AP

Earlier this week, Giants running back Rashad Jennings said that his sprained MCL had not healed enough for him to return to action.

Nothing has changed over the last few days. As a result, Giants coach Tom Coughlin announced Thursday that Jennings will miss a third straight game when the Giants host the Colts on Monday night.

The Giants were hopeful that Jennings would be able to return this week after injuring his knee against the Falcons in Week Five, but things are taking a bit longer to get right for a player who had given a major boost to the Giants running game before getting hurt. They’ll hope to have him back when they continue a rough stretch of the schedule that features a Week 10 trip to Seattle and home games against the 49ers and Cowboys.

Rookie Andre Williams and Peyton Hillis will be the Jersey outfit’s top two backs against the Colts, who will be trying to rebound defensively after getting torn apart by Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in last Sunday’s loss.