PHILADELPHIA – If something is hurting, the Giants are the balm.
If you are down, the Giants will lift you up.
If there is a losing skid to stop, call in the Giants to stop the losing.
Playing the role of the dutiful overmatched underdog, the Giants did what has come to be expected of them in this place, against this opponent.
They spent their Christmas falling far behind, staged a mini-rally, to the disgruntlement of the Philly fans but the disgruntlement did not stick.
A 20-3 deficit was cut to 20-18 but the Giants ultimately did what comes naturally to them against this team in this venue, losing 33-25 to the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.
At least they put up a fight.
The Giants could have folded as they left the field at halftime, down by 17.
Coach Brian Daboll pulled the plug on Tommy DeVito and inserted veteran Tyrod Taylor in at quarterback.
DeVito was 9 of 16 for 55 yards in the first half, with one run for five yards and one sack.
The Giants had 101 total yards of offense at the time of the switch.
The beat goes on for the Giants, who have now lost five consecutive games to the Eagles, and lost their 11th straight game at the Linc.
Taking the depressing stretch of ineptitude even further, the Giants are now 5-26 in their last 32 games in this lopsided series.
This loss means the Giants (5-10) own the ignominy of double-digit losses in eight of the past 10 seasons.