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PHILADELPHIA — All inconsequential games are not created equal.
The regular-season finale that goes down Sunday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field features two teams with nothing tangible to play for, no real reward for the winner and no dire repercussions for the loser.
It is not that big of a deal — or a big deal at all — if the Eagles drop this one at home, and it is not especially newsworthy if the Giants come out ahead in their last road game.
The reasons why this does not matter much for either side is what separates these teams.
The Eagles (13-3) are moving onward and upward, resting their starters having already captured the NFC East title and the No. 2 seed in the conference.
They will play a playoff game at the Linc next weekend, and there is no reason whatsoever for them to risk anyone (we see you, Saquon Barkley) or anything that might compromise their chances to move deeper into the postseason.
The reason why this game holds no significance for the Giants is that in a few days or weeks, no one will remember or care much that they were 4-13 or 3-14.
Yes, the final record does correlate to where the Giants will slot in the first round for the 2025 draft, and that is meaningful.
But that is a down-the-road event.
In the here and now, the Giants will play this game then go their separate ways, with the fates of general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll made clear in the coming days.
The expectation is that this will not be a case of co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch on Monday morning informing either Schoen or Daboll that they are back, or are gone, or that one is retained and the other fired.
It is believed both will meet separately with ownership to explain what went wrong this season, and, more importantly, there will be an opportunity to present solutions and plans moving forward to turn the franchise around.
After these discussions, a decision will be made about each of their futures with the Giants.
Until the Giants are able to turn late-season games into relevant contests, they will be dismissed as a franchise in disrepair.
“You always want to play important football in November, December, come January,’’ outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux said. “I definitely wish that we could have more impactful football right now. But you got to play the hand with the cards that you dealt. Now we got to go and prove what we can against the Eagles.’’
What goes on off the field is more compelling. After 15 games, the Giants were 2-13 and were in position for the No. 1 pick in the draft.
Beating the Colts, 45-33, last week dropped them to the No. 4 overall spot, and they could sink as low as No. 9 if they beat the Eagles.
That will be problematic, as far as their ability to stand pat and find their next franchise quarterback, but there are ways to trade up and there are also avenues to find a player who might have been overlooked.
Sure, the Giants have already spent resources to scout Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward, but they have also dispatched personnel to watch Jalen Milroe, Quinn Ewers, Carson Beck and Jaxson Dart.
Once the draft order is decided, some of this will fall into place.
For now, all that is left for the Giants is 60 more minutes of football before they go their separate ways.
“To say you have nothing to play for is a large stretch,’’ defensive lineman Rakeem Nunez-Roches told The Post. “We’re not playing for the playoffs and everybody wants to get to the big dance, but we’ve been doing this since we were kids, trying to get into this game, trying to get into the NFL, so we’re all going out there to still make sure we still have a job when we come back next year. It’s bigger than just playoffs. Yes, that’s the bigger picture, but at the end of the day you still got to take care of yourself, your family. It’s been a long life dream so don’t ever lose sight of that.
“As far as the individual accolades and things like that, you still have to worry about what you do, how you come to the game, how you approach your film study because it’s still that serious Regardless of what’s going on in the near future you still have a job to do, and be thankful for that and make sure you put the right film on tape so you continue to have that same job.’’
