BALTIMORE — The victorious Titans came running—skipping, really—through the tunnel of M&T Bank Stadium and into Mike Vrabel’s arms.
“Three turnovers, four fourth-down stops, let’s f---ing go, baby!” the second-year head coach yelled as he embraced and high-fived his team. He was sweaty, and Derrick Henry’s eyeblack was smeared all over his right cheek and neck from a recent hug. “I used to wear eye black and I didn’t get enough [tonight],” joked Vrabel, who played in the league for 14 years before he began coaching.
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On their way into the locker room, players yelled back at him: “They didn’t believe us!