EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — They huddled together on the Jets’ sideline, the receiver and his quarterback, traded and released — discarded, really — too many times to recall. Except that they do. They remember these things, and as the Giants lined up in overtime for the 48-yard field-goal attempt that would either extend Sunday’s game or end it in favor of the Jets, Brandon Marshall drew Ryan Fitzpatrick close.
“I’ve been in the league 10 years and never made the playoffs,” Marshall told him. “You, 11. We’ve bounced around from team to team. The football gods are hearing us right now.