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Patriots vs Texans injury analysis: Damien Harris’ departure tests the New England running back depth

Even though they managed to improve their record to 2-3, the New England Patriots cannot be entirely happy about their Week 5 win over the Houston Texans. Not only did they play some sloppy football in the first half of the game — finding themselves in a 13-point hole in the early third quarter — they also saw some of their players go down with injuries.

Let’s take a closer look at who went down, and what it might mean in the grand scheme of things.

Injury analysis

DT Carl Davis: Midway through the first quarter, Davis came up limping following a short catch-and-run.