Overview
- Interim coach Mike Kafka said Dart remained in the concussion protocol after limited, non-contact practices and was declared out based on test results.
- Jameis Winston will make his second consecutive start with Russell Wilson serving as the backup.
- Dart sustained the concussion on Nov. 9 in Chicago and has undergone multiple concussion evaluations this season.
- The 2-9 Giants are on a five-game skid, and Dart’s absence shifts the plan away from designed QB runs that helped produce his 317 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns.
- Detroit’s top-10 defense and additional New York absences, including Kayvon Thibodeaux and Paulson Adebo, further favor the Lions, with the point spread moving toward Detroit.