When it comes to having an affair, married women would prefer New York Giant quarterback Eli Manning over Tom Brady of the New England Patriots, a survey found.

About 54 percent of the women polled said that they'd rather have a dalliance with Manning because of his "boy next door" good looks while only 46 percent of the women chose Brady, according to AshleyMadison.com, a dating website for people who are already in a relationship.

They said that Manning would be "less of a hothead" than Brady and easier to relate to, the New York Daily News reported.

The footballer is married to Abby McGrew, his college sweetheart from the University of Mississippi, while Brady is married to Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen.

It emerged that the votes came down to home field advantage: 86 percent of New York women stood by their quarterback, while 97 percent of Boston females chose Brady.

The NFC champ had some support from Indianapolis - his brother Peyton is a quarterback for the Colts. Seventy percent of the women respondents from Indiana said they'd prefer to get close to his brother Eli. (ANI)