Giants Injuries Pile Up: Brian Burns, Andrew Thomas Hurt

Giants lose Burns and Thomas late on Monday night

A rough Monday night got worse for the Giants. Both pass rusher Brian Burns and left tackle Andrew Thomas exited in the fourth quarter with injuries, adding insult to a game the summary flatly said "can't end soon enough" for New York.

Burns anchors the Giants' pass rush; Thomas protects the blind side. Losing either would sting — losing both in the same quarter is the kind of night that ripples into the weeks ahead. There's no timeline or severity attached yet, so treat the details as unsettled until more comes out.

What it means for your survivor pick

Injuries on both sides of the trenches make the Giants a shakier team to build a pick around — and, more importantly for survivor players, a riskier opponent to bet against. When a defense loses its top rusher and an offense loses its best lineman, game scripts get harder to project. If you were eyeing an opponent of New York as your survivor pick this week or next, hold off until the extent of these injuries is confirmed. A banged-up team can play desperate and tight, exactly the kind of variance survivor players want to avoid.

The safest move here is patience. Don't lock a pick on incomplete information — check the injury reports before you commit, and if you're still setting up your league, you can start a free survivor pool and read up on how survivor pools work while the Giants' status clears.