Giants face 49ers as Dart leads offense amid injuries

The New York Giants head into Week 9 at MetLife Stadium seeking a much-needed victory after losing two offensive starters to season-ending injuries and slipping to 2-6. Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, who was installed as the starter at the end of September, will again lead the offense Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers as the Giants try to arrest a four-loss stretch and stabilize a roster thinned by injury.

The most recent blow came on October 26, when rookie running back Cam Skattebo suffered a severe right ankle injury in the second quarter of the loss to the Philadelphia Eagles and was carted off the field. The club has ruled the injury season-ending. Wide receiver Malik Nabers previously tore his ACL in Dart's first start and is also out for the year. Skattebo had just scored his seventh touchdown of the season on an 18-yard pass from Dart before the play that ended his day. Video review and reporting identified the contact as a hip-drop tackle by Eagles linebacker Zack Baun; the NFL did not issue a fine or in-game penalty related to the play.

Those absences leave Dart without two of the offensive pieces the team hoped would help him develop in his rookie season. Dart...