So I guess you could say the football opener was a bag of mixed results for the metro-New York teams.

The Jets had a thrilling come-from-behind 27-24 victory, albeit at home against a very mediocre Dallas Cowboys squad, while the Giants were pathetic against and even-more mediocre Washington Redskins team in a 28-14 loss.

Let's start with Jets. On the surface, Gang Green fans must be doing back-flips after their team rallied from a 14-point deficit to stun "America's Team." But the fact they did trail a team many experts predict to win 5-7 games this year shows the Jets still have some growing to do.

But the Jets are a Super Bowl-ready team and fans should expect the team that has reached the last two AFC title games to greatly improve as the year wears on.

As for the Giants, Eli Manning was sacked four times against a defense that ranked near the bottom last season. Big Blue was held to 315 total net yards, 102 after halftime. The defense, meanwhile, allowed Rex Grossman to throw for more than 300 yards.

The Giants are far from a Super Bowl-ready team and if opening week was any indication, Big Blue might be in for a long season.