The NFL isn’t going to sully the anniversary of “The Greatest Game Ever Played” with arguably the worst Giants team ever assembled.
The Giants’ home finale against the Colts was one of five Week 17 possibilities to be flexed into three Saturday stand-alone television time slots, but the game will be played on Sunday, Dec. 29, a source told The Post.
Had it been moved to Saturday, it would have been played on the 66th anniversary of the 1958 NFL Championship game between the Giants and Colts that is referred to as “The Greatest Game Ever Played.”
The Giants (2-12) will be playing that day to avoid their second-ever winless record at home and trying not to become the first team in NFL history to go 0-9 at home (only four seasons of possibilities in the 17-game schedule era).
The Giants have had banners paid for by fans demanding that owner John Mara make big changes and “fire everyone” fly over MetLife Stadium before each of their last two home games.
If they lose Sunday to the Falcons in Atlanta, they will set a franchise record for the longest losing streak at 10 in a row.
Tuesday was the deadline for the NFL to flex three games from Sunday to Saturday.
