The New York Giants were pounded by the rival Philadelphia Eagles, 28-3, at MetLife Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

It was about as bad a loss as Giant fans could endure as former star running back Saquon Barkley trampled them with 186 total yards from scrimmage and a touchdown.

Here are five things that were learned from the latest crushing defeat.

Things are getting worse

We were told things usually get worse before they get better. That "get worse" period is going on way too long with the Giants. They are 8-16 since the beginning of last season.

They faced a very average Philadelphia Eagles defense (20th in the NFL) on Sunday and could not move the football, despite having rookie wideout Malik Nabers back in the lineup.

Granted, All-Pro left tackle Andrew Thomas (foot) is gone for the season but his absence should not cause a complete systematic failure. Quarterback Daniel Jones is lucky to be in one piece this morning.

Their decision to put the inexperienced and overmatched Joshua Ezeudu at left tackle appears to be coaching malpractice after watching the Eagles turn him into a human turnstile.

The coaching staff on this team is failing the players. In return, the players are failing the fans. It won't be long before this team packs it in and the Giants are faced with another reset.

The wrong jerseys were being burned

Giant fans booed Saquon Barkley in his return to MetLife Stadium for the first time since signing a free agent deal with the Eagles.

In the parking lot, they burned his jersey and jeered him upon his arrival. On the field, he burned them over and over again, rambling for 186 total yards and a touchdown.

It was Giants co-owner John Mara's ultimate nightmare. It should have been most fans' as well.

We all know it was a business decision that sent Barkley down the turnpike, but the combination of Barkley's success and the Giants' failures has Giant fans and pundits questioning the competency of the team's front office.

One thing that is going right

The Giants came into the Philly game leading the NFL in sacks with 26. After sacking Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts five times, they have maintained their league lead.

Interior defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence recorded two more sacks, giving him nine on the season. He leads the NFL after seven weeks.

Both defensive end Brian Burns and outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari played well again with a sack apiece. They both have four on the season.

Hyatt having season to forget

This season was going to be a coming-out party of sorts for Giants second-year wideout Jalin Hyatt.

In training camp, he was clearly Daniel Jones' top deep threat and there was a lot of promise in the air with Hyatt and rookie Malik Nabers.

Then the season started. Nabers got the majority of the targets and Wan'Dale Robinson and Darius Slayton got what was left. Hyatt, although getting a healthy portion of snaps on offense, wasn't getting the ball.

He entered this week's game with one reception for six yards. He had only one target against the Eagles on Sunday -- a shot down the right sideline that he could not reel in.

To add injury to insult, Hyatt fell hard on the football, cracking a rib and forcing him for the game.

Brian Daboll is out of answers

Brian Daboll was not pleased with the Giants' offensive output last season, so he decided to take over the play-calling.

Last year, the Giants were 30th in points per game (15.6). This year, with Daboll calling the plays, they are 30th again but are scoring just 14.1 points per game.

The Giants are 29th in yards per play (4.5) and were even more inefficient on Sunday, averaging just 2.2 yards per play.

"Certainly a tough game. Got outcoached, got outplayed," Daboll said after the game. "We didn't do enough offensively. Hardly had any yards, no points. Defensively, I thought we battled hard. We had two big runs in the first half and then that fourth down (pass) to A.J. (Brown). Then the game kind of got away from us. They ran the ball. Just not a good day, all the way around. No excuses. We got to play better and coach better."

We shall see if he has any solutions.

This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: What we learned from Giants' 28-3 loss to Eagles