The Giants 2017 uniform schedule is set. Big Blue's Color Rush game is Week 14 against Dallas.
Get ready to fear the rush again in 2017 – the Color Rush, that is.
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For the second straight season, the Giants will break out their Color Rush alternate jerseys, which the team will wear for their Week 14 home game against the Dallas Cowboys. It will be the first time fans at MetLife Stadium get to see the all-white uniforms and throwback 'GIANTS' helmet (Big Blue wore them on the road last season in Philadelphia).
The Color Rush concept debuted in 2015 during four "Thursday Night Football" matchups to commemorate 50 years of NFL games being broadcast in color. It was expanded to all 32 teams last season, and again featured opposing teams wearing one-color uniforms, intentionally designed to clash with their opponent.
Thursday night games have traditionally become Color Rush matchups, but the Giants only play once on Thursday this season, a Week 12 contest on Thanksgiving Day against the Redskins. Since the NFL did not designate the game for Color Rush, the Giants were free to choose when they wanted to wear the uniforms, so long as it was after Week 5. It will be the first time the Giants have worn the white tops at home since their 2000 home opener against the Cardinals.
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1925 Team Photo. Tim Mara purchased a National Football League franchise for New York for $500. Bob Folwell was named head coach.
New York Giants back Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans. (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
New York Giants' center Mel Hein is seen Oct. 11, 1945, in New York. (AP Photo/John Lindsay)
Kyle Rote, halfback for the New York Giants Oct. 24, 1951 at the Polo Grounds in New York. (AP Photo)
Tackle Arnie Weinmeister #73 of the New York Giants poses for a photo on Aug. 1, 1952 in New York. (Pro Football Hall of Fame via AP Images)
This Dec. 11, 1956 file photo shows Andy Robustelli (81), an end for the New York Giants. (AP Photo/File)
Photo shows Dick Nolan, half back for the New York Giants on Sept. 17, 1960. (AP Photo/John Rooney)
New York Giant quarterback Y.A. Tittle wears a smile as he pulls off his jersey after leading Giants to stunning 38-21 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in New York's Yankee Stadium on Nov. 12, 1961.
In this Sept. 3, 1963, file photo, New York Giants running back Alex Webster poses at the team's NFL training camp in Fairfield, Conn. (AP Photo/Harry Harris, File)
Fran Tarkenton, quarterback, New York Giants, (10) flanked by left Joe Morrison, and Joe Koontz (47) right, in 1968. (AP Photo)
New York Giants linebacker Brad Van Pelt (10) during a 24 to 10 Giants win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 26, 1976 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.(AP Photo/NFL Photos)
New York Giants linebacker Harry Carson (53) looks on during the NFL football game against the St. Louis Cardinals on September 22, 1985 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Giants won the game 27-17. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
New York Giants' quarterback Phil Simms is seen in action, 1984. (AP Photo)
New York Giants running back Ottis Anderson (24) catches a pregame pass during the NFL game against the Philadelphia Eagles on October 12, 1986 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Giants won the game 35-3. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms reacts after throwing a first quarter touch down pass for 11yards to Lionel Manuel in the NFL championship game against the Washington Redskins on Sunday, Jan. 11, 1987 at Giants stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
Giants running back Ottis Anderson (24) on Monday, December 3, 1990. (AP Photo/Al Golub)
New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor (56) pressures Minnesota Vikings quarterback Jim McMahon Jan. 9, 1994 in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
New York Giants wide receiver Amani Toomer celebrates after catching a 17 yard touchdown pass against the Cleveland Browns in the third quarter Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000, in Cleveland.
New York Giants defensive end Cedrick Jones (94) and wide receiver Thabiti Davis (82) celebrate their 17-13 win over the Dallas Cowboys in Irving, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2000. With the win the Giants are NFC East champions.
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) throws a pass during the first quarter Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Manning completed 23 of 42 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns as the Giants beat the Broncos, 24-23.
The new New York Giants uniform is displayed on a mannequin in New York, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. NFL has unveiled its new sleek uniforms designed by Nike.
New York Giants' Victor Cruz smiles while surrounded by reporters during a presentation in New York, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. The NFL and Nike showed off the new gear in grand style with a gridiron-themed fashion show at a Brooklyn film studio.
The Giants introduce their alternative uniforms with white pants vs. the Raiders November 10th, 2013
The Giants ushered in the Ben McAdoo era by switching to all white pants for home games with the blue jersey top.
FEAR THE RUSH! These 80s throwbacks were introduced during the 2016 season as the Giants offical Color Rush uniforms.
"After talking with ownership and [head coach Ben] McAdoo, it seemed to be let's do Color Rush for a game the fans are going to be excited for and amped up for," Giants equipment director Joe Skiba said. "That's definitely the Dallas home game. We wanted to wear them for a home game because last year we were on the road in Philadelphia. It's a homage to the 80s and giving it a modern slant."
The Giants' 2017 non-Color Rush uniforms will look similar to last season. Big Blue will wear blue jerseys with white pants for home games in the regular season. On the road, the Giants will continue to wear traditional gray pants paired with white jerseys, except for the season opener in Dallas and Week 4 in Tampa Bay, where they'll sport the blue jerseys.
You can order your Giants Color Rush jersey at the official team shop here.
