EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Giants fans were on their feet early Sunday afternoon, rising in an ovation as Eli Manning jogged onto the MetLife Stadium field having reclaimed his job as the team’s starting quarterback.
In that moment, it was as if all was right with the Giants again. The fan base and Manning, stung by a forced separation just a week earlier, were reunited.
If you closed your eyes, the Ben McAdoo era in Giants history seemed like an afterthought.
Less than three hours later, Giants fans were again on their feet early, this time to scurry from the stadium with haste and a familiar angst.