EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. — Sometimes all it takes to wake up is for a team to be dealt an embarrassment of major proportions, such as what the New York Giants received on Sunday night in their 27-0 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

That is where the Giants think they are following their Monday review of the horror show that was the game tape. Question is, can they wake up and do anything about it, especially on the front line that gave up eight sacks?

Moving forward, both quarterback Eli Manning and defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka, two of the longest tenured members of the team, said that it’s time to put aside all the childish trash talking such as what littered the week leading up to the Giants-Eagles game.

“We have to learn from this game, see where some of the mistakes are and what we have to do to get better and play at a higher level offensively,” Manning said, adding that starting this week, the Giants, who last week engaged in trash-talking that riled up the Eagles, need to “grow up.”

Kiwanuka revealed that head coach Tom Coughlin, who has always expected his players to conduct themselves with class and dignity, gave the team an earful regarding how they present their opinions.

“He’s always preached talk is cheap and let your pads do the talking and all that,” Kiwanuka said. “We’ve had a lot of meetings (on Monday), and he reiterated to us that (talking) didn’t get us a win.”

Instead, Coughlin wants his players to focus not on competing to see whose quote garners the most media attention, but rather who is the most focused in getting the job done.

“We have to focus all our energy and efforts on doing the things that are going to help us win. I can’t speak for any other individuals here, but I think as a group, we understand the message that we received and we move on.”

That all sounds well and good, but unfortunately for the Giants, waving a magic wand won’t make the problems instantly go away.

“The key is to move on,” Manning said. “Now we have to figure out what is going to be our best personnel. What are going to be our best formations? What are going to be our best ways of putting people in position to do what they do best that will help the team?

“We have to be smart and creative with that and make sure guys, when they are on the field, are going to be able to play fast and know exactly what they are doing.”

Meanwhile, after the team yielded eight sacks, right tackle Justin Pugh, who was partially guilty for half of them in his worst game ever, took to Twitter to apologize for his disappointing performance.

“Definitely owe everyone an apology for how I played yesterday,” he tweeted. “I’m going to fight my (butt) off and will be better. Back to work.”

Pugh wasn’t the only offensive lineman to have a rough day at the office on Sunday, but he probably struggled the most.

Of the Giants eight sacks allowed, the Philly-area native was involved in allowing four, the highest number of sacks he has allowed in a game in his career.

Prior to Sunday’s disastrous showing against the Eagles, Pugh had only allowed two sacks this season.

In a related matter, offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz will be eligible to begin practicing with the Giants this week, but will instead spend his first week back doing some work on the side with trainers. Coughlin said he didn’t think Schwartz would practice this week. Schwartz has been on the temporary injured reserve list after dislocating a toe in the preseason.

REPORT CARD VS. EAGLES

–PASSING OFFENSE: F – Despite managing to come up with 211 yards, which was 37 less than what the Eagles posted, the Giants passing offense was pathetic from start to finish. There were eight sacks allowed by the offensive line, six against starter Eli Manning and two against Ryan Nassib, who relieved Manning in garbage time. The receivers were unable to get open with any consistency, Rueben Randle being the leader in receptions (five out of nine targets) and receiving yards (58).

–RUSHING OFFENSE: D – New York wasn’t able to get much going on the ground either, this due to a combination of the poor run blocking by the offensive line and the Eagles constantly loading the box. It also didn’t help that rookie Andre Williams, whose limitations as a pass receiver are well known, in a way helped telegraph what was coming.

–PASS DEFENSE: C – Another week, another set of struggles with the big-pass play. This week, New York allowed five big-pass plays of 15 or more yards thanks to a virtually invisible pass rush and a questionable defensive scheme that had the Giants in their nickel package for most of the game.

–RUSH DEFENSE: D – Eagles RB LeSean McCoy found his mojo against the Giants run defense, which had been a top-10 unit prior to the game. McCoy ran 22 times for 149 yards, a robust 6.8 yards-per-carry average as the Giants struggled to man the edges.

–SPECIAL TEAMS: C-minus – The Giants special teams didn’t do anything to cost them the game, but as usual, they had their requisite breakdown on punt coverage. New York allowed Eagles return specialist Darren Sproles to break one for 43 yards on a play that got started when punter Steve Weatherford kicked the ball down the center of the field.

–COACHING: F – The Giants were outsmarted on both sides of the ball. On offense, coordinator Ben McAdoo, perhaps salivating at the thought of attacking the Eagles’ defensive secondary, went with a game plan that was a throwback to the old vertical passing offense’s days. The problem is that like last year, the offensive line was unable to hold its blocks — that is when they actually made them — and the receivers had struggles getting open down the field. The result was that quarterback Eli Manning spent a lot of time under duress. On defense, coordinator Perry Fewell ran a heavy dose of the nickel package that also included many five- and six-man rushes in an attempt to force Eagles quarterback Nick Foles to make a mistake with the ball. The problem with that strategy is the Giants blitzes weren’t getting home, and there were wide swaths of the field left exposed for Foles and company to exploit.