The New York Giants lost their fourth game in a row falling, 27-22, to the Washington Commanders at MetLife Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Here are five things we learned from the Week 9 loss.

Washington is no longer an easy 'W'

If there was one thing the Giants could always count on, no matter how dire things got, was their dominance over Washington. Those days are gone after the Giants were swept by the Commanders in the season series for the second time in four seasons.

The Commanders are 7-2 and in sole possession of first place in the NFC East.

The Giants? They are 2-7 and in sole possession of last place in the division.

Can't win for losing

The Giants are headed for their 10th losing season over the past 12 years. To say they are approaching, or perhaps surpassing, the ineptitude they displayed during the 'Wilderness' era of 1964-80, when they also had just two winning seasons, would not be a stretch.

They are one of seven teams currently sitting with a 2-7 record, but if the season ended today, they would draft No. 7 overall (per Tankathon) due to strength of schedule.

Yes, it's hard to believe there are six teams worse than the Giants this season. One of them is Carolina, who they play in Germany this Sunday. The others are New England, Jacksonville, New Orleans, Cleveland, and Las Vegas. Miami and Tennessee are right behind them at 2-6.

Jones auditioning for his next job

It's no secret that quarterback Daniel Jones is outta here after this season as the Giants will likely exercise the 'out' in his contract.

Why wait? If a team wants him before Tuesday's trading deadline they should listen. Looking around the league, there are plenty of likely suitors.

In the interim, Jones has toughed it out this year and showed his mettle again on Sunday against Washington. I'm not sure any other quarterback not named Josh Allen would have scored on that brutal two-yard touchdown run.

The Giants might be able to get something of worth in return for Jones this week. They're not going to win many games with him, anyway, so they should just let Drew Lock and Tommy DeVito take them the rest of the way.

Daboll making dubious choices and calls

Another losing season has brought on the usual questions of competency in the front office and in the coaching ranks.

Head coach Brian Daboll isn't helping himself this season with his curious in-game choices. On Sunday, he decided to forego kicking the PAT after two touchdowns in favor of attempting two-point conversions.

The Giants missed both conversions and lost the game by five. Had they kicked the PATs, they would have been down by three and possibly tied the game late with a field goal.

They came into the game 0-4 on two-point tries. Make that 0-6 now. Daboll has to keep in mind that he no longer has Saquon Barkley or a receiver over six feet tall to lob a corner fade to.

Not a good day for first rounders

Daniel Jones had a decent day (after a rough start) but the rest of the Giants' first-rounders didn't fare very well.

Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence came into the game leading the NFL in sacks. He made six stops in the game but did not have a single hit on QB Jayden Daniels.

Left tackle Andrew Thomas (foot) is out for the year. Chris Hubbard started again in his place. Talk about a drop-off.

Offensive tackle Evan Neal played one snap on Sunday as an extra blocker in the red zone.

Kadarius Toney is on the Cleveland Browns' practice squad. The two draft picks the Giants received in a trade for him (Darren Waller, who retired before the season, and CB Tre Hawkins III) aren't factoring in, either.

Wide receiver Malik Nabers came alive in the second half after going catchless in the first half. He had nine catches for 59 yards with a long of 16.

Cornerback Deonte Banks was beaten by Commanders wideout Terry McLaurin for two touchdowns.

Linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux (wrist) is still on IR. The Giants had no sacks on the day.

This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: What we learned from Giants' 27-22 loss to Commanders