Overview
- On Monday night Dart was hurt on the opening drive after being sandwiched by Rams defenders, limped to the sideline and was ruled out for the rest of the game.
- Coach John Harbaugh said the team would get an MRI and offered guarded optimism, while NFL reporter Ian Rapoport wrote that Dart suffered a sprained MCL and is expected to miss some time.
- Backup Jameis Winston replaced Dart and completed 11 of 27 passes for 111 yards with one interception as the Giants fell 28-6 to the Rams.
- The game produced multiple other Giants injuries, including Malik Nabers’ shoulder dislocation that he said he popped back in before returning, Brian Burns’ left-ankle sprain and an Andrew Thomas lower-body issue that will be evaluated.
- Dart’s injury is part of a wider Week 2 pattern of young starting quarterbacks exiting games injured, a development that forces teams to rely on backups and consider short-term roster moves as medical timelines are clarified.