{"id":39737,"date":"2025-12-14T23:20:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T23:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=39737"},"modified":"2025-12-14T23:20:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T23:20:03","slug":"breaking-what-mike-vrabel-told-patriots-in-locker-room-after-collapse-against-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=39737","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : What Mike Vrabel told Patriots in locker room after collapse against Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\"><\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-WYR2EFBKDJHDBOZEAICHDUTCJM\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/WBRZATQ7YRFA5EP4WLDSK5COEI.jpg?auth=488fc8098d002454ee9b7986d05e74bc82c646509669a547b57d08030d453f59&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, (max-width: 800px) 80vw, 60vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/WBRZATQ7YRFA5EP4WLDSK5COEI.jpg?auth=488fc8098d002454ee9b7986d05e74bc82c646509669a547b57d08030d453f59&amp;width=500&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 500w, https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/WBRZATQ7YRFA5EP4WLDSK5COEI.jpg?auth=488fc8098d002454ee9b7986d05e74bc82c646509669a547b57d08030d453f59&amp;width=800&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 800w, https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/WBRZATQ7YRFA5EP4WLDSK5COEI.jpg?auth=488fc8098d002454ee9b7986d05e74bc82c646509669a547b57d08030d453f59&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 1280w\" alt=\"What Mike Vrabel told Patriots in locker room after collapse against Bills\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"EZ5E3X63NNGORAUKMGVBJF4W7U\">FOXBOROUGH \u2014 With a chance to clinch the AFC East on Sunday afternoon, the Patriots wilted in the second half at Gillette Stadium.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6OYN7HRX75F2DGXS6HIJJZK6EQ\">Josh Allen erased an early 21-point deficit, and Buffalo stormed back to beat the Patriots, 35-31. The defeat snapped New England\u2019s 10-game winning streak and kept Buffalo alive in the divisional race.<\/p>\n<p id=\"AKSAGPOLOVHNFM73LC76XZQFJA\">After the loss, coach Mike Vrabel was asked whether he\u2019d told his team this was a learning experience during his locker room speech.<\/p>\n<p id=\"OGYL7SL2DZHQTAJFQTN6DSYBMU\">\u201cThat\u2019s exactly what I told them,\u201d Vrabel said. \u201cWe have an opportunity to improve like we have when we won, the same as today when we lost and came up short. There\u2019s a lot of good stuff in there that I\u2019m proud of and that we\u2019ll be able to use as a positive, and a lot of stuff that we have to correct and make sure that we fix. And we\u2019ll do that tomorrow and try to get as healthy as we can and put a plan together for Baltimore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"KEAEIISXRNCQFBZH5M3PARGFCQ\">The Patriots took a 24-7 lead into halftime, but struggled to contain Allen and the Bills offense in the second half. At one point, Buffalo scored touchdowns on five straight possessions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"BAUAWZXRTFDUNNOBQQYITOUNDM\">\u201cWe weren\u2019t able to get any stops,\u201d Vrabel said. \u201cWhen we had an opportunity to make a play, we weren\u2019t able to make it. Penalties. And that\u2019s how this game goes. A few small plays make the difference. We were very prepared for this team to \u2014 we were going to need 60 minutes to beat this team. This is a good football team. We had a lot of good football in there. 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