FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Patriots Coach Mike Vrabel made sure his team took time to celebrate the narrow victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

He also made it clear that it would be more muted than normal with only three days to recover before hosting the AFC East-rival New York Jets (2-7) on Thursday night.

"This is the all-hands-on-deck week," Vrabel said.

By Tuesday it was evident that message had been received by New England (8-2) when Vrabel offered to take 25 minutes off a team meeting to allow his players more time to recoup. He also set practice for inside the team's temperature-controlled bubble on a day when the thermometer only rose to around 40 degrees.

Their response? No, thanks.

Quarterback Drake Maye said the reasoning from their standpoint was simple.

"To not t

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