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Colts 19 Bears 17

- Fifteen minutes to go and the Colts start near midfield.

After a false-start penalty, Rhodes gains seven yards on a draw. Manning hurries the offense to the line, and the Bears are forced to call a timeout because they have too many men on the field. Or, as Simms suggests: "You don't think as well when you're tired." Um, okay.

- Personally, I haven't been all that impressed with the Super Bowl commercials, but if you feel differently -- or if you're a masochist -- you can rewatch them here. So knock yourself out.

- On third-and-8, Manning, under heavy pressure, throws a medicine ball down the middle of the field and Harrison gets jacked up. Luckily, he walks off the field under his own power.

Maynard punts it into the end zone and Grossman & Co. will start on the 20.

- Jones goes for 12 on first down but it's coming back thanks to a Tait hold. On first-and-20, Jones gets the ball again, this time for six yards. On second-and-long, Grossman finds Mooooose for a nice throw-and-catch ... and a first down. Nice play.

- On the very next play, Grossman takes a three-step drop, pumps short, throws quite possibly the worst long ball I've ever seen ... and CB Kelvin Hayden picks it ... for six. That's a back-breaker. In watching the replay, Hayden never bit on the pump fake and Muhammed -- the intended receiver -- never had a chance to make a play.

Lovie Smith challenges that Hayden stepped out of bounds during the return. Markbreit tells us the ruling on the field stands and Indy's up 12 with 12 minutes to go.

Colts 29 Bears 17

- Vinatieri, who's now just showing off, squibs the kickoff into the end zone.

- Well, this is exactly what Chicago didn't want: the game on Grossman's shoulders. Nantz informs us that Sexy Rexy has had five picks-for-six this season. Not good.

And right on schedule, four plays into the drive, Grossman throws another punt, and is promptly intercepted by Bullet Bob Sanders. The thing is, the receiver was open, but RexMan just couldn't get him the ball. I don't want to be the bearer of bad news, but this thing is over.

- The Colts take over near the 40, and Addai immediately gains 10 for a first down. Manning throws incomplete and ... is then sacked for the first time all night. Man, where's that been? On third-and-18, Indy runs the draw ... and in comes Smith.

Does Hester have another touchdown in him? Nope. He calls for a fair catch at the eight. RexMan's got a lot of work to do.

- Grossman looks like you might expect: rattled. He somehow manages to complete two consecutive passes for a first down, but with seven minutes to go, the Bears don't need an 18-play drive. Right on cue, Jones runs the draw for a first down. (Jones goes over 100 yards for the night.)

And Grossman throws a swing pass to Jones for a two-yard gain. RexMan doesn't understand the situation, apparently. After ANOTHER swing pass to Jones, it's fourth-and-9. I'll go out on a limb and predict a swing pass to Jones for seven yards. Call it a hunch.

My bad. Grossman rolls left, finds Desmond Clark for the first down and Clark gets the crap knocked out of him and ... he drops it. The Colts take over.

- Indy should be running it from here on out. Rhodes left, Rhodes up the middle -- for 12 yards, Rhodes right, Rhodes left (he's over 100 yards for the night too) ... and that's the two-minute warning. Somewhere Edgerrin James is putting his head through a wall.

- After the break, the Colts resume the Dominic Rhodes Show: Rhodes right and Rhodes left. Indy turns it over on downs, but unless RexMan can conjure up a 13-point play, this one's over.

- So, that's a wrap on the 2006 season. It seems like it only started five months ago. Congrats to Tony Dungy, Peyton Manning, the rest of the Colts team and the city of Indianapolis. Another great season in the books.

Colts 29 Bears 17