Mike Vrabel will take his new club to his old stomping grounds, with the New England Patriots visiting the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
Vrabel spent six seasons in Nashville, going 54-45 as head coach, with three playoff appearances, and earned an AP NFL Coach of the Year award in 2021. The Titans are fresh off firing his replacement, Brian Callahan, after 23 games.
Vrabel said earlier this week, before Callahan’s firing, that he’s approaching the contest as any other game.
“There is going to be, probably, a lot to be said about this,” Vrabel said on Monday, via Boston.com. “I think it would be filed under the category of, is it interesting or important? I would probably say this would be very interesting, but in the end not very important to our preparation or what we need to continue to try to do to improve as a team.
“But, having spent six years there or seven years there, I think it will be nice to see some people that I haven’t seen in a few years that helped us win, players and staff. We’ve got a huge job we’ve got to do here as we try to prepare for them.”
Head coaches who faced a former team with which they previously won Coach of the Year are 9-5 against their old club team over the last 10 seasons, including playoffs, per NFL Research. Those head coaches are 5-1 when on the road against their former team.
