FOXBOROUGH — Mike Vrabel’s message to Milton Williams, Christian Barmore and the rest of New England’s big bodies on defense was clear in the days leading up to their postseason opener against the Chargers on Sunday night.
“He started the week by saying, ‘Big dogs show up in January’. And I was just preaching that to our group all week,” Williams said of Vrabel. “It’s on us. I’ve been saying that all season though. We control the game. If we do what we do [up] front, we’re going to win.”
Sunday’s wild-card matchup against Los Angeles marked the first playoff game for several key players on New England’s defense.