When the Cowboys visit MetLife Stadium on Sunday afternoon, Dallas will be looking to pull even with the top teams in the NFC, while New York will be battling to avoid being mathematically eliminated from the postseason.
With the two divisional rivals trending in very different directions, the chance of a Cowboys takeover in East Rutherford is a distinct possibility.
Dallas, already with a widespread fanbase across the country, has the type of following that could turn Sunday’s game into more of a home contest for the Cowboys, and the Giants, along with their notorious superfan “License Plate Guy,” are pulling out all the stops to ensure that doesn’t happen.
Cornerback Darnay Holmes teamed up with License Plate Guy, or Joe Ruback, to try and keep MetLife from becoming a sea of silver. Ruback has begun trying to collect tickets from Giants fans who no longer want to attend Sunday’s game, with Mike Glennon expected to start and New York already in a lost season. With Cowboys fans trying to buy up those tickets, Ruback is trying to urge fans to give him the tickets instead, and Holmes has already assisted in the effort.
Logan Ryan has done the same.
“Listen, I'm a big fan of LPG,” Ryan said. “We've got him on an acronym name type basis over here. I saw him in the stands with an authentic half Rutgers, half Giants jersey – Logan Ryan jersey, that I've never seen before. He had to make it from hand. I'm a fan of his because he's a die hard. He's there every game obviously for years and he does a lot with charity. I gave some cleats away and he raised money for my charity. When I heard that, I had a similar idea. I was working behind the scenes to try to see if I could a purchase a block of tickets or do something to give it away for those who are more unfortunate around the holiday season.
“I don't want to see Cowboys fans in there, so I was trying to find a way to kind of be on that same wave, try to take a situation where you hear that's happening and try to get those less fortunate in the stands or those who wish to be at the game or those who still want to be at the game, to be at the game. You want to have enthusiastic fans and I understand people spend their hard-earned money, so give it to LPG and he'll do a good thing with it, so I support him.”
Giants players clearly don’t want to hear the MetLife crowd roaring for the visiting Cowboys, but it will be tough to keep them out given the trajectory of the two teams. Head coach Joe Judge acknowledges that, but still expects to hear the true home fans come Sunday.
“It's the National Football League, every stadium you go into has different jerseys,” Judge said. “I think it's more discouraging sometimes when you go into a game and you see a jersey of a team that's not even playing in the game. It's more of a lack of common sense. In terms of whoever's in the stands, we've got a great atmosphere, our fans have been great this year and we look forward to getting out there in MetLife this weekend and hearing the fans in our jersey.”
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