Earlier than AFC Championship celebrations started, New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was already setting the tone for Tremendous Bowl LX.
Defensive sort out Milton Williams revealed that Vrabel told his team there was no curfew for Sunday night time, however “the bus is leaving at eight within the morning, so should you aren’t on it, you are not taking part in within the Bowl,” through Nicole Menner of NBC10 in Rhode Island.
On Sunday, the Patriots defeated the Denver Broncos 10-7 to win the eleventh AFC title in franchise historical past.
The sport was a lot nearer than it ought to have been. The Broncos have been with out beginning quarterback Bo Nix (ankle) and had backup Jarrett Stidham in at signal-caller
Vrabel’s stern postgame assertion reminds Patriots gamers that though they’ve had an achieved season, they nonetheless have lots to enhance upon and might want to keep centered over the subsequent two weeks to win soccer’s biggest prize.
Patriots starters getting benched earlier than the massive recreation will not be unprecedented. Former New England cornerback Malcolm Butler was benched earlier than Tremendous Bowl LII in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles for “something personal,” in accordance with proprietor Robert Kraft.
That Butler’s benching continues to be mentioned eight years later reveals how uncommon a benching for the Tremendous Bowl is. If Vrabel have been to observe by way of on his threats towards Patriots gamers who miss the bus, he would shock the NFL world.
