There must be something in the water in our Circulation Department. First, Bob Timmerman, the department's director, whips us all in the weekly Beat the Pros, now Patricia Brown, the assistant circulation director, misses the score by only two points in my Super Bowl Party. Her prediction: Saints, 31-19.

"My husband and kids think it's a fix, because I know nothing about football," the winner told me Monday. "But, I am a hockey fan. I watch it on TV." In fact, while I wanted to talk about football, she talked and talked and talked about hockey and how it shapes up in the Olympics.

We looked outside The Citizen for another winner and found two. They each said, Saints, 27-17, just four points off the 31-17 New Orleans victory. They both have connections to The Citizen, but I'm going to let them slide, because they're not direct family.

George Lancaster, of Marathon, is married to Kathy Lancaster, who takes pictures for Marathon High School and ships them to us free of charge. So, there's no money involved, although we're eternally grateful for Kathy's submissions.

Lorena Azuaje is the sister of Fabiola Azuaje, who is married to John McCormick, our Chief Technology Officer. Actually, Lorena lives in Maracay, Venezuela, where she is right now, but visits Key West every couple of months.

The three of them, plus last year's winner, Christine Gorham, will join me for lunch one of these days. We're still working on a day and a place. In Venezuela? I don't think so.

Back to Patricia, married to Rick Kellough, who commutes to Fort Myers as an IT director for ACS. Brown has three children, Christopher Brown and twins Catherine and Anthony Brown, students at Key West High School. Patricia Brown was born in London and moved to the United States 21 years ago at the age of 18. She has lived in several cities in the United States, including Orlando and, for seven years, Clearwater, before moving to Key West three years ago. She told me she has been in sales and marketing for 20 years, joining The Citizen a year and a half ago.

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I found it very interesting that the people at my party split their affections so evenly with 47 picking Indianapolis and 45 New Orleans.

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It was obvious pre-game that, if Indianapolis won, Peyton Manning would be crowned as the best quarterback of all time. That didn't happen. Instead, New Orleans' Drew Brees has leapt to a status of, at least, elite.

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After all the pub, I saw nothing in the Tim Tebow ad that would upset anyone, no matter what their persuasion.

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I had my TV tuned to Super Bowl stuff from 8:20 a.m. until midnight on Sunday. That doesn't mean I was glued to the set. I did do some things around our house, but I watched a lot of football and thought it was especially good.

Excellent interviews by Dan Marino with Peyton Manning, Bill Cowher with an imprisoned Plaxico Burress, Katie Couric with some hardball questions to President Obama and the interview of Jake Scott, living a nomad's life in Hawaii. And, of course, the game itself. Thrilling. The better team on this particular day won. Turning point: The onside kick to start the second half. Very bold move by New Orleans coach Sean Payton. If it doesn't work, Saints were done. But, it did. Decisive point: The interception by Tracy Porter that turned a 7-point lead into a 14-point advantage. Manning should have shaken hands with the champions after the game. Bad political move. Bad move period.

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I awakened Monday with the tune and words to "Won't Get Fooled Again," running through my mind. I obviously enjoyed The Who at halftime. I thought their drummer was suspect (too young), until I learned that it was Ringo Starr's son, Zak Starkey. A Beatle's progeny is always welcome. Pinball Wizard, Baba O'Riley, Who Are You?, See Me, Feel Me and We Won't Get Fooled Again was a good playlist. Only Roger Daltry (65 years old) and Pete Townshend (64) remain from The Who that my son, Rob O'Neal, and I saw one night in Indianapolis 28 years ago. Fun to hear Daltrey and Townshend referred to as "middle-aged."

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I did not like Queen Latifah's version of America the Beautiful. Broke phrases in the wrong place. Carrie Underwood's rendition of the National Anthem was great, until she went flat on the last note.

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The Snickers ad with Betty White and Abe Vigoda was cute. Bringing back the old Chicago Bears was nostalgic. The Doritos shock collar was laughable. Danica Patrick getting a massage for Go Daddy.com was worth a look. Cars.com got its point across, as did Budweiser with its bridge of people. CBS's promo with Jay Leno joining David Letterman and Oprah Winfrey was a surprise. KISS doing its job with Dr. Pepper did not upstage The Who. Using Stevie Wonder to tell how good a VW looks was innovative. Denny's provided some humor by advising all chickens to get out of town, because of the Grand Slam. The babies on E-Trade are always enduring.

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All in all, it was a good day. And, we'll have a good lunch to follow.

Sports Editor Ralph Morrow's Armchair Comment appears exclusively each Sunday in The Citizen. He can be reached at 305-292-7777, Ext. 264, at Rmorrow@keysnews.com and by Fax at 305-295-8016.