Super Bowl Live Blog!

Random in-game thoughts from our resident 12-year-old football analyst:

Saints win the the toss. Now they have to punt.

It's hard to root against Peyton Manning, but it's also hard to root against the Saints. So I'm not sure.

It appears Dwight Freeney is playing, which is good, because now people won't talk about it anymore.

Dallas Clark makes a 15-yard catch for an Indy first down.

So the Colts got a field goal, and the Saints defense looked very bad. They have a lot of work to do if they want to stop the Colts' offense.

Saints fumble on the kickoff, but recover, and since there's a commercial break I think that's the end of this update.

The Saints had to punt, and their defense is once again being completely and totally inept, this time in stopping the running game. Also, I just did some drumming. I'm hoping that the Colts will be held to a field goal so that New Orleans has a chance to win the game.

Well, Pierre Garçon catches a touchdown pass, and I'm worried the Saints are going to be too demoralized to win.

Confirming my suspicions that the Saints would have trouble winning: apparently the largest comeback in Super Bowl history is ten points.

As the Saints get a field goal, I note that the motivation for Dwight Freeney's probably came from what Gregg Williams said about giving Peyton Manning some "remember me" hits. Freeney just applied it to Drew Brees.

It looks like the Saints are going to get points on this drive, which is good for their sake. That was a great pass downfield by Drew Brees... but the reverse afterward was a huge loss, so they are going to have to get their momentum back if they want a touchdown.

And so the Saints get a deep pass inside the five yard line. But a pass for no gain on first and goal and a false start call kill their momentum.

And since the Saints have been stopped on fourth down, they give Peyton Manning the ball with two minutes left, which is never a good idea, as has been evidenced by other drives earlier in the playoffs.

It looks like the Saints are going to narrow their deficit to four, which will help their morale going into the half.

Halftime. The Colts were superior at the beginning; New Orleans started to overtake them, but that fourth and goal derailed a pretty good drive.

SECOND HALF

[The onside kick] was a nice move, and the Indianapolis kickoff team just didn't know what they were doing. So the Saints have good field position.

Pierre Thomas continues to have a big impact on the game, and New Orleans scores. I actually saw a thing on ESPN this morning comparing who would have the better game, Pierre Thomas or Pierre Garçon, and so far they've both scored touchdowns, and they've been among the top performers for their respective teams.

I missed the last Indianapolis touchdown, but it'll definitely help their cause to finally have an offensive explosion.

The Saints can't let the Colts keep the ball for much longer. If they score a touchdown, that makes the situation much more difficult. If they get a field goal, that's fine, but still not good.

Indianapolis went for it on fourth down and succeeded, but Matt Stover missed the field goal, so the Saints get the ball with lots of time.

The Saints got a great touchdown drive, but they just barely missed the two-point conversion, which is very advantageous for the Colts.

Seeing the replay, it really looks like it's in the end zone. AND IT'S REVERSED!

I had no idea that interception was coming, but it looks like that's the end of the game for the Colts.

I think the MVP of the Super Bowl is going to be Drew Brees. He should complete one more pass so he can get the record.

The Colts have a very slim chance, but for some reason I doubt they're going to be able to recover the onside kick -- if they score a touchdown, that is.

And Manning throws an incompletion on fourth down.

It's great that the Saints finally got a Super Bowl win, although you have to feel bad for Peyton.

I voted for Drew Brees to be the MVP.

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TREMENDOUS GAME!

Folks, this concludes our final football blog of the season -- and what a great season it was. We may check in on the NFL draft in April. But until then, for the last time in the 2009 season, here comes the part where Hen gets to type whatever he wants.

This is going to be a great offseason. There are a lot of big-name free agents and rookies.