The Patriots will be without one of their most physical defenders on Sunday afternoon.
Kyle Dugger didn’t travel to New Jersey and has been downgraded to out. The hard-hitting safety limped off the field in Monday night’s loss to the Bears and didn’t return. He missed back-to-back practices before returning on Friday.
With Devin McCourty, Adrian Phillips, Jabrill Peppers and Joshuah Bledsoe, the Patriots have good depth at the position, but Dugger’s tone-setting physicality will be missed.
“He does everything extraordinary,” defensive lineman Deatrich Wise said. “That’s something we see, and when he’s not in the game it’s noticeable.