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New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones (10) is helped off the field after suffering a leg injury with less than two minutes to play in the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones (10) is helped off the field after suffering a leg injury with less than two minutes to play in the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Sep. 25, 2022 04:30 PM EDT
New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones (10) is helped off the field after suffering a leg injury with less than two minutes to play in the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones (10) is helped off the field after suffering a leg injury with less than two minutes to play in the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Sep. 25, 2022 04:31 PM EDT
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) is assisted off the field during the first half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Miami Gardens. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) is assisted off the field during the first half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Miami Gardens. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Sep. 25, 2022 02:26 PM EDT
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) fumbles the ball as he is sacked by Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Dawuane Smoot (91) during the first half of an NFL football game in Inglewood, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. The Jaguars recovered the ball. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) fumbles the ball as he is sacked by Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Dawuane Smoot (91) during the first half of an NFL football game in Inglewood, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. The Jaguars recovered the ball. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Sep. 25, 2022 05:05 PM EDT