NEW YORK GIANTS (1-0) At INDIANAPOLIS (0-1)
Sunday, 8:20 p.m., NBC
OPENING LINE – Colts by 5 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – New York 1-0, Indianapolis 0-1
SERIES RECORD – Colts lead 9-6
LAST MEETING – Colts beat Giants 26-21 on Sept. 10, 2006
LAST WEEK – Giants beat Panthers 31-18; Colts lost to Texans 34-24
GIANTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (7T), RUSH (11T), PASS (8T)
GIANTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (5), RUSH (11T), PASS (6T)
COLTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (1), RUSH (31), PASS (1)
COLTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (23), RUSH (32), PASS (3)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Former No. 1 picks Peyton and Eli Manning meet for second time. Peyton won first meeting in 2006. They won’t face each other again until 2014 unless they meet in the Super Bowl. … Giants are 8-2 in Week 2 games since 2000 and 2-3 vs. Colts since team moved to Indianapolis in 1984. … Indy native Mathias Kiwanuka will play in first NFL game in his hometown; he had two sacks against Panthers last week. … TE Kevin Boss will miss game with concussion. … Giants forced five turnovers against Carolina in season-opener. … Hakeem Nicks had three TD catches in New York’s win last week. It was the first time a Giants receiver had three TD receptions in three years. … Indy is 6-1 in its last seven home openers. … Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne have hooked up for 62 TDs since 2001 and need one to tie John Unitas and Raymond Berry for second most in franchise history. Manning and Marvin Harrison set an NFL record with 112 TDs. … Colts selected Wayne in draft after obtaining No. 30 overall pick from Giants. … Manning’s next TD pass to Dallas Clark will tie Sonny Jurgensen and Jerry Smith for the second most in NFL history between a quarterback and tight end. Manning and Clark have 42. Jurgensen and Smith had 43. … Colts offensive line has finished in league’s top seven in sacks allowed each of past eight seasons but gave up two at Houston. … Colts will play without S Bob Sanders (torn right biceps) and Anthony Gonzalez (high ankle sprain).
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