Saints QB Derek Carr leaves win over Giants early with hand injury after awkward fall

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr left their 14-11 win over the New York Giants early on Sunday afternoon after an awkward fall on his left arm.

While specifics aren’t yet known, the Saints may be without Carr for the final stretch of the season. The Saints fear that Carr sustained a fracture in his left hand, according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Carr will undergo further testing in the near future to determine the severity of his injury.

Carr ran to scramble for a first down late in the fourth quarter at MetLife Stadium on Sunday and dove over three other players to try and do so. As he fell down to the turf out of bounds just shy of the first down marker, however, Carr landed directly on his left wrist and arm.

He immediately reached for his arm while on the ground, clearly in a lot of pain.

Carr walked off the field and into the locker room, and he didn’t move his left arm much at all. He didn’t return.

Backup Jake Haener came in to replace him for the rest of the drive, though New Orleans failed to convert on third down and had to punt the ball away. The Saints then intercepted Giants quarterback Drew Lock on their penultimate drive, and then Giants kicker Graham Gano had a 35-yard field goal attempt blocked in the final seconds. That missed kick, which likely would’ve forced overtime, sealed the three-point win for the Saints.

Carr finished the day throwing 20 of 31 for 219 yards. He threw an 11-yard touchdown to Juwan Johnson in the third quarter, which put the Saints up 14-3 at the time. He also threw his fifth interception of the season early in the second half, which snapped a historic 11-game drought for the Giants defense.

Carr entered Sunday’s game with 1,926 passing yards and 14 touchdowns. The 33-year-old missed three games earlier this season with an oblique injury he sustained after taking a hard hit in a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in October, but he returned to the field for their loss to the Carolina Panthers on Nov. 3. The Saints now hold a 5-8 record with the win, which marked their third in their past four games.

Lock went 21 of 49 for 227 yards with an interception for the Giants, who dropped to 2-11 with the loss. They’ve not won a game since Oct. 6. Lock also led them on the ground with 59 rushing yards on five carries.