Brandon Jacobs will have arthroscopic knee surgery next week knocking him out for the season finale against the Vikings on Sunday.  Jacobs played in 15 games for the Giants this season and he carried the ball 224 times for 835 yards (3.7 ypc) with 5 TD runs.  He also caught 18 passes for 184 yards (10.2 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Ahmad Bradshaw will likely carry most of the load in the running game against the Vikings this weekend.  He has played in 14 games this season and he has carried the ball 156 times for 765 yards (4.9 ypc) with 7 TD runs.  He has also caught 19 passes for 174 yards (9.2 avg) this season.  Look for Bradshaw to do a good job as the main man on Sunday.

The Giants have placed 27-year old CB Aaron Ross on Injured Reserve with a hamstring problem.  He played in only 4 games this season for the Giants making 10 tackles.  He has now played 3 years for the Giants appearing in 34 games in which he has made 104 tackles, defensed 17 passes, sacked the opposing QB 1.5 times and he has 6 interceptions (two of which he returned for TDs).  The Giants’ pass defense really missed Ross this season.

The Giants have lost 26-year old TE Darcy Johnson for the rest of the year due to a shoulder injury.  Johnson played in 13 games for the Giants this season and he caught 5 passes for 32 yards (6.4 avg).  He has now played in 30 games in his career with the Giants and he has caught 9 passes for 78 yards (8.7 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  Johnson is #3 on the depth chart so the Giants won’t miss him too much unless they suffer a rash of injuries at TE.

The Giants will be without running back Ahmad Bradshaw for at least tomorrow’s game with a ankle injury and maybe longer.  He has played in 10 games for the Giants this season and he has carried the ball 115 times for 549 yards (4.8 ypc) with 4 TD runs.  Bradshaw has also caught 10 passes for 96 yards (9.6 avg) so far this season.  24-year old Danny Ware will take over Bradshaw’s role in the offense until he is ready to return to action.  Ware has played in 5 games this season and he has 4 carries for 24 yards (6.0 ypc).  The Giants will miss Bradshaw but it will be interesting to see how well Ware plays as he has a lot of potential.

The Giants have lose starting linebacker Antonio Pierce indefinitely with a bulging disc in his neck.  This hurts the Giants’ D really bad as Pierce is the leading tackler on the team.  In 9 games this season Pierce has 55 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble and he has defensed 3 passes.  26-year old Chase Blackburn will replace Pierce in the starting lineup.  He has played in all 9 games for the Giants this season and he has 35 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1/2 a sack. 

UPDATE:  The Giants have placed Antonio Pierce on I.R. ending his season.