NEW: Patriots Running Back Lewis Out for Season
Joe Calabro, GoLocalProv Sports Team & GraphIQ
NEW: Patriots Running Back Lewis Out for Season
The Injury
Lewis was injured with 5:40 left in the third quarter of Sunday's game that saw the Patriots beat Washington 27-10.
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Lewis remained on the ground before walking off the field under his own power but very slowly.
An MRI on Monday confirmed the injury.
Dion Lewis This Season
Dion Lewis finishes the season with 234 yards rushing and two touchdowns with an average of 33 yards per game.
Lewis was also a weapon in the passing game for the Patriots, totaling 388 yards and two touchdowns on 36 catches. Lewis averaged five catches and 55 yards per game.
On to New York
The New England Patriots are currently 8-0 on the season and visit MetLife Stadium to play the New York Giants on Sunday.
Kick off is set for 4:25 p.m.
5 Takeaways From the Patriots Win Over Washington
Dion Lewis
Dion Lewis went down in the third quarter, pretty much untouched, and stayed down.
Lewis left the game with a knee injury and did not return, though did walk off the field under his own power.
In one previous game without Lewis, the Patriots offense struggled. If Lewis is out for any significant amount of time that could be a huge loss for the Patriots.
Bryan Stork
Bryan Stork returned to the team after being put on the injured reserve with designation to return list. The Patriots kept rookie David Andrews at center and Stork saw time at guard and tackle.
Brandon LaFell
A couple of games ago, Brandon LaFell returned to the lineup for the first time and had several drops. He gave himself and F after the game.
It looks like LaFell is back on track as he had over 100 yards receiving on five receptions against Washington.
Chandler Jones
Chandler Jones added another sack in this game to give him 9.5 sacks on the season, that leads the league.
Coming into this season, with the losses the Patriots defense suffered in the off season, they needed Chandler Jones to step up and become more consistant and that is what he has done.
Running Game
The Patriots had an opportunity to use the running game against the Redskins and they did so and it was effective.
LeGarrette Blount had one of his better games of the season running for 129 yards and a touchdown and also had a career high 29 carries. Blount averaged nearly five yards per carry.
