During the media-access portion of Wednesday's practice, Mac Jones didn't make any throws, while Bailey Zappe logged multiple QB reps and was followed by practice squad member Malik Cunningham, Mike Reiss of ESPN reports.

Head coach Bill Belichick declined Wednesday to name either Mac Jones or Bailey Zappe the Patriots' starting quarterback for Sunday's game against the Chargers, Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald reports.

Mac Jones was replaced by Bailey Zappe to begin the second half of Sunday's game against the Giants, Mike Reiss of ESPN reports.

Mac Jones took reps with the first-team offense during pregame warmups and appears in line to start Sunday's game against the Giants, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.

Mac Jones is expected to start Sunday's game against the Giants, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

The Patriots are planning to have Mac Jones start Sunday's Week 12 contest against the Giants, Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald reports.

Mac Jones' standing on the depth chart remains unclear heading into Sunday's game against the Giants after head coach Bill Belichick declined to name the Patriots' starting quarterback when he spoke to the media Friday, Evan Lazar of the team's official site reports.

Mac Jones isn't included on the Patriots' initial Week 12 injury report released Wednesday after he suffered an unspecified bruise in New England's 10-6 loss to Indianapolis in Week 10.

Mac Jones (undisclosed) handled the initial QB reps at Tuesday's unofficial practice, Mark Daniels of The Providence Journal reports.

Speaking with the media Tuesday, coach Bill Belichick refused to name Mac Jones (undisclosed) or any other teammate a starting quarterback for Sunday's game against the Giants, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. "I've told everybody to be ready to go," Belichick said.

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was non-committal Tuesday when asked if Mac Jones (undisclosed) was still the team's No. 1 quarterback, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports. "We have a lot of things to work on this week as a team. We'll work through those. That is what we are going to do this week," Belichick said.

Mac Jones underwent X-rays following Sunday's 10-6 loss to the Colts in Germany, after he said he suffered a bruise, Mark Daniels of The Providence Journal reports.

Mac Jones was replaced by Bailey Zappe with 1:52 left in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 10-6 loss to the Colts, Zack Cox of NESN.com reports.

Mac Jones completed 24 of 44 passes for 220 yards, one touchdown and one interception in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Commanders. He added three rushing yards on three attempts.

Mac Jones completed 19 of 29 passes for 161 yards with two touchdowns and one interception while also netting minus-2 yards on his only carry in the Patriots' 31-17 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday.

Mac Jones completed 25 of 30 passes for 272 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 29-25 win over the Bills. He added three rushing attempts for 11 yards.

Offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien said Tuesday that he expects Mac Jones to start the Patriots' Week 7 game against the Bills, Michael Giardi of NFL Network reports.

Mac Jones completed 24 of 33 passes for 200 yards with an interception in Sunday's 21-17 loss to the Raiders. He also lost one yard on his only carry.

Mac Jones will remain the Patriots' starting quarterback for Sunday's game against the Raiders in Las Vegas, but Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports that the third-year signal-caller will be "on a short leash," and a poor opening few series could result in him getting benched.

Head coach Bill Belichick confirmed Wednesday that Mac Jones remains the Patriots' starting quarterback ahead of Sunday's game against the Raiders, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports. "Yeah, we're not making any changes," Belichick said, when asked about the Patriots' quarterback situation.