It was not the best showing for New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones. And things did not end well for him. 

In the third quarter, head coach Bill Belichick elected to bench the starting quarterback in favor of Bailey Zappe, who remained in the for the rest of the game.

Jones finished Sunday's contest going 12-for-21 with 150 yards, including one fumble and two interceptions. 

Here is everything Jones said about being benched: 

On what happened today

“I think for me…it wasn’t my day. I can’t turn the ball over like that and try to beat good teams. So, definitely a lot to learn from. Definitely disappointed in myself. I feel like I can play a lot better and I have to, to beat good teams.”

On what this week will be like

“I think it will be a good test just for me trying to stay focused on what I can control and that’s playing better. I just have to evaluate everything. It wasn’t my day today. Hopefully, there’s better days ahead.”

On how to move on from today

“I think, for me, just bury it, try to learn from it and move on. Don’t make it turn into another loss. My rookie year didn’t start off great. We just kept working and I just tried to play better. That’s what I have to do here. It’s got to be a lot better by me.”

On if this is a low point personally

“It depends on how you look at it. For sure, I’m very competitive. I put a lot into it. I feel really bad that I let my team down, I let the coaches down, whole organization, fans, everybody. We’ve got a great fan base. I’ve got to put a better product out there to beat good teams. I’m going to take the positive route the best I can and hopefully it brings the best out in me.”

On resetting from just a bad day

“I think just focus on the basic fundamentals of football. Yeah, it wasn’t a great day. I’m not going to let it carry over to next week. It’s going to be done after I watch the film. So, I’m definitely disappointed but at the end of the day, I’m going to keep grinding. Hopefully, the guys are going to come with me. It’s hard for me to sit up here and say that. I’m very disappointed in myself. But I’ve got to bounce back.”

On the gap between expectations and performance

“That’s definitely a frustrating part for me and everybody. As the quarterback, I have to play better. Every team that’s winning right now has a quarterback playing really well. I need to do better. At the end of the day, it’s all about execution on Sunday. You can as much as into it as you want. I just have to put a better product out there.” 

On the message from the coaching staff after being benched

“Honestly, we just keep that to ourselves. I do think that we have to move forward. That’s very important. It’s going to take a lot of work.”

On if he has the support of the team

“That’s one of the biggest things you take a lot of pride in as one of the leaders of the team. As a leader, I have to play better first of all. I feel like I’ve made progress this year so far. Just not today, I definitely took a bunch of steps back. For me, just continue to be Mac and put a better product out there on Sunday.”

On if practice this week influenced the result

“Actually, we had a good week of practice…honestly, we’ve just got to be better.”

On the two turnovers

“I have to watch the film and see what I can do better. But you’re not going to beat anybody good with turnovers like that.”

Patriots HC Bill Belichick gives expected answer about Mac Jones benching

He doesn’t give too much away.

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