New England’s eight-year run of first-round byes. A two-game winning streak to end the season secured a ninth straight week off before the start of the team’s playoff run.And the Patriots made the most of it. They emerge from their two-week break at nearly full strength.Only one player has an injury designation for Sunday’s game against the Chargers: Defensive end Deatrich Wise is questionable with an ankle injury.Wise was limited in practice all week. Only one other player had a less-then-full practice in the days preceding the divisional round game against the Chargers. Tight end Dwayne Allen was limited by a knee injury on Wednesday. (Allen exited the injury report on Thursday.)If the Chargers become the first visiting team all season long to win at Gillette Stadium
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Isaac Rochell Jerseys 2019 , as Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn said “anything’s possible — he’s looked a lot better than I thought he would,” when asked about Henry’s progress in rehabbing his knee.An ACL injury can often take a full year to heal, but it doesn’t always. Chargers defensive end Melvin Ingram tore his ACL in May of 2013 and was back on the field for the last four games of the regular season
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