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Sept 19, 8:20 pm - Giants at Indianapolis
| Game 2 | |||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Colts | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| ESPN Scores | ESPN Recap | ESPN Stats |
Giants
lose to the Colts 38-14.
Eli Manning was 13-of-24 for 161 yards and 1 INT and 2 TDs.
Ahmad Bradshaw
rushed for 89 yards on 17 carries.
Danny Ware rushed for 15 yards on 2 carries
and caught 1 pass for 5 yards.
Brandon Jacobs rushed for 8 yards on 4 carries.
Mario Manningham caught 4 passes for 75 yards and 1TD.
Hakeem Nicks caught
2 passes for 38 yards and 1TD.
Steve Smith caught 4 passes for 35 yards.
Bear
Pascoe caught 1 pass for 7 yards.
Travis Beckum caught 1 pass for 1 yard.
Mathias
Kiwanuka had 1 sack.
Game
Notes:
"It wasn't the kind of
game you write home to your mother about, and to make matters worse Eli's mom
and the whole family were on hand to see it. The opening kickoff gave some measure
of comfort, with the Giants special teams stopping the Colts at the 20 yard line,
and that's awesome for them. My good feelings disappeared fast though when Peyton
Manning completed his first two passes, each going for first downs, and before
long the rest of the 80 yards were gone as well and the Colts were up 7-0.
Our
offense answered with a reverse play that netted 2 yards for Mario Manningham,
a run by Ahmad Bradshaw that lost those same 2 yards, and then an Eli Manning
Pass incomplete to Hakeem Nicks that put them three and out. By the end of the
half the score was 24-0 and the zero was an accurate reflection of how the Giants
were playing. Eli Manning had already fumbled once while being sacked and more
was to come.
The second half started with the Giants scoring on a long touchdown
pass, but they were struggling with the Colts pass rush all night and on their
next drive Eli was sacked and the fumbled ball was returned 1 yard for a touchdown
that put the Colts up, 31-7. Both teams scored touchdowns in the fourth quarter
and the Giants ended up losing this one 38-14."
"The Giants looked like they were in preseason mode, while the Colts were looking post season ready. It's too bad head coach Jim Caldwell didn't have the courtesy to sit out some players like he did last year against the Jets, because the Giants sure could have used any help they could get.
Special teams looked better and they even managed to down the ball at the Colts 2 yard line in the second quarter, but maybe the entire crew should have stayed on the field. They couldn't have done any worse than the defensive unit allowing Peyton Manning to move the ball 98 yards into the endzone for a 14-0 score.
Things never got better in this one sided game except for one glimmer of hope, when Eli Manning put together an 87 yard drive at the start of the second half that ended with a pass to Manningham for a 54 yard touchdown, that gave the Giants their first points in the game. Unfortunately there was no big turnaround as the Giants couldn't keep that kind of action going against the aggressive Colts. Punter Matt Dodge improved his game with six punts that went for over a 45 yard average and over a 41 yard net after returns.
Next week the Giants (1-1) will host the Titans (1-1)."
Scoring:
| First Quarter |
| INDIANAPOLIS
- TOUCHDOWN Play: Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards in 6:44 Indianapolis 7-0 |
| Second Quarter |
| INDIANAPOLIS
- TOUCHDOWN |
| Third Quarter |
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GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN Play: MARIO MANNINGHAM 54 YD PASS FROM ELI MANNING (LAWRENCE TYNES KICK), 10:44 Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards in 4:16 Indianapolis 24-7 Play: Drive: 0 play, 0 yard Indianapolis 31-7 |
| Fourth Quarter |
| INDIANAPOLIS
- TOUCHDOWN |
Notes:
Giants Eli Manning started his 89th consecutive
game.
Giants Eli Manning's 24
passes increased his career total to 2,847.
Eli moved past Charlie Conerly
(2,833) and into 2nd place on the Giants' career list.
Phil Simms leads with
4,647.
Giants Brandon Jacobs unintentionally
threw his helmet into the stands in the third quarter.
Security had to retrieve
it from the fans.
Giants saw their nine-game September winning streak come to an end.
Eli and Peyton Manning are one of 22 sets of brothers currently active in the NFL.
Colts
Peyton Manning started his 194th consecutive game.
Brett Favre leads only the
Manning brothers among active quarterbacks with 287 games.
This was only the second game in NFL history where the starting quarterbacks were brothers. Peyton Manning and the Colts are now 2-0 against Eli Manning and the Giants.
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