Aaron Rodgers, Lionel Messi give New Jersey sports fans a night to remember

And this was the odd part for the 99,227 fans that filled two North Jersey stadiums on Saturday night. They filled those seats knowing that the player most of them had come to see might not play for very long — or, in the case of Messi, not at all.Put it this way: It would be hard to imagine the 72,951 paying customers at MetLife Stadium could have scripted a better preseason debut for the Jets’ new face of the franchise. Rodgers entered the game at 6:11 p.m.

Think of the pressure. Messi was left out of the starting lineup because of his intense workload since coming to the U.S., which meant that fans — some of whom spent thousands of dollars on tickets — might not even see him kick the ball once. They voiced their displeasure, early and often.Not only did he play, but Messi made his usual magic.

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