The Jets and Giants face off in the Meadowlands tonight at 7PM for a preseason battle for New York.

The Jets stole the back pages from the Giants so far this summer with the acquisition of legendary quarterback Brett Favre, making it sure to be an exciting year of football for fans of both New York teams. While tonight’s matchup is only a preseason game, the fans of both teams will be fired up to see how each team fairs in this intracity rivalry.

As our brothers over at TheJetsBlog.com point out, while the Jets have the edge in cheerleaders, the Giants have last year’s Super Bowl championship to brag about.

Here’s a rundown of the coverage of tonight’s showdown in the papers today:

• In the New York Post, Jets DE Shaun Ellis of the Jets praises the Giants and expresses his envy for what they’ve accomplished.
• Also at the New York Post, Paul Schwartz writes how Favre will be the focus tonight, and how the Giants will approach him.
• At the New York Daily News, Ralph Vacchiano talks with Eli Manning who prepares for the regular season just 12 days away. Eli will play a full half tonight.
• Katie Strang at Newsday describes how it will be a tough night for Favre and the Jets offensive line.
• Tom Rock at Newsday compares and contrasts tonight’s matchup to the Giants last face-off with Favre, which they thought would be his last time on a football field.
• At the New York Times, Mike Ogle writes how the Giants are unfazed by the attention being heaped on Favre.