FEELING AT HOME

Jets eager to play in front of fans after opening with two on road

A FTER OPENING the season on the road for the first two weeks, will Sunday’s home opener at MetLife Stadium really be home sweet home for the Jets?

It is difficult to predict what the atmosphere will be at 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon after the Jets burst though the tunnel to play the Dolphins in their first home game of the 2017 season.

Will t he stands be full, or will the place have the look of a preseason home game with empty seats everywhere?

Will those Jets fans who are there hate or be hopeful?

With the so-called “Suck for Sam’’ tanking movement in play based on the roster gutting management executed in the offseason, are the fans who do turn up Sunday going to root for the Jets to win or to lose?

This is the bizarre tug of war many Jets fans face that reaches the reality stage Sunday with the team finally coming home:

Will they root for the short-term pleasure of seeing their team win a few games?

Or will they hope for as many losses as possible to ensure the Jets of getting one of the first couple of draft picks so they can pick USC’s Sam Darnold or one of the other top collegiate quarterbacks? Even by Jets standards, it figures to be a unique and weird home season, and it begins against the improved Dolphins, whose strength (running t he ball and rushing the passer) happen to match up well against the Jets weaknesses. This much I’m positive about: Based on the offseason moves that were made, the historically low expectations and the fact the Jets already are 0-2, the fans at MetLife on Sunday will have a short leash for this team, with the boobirds poised to ooze their vitriol if the Jets come out and stink up the place.

This places paramount importance on a positive start — whether it comes in the form of an opening drive on offense that produces points or a spirited defensive stand that stymies the Miami offense.

The Jets must give their fans reasons to be cheerful.

If their offense comes out the way the Giants have in their first two games — with Eli Manning getting sacked seemingly as soon as he stepped off the team bus — the MetLife atmosphere has the potential to get ugly.

“I hope for the opener they’ll be excited just like we are and they’ll be optimistic just like we are and that they’ll give us all of their energy so we can hear them,’’ quarterback Josh McCown told The Post on Friday. “It’s going to be nice to be home and be in front of our fans. Hopefully, we’ll go out and play good football and give the fans a reason to be loud so [the Dolphins] can experience some of the things we’ve experienced when we’ve been on the road the last two weeks.

“If you want to help, go be loud on third down when they’ve got the ball.’’

Tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins, who was suspended for the first two games, sounded like he was about to jump out of his skin he is so pumped up.

“They tell us we’re supposed to be going 0-16,’’ Seferian-Jenkins joked. “I’m pretty sure there are 14 games to go, and I’m pretty sure we won’t lose all 14 of those on Sunday. We’ve got a bunch of no-names that can be big names. Every big name was a no name. So I’m not worried about the [Eric] Deckers and all these other people that aren’t here.

“We’ve got enough good players that we can go win games. We’ve got all the pieces. We’re excited to get going.’’

Backup quarterback Bryce Petty said he understands the conundrum Jets fans find themselves in — whether to cheer for victories or the highest draft pick.

“Obviously, you want that home-field advantage, but you’ve got to give them a reason to come and be loud,’’ Petty said. “That’s on us — to win and make it fun for them. It’s up to us to give them something to cheer about. This is New York. We’re going to have the diehards and we’re going to have the people that are on the fence. It’s up to us to bring those people on the fence over to the diehard side.’’

Tackle Ben Ijalana said his “anticipation’’ is the MetLife crowd will be “excited.’’

“It’s a division opponent, the first Jets home football Sunday, so I expect crowd noise, electricity and energy, and hopefully we’ll feed off of that,’’ he said.

“We’re just happy to be back home,’’ defensive tackle Steve McLendon said.

The question is this: How welcoming will home be for these Jets?