Josh McDaniels isn’t going anywhere.

The Patriots offensive coordinator confirmed on a conference call Monday that he has taken himself out of the running to replace Chip Kelly as head coach of the 49ers. McDaniels said he was impressed with 49ers CEO Jed York and the rest of the San Francisco group that came to pitch the job to him, but he is happy, for now, in New England.

“They did a great job with their presentation, and again [I’m] humbled to be included in that process,’’ McDaniels said. “At this time, it’s best for my family and myself to remain here in New England and focus on this year’s playoffs and finish out the year however it turns out.’’

McDaniels referenced York, executive vice president Paraag Marathe, and director of football administration and analytics Brian Hampton among those who came from San Francisco to interview him.

McDaniels, who is in his eighth season as Patriots offensive coordinator, also interviewed with the Jaguars and Rams, who filled their vacancies last week, but reportedly preferred San Francisco and was seriously considering the job. McDaniels wants to be a head coach again but can afford to wait until a job he sees as ideal opens up.

Whether it was the cross-country move for McDaniels, his wife, and their four kids, or skepticism that the 49ers could set him up for success, the 40-year-old would rather stay put.

With McDaniels out, the presumptive favorite for the San Francisco job is Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, though Seahawks offensive line coach Tom Cable interviewed Sunday and is also in the running.

The Patriots won’t need to fill a coordinator position on either side of the ball as the Chargers, who interviewed defensive coordinator Matt Patricia, hired former Bills offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn last week.

Neither coordinator could have been hired away until after the Patriots’ postseason run is complete. Of the five positions that have been filled, four have gone to coaches coming from teams that did not make the playoffs. The exception — former Dolphins defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, who was hired to replace Gary Kubiak in Denver — was eliminated during the wild-card round.

Steeling themselves

With the Patriots’ AFC Championship opponent decided, Bill Belichick had plenty nice to say about the Steelers.

“Yeah, they’re really good,’’ Belichick said. “They’re a tremendous offense. Kansas City was able to make some plays in the red area, but I mean they could’ve easily been up in the 40s last night.

“They do a lot of things well. Can run it, can throw it. [Antonio] Brown’s the main guy, but all of the receivers, tight ends, backs, I mean, they’re all a problem.

“[Ben] Roethlisberger is really good, can make all of the throws. It looks like his mobility is good. They’re doing a great job. They’re a good offense.’’

With Brown and running back Le’Veon Bell giving Pittsburgh some of the NFL’s best talent at the skill positions, the Patriots will rely more on scheme than on winning one-on-one battles.

“Getting off and jumping around blocks or trying to get to the hole too quickly just opens up cutback lanes or stays in the front somewhere and [Bell] does a great job of finding it,’’ Belichick said. “I mean, team defense is the only way to stop it. There’s no one guy that can stop him.’’

Patricia noted that, in the passing game, all the attention paid to Brown opens up layers underneath. Tight end Jesse James had a huge game Sunday, with 83 yards on five catches.

“What they’re being able to do is push the ball both vertically and horizontally,’’ Patricia said. “Antonio Brown is obviously a great wide receiver and a huge threat to get the ball, once it’s in his hands, to make people miss and turn small plays into big plays.

“But I think the other receivers, because there is so much attention that goes to Brown even though he does get open anyways, those guys really kind of stepped up.’’

Snap out of it

Belichick doesn’t pay much attention to outside distractions, so Brown’s Facebook Live video from the Steelers’ postgame celebration Sunday did not do much to sway his opinion of social media.

“As you know I’m not on SnapFace and all that, so I don’t really get those. I’m really just worried about getting our team ready to go. I’m not really too worried about what they put on InstantChat, or whatever it is,’’ Belichick said in an interview on WEEI Monday.

The Patriots also took the high road when questioned about Brown’s video. They did, however, all agree that they wouldn’t have done it. Not in Belichick’s house.

“That’s against our team policy,’’ Tom Brady said on WEEI Monday morning. “I don’t think that would go over well with our coach.’’

Julian Edelman, speaking on WEEI in the afternoon, agreed.

“ That’s how that team’s run,’’ he said. “I personally don’t think that that would be something that would happen in our locker room but, hey, whatever. Some people like red and some people like blue. Some people like tulips and some people like roses.’’

Edelman said he’d seen clips of the video — in which Steelers coach Mike Tomlin uses a profanity to refer to the Patriots — but that he wasn’t offended.

“We’re one of their competitors,’’ said Edelman. “We’re about to stack up against each other. When you were a kid and you were playing against another kid, he wasn’t your friend.’’

Linebacker Dont’a Hightower was asked the same question and replied succinctly.

“I don’t care,’’ he said. “Is that supposed to hurt my feelings?’’

Nora Princiotti can be reached at nora.princiotti@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter at @NoraPrinciotti.