As soon as the New England Patriots’ 2025 schedule was released in May, Week 7 was circled on the calendar.
Mike Vrabel is obviously not going to stir the pot publicly — and he certainly hasn’t yet in early sessions with the media — but there’s little doubt how the Patriots’ head coach feels about returning to Tennessee to play the crumbling Titans on Sunday.
This week’s business trip to Nashville will have some added stakes for New England.
Vrabel was fired by Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk in 2024 for a multitude of reasons, but the undeniable factor was 18 losses over his final 24 games.