Patriots Injuries: Here’s Latest On Team’s Banged-Up, Flu-Ridden Roster

The Patriots will play the Houston Texans on Sunday night, but what shape will the defending Super Bowl champions be in?

New England ended the week with 15 players carrying “questionable” designations, 10 of which due to illnesses. Receivers Mohamed Sanu (ankle) and Phillip Dorsett reportedly are expected to play on “Sunday Night Football,” but many question marks remain across the roster.

Here’s the latest on the Patriots’ banged-up, flu-ridden roster, per NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport:

The plague couldn’t have struck the locker room at a worse time for the Patriots, who are just one game ahead of the Baltimore Ravens for first place in the AFC.

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The 10-1 Patriots and 7-4 Texans will kick off at 8:20 p.m. ET.

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Dakota Randall

Plymouth State/Boston University product from Wolfeboro, NH, who now is based in Rhode Island. Have worked at NESN since 2016, covering the Patriots since 2021. Might chat your ear off about Disney World, Halo 2, and Lord of the Rings.