Every team endures injuries every year, but few teams persevere through as many key injuries as the New England Patriots have suffered this season.
There have been times this season when the Patriots have seemingly cobbled together their roster with a MacGyver-like combination of duct tape, paper clips and empty rolls of toilet paper, but while some injured players have returned to the lineup, others are lost for the season.
There are also some injuries that the Patriots are currently dealing with, but that may not necessarily threaten the team's chances to win a second consecutive Super Bowl—at least not as long as those players find their way back to the field in time for the playoffs.