Three Main Events in less the 24 Hours, Part 3

4:57 p.m.: Halftime. My thoughts? Pittsburgh has controlled the game whenever it's had the ball. Arizona has taken advantage of the little mistakes the Steelers have made.

Ken Whisenhunt needs to find a way to get the ball to Larry Fitzgerald. So far, the Steelers defense has neutralized the best player on the field. They have had at least two defenders shadow Fitzgerald the entire game, making it difficult for Kurt Warner to throw the ball his way.

Without Fitzgerald, the Cardinals have no chance.

And by the way, "momentum" in a football game is fake. What one offensive unit accomplishes or not accomplishes does not affect the other offensive unit. Maybe a defensive stop fires up the offense, but that adrenaline rush is short lived. Arizona still has a shot. It just has to figure out the Steelers defense, which not many teams have done this year.

4:51 p.m.: Talk about a game-changer. James Harrison shows us all why he's the Defensive Player of the Year, taking his interception 100 yards for a touchdown.

By the way, that's the longest play in Super Bowl history.

Amazing. Just when you think Arizona is about to at least tie the game heading into the locker room, Harrison makes the play, crushing any mojo the Cardinals had going into the half.

I still can't believe it.

4:47 p.m.: Larry Fitzgerald is in the stat book, finally catching a ball with 41 seconds left in the half.

4:31 p.m.: Steve Breston is so far the Cardinals' MVP.

4:21 p.m.: GET UP BEN PATRICK! This won't be a blow out just yet. Arizona 7 Pittsburgh 10.

4:20 p.m.: Anquan Boldin finally catches a pass for Arizona. Now if only Larry Fitz can get the ball.

4:15 p.m.: Matt Leinart makes an appearance.

4:12 p.m.: It's official. The Budweiser Clydesdales have officially jumped the shark.

4:08 p.m.: This is the time of the game where Cardinals fans say "It's not over yet. Arizona has the most explosive offense in the NFL. There's plenty of time left."

We shall see about that. If the Cards can get the ball to Larry Fitzgerald, then maybe they have a shot.

4:01 p.m.: End of the first quarter, Steelers 3 Cardinals 0. That was a pretty quick first quarter. That happens when Pittsburgh controls the ball for most of a quarter. They wear down a team, they run the ball, their pass routes are executed to the T. Not looking good for Arizona.

3:57 p.m.: Everything is going the Steelers' way. Roethlisberger had all kinds of time--almost 10 seconds--to throw that ball. How can no Cardinals' defender get to him on 3rd and 10?

And Larry Fitzgerald must be dying on the sideline. Penalties do not help against the best defense in the NFL.

3:43 p.m.: If I were the Steelers, I would have went for it. It's 4th and goal from like three inches away. Take your chances. If you don't score the TD, then you've got Arizona on its one-yard line, with the best defense in the NFL taking the field.

Where are your balls Mike Tomlin?

3:38 p.m.: I would be scared if I saw Ben Roethlisberger running at me. TD Pittsburgh for now, Arizona is challenging the play.

Whether or not it's a touchdown or three points on an ensuing field goal, the Cardinals have a problem on defense. And that problem is that Arizona has no idea what Pittsburgh is going to do.

And when they do guess right, the Steelers can still get four or five yards on every play.

3:35 p.m.: I feel sorry for Adrian Wilson, who has spent the last eight years with the Arizona Cardinals. It's like having George Bush in the White House for eight years.

3:28 p.m.: The NFC has now won 12 consecutive Super Bowl coin tosses.

3:26 p.m.: Stupid stat number one: The NFC team has won the last 11 coin tosses in the Super Bowl.

3:21 p.m.: Jennifer Hudson actually performs a pretty good national anthem. Let's get to kickoff.

Wait, Avon got commercial time?

3:11 p.m.: Not even LeBron James can save the Cleveland Browns.

3:09 p.m.: So the Steelers didn't get the memo to run onto the field after Al Michaels introduces them. But Arizona did.

2:58 p.m.: It's official. The Cardinals will lose. Matt Millen just picked them to win. I don't care about kiss of death from Cris Collinsworth. Millen is the true kiss of death.

2:45 p.m.: It's official: if Mario Lopez is the Minority Ryan Seacrest, then Tiki Barber is the Jock Ryan Seacrest.

2:43 p.m.: Troy Polamalu has his hair up. OMG!

2:36 p.m.: I've arrived at my friend's place for our Super Bowl party and my friend isn't home. But that's okay, time to turn on NBC's pregame show.

By the way, I think NBC's pregame is pretty good. It has to be if you have 20 people hosting it.

The piece I've liked so far is the history of the Gatorade bath, which apparently goes back to the Chicago Bears in 1984, the year before they won the Super Bowl. It's a nice (and predictable tradition).

On a side note, I remember an interesting story from my days covering Cal football for The Daily Californian. Now, this is all heresay, but apparently, in DeSean Jackson's final year with the Bears, he asked coach Jeff Tedford to change the Gatorade flavor because he didn't like lemon-lime. Cal changed the Gatorade player.

(On another side note, I think Journey's pregame performance sucked. Where's Steve Perry? That new singer wasn't that good.)

As for this Super Bowl, I still think Pittsburgh is going to win. Strike that, the Steelers SHOULD win. They have the better team, better defense and better coaching (in my opinion).

But destiny may be on Arizona and Kurt Warner's side. Liverpool did win today, and Liverpool wears red. So do the Cardinals.

My prediction: Pittsburgh 23, Arizona 17.