Savage arms: Texans rookie QB replaces injured Fitzpatrick

Houston Texans quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick suffered a leg injury and has been knocked out of Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts.

Ryan Fitzpatrick is OUT with a leg injury. #TexansGameday

— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) December 14, 2014

Fitzpatrick was carted off the field after being tackled on a scramble.

Fifth-round pick Tom Savage, whose only prior regular-season action consisted of a pain of kneeldowns at the end of the Week 13 win over the Tennessee Titans, took over.

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