THE AFTERMATH: The climb begins? Patriots blow out Lions behind Bailey Zappe

Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry discuss the Patriots' 29-0 shutout of the Detroit Lions, who came into the game averaging 35 points per game. Tom and Phil discuss Bailey Zappe's impressive first NFL start, including the poise he's shown, and some strong praise from Bill Belichick. Is a quarterback controversy brewing? Tom and Phil discuss. And finally, we talk about the dominant performance of the defense, including stopping Detroit on all six 4th down conversions they attempted. WATCH every episode of the Patriots Talk podcast on YouTube Follow NBC Sports Boston: NBCSportsBoston.com X @NBCSpatriots Facebook Instagram TikTok Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.