Stephen Holder

UPDATE, 3:22 p.m.: In other injury news, tight end Dwayne Allen said he does not believe his ankle injury is serious, indicating that it felt better today and he is aiming to play on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

"I feel like I'm day to day," Allen said.

That does not mean watching the game as a spectator, and not a participant, was easy.

"If I could have done anything to get back out there to help those guys out, I would have," said Allen, who was injured in the first half. "This is the second year in a row where I have to watch us struggle against those guys (the Patriots). That was really tough."

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Indianapolis Colts running back Ahmad Bradshaw's season is in serious jeopardy after he suffered what the Colts believe to be a broken ankle against the New England Patriots on Sunday night, a league source told The Indianapolis Star.

Bradshaw suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of the game and was taken for X-rays, the team said. Further testing will be done Monday, with coach Chuck Pagano saying an MRI was planned. But initial results Sunday night indicated a fracture.

Losing Bradshaw would be a huge blow to the Colts' league-leading offense, which relied on him as an integral part of the running game and the short-passing game. The team's leading rusher (425 yards), Bradshaw has eight touchdowns this season (two rushing, six receiving).

He was emotional while leaving the locker room on crutches Sunday night, with teammates consoling him with embraces.

Bradshaw didn't comment, but the severity of his injury seemed obvious based on the tone of others.

"To see a brother go down, especially a guy I'm around all day, every day. … that's real tough," starting running back Trent Richardson said. "It's heartbreaking to see a guy like that go down."

The Colts will now lean more heavily on Richardson, who is averaging 3.4 yards per carry and had been steadily yielding more touches to Bradshaw during recent weeks. Indianapolis will also have to look to Daniel "Boom" Herron to be a major contributor for the first time in his career.

A roster move at running back also seems likely.