Five season-altering Patriots injuries

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Patriots players and coaches won't blame their finish this season on injuries, but the wave of key contributors who missed time clearly had an impact on the fact that they aren't in their second consecutive Super Bowl. Tight end Rob Gronkoski may have come closest to acknowledging the role injuries played in their finish when he spoke to NFL Network on Wednesday.

"Man, it was definitely a successful year," Gronkowski said. "We went to the AFC championship and we had so many guys throughout the season go down with injury. Other players were stepping up and filling the void. You just have to be proud of the team. Any time you make it to the playoffs and go that far, just a few plays away from going to the Super Bowl again, it's definitely something to be proud of."

Had any of the five Patriots players on this list been able to remain healthy throughout the course of the season, they may be playing on Sunday.

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