The New England Patriots are going for their first home win of the season and a second straight victory overall on Sunday, when they welcome the Pittsburgh Steelers to Gillette Stadium for a Week 3 showdown.
Wins at home have been hard to come by for New England, and a win streak has been even more rare. The Patriots have won just three games in Foxboro in the last two seasons, and haven't won back-to-back games since 2022.
But head coach Mike Vrabel doesn't care about what happened last season or 20 seasons before. He only cares if the Patriots improve on last week's win over the Dolphins in Miami.
"There's a lot of stats here that I'm not familiar with, nor am I concerned with. The focus is trying to build some consistency, which would then lead to confidence, and continue to build on