Fourth quarter

8:01 -- The Saints appear to have held on a big third down. But the Colts appear to be going for it.

8:02 -- And they get it on a pass to Reggie Wayne.

8:04 -- Former Ohio State star Malcolm Jenkins makes a tackle. I forgot he was even on the Saints.

8:05 -- Matt Stover, the ageless one, misses wide left on a 51-yard field goal try.

8:12 -- Saints driving again. This is looking pretty good for them. The clock is ticking fast.

8:13 -- Touchdown! Jeremy Shockey. Probably the most notable football accomplishment in his off-the-field focused career.

8:15 -- Saints fail on two-point conversion, though the replay shows Lance Moore came darn close to making the catch.

8:18 -- This is such a weird play, and the Saints are challenging it. I'm going to guess the Saints won't get the call.

8:19 -- Oh my, the Saints get the two points! They had so many calls go in their favor in the NFC Championship Game. Maybe they're charmed this year.

8:29 -- A big third down and Peyton Manning throws an interception! Tracy Porter returns it for a touchdown. The Saints are going to pull off the upset!

8:32 -- CBS has done a nice job of sticking with shots of the game when they could have shown us Kim Kardashian all night. We've hardly seen the French Quarter, the Manning family or sappy player profiles.

8:41 -- The Colts are scrambling, but I still don't see how they can tie this up.

8:42 -- Is there a more tired tradition than the Gatorade bath? Waiting for the inevitable...

8:43 -- Manning incomplete on fourth and goal (Reggie Wayne dropped it). The Saints have clinched it.

8:46 -- And the Saints have done it. Coach Skywalker is on the shoulders of his team. French Quarter is excited. I have to think Brees will win the MVP. The crows are roosting. Good night now!

Third quarter

7:22 -- Onside kick! One of the gutsiest calls in history!

7:23 -- Saints ball!

7:26 -- At the half, the analysts said the Saints should take to the air. They're doing that now, but I hope they still keep the running game going. It's the more sustainable approach.

7:27 -- Pierre Thomas! A beautiful catch and weaves his way into the end zone. Saints lead.

7:34 -- Seeking totals from the great storm of 2010? Here is a nice compilation from The Weather Channel.

7:34 -- I stand corrected regarding Phil Simms. He's been pretty good so far.

7:37 -- The Colts answer with a touchdown by Joseph Addai. Maybe we will see more offense in the second half.

7:38 -- The second half of the Super Bowl is actually about football. The first half is all about the commercials and the hype. Now we're down to football.

7:40 -- Pawnbroker Scott Lee Cohen, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in Illinois, has finally quit the race. Another ugly chapter in Illinois politics.

7:46 -- I like the Steve Tasker-Solomon Wilcots sideline reporting duo. CBS has mostly done away with NFL sideline reporters; it's refreshing to hear from two people who actually provide salient information.

7:50 -- Garrett Hartley makes a 47-yard field goal for the Saints. They trail by one.

7:52 -- Colts kicker Matt Stover (20 seasons) is the longest-tenured player in the game. Mark Brunell, Saints quarterback, is next with 17 seasons.

Second quarter

6:09 -- How shocking is this: Colts coach Jim Caldwell's record at Wake Forest was 26-63. If the first quarter is any indication, he's on his way to a Lombardi Trophy.

6:11 -- Yum, chicken cacciatore over cornmeal mush.

6:14 -- Here come the Saints!

6:15 -- Saints running back Pierre Thomas is from the Chicago area and played at Illinois.

6:17 -- I guess Dwight Freeney is healthy enough. The injured Colts defensive end just registered the first sack of the game.

6:22 -- What's with the themed commercials? First, elderly people getting tackled. And now consecutive commercials with pants-less people.

6:24 -- Is it "new or-lins" or "new or-lee-ins?" Phil Simms favors the latter.

6:32 -- I'll take the Saints' receivers over the Colts' receivers.

6:35 -- Big third and goal here. And it goes down to the two-minute warning.

6:37 -- Late second quarter diversion--check out the mascots for the Vancouver Winter Games: http://www.vancouver2010.com/mascot/en/meet.php.

6:39 -- The Saints' Mike Bell slips and it appears the Colts have held. Unless Coach Skywalker goes for it...

6:42 -- And they are going for it! Gary Brackett stuffs Pierre Thomas. This could be a turning point, but you have to give the Saints credit for going for it.

6:50 -- The Saints get the ball back and put up a field goal. Not too bad of an outcome after the fourth-down failure.

First quarter

5:32 -- I really have nothing against the Colts. Maybe a little dislike because they moved from Baltimore and started the events that led to the Browns moving.

5:34 -- If you were really immature, you'd think that Jermon Bushrod was a funny name. But you'd have to be really immature to think that, maybe if you were Beavis and Butthead. It is kind of funny, though.

5:38 -- The Saints' Darren Sharper must be the only William & Mary alum in this game. He also may be a Hall of Fame safety.

5:42 -- RIP to the deceased Golden Girls--Beatrice Arthur and Estelle Getty.

5:43 -- That Tim Tebow ad wasn't as painful as I was expecting. He may be the most overtly conservative big-name athlete ever, though.

5:47 -- Super Bowl Shuffle ad. Yikes.

5:51 -- A delayed note on Colts kicker Matt Stover. He played for the Browns--not the current Browns but the real pre-1995 Browns.

5:59 -- A 26-yard run on third down by Joseph Addai. If this keeps happening it could be a long day for the Saints.

6:01 -- Touchdown for Pierre Garcon of the Colts. Garcon went to Division III football powerhouse Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio. It'll also be mentioned on the telecast that his family is from Haiti. More random though is that he went to high school in Florida before attending college in Vermont and then transferring to Mount.

6:05 -- Ugh, Danica Patrick commercial. I'm skeptical of her endorsement choices.

Pregame hype

5 p.m. -- I really hoped to avoid a case of "the Sundays" today--you know that sad feeling that the weekend is over and the realization that it's time to prepare for Monday. So I made sure to clear the decks for the Super Bowl. I've already done the ironing, laundry and cooked dinner so all I have to do now is watch this game.

5:05 -- I'm going to have a field day with Phil Simms calling this one. You could play a drinking game with his statements of the obvious. I just did a shot.

5:10 -- Is there any doubt that everyone outside of Indianapolis is pulling for the Saints today? Already, you can hear the Joe Robbie Stadium crowd cheering for them and booing the Colts.

5:15 -- What is with this Feb. 7 date for the Super Bowl? We already had a November World Series. Sports seasons are getting longer and longer. Next week is the NBA All-Star Game and the week after that is the Daytona 500. Fans just don't get a breather anymore.

5:21 -- Our american crow roost just took off for some reason.

5:22 -- Saints coach Sean Payton looks like a slightly aged Luke Skywalker.

5:23 -- What if Carrie Underwood "fixed" the anthem and bet it would last longer than 1 minute, 30 seconds or whatever. Couldn't she become really rich?

5:26 -- Three crows are back.

5:26 -- I know that it's not Joe Robbie Stadium but "Sunlife" Stadium or something. Silly.

5:27 -- How appropriate that Saints great Rickey Jackson is entering the Hall of Fame and is being introduced right now.