• Love Hurts. Here is our own J-Money, who is not taking the Cardinal loss well at all. You know things are bad when the only way you can express your feelings is through a Nazareth song. Quote: "For the record I don't always look like a preteen boy." [YouTube]

• Come On Pittsburgh, You're Barely Trying. "Police arrested more than 100 people for failing to disperse, at least one for arson, and two others for drunken driving. Couches and several garbage containers were set on fire." [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]

• Commercial Appeal. The original kid from the Mean Joe Greene Coke commercial gives his opinion on the new version that aired yesterday. [KDKA2]

• The TV Ratings Are In ... and they're about 6 percent down from last year. That's what happens when you don't tell people there's going to be a porn clip. [The Live Feed]

• Yeah, Yeah, Six Super Bowl Trophies. We Know. This is already getting tiresome, and it's only Monday. [RSW Blog]

• Super Bowl Prop Bets: An Analysis. Over-under on length of time it will take Jennifer Hudson to sing the National Anthem: 1 minute, 57 seconds. [Stock Lemon]

• Citizen Soldier Indeed. NFL will not allow the military color guard to stay and watch the Super Bowl. This news is going over well as you might imagine. [The Thunder Run]

• Steelers Fans Getting Cocky? What? One blogger lists 10 reasons the Steelers cannot lose the Super Bowl. What a rebel. [Five Tool Tool]

• Super Bowl XLIII As Predicted By Madden 09. The surprise isn't that the Steelers win or that Roethlisberger throws three TD passes, but rather that the Cardinals cover. [First Cuts]

• Coo-Coo For Kurt: Confessions Of A Bandwagon Cardinals Fan. "Am I a long-suffering 'Zona fan? No. don't have a Neil Lomax throwback or a homemade tattoo of their less-pissed looking logo. My loyalties toward the Perching Birds of Arizona didn't begin until My Beloved Kurt Warner™ started taking the snaps every Sunday." [The Typing Makes Me Sound Busy]

• Fun Steelers-Cardinals Facts. Yes, one day long ago, the Cardinals and Steelers played as the same team. [Steelers Today]

• Steelers Fan Mocks Cardinals Fan. We Never Could Have Seen This Coming. "The Cards have been around for 60+ years and have tortured three different cities with their sad and pitiful ways. The most recent victim has been Arizona, where the Cards have finished in the bottom third of the league on a regular basis since moving there in 1988. They’ve done nothing but maintain a position as the doormats of the league until this year. And now their fans don’t how to react." [Nice Pick, Cowher]

• Mmm, Mmm It's Norwoodlicious. Bills lose Super Bowl yet again, courtesy of Campbell Soup. [Chunky.com]

• His-to-ry. Steelers give AFC Championship game ball to President Obama. Franco Harris is somehow involved. [WTAE Pittsburgh]

• Unlikely Super Bowl Appearance Indeed. Headline of the week so far. I love Britain and its tenuous grasp of American football. [Riverfront Times]

• Let It Ride. According to RJ Bell, the Cardinals would be Super Bowl underdogs against 10 different NFL teams, including two which didn't even make the playoffs. [Pregame.com]

• Ballad Of The Sixburgh Steelers. Another Day, another Ryan Parker Super Bowl song. [Ryan Parker Songs]

• Your Gratuitous Super Bowl Television Ad Post. The economy cannot stop Super Bowl ad prices from going up again this year: $3 million per 30 seconds. This year with Denny's! [MSNBC]

• Belichick Inexplicably Opts For Red, Pats Lose, Boy Chews Shirt. "Seriously Bill, no gray hoodie with the sleeves cut off? Was this really the night to change things up?" [The Sports Hernia]

It seems that Adam Sandler has better luck with this garment ...

