Last Thoughts SB XL...

Commericals. I agree that the best commercial of the game was the Budwesier ad, where the Clydsesdale pony gets unsuspecting help from the big horses to pull the wagon. The man and dalmation at the end of the commerical were great. This one was a real classic, and I hope they keep running it for years.

(I'm glad I was watching for that commercial. For most of the breaks, and for all of halftime, we turned over to Animal Planet to watch the Puppy Bowl, with occasional narratives by none other than Harry Kalas. Didn't need to see the old version of the Rolling Stones, anyway).

Special mention to the Burger King/Steve Young scramble TD commercial, though since it has been airing for the past few weeks, it wasn't officially a Super Bowl commerical. Creative-wise, however, that Budweiser commercial was special. The BK commerical was cool mainly because we got to see Young's run again.

As for wild cards winning the big one, I believe this is only the fifth, following the Ravens in 2000, Broncos in '97, Raiders in 1980, and Chiefs in 1969, though K.C. wasn't officially designated a "wild card" (Chiefs finished 2nd that season in AFL West).