Drew Lock to start at QB for Giants versus Ravens if healthy

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The starting quarterback for the Giants' next game, Sunday against the Ravens at MetLife Stadium at 1 p.m., will be Drew Lock.

As long as he is healthy enough.

Lock underwent an MRI on Monday to determine if there was any structural damage behind the pain he was feeling after suffering frequent bruises early in the 14-11 loss to the Saints.

“Drew will be the quarterback this week if he is unable to play quarterback due to injury,'' head coach Brian Daboll said.

Lock earned the starting role two weeks ago after Tommy DeVito injured his right forearm in his first start of the season in a 30-7 loss to the Buccaneers.

Daboll made the odd choice to select DeVito to replace Daniel Jones, even though DeVito was the third quarterback and Lock was the second quarterback for the first 10 games of the season.

Lock lost his first start in a 27-20 loss to the Cowboys, throwing an interception and losing a fumble.

In his second start, Lockin struggled early and got some things done late, but finished with an unsightly 21-for-49 for 227 yards and one interception.

He was sacked twice and had 13 hits.

Lock didn't connect on his first eight passes.

The last NFL quarterback to start a game and go 0-for-8 was Cam Newton of the Panthers on December 31, 2017.

The Panthers lost that game 22-10 in Atlanta, destroying their chance to win the NFC South.

Still, they made it to the playoffs with an 11-5 record.

Daboll didn't really offer a compelling reason to stick with Lock.

“Yeah, he played and he had a week of practice to actually go out and play,” Daboll said. “Again, everyone can do better, but if he’s healthy he’ll be our quarterback this week.”

Malik Nabors' play was questionable as he entered the game with a new hip flexor injury and a lingering groin strain issue.

Because of these illnesses, the expected roles were limited.

That didn't happen.

He completed 73 of 78 snaps on offense and had five catches for 79 yards, sparking a mini-rally in the fourth quarter.

Afterward, he admitted it was “sore and sore.” Nabors currently has 80 receptions, the most by an NFL player in his first 11 games (he missed two games in concussion protocol).

The previous record of 79 was set by Odell Beckham Jr. with the Giants in 2014.

LG John Runyan Jr. will likely miss time.

Daboll said he is suffering from an ankle injury that is “pretty painful,” and that Runyan is “weekly, maybe more than weekly.”

Runyan was forced out after playing the first 34 snaps on the offensive line, but said afterward that he didn't think the injury would be long-term.

C John Michael Schmitz played 49 snaps before being sidelined with a neck problem.

An MRI scan showed no abnormalities, Daboll said.

Rookie S Tyler Nubin, rarely off the field, ended his day with an ankle injury after just 26 snaps.

“Let's see what situation he's in,” Daboll said.

Cornerback Tre Hawkins played 59 snaps in his first start of the season before being sidelined with a transverse process fracture, which is likely to be season-ending.