• With Kige On Our Side, Good Things Will Happen. Kige Ramsey's Super Bowl prediction. The dramatic pause was genius. [Bottomless Chips]

• A Requiem For The Patriots. "Maybe I'm being lame by turning the focus away from the Giants hard-earned victory - but I'm just glad I can still be proud to be a New England Patriots fan, instead of feeling like a disenchanted member of a nation that takes the fun out of the game. So long live the 2007 Patriots - just not for too long please. I don't know if I've ever looked forward to baseball season this much. But don't fret Tom Brady, I still want to have your child." [The Sports Scribbler]

• Giants 17, Patriots 14. "If you're going to compare this in football terms, you could say the New England Patriots suddenly bore a resemblance to the New Zealand All Blacks in last September's Rugby World Cup. In my opinion, though, the closest comparison has to be the 1991 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball squad, which went 34-0 on its way to the Final Four, then lost to Duke in the semifinals. That team that was supposed to be absolutely unstoppable, but guess what? They got stopped. There were allegations of cheating among both teams, too. The only way it could be any closer is if photos emerge of the Pats' offensive line in a hot tub with a bookie." [Dave's Football Blog]

• Ultimate Humble Pie. "Undefeated season denied. Congratulations to the New York Giants. The Giants were unbelievably lucky on several plays, especially on that last drive — Asante Samuel muffing what could have been a game-ending interception, David Tyree somehow holding on to that deep pass to the Patriots 24 with just over a minute left. But that's football. Those are the bounces. Your New England Patriots have nothing of which to be ashamed. They came within 3 points of something most of us could hardly comprehend." [Pats Pulpit]

• Perfection Stopped Cold. "Right now I am stunned, as I am sure is all of New England. But I said this game made me uneasy and I was uncomfortable the entire game and I wasn't anywhere near the field. This feeling reminds me of watching Aaron Boone hit the HR off of Tim Wakefield." [Sox And Dawgs]

• Randy Moss: Super Bowl Loser. "Randy Moss, for all his worthlessness today, still had the class to make that swimming move after catching the TD that put the Patriots up late in the 4th. Up to that point he did nothing. In the biggest game of his life, he did nothing to help carry the load, and for that I can only bask in the pleasure of the fact that Randy Moss will get no ring this year. Hopefully ever. His touchdown came after the defender that was covering him fell down. Yet, the guy acts as if the center of the football universe should take note that he's some sort of football god. No Randy, you're the epitome of selfish, and karma got the better of you today." [The Eye Patch]

• Confused Thoughts In The Aftermath. "Whether they said the Tom Brady ankle controversy was a non-issue or not, could it have been that it limited his ability to throw the deep ball. It's been quite some time since we've seen Brady pass so erratically, especially with the deep ball. I don't care what the statistics say, Brady didn't look like himself." [Eye On Foxborough]

• Eli's Escape: Legendary Play In Super Bowl History. "Initially my thoughts were, "haha, Eli got sacked, it's over." Then when that summabitch wouldn't go down, I changed quickly and said "hot damn, he's not going to let his team lose." And that's what happened. With one play Eli willed his team to victory. And let's not overlook what made this play so spectacular — the fact that it was completed on the other end with an amazing catch by David Tyree. That's the type of play where Eli can easily go down or have the pass batted down. Instead it wasn't, and that's when you knew grace was with the Giants. Let's take another look at it." (In case it's taken down, try this) [Larry Brown Sports]

(Ed. Note: Oh, and here's our Times column and our TSN column.)

• Super Bowl Post-Game: Reliving The Giant Victory. "The biggest key to our success tonight was the Giants ability to generate pressure with their front four. They were in Brady's face all game, and even when they didn't create pressure, they threw off the timing of the Patriot offense. The only time that offense looked right was their touchdown drive in the fourth quarter. The Giants pass rush made Tom Brady look like an average quarterback tonight, plain and simple." [Giants 101]

• Welcome To Perfectville. Population: 1. The really big winners on Sunday? Reebok, which filmed this commercial even though they had to strongly suspect that it would never air. [Reebok]

• Kudos And Wet Willies: Super Bowl XLII Edition. "The Patriots: Oh my God! I am still not sure I believe what I just saw. ... The Patriots couldn't finish off the only thing that really mattered in their entire season, winning the Super Bowl. They were outplayed most of the game, had no answers for the Giants' pass rush and couldn't stop Eli Manning when it mattered most." [Big Blue View]

