Super Bowl XLVI wasn’t a bad game (particularly the finish), but it was missing a team, of course.

Between my overscheduled weekend and my head getting plugged, I lacked motivation to write a Super Bowl column.

Then, while watching (particularly the halftime show, which was a yawner), I wondered what might be the ultimate Super Bowl, which would be in parts, of course.

The broadcast begins with for my money the best NFL theme of all time that few remember:

You need a pregame with the world’s greatest marching band:

The National Anthem:

It begins with a bang, on a certain team’s second offensive play:

Add an unlikely hero, Max McGee, who demonstrated the best way to prepare for a Super Bowl is to be out all night with two women:

A better halftime than Madonna:

How about a kickoff return?

The Minister of Defense:

Another huge defensive play:

The best game-winning drive in Super Bowl history, called by my all-time favorite NFL announcer:

One more defensive stand …

… and a trophy at the end …

… with one more band performance:

The ultimate Super Bowl wraps up with the ultimate NFL Films Super Bowl music from, oddly enough, the Super Bowl V video: