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J.J. Watt, Eddie Lacy and other injured players that impacted the NFL season

After Derek Carr, Marcus Mariota and Tyler Lockett all suffered broken legs in Saturday's games, it underlined the fact that injuries are a part of football. The 2016 NFL season has seen a number of key players suffer serious injuries. While some teams managed to overcome these setbacks — the Patriots are 13-2 despite the loss of beastly tight end Rob Gronkowski — other teams haven't fared so well. Here are some "What might have been" scenarios around the league for teams that suffered key injuries.

J.J. Watt, DE, Houston Texans

The injury: Watt had surgery in July to repair a herniated disk and missed training camp and all of the preseason.