• And Baby, You Better You Believe!. "Anyway, holy fucking shit. I can't begin to explain the bizarre combination of euphoria and disbelief I have coursing through my veins right now. It can't be described. It really can't. There is no word in the English language that can describe the feeling that comes with winning a Super Bowl against a team that was 18-0 and considered the best team to ever grace a football field. There's just no way to describe it. I have been drinking since 4 p.m. I am on a high of vodka and victory that no one has ever tasted before." [Why Don't We Get Drunk And Blog]

• Down Go The Patriots! "That's right, Eli Manning is a Super Bowl champion. And as a Dolphins fan, I congratulate Eli and his teammates the way that I would if Miami had won the Super Bowl. They beat our hated division rivals, and kept the '72 Dolphins' perfect record intact. Sure, New England might have gone 18-0, but what do they have to show for it? An AFC East title? And AFC Championship? Wow. Undefeated and that's what you're rewarded with? Sorry motherfuckers, but you got rolled in the biggest game of the season and that's what you'll be remembered for." [The Sports Oasis]

• They Might Be Giants. The following brave bloggers all picked New York to win: The Sports Lounge ... Afraid Of Ed Hochuli ... Monday Morning Punter (KSK) ... Stupid Sideline Reporters. [The Hot Route] (Ed. Note: Oh, and Daulerio.)

• Emmitt Smith: "Sharp As A Whistle" Since 2007. I must admit here to all of you that I find the Jimmy Kimmel Show hilarious. Well the JKS did us all a great service last night by putting together all of the best clips of Emmitt's first season on ESPN. They even have one that we all missed! [Awful Announcing]

They Shouldn't, But The Giants Will Find A Way To Win. I have been trying to convince myself to come right out and say it for a while now, so here it is — the Giants are going to win on Sunday. Can I tell you how they are going to do it? No. Can I tell you the Giants have clear advantages in any phase of Sunday's matchup? No. Can I say the Giants should win Sunday? No. But, I believe that they will. Prediction: Giants 31, Patriots 27. [Big Blue View]

• One Super Wager. Here come the politicians again! New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino have placed their predictable bet on Super Bowl XLII. And I must say, they've outdone themselves with this one. [The Blue Screen]

• Super Bowl Edition Of Weekly Observations. Alright, so I guess you want a prediction. If this game had been played last week, I might have picked the Giants to win. Momentum cannot be underestimated. Unfortunately, I think the extra week has taken some of the momentum away. As I said after my Green Bay prediction, I hope I'm wrong Giants fans. I really do. Patriots win, 31-28. [Giants 101]

• Lawrence Tynes, Misser Of Field Goals. As you may have guessed, Carl Brutananadilewski is in rare form this week. After calling off his holy reign of terror on Lawrence Tynes and his family, the Aqua Teen Hunger Force star has a few words for the New England Patriots. "You just better watch your back, Tom Brady! We're coming for you, you mediocre supermodel-banging fancy pants!" [YouTube]

• Breakin' It Down: New England Patriots. In order for the Patriots to lose this weekend they are going to have to do something wrong something out of the normal. Whether that be Brady playing poorly, a few costly turnovers, the offensive line playing poorly for the first time, or the defense completely collapsing. The Patriots need to do something out of character to lose the game. [Simon On Sports]

• Gamblers Bet On Giants Upset At Vegas Casinos. The Patriots are favored to win, but more people appear to be betting on a Giant upset in Sunday's Super Bowl. Brad Bryant, sports book director at the Planet Hollywood Casino in Las Vegas, says that can change quickly as the rush to place bets peaks just before kickoff. [Giants Gab]

• Stupid, Stupid, Stupid. Generally we prefer the Globe to the Herald. For starters, the Globe has Mike Reiss, the Guy Who Never Sleeps. But the stupid fricking Globe has a book available for pre-order on Amazon.com: 19-0: The Historic Championship Season of New England's Unbeatable Patriots. WTF? A little louder this time: WTF?!?!?! [Land of Patriots]