The Giants.com crew reacts to Sunday's 30-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers:

John Schmeelk: Despite the changes the Giants made, the results stayed the same this Sunday against the Buccaneers because the underlying issues were not solved. There are three huge issues that have dogged the Giants throughout the year: their big play deficit, run defense, and turnover battle. All three showed up again on Sunday.

The Buccaneers had six plays of more than 25 yards while the Giants' longest play was 23 yards. They had only one other play of more than 20 yards. It is hard to score touchdowns when there aren't any explosive plays on offense. Malik Nabers did have his first 20-yard gain since returning from his concussion.

It is difficult to slow down the opposing team when they run the ball effectively. The Bucs had 32 carries for 156 yards, averaging just under five yards per carry. The overall number was helped by Baker Mayfield, who ran four times for 29 yards, but Bucky Irving averaged over seven yards per carry and had at least one short pass turn into a big gain due to poor tackling, which also continues to be an issue.

Finally, the Giants set another new franchise record by not winning the turnover battle for the 11th straight game. The Bucs fumbled four times, but the Giants could only recover one. The Giants are now 2-4 in games where they have been even in turnover ratio, and 0-5 in games they have lost it.

Those are the three critical factors that have hurt the Giants all year long.

Dan Salomone: The first drives for both teams were all you needed to see. The Buccaneers opened with a touchdown drive that ate 8:23 off the clock, and the Giants responded with a punt following their first of four sacks allowed. It put Tampa Bay on a trajectory to a 23-0 lead at halftime, which was insurmountable for a Giants team that has scored more than 22 points in an entire game just once this season.

After a game like that, there's both a lot to say and not a lot to say at the same time.

"Look, these guys put a lot of work into this, as does everybody involved, and certainly not something that we wanted yesterday," coach Brian Daboll said Monday morning. "We work hard every week to not have that happen, and that was a tough one. So, there's frustration that comes with it, understandable. And we communicate, I think we have good leadership in our locker room. I think we communicate on a daily basis. But certainly, a frustrating game, no question about it.

Matt Citak: The Giants came out of their bye week as healthy as they've been all season on the defensive side of the ball, but at the end of the day, it didn't end up translating. After winning the coin toss and deferring to the second half, the Giants' defense took the field to start the game. The Buccaneers proceeded to put together a 14-play, 70-yard drive that took more than eight minutes off the clock and resulted in a one-yard touchdown run by Sean Tucker. While the defense came up with a stop on the next drive, the Buccaneers scored on their following three possessions to end the first half, including two touchdown drives of 80+ yards. The offense certainly didn't help with 45 yards of total offense in the first two quarters, but the defense's inability to slow down the Buccaneers on the ground or through the air led to a 23-0 halftime deficit, which proved to be insurmountable on Sunday.

The Buccaneers finished the game with an average of 4.9 yards per carry and 156 total yards on the ground, while four different players scored a rushing touchdown. During the Giants' six-game losing streak, the defense is allowing an average of 175.0 rushing yards per game. The Panthers currently have the league's No. 32 rushing defense this season with an average of 160.5 yards allowed per game. It doesn't get better on a per attempt basis either, as the Giants' 5.2 rushing yards allowed per attempt is the highest in the NFL. Moving over to the pass defense, while the Giants kept the Bucs' pass game out of the end zone, Baker Mayfield completed 80 percent of his passes for 294 yards and a 107.5 passer rating. Mayfield was six for seven for 116 yards on intermediate throws (10-19 yards downfield), while he completed two of three deep passes (20+ yards) for 56 yards. According to Next Gen Stats, the pass rush mustered just eight total pressures while being held without a sack for the second time in the last three games.