Major injuries suffered in the first half of the 2014 NFL season

Injuries are a fact of life in the NFL. Teams can't avoid them; they just hope to contain the damage.

That's certainly been the case in 2014, as we've seen several high-profile stars felled by injury. Calvin Johnson, A.J. Green, C.J. Spiller and Derrick Johnson are just a few of the names who have gone down this season.

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Find detailed graphics on all the major ailments below.

The week-by-week carnage

Injury type

Injuries by position

Injuries by team