East Rutherford, N.J. ? Herm Edwards is unsure whether to expect cheers or boos in his return to Giants Stadium.

The Kansas City Chiefs coach also insists he hasn’t thought much about how the fans will react to seeing him on the opposing sideline in his first game there since leaving the New York Jets two years ago.

“It’s not about the reception I’m going to get, it’s more about playing a football game,” Edwards said. “That’s the most important thing.”

Predictably, Edwards has downplayed the chance to go up against the team he took to the playoffs three times from 2001-05.

“I don’t know about excited, but it’s the last stop of our season, and it’s been a tough one,” Edwards said. “We’re looking forward to going in there and playing and trying to win a football game.”

The victories have been few and far between for Edwards’ Chiefs, who have lost eight straight. The season has been marked by a season-ending injury to Larry Johnson, a career-ending injury to Priest Holmes and inconsistent play by quarterbacks Brodie Croyle and Damon Huard.

“It would be great to go out on a winning note,” rookie defensive tackle Tank Tyler said. “That would make everybody in this locker room feel a lot better than we do right now. You don’t want to go into the offseason on a long losing streak.”

The Jets and coach Eric Mangini know the feeling. New York, like Kansas City, was a playoff team a year ago, but has struggled to find consistency on offense and defense while going 3-12.

“It’s always important to end on a good note, even though we’re not in a situation where it really matters,” safety Kerry Rhodes said.

Edwards’ return adds a little extra juice to a game between teams that have combined for seven victories.

“A lot of guys on the team I know are going to be excited to see him,” Jets wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery said.