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It was a clash of epic proportions when the Indianapolis Colts squared off against the New Orleans Saints for Super Bowl XLIV glory on Sunday, February 7, 2010 at the Sun Life (formerly Dolphin) stadium in Miami, Florida this year.

Super Bowl TV Schedule & Kickoff

On TV, football fans wordlwide will tuned into the battle over the coveted Vince Lombardi trophy — and to decide which team gets to wear their Super Bowl rings — as it played out live nationwide beginning at 6 pm ET on the CBS television network.

Kick-off time was 6:28 pm on the East Coast; 5:28 pm Central; 4:28 pm Mountain; and 3:28 pm Pacific.

Across the pond, (and five hours ahead of East Coast time) the live game was played out in the wee hours on BBC in the UK while Belgian fans grabbed a beer to watch on Prime Sport TV.

Meanwhile, this year's halftime show went totally retro with an appearance by The Who as the younger set shook their heads to ask "the what?"

Super Bowl XLIV Recap

It was another exciting Super Bowl as underdog New Orleans trailed 10-6 against favored Indianapolis early on in what looked like cakewalk for the Colts.

The New Orleans Saints - who battled their way through the playoffs to reach a spot at the Super Bowl - obviously had other ideas.

The Saints turned the tables in the third quarter leading 13-10 — when Indianapolis answered them in a hurry as the Colts eventually advanced 17-16.

But the game really didn't heat up until the 4th quarter - and with less than 6 minutes to go - when New Orleans responded in kind with a touchdown and a 24-17 lead for the Saints. Would Indianapolis make one of their famous 4th quarter comebacks? Nope. It was the Saint's Tracy Porter who finally made one big dramatic interception to take the game to a final score of 31-17 as the underdogs become the overlords of Super Bowl XLIV.

Who dat? The New Orleans Saints were all dat. Disneyland? Hell, no. Now it's on to Mardi Gras.

Super Bowl Tickets

If you want to see the game up close and personal, note that a only 1% of Super Bowl tickets are distributed to fans by the NFL, controlled through an annual random drawing that begins in February of the prior year and ends the following June. Otherwise, prepare to pay top dollar for tickets to THE most popular and most-watched sporting event of the year.

Or wait until the drawing opens up again - on February 7, 2010 - for next year's Super Bowl 45, played at Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas on February 6, 2011.

Super Bowl around the Web

Of course, the battle of the 2010 NFL superstars wouldn't be complete without Super Bowl party ideas, links to Super Bowl history stats and trivia, and a walk down memory lane with the most popular Super Bowl ads & commercials of all time...

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Super Bowl History & Trivia

The Sporting News: History of the Super Bowl - Pick a year and get transported back in time to archived coverage in this digital version of the print publication.

Tarik's NFL Super Bowl Results - Quick overview of who won what and when, and great for solving barroom discussions at a clip. Click on the info buttons for more details.

Super Bowl Commercials

Super Bowl Commercials - Our very own on-site feature with information and links to video previews of the funniest and most buzzed-about Super Bowl commercials.

Super Bowl Ads - Catch all of the funniest and best TV commercials of the past & present in QuickTime, RealPlayer or Windows Media Player. Courtesy of IFILM.

SuperBowl Ads.com - A great interface of clickable screenshots leading to memorable video clips from 1998 - 2008, with a featured page of Super Bowl commercial all-time classics.

Super Bowl Party Ideas

Super Bowl Recipes - Great ideas for serving up an unforgettable Super Bowl Fest including recipes for dips and spreads, chicken wings, appetizers, nuts and snacks, and Sloppy Joes.

Football Party Theme - Suggested ideas for party games, what food to serve, along with decorations and kids' activities.

A Super Bowl Party Spread - Feature story from Food Network with pictures, instructions and recipes for a complete party menu.

Super snacks for the Super Bowl - Wow everybody with these recipes for a great knosh including ingredients & instructions for hot wings, pizza, party popcorn, desserts and more.

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Suggested -> Buffalo Chicken Wings | Sloppy Joes | Fried Chicken

Tacos | Lasagna | Beer Batter Shrimp | Sausage & Peppers

Chunky Beef Crockpot | Super Chili | White Bean Chili w Chicken

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