Malik Nabors needs more time.
The Giants' star rookie receiver will miss Sunday night's game against the Bengals for the second consecutive game after suffering a concussion on Sept. 26 against the Cowboys.
Nabers was injured late in the Giants' Week 4 loss to the Cowboys on Thursday Night Football and missed last weekend's upset road win over the Seahawks.
Darius Slayton filled in the gap and helped the Giants improve to 2-3.
Nabors then didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday, giving him limited time to prepare for Sunday night's showdown.
Giants coach Brian Daboll said Wednesday that Nabors was “getting better,” but the former LSU star ultimately did not clear concussion protocol.
Sunday's matchup pits Big Blue against a Bengals team (1-4). Although the Bengals have struggled defensively, quarterback Joe Burrow scored five touchdowns in the last game against the Ravens.
If the Giants win, they will be back to .500 for the first time since Week 2 of the 2023 season.
