The New England Patriots registered their first road victory of the season on Sunday, when they defeated the Chicago Bears 38-31. Early during the contest, however, running back Sony Michel was lost to a serious-looking injury: the rookie, who was coming off a phenomenal three-game stretch, stayed on the ground after hurting his knee on a tackle and later had to be carted to the locker room.
As grave as the injury appeared to be, initial reports coming out of New England were positive. An MRI done on Monday revealed no structural damage to Michel’s knee and the Patriots’ first round draft pick was consequently considered to be week-to-week.