Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. As another football season begins, the two sides continue to wage an off-field battle.

The top 70 players in the standings are eligible for the FedEx Cup Playoffs. There are three events in the playoffs that shorten the players in the field by 20 after each tournament.

Most of the 156 players in the field are on the outside of the top 70, so points are just as important as shares of the $8.4 million purse. Only four players from the top 30 of the world rankings ...