EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The mantra throughout the NFL each week is to look ahead. Considering how ugly the previous week was for Indianapolis, the needed tunnel vision toward Monday night.Following an awful performance in a lo Muggsy Bogues Jersey s to Pittsburgh, the beat the 40-24 behind 's four touchdown pa ses and an improved performance by a defense that kept off balance.With his franchise-record seventh consecutive 300-yard game, Luck led the (6-3) to a lopsided win one week after a 51-34 lo s to and the . Unlike the way Roethlisberger toyed with their defense in that game, the didn't let Manning get going in handing New York (3-5) its third straight defeat."It was great to get back in the win column after a tough one last week," Luck said.Luck hit for a 32-yard TD in the first half. He had scoring throws of 31 yards to , 40 yards to and 2 yards to in the third period. added four field goals and is perfect on 20 tries this year.It was the eighth time this season that Luck had thrown for more than Chauncey Billups Jersey 300 yards and the 17th time in his three pro seasons. He was 25 for 46 for 354 yards, helping the head into their bye with a two-game lead on Houston on the AFC South."Reggie spoke to it last night," Luck said. "He's had only one or two, but he said lo ses before bye weeks stink."So do defeats like the one the laid on Indy. The quick remedy: Win the next time out."We got that bad taste out of our mouths, the way we lost that last game," coach said. "It's awesome."Wayne, who broke down in tears during the national anthem, surpa sed James Lofton for career yards receiving and has 14,070 in his 14-season career."I'm just ble sed to be out there," Wayne said. "It's an emotional game, man, and sometimes it comes out. It was a prime-time game, and an opportunity to turn things around a little bit."An old wise guy once told me you shouldn't hold back your tears. Tonight was a night with the tears." first-round pick Jr. had 156 yards on eight receptions, by far his best game. Manning threw for 359 yards and two TDs, but most of that came with the game decided.Luck seemed to look for Fleener on every pa s in the first half. That well-established combination -- they played together at Stanford before joining the in 2012 -- paid off on consecutive pa ses for the game's first touchdown.But the probably caught a break on one of those plays. Fleener was awarded a 21-yard gain to the New York 32, although video Paul Watson Jersey replays showed he dropped the ball. coach threw the challenge flag too late, seconds before Fleener was uncovered down the right side for the touchdown."We saw the coaches gathering on the sideline and we didn't know if he was trying to challenge it or not," safety said. "And you know as a defense we have to get lined up and get a call. No one got lined up ... we failed to do so as an entire unit. It was one of those plays that costs you."Also costly for the were drops by receivers, an inability to sustain a ground game, and enough pre sure against Manning to force long or high throws that had no chance to be caught. Indy led 16-3 at the half thanks to Fleener's TD and field goals of 48, 31 and 48 yards by Vinatieri, who added a 43-yarder in the fourth quarter.The held the to 143 yards in the opening half, and then staged an 84-yard drive to Hilton's TD on the first series of the third quarter.New York matched that drive to finally get into the end zone. Beckham Terence Davis Jersey got loose for a 59-yard gain on a pa s from Manning, and then broke two tackles for a 24-yard reception. Williams surged in from the 1 to make it 23-10.Luck simply picked New York apart on the next series to go over 300 yards in the air once again. He beat a blitz to hit former running back for 22 yards, did the same to hit Fleener for 11 on third down, and then connected with Wayne on a 40-yard play down the left sideline.Rookie 's sack of Manning three plays later knocked the ball loose and safety returned it 28 yards to the 4. Luck got his fourth TD pa s on a 2-yarder to an uncovered Allen.That score sent many of the fans to the exits, about the only satisfaction they received being a halftime ceremony when former defensive end Michael Strahan received his ring.New York got a pair of late scores on 's 5-yard reception and rookie 's 1-yard catch for his first career TD.NOTES: New York lost cornerback (torn biceps), probably for the rest of the season, and rookie guard (ankle). ... Indy held the to Jose Calderon Jersey 89 yards rushing, while Bradshaw, in his return to the Meadowlands, averaged 7.1 yards a carry, gaining 50, and also had three catches for 29 yards.Copyright 2014 by The A sociated Pre s