EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr left Sunday’s 14-11 win over the New York Giants with a left hand injury and a possible concussion, affecting his status for next week’s game against the Washington Commanders questioned.

Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi said after the game that Carr is currently undergoing tests to determine the severity of the hand injury. However, a league source told ESPN that there is concern about a fracture.

“They’re going to do all the scans and X-rays and stuff, so we’ll kind of play that by ear,” Rizzi said. “But he made a phenomenal effort to keep our momentum going to get first place down there. He was just a selfless player and I think he tried to put his hand down and step up.”

Carr ran and collided with teammate Kevin Austin Jr. after attempting to outrun a Giants defender near the first-down marker with four minutes left in the game. He extended his left arm to break his fall as he landed on the grass. Carr’s helmet also collided with the turf when he hit the ground, and he did not immediately get up after the collision.

Athletic trainers tended to Carr on the sidelines before taking him to the injury tent where he was briefly examined. He then went to the locker room and appeared to be resting his left arm as he walked toward the tunnel.

“He just dove,” Saints tight end Juwan Johnson said. “The thing is, before the series even started, all he talked about was how he was going to put it on the line. And that is the true example of putting it on the line. … He cares deeply about his team.” And I always go to war with someone like that. It’s a shame that he was hurt by this, but I respect the decision for what he did.

This is the second time Carr has left a game with an injury this season. He left in the fourth quarter of a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 5 with an oblique injury and missed the next three games before returning in Week 9.

Carr didn’t miss a game last season – his first with the Saints – but left three games early with injuries. Last year he sprained the AC joint in his throwing shoulder, but returned the following week and also missed two games, suffering a concussion.

“It sucks,” Johnson said. “For a guy who has worked so hard in general, just on the field and off the field, it kind of sucks to see how his season has turned out where he misses the most games than he probably did in his season career and he’ll probably miss more time or whatever the case may be.

“… But he just had a hard time and we are behind him. … We just have to be there for him.”

Jake Haener replaced Carr in both the Chiefs game and the Giants game, but did not attempt a pass in Sunday’s win. The Saints played with rookie Spencer Rattler in the three games Carr missed and went 0-3. Rattler completed 59.6% of his passes for 571 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in those matchups.

“We still have guys like Haener,” Johnson said. “He played really good ball. He played really good ball in training camp. We’re looking forward to rallying around him, letting him do his thing and seeing how it plays out.”