The New York Giants fell to the Philadelphia Eagles, 33-25, on Monday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field, failing to deliver a Christmas Day miracle for Big Blue fans.
With the loss, the Giants fall to 5-10 on the season and are officially eliminated from playoff contention. They will have nothing but pride to play for over the final two weeks.
But who will start under center? Head coach Brian Daboll benched rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito in the second half, turning the ball back over to veteran Tyrod Taylor.
To Taylor’s credit, he led the Giants back and kept things competitive despite showing clear signs of rust, but couldn’t get it done in the end.
Here is how X, formerly known as Twitter, reacted to the Week 16 loss.
#Giants are gonna look at the game tape and be sick.. so many missed opportunities/ missed calls/missed reads/missed tackles…. and still had the ball last with a chance to tie.. and fyi this wasn't an off night for the Eagles this is who they are all yr.
— Carl Banks (@CarlBanksGIII) December 26, 2023
Instead of
Smart. Tough. Dependable.The Giants should consider getting players that are Good. At. Football. #NYGiants
— el Jefé (@JefePil) December 25, 2023
Welp the #Giants kept this a one score game a lot longer than they have in the last three v PHI.
They made it all the way to the 2nd quarter!
This team is so depressing & hard to envision anything but a major change (and I ain’t talking another coaching change) turns this around.— Dan Schneier (@DanSchneierNFL) December 25, 2023
I’m glad Giants fans get to see what life is like without Daniel Jones
Losing
— toney🎀 (@TurboToney) December 26, 2023
This used to be the time of year when the Giants were clinching playoff spots and making Super Bowl runs.
What happened. pic.twitter.com/skb2ZkZzTk
— Gridiron Media (@Gridiron_Media_) December 26, 2023
There’s been a few games where you can say this. https://t.co/Nnf4HnWbQL
— The Giant Insider Podcast and Newspaper (@GiantInsider) December 26, 2023
Thank God Christmas was earlier today, this Giants team will ruin your day.
— Lawrence Tynes (@lt4kicks) December 25, 2023
If Tyrod Taylor plays all 4 quarters, the Giants win that game
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) December 26, 2023
Isiah Simmons should be a New York Giant next season.
He might not be that stud starting LB everyone thought when he came out of Clemson, but he is a baller.
— Tommy (@TommyG105) December 25, 2023
I'll say this… That Giants team didn't quit. Tonight was a huge task, but they didn't back down from it.
Tyrod Taylor deserves credit for lighting a spark in the team in the second half. Giants gave themselves opportunities, in a hostile environment, against a team they can…
— Chuck Knoxx (@chuckknoxx) December 26, 2023
Last year the Giants had the fewest missed tackles in the NFL with 49. A major reason why we won close games. Before today where we had a TON of missed tackles we had nearly doubled that output for the season with 97.
— The Entertainah (@TheEntertainah) December 26, 2023
The Giants are now 6-26 against the Eagles since 2008, with five straight losses. They are 0-11 in Philadelphia since their last win there, in 2013. https://t.co/hfPhqw61ZI
— Darryl Slater (@DarrylSlater) December 26, 2023
#Giants officially eliminated from the playoffs for the 6th time in the last 7 years. Big Blue loses for the 11th consecutive time in Philly. At least they made it a ballgame today.
— Bruce Beck (@BruceBeck4NY) December 26, 2023
The Boston Scott TD streak is over.
— Talkin’ Giants (@TalkinGiants) December 26, 2023
