Antonio Gibson’s 2025 season is over. The veteran running back, who left the New England Patriots’ win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night, reportedly suffered a torn ACL and will be out for the foreseeable future.

The injury is a bad break for the 27-year-old, who served as a valuable member of the Patriots’ running back rotation this season and also worked as the team’s primary kickoff returner. Let’s analyze what Gibson’s season coming to an end just five games in means for both those spots and the team as a whole.

Pressure on the running back group

Including Gibson, the Patriots currently have three running backs on their active roster plus another on their practice squad. With him set to move to injured reserve, however, the overall depth chart will be down to three options: Rha

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