Kayshon Boutte’s on-field growth has been obvious. Mike Vrabel has seen the 23-year-old receiver mature behind the scenes, too.

Patriots players said the game plan against the Titans was to "run the damn ball," and running back Rhamondre Stevenson answered the call for New England.

There were a lot of subplots leading into the New England Patriots' trip to Nashville to take on the Titans. The now 1-6 Tennessee Titans fired their head coach

Mike Vrabel won a lot of games in Tennessee while he was coaching the Titans, but Sunday's visit as the head coach of the Patriots ended with a new twist.

Sunday marked the first time Mike Vrabel returned to Nissan Stadium since he was fired by the Titans after the 2023 season. And many wanted to know what this homecoming meant to the Patriots' head coach. However, Vrabel refused to play into this, downplaying his return and treating it just like any game.

New England Patriots' head coach Mike Vrabel had his name chanted in Nissan Stadium after the big win over the Tennessee Titans.

It's hard to ignore the impact a great coach-quarterback duo. The Mike Vrabel-Drake Maye tandem is giving the Patriots a huge edge.