New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr will undergo another simulated game this week to see if he can play in Sunday’s season finale against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Derek Carr has been dealing with a left hand injury since the Saints’ Week 14 game against the New York Giants. It is not the first time he has missed games this season, literally adding insult to injury with New Orleans’ struggles. The Saints will now face his former team, the Las Vegas Raiders, in Week 17.

Saints QB Derek Carr has been dealing with a hand injury and was trying to return to face his former team. Here are the latest updates.

Saints released the final injury report ahead of Week 17 matchup against the Raiders, with a Derek Carr and Alvin Kamara addition.

If Carr isn’t able to prove he is ready to return, then it will be rookie Spencer Rattler who will get his fifth start of the season. Though the Saints have no won with Rattler at QB, including Monday becoming the only team in the NFL to be shut out.

The Las Vegas Raiders cut Derek Carr two years ago. They haven't been better off. Avoiding the same mistake will be the Saints' aim as they decide whether to keep Carr for 2025.

Derek Carr has missed the last three games with a hand injury. With one game left in the season, playoff chances are done with, the easy move is to shut it down. But Carr is still trying to return this year.