The Colts offensive line dominated that game. They kept the Bears away from Manning and consistently opened up holes for the running game for 191 yards. That combo allowed the Colts to completely control the time of possession. Which is somewhat ironic because the more the ball is in Rex Grossman’s hands, the better it is for the opposing team. Grossman is not an NFL caliber QB. Half his passes are him throwing the ball up for grabs which led to the 2 killer interceptions in the 4^th quarter. He also dropped a simple snap and handled the pressure of the Colts horribly. In the third quarter, the Bears wear 2 and 1 and the following 2 plays Grossman pretty much fell backward for loss of yardage. Manning was not spectacular but did make a few great throws off his back foot including the T.D. to Wayne in the first quarter. Mostly Manning managed the game for the Colts who tried to avoid big mistakes after the first quarter because they knew the Bears could not score without help from their defense. Aside from the needless challenge for too many men of the field and the initial kick off too Hester, I think Dungy did a great job coaching. The Colts did not have a lot of penalties and he stuck with the running game which eventually wore the Bears out. A few other thoughts:

• CBS spelled Lance Briggs name as Lance Brigss when they introduced him to the game.
• I predicted that the game would feature a ton of turnovers.
• I think Marino must have felt a little dumb flipping the Super Bowl coin when he never won one and Manning was about to get the monkey off his back.
• The Prince half time show featured a collection of songs that seem to be taken from a 40 year old man’s IPod set to random play: Lets Go Crazy, Proud Mary, All Along The Watch Tower, The Best of You, and Purple Rain.
• The Gatorade Bath at the end was botched because Dungy saw it coming.
• If my math is correct, Vinatieri ended up with the most points in one post season in NFL history.