Aidan Hutchinson of the Lions was carted off the field against the Cowboys with a broken tibia

Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson was carried off the field with a serious left leg injury from a sack by Dallas’ Dak Prescott.

Hutchinson’s leg appeared to break above the ankle when it collided with the left leg of teammate Alim McNeill as Hutchinson dragged Prescott to the ground in the third quarter on Sunday.

The Lions were leading 34-6 at the time of the injury to Hutchinson, who entered the game leading the NFL in sacks with 6.5.

After Detroit’s 47-9 win, Lions coach Dan Campbell told reporters that Hutchinson was dealing with a broken tibia.

“Obviously he’s going to be out for a while,” Campbell said. “This is hard. It’s hard when you lose someone like him. But after that we will know a lot more and of course wish him all the best.”

Hutchinson underwent surgery on his leg shortly after arriving at the hospital.

There was a delay of about 10 minutes as medical staff attended to Hutchinson while players from both teams formed a large circle around the second overall pick in the 2022 draft.

After Hutchinson was loaded onto a cart with a cast on his leg, teammates and Dallas players reached over to pet the 24-year-old. Hutchinson had Detroit’s third sack of the game. McNeill had the first two and Trevor Nowaske added another after Hutchinson departed.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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