NFL: Preseason-New York Giants at New York Jets

Aug 27, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) and New York Jets quarterback Bryce Petty (9) talk at the end of the game at MetLife Stadium. New York Giants defeat the New York Jets 21-20.

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Every summer, the Jets and Giants play in the third week of the preseason. While the game is mostly a tune up for season, it doubles as a chance to see the tenants of MetLife Stadium actually play against each other outside of the AFC-NFC battle once every four years on the regular season slate.



Thanks to the MetLife naming rights on the building in East Rutherford, the game has affectionately become known as the Snoopy Bowl.



That sounds like it's going to have to change.



According to CNN Money, MetLife is doing away with using Snoopy in any ad campaigns. In fact, the entire Peanuts gang will no longer be part of MetLife's marketing ventures:



MetLife (MET) will no longer be using Snoopy, Charlie Brown or any other members of the Peanuts gang in its ad campaigns.



The insurance giant said Thursday it was ditching the beloved Charles Schulz characters in favor of a new image that the company claims will reflect "a clean, modern aesthetic."



So instead of a giant blimp featuring Snoopy in his World War I pilot gear, MetLife said that it will have an M in blue and green colors.

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Interestingly, blue and green will still be part of the company's color scheme and marketing. That should keep the intrigue and rivalry for the Jets-Giants duo as an easy tie in, but we're all going to have to come to grips with a new name on the annual August Saturday night game in New Jersey.

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