The New York Giants saw their faint playoff hopes extinguished on Sunday

EAST RUTHERFORD Phil Simms Color Rush Jersey , N.J. — as they lost to the Tennessee Titans 17-0 in miserable conditions at MetLife Stadium.The loss, in a driving rain, poured buckets of cold, wet reality on the optimism that has permeated the Giants in recent weeks as they have rebounded from a 1-7 start to reach the periphery of playoff contention. The Giants are now 5-9, guaranteed to finish below .500.“We didn’t do anything well enough to expect to win,” coach Pat Shurmur said in a somber post-game assessment. “We didn’t run the ball, we didn’t stay on the field on offense. We had penalties. We didn’t tackle as well as we had in the last few weeks, which extended drives for them, and they beat us. We had a turnover that turned into points.”The Giants had an awful day on offense with Odell Beckham Jr. sidelined for a second straight game with a quad injury.The Titans controlled Giants’ running back Saquon Barkley Harry Carson Color Rush Jersey , holding him to 31 yards on 14 carries. Barkley finished with 56 yards from scrimmage, only the second time this season he has been under 100 yards.“When you look at our offense, when you look at our success it starts with running the ball,” offensive guard Jamon Brown said. “We struggled with that today.”With no running game, no Beckham and a driving rain throughout the game Eli Manning had an awful day. Manning went 21-of-44 for 229 yards with an interception and a fumble that led to Tennessee’s second score. He was sacked three times.The Giants were penalized 10 times for 58 yards.Derrick Henry of Tennessee ran 33 times for 170 yards as the Titans simply manhandled the Giants’ defense. As a team, Tennessee ran 44 times for 216 yards.Safety Michael Thomas said the Giants need to “take a look in the mirror. Figure it out,” when it came to giving up that much rushing yardage.“You never want to see anybody rush for 100 yards, let alone 170 yards on you.”Moments that matteredKyle Lauletta inactive: After going 0-for-5 with an interception against the Washington Redskins in his NFL debut last Sunday, rookie quarterback Kyle Lauletta was replaced as the backup quarterback by Alex Tanney. [Full story]Fourth-and-goal: Tennessee’s first-half touchdown came on a fourth-and-one run by Derrick Henry with 2:47 left in the first quarter.Bad Eli: The Giants reached the Tennessee 29-yard line on their first possession of the second half Lawrence Taylor Color Rush Jersey , but Manning was intercepted by Titans safety Kevin Byard at the 15-yard line. That did not cost the Giants points. A Manning fumble on the Giants’ next possession did. Manning fumbled when sacked on third-and-10 at the Giants’ 14-yard line. Tennessee turned that into a 14-0 lead five plays later on a 1-yard run by Henry.Injury newsGiants’ center Spencer Pulley left the game in the third quarter with a calf injury. John Greco took over at center. The Giants also lost cornerback Antonio Hamilton to a quad injury. What’s next?The Giants go on the road to face Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts in a 1 p.m. ET game. Happy Monday, New York Giants fans. Tonight, we have a Monday Night Football matchup between the Minnesota Vikings (6-5-1) and the Seattle Seahawks (7-5).NFC playoff implicationsThe 5-8 New York Giants still have a less than 1 percent chance of reaching the playoffs, but their path to the playoffs is now to get to 8-8, hope that’s good enough and hope that the tie-breakers fall in their favor among whatever group of teams also land with that .500 record.If that is going to happen the Giants really need the Seahawks to defeat the Vikings tonight. If Seattle wins, they go to 8-5 and pretty much put a stranglehold on the first wild-card spot. That would leave the Vikings, Carolina Panthers, Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles with six wins, and the Giants Carl Banks Color Rush Jersey , Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers with five.The path to the playoffs remains steep and unlikely, with probably too many teams to climb over. Still, it becomes a little clearer with a Seattle victory on Monday night.Via USA Today’s For The Win, here is the Giants’ complete path to that second wild card berth:Here is how to watch, listen to, and wager on the game. Use this as your open thread.Game detailsWhat: Minnesota Vikings vs. Seattle SeahawksWhen: Monday, Dec. 10Where: CenturyLink FieldGame time: 8:15 p.m.TV: ESPNAnnouncers: Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jason Witten (Color Commentary), Anthony “Booger” McFarland (Sideline Analyst) Mark Bavaro Color Rush Jersey , Lisa Salters (Sideline Reporter)Radio: Sirus XM: National: Channel 88, Seahawks: 225, Vikings: 226, Westwood One Sports Radio Network: Play-by-Play: Kevin Harlan, Commentary: James Lofton, Sideline: Ross Tucker. Odds: Seahawks -3 [Odds Shark]Prediction: Odds Shark predicts a 31-16 Seahawks victoryOnline Stream: WatchESPNWeather: 45 degrees at kickoff, mostly cloudy [NFL Weather]SB Nation websites: Daily Norsman (Vikings) | Field Gulls (Seahawks)