The Titans used Bill Belichick's clock trick against him to help seal their upset win over the Patriots

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• Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel used Bill Belichick's trick against him to help pull off the upset against the New England Patriots on Saturday night.
• Facing fourth-and-four in Patriots territory, Vrabel elected to punt, but first took a delay of game penalty and an intentional false start to drain some precious time off of the clock.
• It's a trick that the Patriots used earlier in the season against the Jets, with Belichick explaining at the time, "It's a loophole that probably will be closed, and probably should be closed, but right now it's open."
• In the end, the extra time that Vrabel and the Titans were able to tick off the clock proved invaluable, as Tom Brady and the Patriots offense were later left with just 15 seconds to attempt to pull off a miraculous comeback.
• Brady threw a pick-six that all but ended the game, and the Titans walked away winners.
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The Tennessee Titans pulled off the first upset of the NFL postseason, marching into Foxboro to take down the New England Patriots 20-13 on Saturday night.

One of the key moments of the game came in the fourth quarter when Titans head coach Mike Vrabel used one of Bill Belichick's own tricks against him to drain what proved to be critical seconds off of the clock.

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