What TV channel is Giants-Colts on? How to watch online, live stream, time

What TV channel is Giants-Colts on? How to watch online, live stream, time

The New York Giants and Indianapolis Colts face off on Sunday, Jan. 1. The game will be live streamed on Paramount+ (free trial) and fuboTV (free trial).

The New York Giants aren’t treating the Indianapolis Colts like a team that has won four games all season and has lost eight of its last nine.

With a playoff berth a win away, one might think the Giants (8-6-1) would be salivating at the thought of playing one of the NFL’s weakest teams at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.

That’s not Brian Daboll’s style with the team’s first playoff berth since 2016 within reach. The first-year Giants coach is taking nothing for granted, not even the Colts (4-10-1).

Colts interim coach Jeff Saturday is looking for wins and complete performances in the final two games. Even with his team on a five-game skid, said the Colts’ defense has been making strides.

When is Giants-Colts?

The Colts play the Giants at noon (1 p.m. ET) Sunday, Jan. 1.

Live stream options

Paramount+

Paramount+, which offers a 7-day free trial,and features more than 20,000 episodes and movies from ViacomCBS family, which includes CBS, Comedy Central, BET, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and more.

There are two tiers to the streaming service. For $4.99 per month, you get limited commercials. For $9.99 per month, there are no commercials. Both tiers come with the 7-day free trial.

FuboTV

The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo standard” package, which comprises 121-plus channels for $69.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

Will it be televised?

The Giants and Colts will be televised on CBS.

Preview

IF NOT A WIN: If the Giants lose or tie, they still have ways to secure a playoff spot this weekend. They could get there under various scenarios with help from some if not all of the other NFC wild-card contenders: Seattle, Washington, Detroit and Green Bay.

STILL THE ONE: The Colts made their third quarterback change of the season because they thought Nick Foles would make more plays down the field. Instead, he was intercepted three times and sacked a career-high seven times.

Foles finished 17 of 29 for 143 yards during Monday night’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, and for the fourth time this season, Indy failed to score a touchdown in a game. Saturday has said he plans to stick with Foles as the starter.

UNWANTED: Just call the Giants receiving corps the group no one wanted. Darius Slayton (44 catches for 710 yards and 2 TDs) was a healthy inactive for the opener. Richie James (50 catches for 493 yards and three TDs) has been a kick returner most of the season. Isaiah Hodgins (29 catches for 309 yards and three TDs) was acquired on waivers from Buffalo on Nov. 2.

The Giants went into the season with a receiver group that featured Kenny Golladay (benched), Sterling Shepard (injured), Kadarius Toney (traded) and rookie Wan’Dale Robinson (hurt).

CLOSED OUT: The Colts have struggled to close out games and have blown three fourth-quarter leads during their current losing streak, which includes the largest comeback in NFL history.

How bad has it been?

Indy has been outscored 62-0 in the final 15 minutes of the last three games and 90-9 in the fourth quarter since Saturday replaced the fired Frank Reich in early November.

One problem has been third-down conversions. Indy was 0 for 10 on third down on Monday night.

LINE ROTATION: The Giants have decided to go with a rotation of Ben Bredeson and Nick Gates at left guard.

Gates, who missed almost all of last season with a broken leg, and Bredeson, who was on IR with a knee injury, both returned to the lineup recently. The coaching staff decided to have them split time to keep them fresh.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.