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Football season is beginning tonight. The Kansas City Chiefs against the Detroit Lions.

Detroit Lions. And then Sunday night we've got the giants against the Cowboys at NetLife.

And then on Monday we have the jets and the bills at JetLife. So that's two big games

for both of our locals. Now we're going to break them down into a fine powder tomorrow.

But let's not ignore the fact. This is one of those set the tone for the season sort of

games for both teams, for absolutely both teams. If you're the giants and you're taking

that next step, do something. Beat the Cowboys. If you're the jets, all this talk, all

this smack, all this will go into the Super Bowl. You got to beat the bills at home. You

just have to. I don't think that's being hyperbolic down on Peter. I think that's just back.

Yeah, it's I've been going back and forth. They're huge games for both teams. And for the jets,

there, I think their aspirations are higher than the giants because I don't think the giants

can realistically win the division. I think the jets can. And the giants aren't competing

with Dallas for the division. I think it's more Philadelphia, but you got to win divisional

games, but Buffalo is your rival. I think that's the team that's going to stand on the way of you

winning the division, in my opinion. And if you can't beat them at home, then that means you're

going to have to beat them in Buffalo, not impossible by any stretch, but still they're already

the favorites to win the division. Don't you think those odds are going to go up dramatically

if the bills go into MetLife Stadium and beat the jets? Yep. So you're almost not settling for a

wild card, but you take a severe hit winning this division. Now the giants, it's not about winning

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