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Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Tom Brady's four-yard touchdown pass to
Danny Woodhead ended a 96-yard drive and gave the Patriots a 10-9 lead over
the Giants at halftime of the Super Bowl.
Brady was 10-for-10 on the drive and completed his last 11 passes in the half.
The 96-yard drive, coming after the Patriots were pinned in deep by a punt,
tied a record for the longest in Super Bowl history.
Earlier, Eli Manning started the game 9-for-9 and threw a two-yard touchdown
pass to Victor Cruz to give New York a 9-0 lead over New England after the
first quarter.
New York also got two points on a safety when Brady was called for intentional
grounding on New England's first play from scrimmage.
Brady's pass, under pressure, was thrown 45 yards downfield from the front of
the end zone with no receiver in the vicinity and was the sixth safety in
Super Bowl history.
Manning led the Giants on a 78-yard drive after that, which included a penalty
on New England for too many men on the field. The drive was capped by his
short pass to Cruz behind two defenders with 3:24 left in the quarter, making
it 9-0.
The Giants ran 19 of the game's first 20 plays from scrimmage as New England
had trouble getting out of its own way early.
But the Patriots started a 60-yard drive that spanned the first and second
quarters and ended in Stephen Gostkowski's 29-yard field goal, pulling them
within 9-3.
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