What the Wes Welker Injury Means for the New England Patriots

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Published: January 4, 2010

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... sit your starters in meaningless games.

The New England Patriots entered Sunday's match-up with the determined Houston Texans at 10-5, as division champs, and with a chip on their shoulder.

They should have quit while they were ahead. Literally .

But even before the game took a turn and all of Houston saw (at least for another three hours) a decent shot at the postseason, the Patriots' entire fan base saw their worst nightmare.

Wide receiver Wes Welker sustained what ESPN's Adam Schefter has reported as being a tear of both the ACL and MCL ligaments in his knee.

Welker was injured on a first quarter play, was escorted to the sidelines, and did not return to the game.

To get a good idea of what Welker means to this Patriots offense, and just as important, Tom Brady, one needs to look no further than the game against the Texans, where Brady struggled without his money-man underneath, throwin...

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