Special to the Phanatic
Philadelphia, PA -- More bad news as the 2012 season slowly slides into oblivion with one game remaining.
Eagles rookie quarterback Nick Foles has been ruled out of Sunday's season-finale against the New York Giants with a broken right hand.
Foles injured his throwing hand sometime in the first half of last Sunday's 27-20 home loss to the Washington Redskins.
"Nick will obviously not play this week," Birds head coach Andy Reid said on Monday. "This was something that showed up on the MRI this morning, it wasn't present on the X-ray."
Over seven games this season, Foles, the University of Arizona product, threw for 1,699 yards, six touchdowns and five interceptions.
Michael Vick is expected to start in place of Foles at MetLife Stadium six days from now.
"There's a pretty good chance Michael will be the starter," Reid said. "That's what we're looking at right now. That's the direction I'm going as we speak right now."
Vick was replaced by Foles after suffering a concussion in the midst of a Week 10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys and has been inactive since.
Over nine games this season Vick completed 185-of-316 passes for 2,165 yards, 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Vick has also rushed for 307 yards and a touchdown, while losing 10 fumbles.
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