PREVIEW: GIANTS and JETS FINALLY MEET IN STINK BOWL

The wait is almost over. In less than 20 hours the New York Giants and New York Jets will meet at MetLife Stadium in the battle of New York Gagging Rights.

Call it whatever you want: the Blunder Bowl, Stink Bowl,  The Toilet Bowl Bowl, the New York Sewage Bowl.

It doesn't matter.

Both the 2-7 Giants and 1-7 Jets have been equally awful, and fans of both teams are equally fed up. 

Whether it be Adam Gase or Pat Shurmur, both coaches, at least in the eyes of the fans, belong on the hot seat.

The loser of this game will be on the hottest of hot seats.

Gase has drawn the ire of Jets fans since the day he was hired, unpopular because 1) his name is not Mike McCarthey, and 2) because he came to the Jets with a very checkered past in Miami. 

Gase's Jets have gone from having high expectations in August to being a total disaster in November. His teams look unprepared, and in recent weeks, unmotivated.  Case in point: in six of the Jets seven losses they have lost by 12 points or more. 

The Jets brought Gase in to be the quarterback guru, and instead, quarterback Sam Darnold has dramatically regressed. The Jets offense is ranked dead last in most offensive categories, and if it weren't for a couple of special teams plays and a pick-six by Jamal Adams, the Jets could have easily been shutout three times this year. 

Gase, a coach known for his public battles with players while with the Dolphins, has already had spats with  Adams and running back Le'Veon Bell -- both of whom were put on the market before the trade deadline. Former Jets offensive lineman Kelichi Osemele and back-up quarterback Luke Falk are filing grievances against the team. The Jets are a total and utter disaster.

Across the building, Shurmur has at least kept the Giants competitive, but that doesn't substitute for the fact that the Giants are a mistake-ridden football team under his watch. 

After an impressive first two games of his NFL career, Daniel Jones has hit the rookie wall hard. He has turned the ball over 16 times this season, and has been under intense pressure all season.  

Shurmur has done very little to help Jones adjust, and disappearance of superstar Saquon Barkley is alarming, albeit, Barkley has been bothered an ankle injury. 

That leads us to an offensive line that has been re-tooled and tinkered with by both Shurmur and General Manager David Gettleman. However, despite those improvements, the offensive line  still can't protect the quarterback from the edge rush, and are not providing enough running room for Barkely. 

And don't get me started on a Giants defense that is a bottom five unit that gives up 28 points per game. 

The Giants stink.

But so do the Jets. 

The question is, who (if it is at all possible) will stink less? 

Logically the edge would go to the Giants because of the simple fact they have been competitive in defeat. Two of their last three losses were by six points or less, and they even held a nine-point lead on Dallas last week before a black cat scurried across the field. 

The Giants should also be able to make plays offensively against a Jets secondary that is one of the NFL's worst.

However a lot of those hopes took a huge hit when Evan Engram and Sterling Shepherd were ruled out for Sunday, a huge break for the Jets. 

Meanwhile the Jets are getting back tight end Chris Herndon for the first time this year, and offensive lineman Kelvin Beachum, which will help their beleaguered unit. 

It will be fascinating to see if the Giants can generate any kind of pass rush against the Jets offense, especially Leonard Williams. The Jets traded Williams over to Big Blue two weeks ago, and this would be the prefect revenge game for him. 

The Key: Running the football. When used properly, the Jets and Giants each have dynamic running backs in Barkley and Bell. If either player gets a head of steam going it would take a lot of pressure of these young quarterbacks. But that is asking both Gase and Shurmur to use their heads, which is asking a lot. 

What to expect: Expect both Darnold and Jones to make a lot of bone-headed mistakes in the game as both quarterbacks continue to struggle.

 I don't like either team in this game, and would like to pick a tie, but someone is going to stumble into a victory here. The Giants are on a five game losing streak, and they are overdue for a win. Hell, both these teams are overdue for a win.

I think Barkley will have a couple of big moments and will score a long touchdown in this, but the Jets will hang around long enough. Both quarterbacks turn it over at least twice. Call me crazy, but I just got a feeling the Jets find a way in OT. 

JETS 26, GIANTS 20.