Bill Belichick's coaching future gets murky as Patriots drop to 2-8 with loss to Colts

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Bill Belichick's seat got a little bit warmer on Sunday as the Indianapolis Colts downed his New England Patriots on Sunday, 10-6, in Germany. It’s the first international regular-season loss for the Pats.

The Colts only needed one touchdown and a field goal in the win. Running back Jonathan Taylor punched the ball past the goal line on fourth down in the first quarter to go up 7-3. Neither team scored again until the fourth.

The Patriots put some pressure on the Colts with a 24-yard field goal from Chase Ryland. The Colts answered with a 51-yard Matt Gay field goal.

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New England Patriots' head coach Bill Belichick before the Indianapolis Colts game at the Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on Nov. 12, 2023. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images)

Mac Jones tried to rally the troops and get into the end zone. Through eight plays, Jones got the Patriots down to the Colts’ 15-yard line. New England definitely needed a score of some kind, preferably a touchdown. But Jones suffered another mistake.

He appeared to be targeting tight end Mike Gesicki in the end zone. The ball didn’t make it. Instead, Justin Blackmon intercepted the ball at the 1-yard line.

A downtrodden Jones walked back to the sideline. He would be benched for the final Patriots’ drive.

Bailey Zappe came in and tried to engineer the game-winning drive. However, he tried to fool the defense with a fake spike. The Colts’ defense wasn’t fooled and Rodney Thomas II jumped the route to pick off Zappe and end the game.

Jones finished 15-of-20 with 170 passing yards, an interception and five sacks.