It’s a little late for this news now, but if the Giants slipped into the NFL playoffs, fans likely would have been allowed at MetLife Stadium.

“We’ve shown a willingness to do that,” Gov. Phil Murphy said today, referencing talks the state had with the Giants in late December.

This proposal became academic when the Giants didn’t make the playoffs, which allowed the governor to do what he enjoys doing – comment about sports.

“If the Eagles had played 60 minutes,,” the plan may have been implemented, Murphy said.

As of now, pandemic restrictions prohibit fans from attending professional sporting events in New Jersey.

For non-football fans, the Giants, notwithstanding a less than sparkling 6-10 record, would have qualified for the playoffs if the Philadelphia Eagles beat Washington the last day of the season. But the Eagles lost that game, possibly because they took their starting quarterback out of the game in the second half. That explained the governor’s quip about the Eagles not playing 60 minutes.

So, Washington won the game and made the playoffs.

That also eliminated the Giants from the post-season and made talk of fans watching football at MetLife moot. At least for the 2020 season.