EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Metropolitan area NFL fans who support one of the local teams will get their quadrennial treat on Sunday, when the Giants host the Jets in MetLife Stadium.
But for the competing players and coaches, far more will be at stake than the right to end any argument about which team is better simply by reciting the final score. The Giants are 5-6, tied with Washington atop the NFC East, and in a five-game fight to the finish that will determine what is likely to be the division’s lone postseason berth. The Jets have a slightly better record at 6-5, but will rejoin the AFC East title chase only if New England has an epic collapse.