Patriots left guard Jared Wilson left Sunday’s win over the Bengals with an ankle injury and he could be looking at some more time out of the lineup.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Wilson has been diagnosed with a high-ankle sprain. Recovery times from those injuries can vary, but they often keep players out for multiple weeks.
Ben Brown replaced Wilson in Sunday’s win.
The Patriots play the Giants on Monday night and then have a bye in Week 14, so the third-round pick could miss just one game while getting multiple weeks to recover.
Wilson’s injury came on New England’s third offensive play and they lost left tackle Will Campbell to a knee injury later in the game. Head coach Mike Vrabel said on Monday that he expects Campbell to miss time, so the 10-2 AFC East frontrunners are going to have to adapt on their offensive line heading into Week 13.
Patriots left tackle Will Campbell left Sunday’s win over the Bengals with a knee injury and it looks like the team will have to try for their 11th win of the season without the help of the first-round pick.
Head coach Mike Vrabel said that he didn’t have a full update on Campbell’s condition during a Monday morning appearance on WEEI, but did share that he thinks Campbell will miss their Week 13 game against the Giants at the very least.
“We won’t know much,” Vrabel said. “Yesterday was not a great day for us with injuries. There will be some players that went out of that game yesterday that won’t be available Monday night. Hopefully we get some of those guys back. We have an extra day. I won’t be able to tell you much. I wouldn’t imagine that Will’s going play in the game. I don’t think that will be something that will happen. That injury is going to probably be more than a week or two.”
The Patriots have a bye after facing the Giants.
Left guard Jared Wilson suffered an ankle injury on Sunday, which left the Patriots with Vederian Lowe and Ben Brown on the left side of their offensive line. Special teamer Brendan Schooler and defensive lineman Khyiris Tonga also picked up injuries in the win.
The Patriots won their ninth game in a row on Sunday. It came with a potentially significant cost.
Rookie left tackle Will Campbell suffered a knee injury. And while coach Mike Vrabel had no update after the game, a source with knowledge of the situation tells PFT that more will be known tomorrow, after an MRI is performed.
The concern in any situation like this is that the player has suffered a possible ACL tear.
Campbell was replaced on Sunday by Vederian Lowe. Lowe would presumably get the assignment if Campbell misses time.
The fourth overall pick in the 2025 draft, Campbell has started all 11 games during his rookie season.
In Week 13, the Patriots host the Giants on Monday night. Their bye comes in Week 14.
The Patriots won’t put a frame around it, but they came out of Cincinnati with a 26-20 win over the Bengals.
New England is now 10-2 and Cincinnati 3-8.
The Patriots are left with concerns in the offensive line, with left guard Jared Wilson (ankle) and left tackle Will Campbell (knee) carted off to the X-ray room. Right tackle Morgan Moses went to the locker room briefly in the first half with an illness.
The Patriots scored on Hunter Henry’s 28-yard touchdown reception, Marcus Jones’ 33-yard interception return and Andy Borregales’ field goals of 41, 45, 19 and 52 yards.
The Patriots gained 392 yards but went 0-for-2 in the red zone to keep it a game. The Bengals reached the New England 26 before a spike and three incompletions to end it with 18 seconds left.
Drake Maye was 22-of-35 for 294 yards with a touchdown and an interception, which Geno Stone returned for a 32-yard touchdown for the Bengals. Henry caught seven passes for 115 yards and a touchdown.
Joe Flacco, who briefly left late in the game with a finger injury, was 19-of-37 for 183 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Mitch Tinsley caught a 17-yard touchdown pass on the fourth-quarter play after Tee Higgins landed on his head and neck and was carted off.
Chase Brown ran 19 times for 107 yards as the Bengals gained 307 yards.
Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins was injured with 4:45 remaining in Sunday’s game.
He leaped for the football and landed hard on his head and neck, with cornerback Carlton Davis landing on him. Higgins was motionless for several minutes.
Higgins was carted to the locker room.
Davis was called for a 27-yard pass interference penalty, and Joe Flacco threw a 17-yard touchdown to Mitch Tinsley on the next play to draw the Bengals within 23-20 of the Patriots.
On the play before Higgins’ injury, wide receiver Andrei Iosivas left for the sideline medical tent.
Joe Flacco also briefly left on the drive with what appeared to be an injury to the index finger on his throwing hand.
