The Giants came out to stop the pass and were unable to hang with the Colts when they ran the ball in the first half of what turned out to be a 38-14 loss.
Through the first 30 minutes, the Giants had just 69 yards of total offense while the Colts rolled up 278 yards.
Giants QB Eli Manning didn’t complete his first pass until a little more than two minutes remained in the first quarter.
Said Giants coach Tom Coughlin in what might be the understatement of the year, “That wasn’t what we came here to do, not at all.”
Giants tackles David Diehl and Kareem McKenzie weren’t able to put up much of a fight against the Colts pass rush.
QB Peyton Manning said the offensive strategy was predicated on the ability of the Colts tight ends to block Giants defensive backs.
Colts running backs Joseph Addai and Donald Brown combined for 161 yards on 36 carries.
Colts S Antoine Bethea’s hit on the first Giants play set the tone for the defense’s performance.
Colts defensive ends Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis had a field day pressuring Eli Manning.
Rookie LB Kavel Conner, a seventh-round pick by the Colts this April, had five tackles as a replacement for regular starter Clint Session.
