That the New York Giants lost to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday afternoon was not surprising. It's tough to sweep a division rival, and if we are being honest, the Eagles are the far superior team, the Giants' blowout win in Week 6 notwithstanding.

But it's how New York lost that made things so tough to stomach, and I mean that literally after watching running back Cam Skattebo suffer one of the more gruesome ankle injuries you will ever see in the second quarter.

The Giants were down just 14-7 at the time of the injury, and you could tell it took the wind completely out of their sails. Jaxson Dart's reaction was more than telling.

And now, with Skattebo now sidelined for the rest of the season, Dart now finds himself in more danger than ever before.

Dart was already playing on expert mode when he relieved Russell Wilson of starting quarterback duties in Week 4. The Giants were 0-3 at the time, and they had shown almost no signs of life. Then, wide receiver Malik Nabers suffered a torn ACL in Dart's debut. Expert mode now seemed laughable.

New York managed to win in Dart's first start in spite of Nabers' injury, but the following week, Darius Slayton went down with a hamstring injury, shelving him for two straight games. He returned against the Eagles on Sunday, only to see Skattebo carted off.

Dart has Slayton and Wan'Dale Robinson. He also has tight ends Theo Johnson and Daniel Bellinger (who left the game with a neck injury, by the way). But that's it.

He does not have a single elite weapon at his disposal. Skattebo was his Swiss army knife in the backfield. Without the rookie running back, the first-year signal-caller's job now becomes that much more difficult, which we saw throughout the remainder of the contest in Philadelphia.

Dart is tough, and he is fearless. His confidence won't be shaken. But don't think for a second that there isn't reason to worry about him for the rest of this season, especially given the Giants' treacherous schedule the rest of the way.

New York was thin on weapons with Nabers and Skattebo in the lineup. Without them? Even the Cleveland Browns have more offensive talent, and that's far from an exaggeration. At least they have Quinshon Judkins, Jerry Jeudy and Harold Fannin Jr.

Dart will have to improvise more than ever, which likely will result in the Ole Miss product attempting to use his legs more. So not only will his passing numbers likely dip due to the lack of playmakers around him, but now, he will be putting himself in harm's way more often.

None of this looks good for Dart, and it's a very easy way to stunt — or potentially even ruin — a rookie quarterback.

I won't go as far to say that Dart will be permanently damaged from this, but these circumstances are so far from ideal it's not even funny.

Dart was dealt a tough hand when he took the job last month. He had Nabers then. Skattebo, too. Now, he doesn't have either, and while 2026 is looking bright with the inevitable return of his two top weapons, these next couple of months will feel like the dark ages.

The Giants haven't caught many breaks the last 13 years. Unfortunately, Dart is now the latest victim of their misfortune.