EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Advantage Peyton Manning in the first half of Manning vs. Manning. The Indianapolis Colts took a 16-7 lead into halftime over the New York Giants on Sunday night.
Peyton Manning capped a 70-yard drive by hitting tight end Dallas Clark from 2 yards out to extend the lead.
Late in the second quarter, Eli Manning found Plaxico Burress for a 34-yard score. On the play, Burress tipped the ball to himself.
Adam Vinatieri ended the half with a 49-yard field goal, his third of the game on three attempts. He also hit from 26 and 32 yards.
Manning completed 17-of-27 passes for 197 yards in the half, but the running game struggled, as Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai had a combined 23 yards on 12 carries.
The Giants had 98 rushing yards in the half. Eli Manning completed 9-of-15 passes for 128 yards. Jay Feely missed a 40-yard field goal early in the second quarter.
After weeks of hype leading up to the game, there were no pregame fireworks. About two hours before the game, both Mannings spoke briefly on the field as players loosened up. An hour later, when the teams returned to the field in full uniform, Peyton Manning was booed by the sparse crowd that had begun to filter into Giants Stadium when he was the first Colts player to emerge from the tunnel.
Kate Mara, granddaughter of late Giants owner Wellington Mara, who died last year, sang the national anthem. When she finished, three Black Hawk helicopters flew over the stadium as part of a tribute marking the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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