The Giants will remain winless at home with a loss to the Colts for the first time since 1974

The Giants will remain winless at home with a loss to the Colts for the first time since 1974

Another bad NFL team comes to MetLife Stadium on Sunday to beat the Giants (2-13).

And this defeat will make further history.

Sunday’s loss to the Indianapolis Colts (7-8) will drop the Giants to 0-9 at MetLife Stadium and give them their first winless home season since 1974, when they fell 0-7 in the Yale Bowl.

It also extends the franchise’s record losing streak to 11 games. And the number of visitors could even reach a record low.

“You want to give them a better product given the results we’re putting out right now, but you definitely appreciate them,” head coach Brian Daboll said of his message to fans.

A truly inspiring speech.

Every day that John Mara and Steve Tisch maintain this regime of GM Joe Schoen and Daboll is an insult to the standard they supposedly have in East Rutherford, New Jersey

Mara wrote a letter to a disgruntled fan this week saying “there are no excuses” for the Giants’ record. And the co-owner promised: “I can only promise that we will do everything we can in the offseason to put a team on the field in 2025 that we can be proud of again.”

But these words will only matter if Mara and Tisch take the appropriate actions to back them up.

And right now it’s difficult to trust them to do what’s needed. Because all the national leaks continue to indicate that the Giants will likely release Daboll and keep Schoen.

A report on NFL Network noted that Schoen and Daboll “are not necessarily a package deal.”

However, firing just the coach for the 100th time – every year this franchise has existed – would not be an honest reckoning or apportioning of blame, as Schoen is implicated in every facet of this crumbling operation.

The fans have this reality firmly in their grasp. Unlike the Giants, they mostly seem to understand that no part of this current front office or coaching staff is worth saving.

Some planes reportedly had to fly over MetLife Stadium on Sunday because of the weather, but the message was supposed to read: “Mr. Mara – enough…clean up the house or sell the team.” The other question was: “Are drones looking for Giants home wins?”

And a Saquon Barkley-style plane is reportedly planned to fly over the Giants-Eagles season finale at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Jan. 5 with the message: “TY NY for No. 26.”

For now, the players still have two games left. Two more embarrassing Sundays to endure.

“We don’t expect anyone to save us, so it’s up to us,” edge rusher Brian Burns said. “Either you will fight or lie down.”

But why would anyone give the Giants a chance after their 34-7 loss before Christmas to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday or in any other game?

Red-hot Colts running back Jonathan Taylor is poised to compete in the Giants’ 31st-ranked run defense in both yards per carry allowed (5.2) and yards per game (142.6).

The Giants will lose their eleventh game in a row.

And Mara and Tisch’s arguments for keeping any part of that leadership group intact will ultimately reach zero percent of their fan base.

Eventually, by week 18, most of them will have brown bags over their heads.

FLACCO MAKES THE START

Former Raven and Jet Joe Flacco will start at quarterback for the Colts on Sunday with Anthony Richardson (back/foot) out with an injury. Richardson was benched for Flacco in late September due to poor performance, but then the 39-year-old Flacco was benched for Richardson in mid-November after throwing three interceptions in a loss to the Buffalo Bills. Flacco has 1,167 passing yards, nine touchdown passes and five interceptions this season.

MCFADDEN, SCHMITZ BOTH OUT

Two more Giants starters are out with injuries in Week 17: middle linebacker Micah McFadden (neck) and center John Michael Schmitz (ankle). Safety Raheem Layne (knee) and corner Greg Stroman (shoulder/shin) also will not play.

Four players are questionable: wide receiver Malik Nabers (toe), interior lineman Austin Schlottmann (fibula), defensive tackle Armon Watts (shoulder) and corner/returner Dee Williams (toe).

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