Foxboro, MA - New England Patriots center Ben Brown is helped off the field during the first half of the game at Gillette Stadium. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)
Foxboro, MA – New England Patriots center Ben Brown is helped off the field during the first half of the game at Gillette Stadium. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)
FOXBORO — The Patriots lost to the Packers and took a further hit to their depth chart Sunday.
Running back Rhamondre Stevenson, left guard Ben Brown and cornerback Carlton Davis all suffered knee injuries and didn’t finish the 45-27 loss.
Vrabel said Monday morning that he doesn’t expect Brown, who’s now injured his knee three times since the preseason, to play Sunday against the Lions in Munich, Germany.
“Probably won’t make it this week,” Vrabel said.
The Patriots could elect to start Walter Rouse in Brown’s place. They also could activate veteran Greg Van Roten from injured reserve.
Van Roten was designated to return and practiced last week.
“That’s something that we’ll look at,” Vrabel said. “He’s eligible and has been working hard to get back, so we’ll take a look at that and see where he is tomorrow or Wednesday when we practice.”
Vrabel didn’t have an update on Stevenson, who’s been one of the Patriots’ top offensive players this season.
“We’re wearing out the MRIs this morning, so still waiting on some of those results,” Vrabel said.
Corey Kiner would take on a bigger role if Stevenson misses time.
“I think Corey is working extremely hard,” Vrabel said. “I think Corey has done a really nice job, but there are also some things that Corey has to be able to improve on, with just — in a lot of guys, as far as recognition of the pressure and then the ability to block the pressure that we saw yesterday, for example.”
If Davis misses time, then Charles Woods would likely move back up the depth chart to start opposite Christian Gonzalez. Woods didn’t play Sunday after being ruled inactive with a hamstring injury that popped up hours before the game.