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.