Manning looking for first victory at Foxboro tonight



The Colts star is 0-5 with 15 interceptions at the Patriots home field.
FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) -- Peyton Manning doesn't want revenge. He just wants to win in Foxboro.
His four-interception flop there in last season's AFC championship game fits a pattern: an 0-5 record with seven touchdown passes and 15 interceptions at the home of the New England Patriots.
Season opener
He'll lead the Indianapolis Colts back into Gillette Stadium tonight in the NFL's season opener. Had he played better there eight months ago, his team and not the Patriots might be Super Bowl champions.
"They just played well in the times we have played them," Manning said. "They had a bunch of games [last season] where it was down to the last possession and they were able to win those games and that is probably one of their biggest strengths."
He knows it's not a good idea to try to make up for the Colts' 24-14 loss in the AFC title game.
Frustrating loss
"It was very frustrating and disappointing to lose that game when you get close like that," Manning said. "But I think that has cost a lot of teams in the past, that they haven't been able to put the previous season behind them."
The Patriots have won 11 straight at home, in the regular season and playoffs, and allowed just 68 points there in the last regular season -- an NFL record for an eight-game home schedule.
Nine of their defensive starters are back. Keith Traylor replaces Ted Washington at nose tackle, and Ty Warren takes over for Bobby Hamilton at end. But the Colts have scored more than 400 points in four of the last five years, and Manning was the NFL's co-MVP last season.
"That doesn't frighten us at all," New England defensive end Richard Seymour said. "I just think it's a challenge, and they're going against one of the best defenses in the league."
Only 2-8 against Pats
The Colts were 12-4 last season but Manning is 2-8 in his career against the Patriots. New England quarterback Tom Brady is 4-0 against the Colts.
"Most of the games have been pretty close," said Brady, who didn't throw an interception in the eight regular season home games last year. "You don't want to get down on a team like this by a bunch of points because they can run out the clock on offense."
Last Nov. 30, the Patriots stopped the Colts on three consecutive plays from the 1-yard line in the closing seconds and won 38-34 in Indianapolis. Their defense seems just as strong now.
Dillon now with Pats
New England must deal with a balanced offense led, as usual, by Manning, running back Edgerrin James and wide receiver Marvin Harrison. Indianapolis faces a Patriots offense with a major new contributor, Corey Dillon.
He was obtained in a trade with Cincinnati to boost a running game that ranked 27th in the NFL last season.
"He will give them confidence that they can pound the ball and [put] things away a little bit more when they have the lead," Colts coach Tony Dungy said.