2:51 PM - Bailey Zappe (NE) is the Patriots' emergency third QB for Sunday's game against the Raiders.

12:09 PM - Bailey Zappe (NE) will remain in a backup role for Sunday's game against the Saints, but he took more reps in practice this week than usual, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

10:33 AM - Bailey Zappe (NE) will back up Mac Jones on Sunday after signing with the 53-man roster Saturday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

1:55 PM - Bailey Zappe (NE) has worked primarily with the second-team offense in training camp, Karen Guregian of MassLive.com reports.

12:17 PM - Bailey Zappe (NE) indicated that he'll be ready if presented with the opportunity to compete with Mac Jones for the Patriots' starting QB job, Eric Edholm of NFL.com reports. "If my opportunity presents itself, I'm going to take full advantage of it," noted Wednesday. "I'm going to do everything I can to help the team win. That's really all I can say from that standpoint. That's coach (Bill) Belichick's decision, whatever he decides. But if the opportunity presents itself, I'm going to be ready and take advantage of it."

1:24 PM - Bailey Zappe (NE) finished the 2022 season with 65 completions on 92 passing attempts for 781 yards with five TDs and three picks in four appearances.