Mike Vrabel won\u2019t let the New England Patriots rejoice over their AFC Championship Game victory too long.<\/p>\n
New England advanced to Super Bowl LX with a gutsy 10-7 win<\/a> over the Denver Broncos. Vrabel quickly made sure the players were ready to get back to work on Monday morning.<\/p>\n Patriots defensive tackle Milton Williams relayed a warning Vrabel issued the team after Sunday\u2019s victory, per Jori Epstein of Yahoo Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cNo curfew tonight,\u201d Williams said Vrabel told them. \u201cBut the bus leaving at 8 in the morning. So if you ain\u2019t on it, you ain\u2019t playing in the (Super) Bowl.\u201d<\/p>\n Williams confirmed that he was serious about Vrabel saying that.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cOh yeah,\u201d Williams said. \u201cI ain\u2019t playing.\u201d<\/p>\n The Patriots have plenty to celebrate after Sunday\u2019s momentous win at Denver. In just one season, Vrabel transformed a 4-13 last-place squad into a 14-3 division champion that will play for the seventh Super Bowl title in franchise history.<\/p>\n New England jumped from No. 22 to No. 4 in scoring defense after adding Williams to a revived unit. The former third-round pick tallied 3.5 sacks in 12 regular-season games and spearheaded a ferocious run defense that\u2019s yielded 71.3 yards per game this postseason.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n Williams will know better than most Patriots how the next two weeks will unfold, as he won a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles last year. However, an overwhelming majority of his teammates have never played<\/a> on the grand stage.<\/p>\n