The Pats were unable to escape the Raiders win without injuries to players. I never use the term "key players" because everyone on the roster is important or they wouldn't be there. (as Bill Belichick would say).
Danny Woodhead had some type of ankle injury while Jerod Mayo left with a "sprain of his MCL". That is about as vague as you can get. I once had a MCL sprain. It hurt a great deal. I wondered back then how these guys are able to play with such injuries.
Mayo could be out 2-6 weeks. This will certainly impact the defense for the rest of the season. No matter how good his rehab goes, there is no way that he comes back in 2-6 weeks and plays like he didn't get hurt.
The same thing happened a couple of years ago. He had surgery and came back too soon. He was never the same player for the rest of the season.
As with any injury, we need to look at its long term impact on the player's career. Any player in the NFL could show us an endless list of injuries and surgeries.
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