The Bears go three and out. On third and four, Grossman’s second pass of the game is a hideous off-the-back foot heave to the sideline. It’s nearly picked off by Antoine Bethea. Scary. You can hear all the talking heads nodding in agreement in millions of homes across the country—“Bad Rex”, “T-Rex”, “Gross, Man”.
The Colts answer with a downright methodical drive. After two first downs, Manning finds a hole. On 3rd and 10, Charles Tillman gets lost in the zone coverage and Peyton hits Wayne for a 50-yard strike. Touchdown.
Hunter Smith bobbles the extra point snap, and the Colts don’t get a kick off. Shades of Romo. Meanwhile, a million Americans with “7,7” in their Super Bowl box pools just ripped their sheets up in frustration.
A female Colts fan—wearing a Reggie Wayne jersey—is jumping up and down a few rows in front of us. She does not weigh less than 300 pounds.
