Two more Denver safeties hurt
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The Denver Broncos lost two safeties to injury after beginning their divisional playoff game against the New England Patriots without starting safety Brian Dawkins.
Dawkins missed Saturday night's game with a neck injury. Rookie Quinton Carter, the other starter, didn't return after hurting his neck in the first half, and David Bruton left the game with a concussion in the third. Defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley also left in the third quarter, with a concussion, and his return was questionable.
Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who had led the team with 61 yards rushing in the game, left in the fourth quarter with a head injury. His return also was questionable.
Carter, a rookie from Oklahoma, intercepted a pass by Tom Brady on New England's third series and returned it 17 yards to the Patriots 24-yard line with two minutes left in the first quarter. Four plays later, Willis McGahee scored on a 5-yard run that cut the Patriots lead to 14-7.
But the beat-up Denver defense couldn't stop Brady, who tied an NFL postseason record with six touchdown passes as the Patriots won 45-10.
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