COMMENTARY
FOXBOROUGH — Despite the boxes of “AFC East Champions” memorabilia that were likely shipped to Gillette Stadium this past week, Mike Vrabel recoiled at any talk of Sunday’s rematch against the Bills being a trademark “hat and t-shirt” game for his team.
Rather, New England’s head coach set loftier expectations with his choice of words when describing the stakes involved against Buffalo.
“No, I don’t use the hat and T-shirt,” Vrabel said. “We’re just trying to play for the championship that we have available this week, and I think it’s a great testament to our players that have put us in this position to be able to do that.