The game was alright. The New Orleans Saints won despite popular support. And Peyton Manning proved he's just Eli's older brother. The Chargers vs Saints or even the Jets vs Saints would've been a better 'rated' game. But as some people and non-NFL fans always say, "We went to watch the ads, and a game broke out."

I didn't think this year's ads were up to expectations, at least mine. Yes, some were good, maybe even great for some, but they were predictable. No ooh aah factor. With the exception of the Letterman-Oprah-Leno ad of course. How did they ever convince NBC to approve a CBS ad for Late Night? Is this a trend that we'll see more of? Can you imagine Virgin's Richard Branson starring in a Jet Blue commercial? Or Justin Long (the Mac guy in the Apple commercials) pitching for Windex ('windows' cleaner ... get it?) or handling the Google phone in one of those myTouch commercials with Bill Gates (or better yet Steve Jobs)?

I still think there was something missing from the Late Night ad. Conan O'Brian. He would've made the ad perfect and complete. The door bell keeps ringing. And we get a shot of Conan outside freezing his butt off, screaming 'Let Me In!' to deaf ears. That would've been funny!