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Zappe kept New England in the game against Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. The rookie completed 10 of 15 passes for 99 yards and a touchdown, including a 25-yard touchdown toss to DeVante Parker. The impressive performance caught the attention of his teammates.
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Zappe’s first professional snap came backed up at the New England eight-yard line with the Packer fa buffalo bills shirts ladies ithful at Drew Brees full blast shortly behind him. While it was an easy situation to loss his composure, Zappe stayed calm and poised.
“Very impressed. For him to come into th NFL Salute to Service is situation, in this place with all the mystique and, you know, Aaron Rodgers being on the other side of the field, he just controlled the controllables,” captain Matthew Slater said.
“He stayed poised. He did what he was asked to do. And it speaks volumes to him being a professional and being ready to go. I mean, this is the first time he’s been active all season, and then you throw him into that situation and he doesn’t flinch.”
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“Proud of the way he competed,” captain David Andrews said. “Went really quickly from probably thinking Stefon Diggs Jerseys he wasn’t playing much this year, to getting thrown in the mix in a pretty hostile environment against a really good defense. I thought he led us well, thought he did a really good job.”
With Hoyer and Jones’ status seemingly up in the air, New England could again be with Zappe next week against the Detroit Lions. Sitting at 1-3, the Patriots will need a win to avoid getting buried in the playoff picture early in the season.
