Belichick, who is 324-159 including the playoffs, has a chance to pass Halas next Monday night at home against the Bears.
Rookie backup Bailey Zappe threw for 309 yards and two touchdowns in his third NFL game, Bill Belichick tied George Halas for second on the all-time list with his 324th victory, and the New England Patriots buried the Cleveland Browns 38-15 on Sunday.
Zappe, starting his second game in place of the injured Mac Jones, threw second-half TD passes to Tyquan Thornton and Hunter Henry as the Patriots (3-3) pulled away from the anemic Browns. Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for two touchdowns for New England.
Zappe finished 24 of 34 passing a week after he threw for 188 yards and a touchdown in his first start last week in a 29-0 win over Detroit.
Belichick, who is 324-159 including the playoffs, has a chance to pass Halas next Monday night at home against the Bears — the franchise with which Halas won all his games. Don Shula, with 347 victories, is the NFL’s winningest coach.
The Patriots’ offense took a while to get going in this one, and Browns (2-4) never really did.
