2006 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 10, 2006 · Giants Stadium
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IND -3 ✓U 47.5 ✓
Indianapolis Colts 26–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · IND
25/41, 276 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
14.0 expected points added · +2.0% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
20/34, 247 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
9.2 expected points added · -2.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 25/41 | 276 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Rhodes | 16 | 29 | 1.8 | 1 | -2.7 |
| Joseph Addai | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Brackett | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sanders | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlin Jackson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason David | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Gardner | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Bethea | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Harper | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rob Morris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cato June | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raheem Brock | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 20/34 | 247 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 18 | 110 | 6.1 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 1 | 3.7 |
| Chad Morton | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Eli Manning | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Pierce | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Madison | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Robbins | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Emmons | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Demps | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gibril Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Webster | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| LaVar Arrington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Butler | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| William Joseph | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -3
- Closing total
- 47.5
- IND moneyline
- —
- NYG moneyline
- —
Colts closed -3 and covered, winning by 5.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 47 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 71°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- IND 7 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Tony Dungy vs Tom Coughlin