Gang Green will try to avoid classic trap game

There should be a giant sign outside MetLife Stadium on Sunday: Beware of Trap.

This feels like a classic trap game for the Jets. They are 3-1, coming off a bye with the Patriots looming next week. It would be easy to overlook the 2-3 Redskins coming to town.

“We’re just focused on Washington,” Jets coach Todd Bowles said this week. He better hope his team is listening. Things are going well for the Jets, but a loss to the Redskins would knock them down a peg. Jets players seem to be hearing Bowles’ message.

“I think we’re going to have our hands full,” safety Marcus Gilchrist said. “By no means, do I think this will be an easy game for us. We’re going to have to bring our A game.”

The Jets defense has been lights-out this season. They are second overall in the NFL and first in scoring defense, allowing just 13.8 points per game. The Redskins are coming off a tough, overtime loss to the Falcons. They have a stingy defense, which ranks sixth overall. On offense, they have a tough running game and quarterback Kirk Cousins is completing 68 percent of his passes.

The Redskins defensive line is huge and will pose a stiff challenge for the Jets offense.

“It’s probably the best front we’ve seen all year,” Jets receiver Brandon Marshall said. “That front seven, they’re monsters up there.”

Marshall has been a huge part of the Jets’ early success. He leads the team with 30 catches and 400 yards. But he said he and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick still have areas to improve upon.

“The cool thing about Fitz and also myself is we feel like we left a lot of meat on the bone,” Marshall said. “We’re definitely not where we want to be. When you look at the film, it’s not where we want to be.”

The Redskins are banged up in the secondary with starting cornerbacks Chris Culliver and DeAngelo Hall both out with injuries. Marshall and fellow wide receiver Eric Decker could have big days.

The showdown with the Patriots is coming next week in Foxborough, Mass., but that matchup will lose some of its spice if the Jets fall to the Redskins.

Beware of Trap.