The start of the new NFL season always brings a few things that take getting used to. Perhaps one of the most head-turning sights will be walking the sidelines of MetLife Stadium during the final game on Sunday.
John Harbaugh will be making his regular-season debut with the New York Giants that night in New Jersey in a divisional matchup vs. the Dallas Cowboys that could set the tone for both teams’ seasons. It’s bound to be a disarming sight: For the first time in 18 years, Harbaugh won’t be in the black-and-purple of the Baltimore Ravens.
It’ll be a new home stadium, new colors, a bunch of new players and new assistants around Harbaugh after nearly two decades in Charm City. But some things will be the same.
From what his players have said ahead of the season, expect the Giants to be physical and – even after a last-place 4-13 record last year and a string of disappointing campaigns – winning remains the standard.
“How do you go out there and compete at this level if you don’t expect to win? If you don’t expect to win, you certainly aren’t going to,” Harbaugh said earlier this month.
