The Eagles may be staring at another Week 9 opponent change after Jaxson Dart went down Monday night.
Dart is believed to have suffered a sprained MCL in the Giants’ loss to the Los Angeles Rams, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo. He took a heavy shot to his left knee on New York’s opening drive, and ESPN reported that X-rays came back negative. Dart is scheduled for an MRI on Tuesday.
The early read is that this isn’t a quick turnaround. ESPN’s broadcast appeared to catch a Giants staffer telling head coach John Harbaugh that Dart could miss “four to six weeks.”
That timeline matters for Philadelphia. The Eagles host the Giants on Nov. 9 at Lincoln Financial Field, and a six-game absence would put Dart right in line to return against them in Week 9. If the injury keeps him out longer, the Eagles could be facing Jameis Winston instead.
This is just the latest quarterback issue for a stretch of Eagles opponents. Caleb Williams is considered week-to-week with a hamstring injury ahead of next Monday’s game against Chicago, and Washington’s Jayden Daniels, whom the Eagles face again in Week 8, suffered a dislocated elbow.
Dart has already shown he can make life difficult for Philadelphia. He threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns while adding 54 rushing yards in the Giants’ Week 1 win over the Dallas Cowboys.
He also beat the Eagles in Week 5 at MetLife Stadium, finishing with 253 total yards and two touchdowns in an upset. Two weeks after that, though, the Giants couldn’t keep pace in a 38-20 loss to Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field.
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