Vrabel clearly took notes, because he’d end up using the same trick to help defeat Belichick in the playoffs. With the Titans holding on to a 14-13 lead in the fourth quarter, the Titans went full copycat, committing a delay of game followed by a false start while lined up to punt from the Patriots’ 36-yard line.

Robert Kraft hired Mike Vrabel to be the coach of the New England Patriots in January, but that idea had been in his head since 2019. After Vrabel led the Tennessee Titans to a postseason win in New England,