Mike Vrabel gets bloody lip from 'turnt' Milton Williams as Patriots win

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The New England Patriots earned their first playoff win since the 2018 NFL playoffs with a 16-3 wild-card victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, but they didn't come out of it completely unscathed.

Coach Mike Vrabel suffered a bloodied lip near the end of regulation after celebrating a sack with star defensive tackle Milton Williams.

Williams got what was, effectively, a game-ending sack of Justin Herbert on a fourth-and-9 coming out of the two-minute warning. The 26-year-old lineman came screaming through the middle of the Chargers' offensive line to wallop Herbert for a 9-yard loss.


Williams then went over to the sideline and sought out his coach. As Vrabel brought him in for a hug, Williams popped him in the face with his helmet, drawing blood, as captured by the NBC broadcast.

The 50-year-old coach seemed amused by the incident. He sought out Williams to show the defensive tackle he was bleeding before wrapping him up with another hug.

"That's one of the great shots of the year right there," NBC color commentator Cris Collinsworth said while watching the scene unfold.

"[Mike Vrabel] tried to kiss Milton Williams, and he's bleeding, and there's never been a happier bleeder!" - Cris Collinsworth ️ #NFL#NFLPlayoffs#SNFpic.twitter.com/EGyP7DubDj

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