Giants' Eli Manning reveals meaning of 'Omaha'

As far as mysteries go, the use of the word Omaha by Peyton and Eli Manning at the line of scrimmage is right up there with Stonehenge and The Bermuda Triangle.

The New York Giants quarterback, though, may have put the speculation to rest for good on Thursday. He offered an anti-climatic explanation for the use of the word.

"There was actually a sheet that said ‘Omaha’ at the top, and basically ‘Omaha’ was maybe we change the play, or maybe when I was changing protection, or Diehl had to tie his shoe or something and was taking forever and the play clock’s running down," Manning said at season-ticket holders event Thursday. "And ‘Omaha’ just told everybody to put their hand in the ground, shut up, and the ball’s about to be snapped."

"So I would say ‘Omaha’ and I would say it again and then say ‘set hut’ and do whatever you think you need to be doing and let’s go play football."

Mystery solved. We can all sleep easy tonight.