The New York Giants offensive lineman Nick Gates suffered a scary lower leg injury on the first play of their second drive. The team quickly announced that Gates suffered a lower leg fracture.
Gates was apparently tangled up with Washington Football Team DL Jonathan Allen and went down in pass protection.
Both teams quickly left the field as Giants called for trainers and the cart was brought out. The injury was bad enough that the Thursday Night Football crew elected to not show a replay of the play.
The team announced that Gates was soon transported to a local hospital and would have surgery to repair the broken tibia and fibula in the morning.