This was not the Jets-Giants matchup fans envisioned when the season started.

Instead, there were thoughts of a Giants team coming off a season in which they won a playoff game. Armed with a new, four-year, $160 million contract, Daniel Jones was expected — at least by the Giants — to take another step forward after a promising first season under new head coach Brian Daboll.

Jones’ counterpart this coming Sunday was supposed to be Aaron Rodgers, traded to the Jets, with much fanfare, in the offseason.

By now, Rodgers would have been in the middle of his first season in New York with at least some of the offseason drama and noise having faded away, with more focus on the field.