Between the Steelers' 100-yard intercept touchdown and The Boss' halftime show camera crotch-slam, the Super Bowl was bundles of fun before the second half even started.

Here's a compilation of the top moments so far. We'll keep updating this post as the game unfolds.


Patraeus coin flip

LA Times contributor Choire Sicha: "The Patraeus coin-tossing jokes just write themselves." Indeed! Former Time columnist Ana Marie Cox: "Apparently David Patraeus overseeing superbowl coin toss but not the Iraq elections." Twitter's "acavert:"K watching Gen Patraeus and the #superbowl coin toss: 'Wow, he sure has a lot of charms on his hat!' Seanwolter: "Thanks Super Bowl! I didnt know Gen Patraeus was such an attractive young man."


Cardinals' 45-yard run

It will be forgotten amid the epic plays below, but this run, followed by a shorter touchdown rush, put the Cardinals firmly in the game early in the second half.


The Intercept

James Harrison's 100-yard intercept return was reportedly the longest in Super Bowl history. Even non-football fans had to stop and take notice of the lead-widening play. This looked easily like the defining moment of the game — until a series of plays in the second half.


The Boss' nasty slide

Were you accidentally slamming your junk into America's face, Bruce Springsteen? Or did you simply find Prince's infamously phallic 2007 halftime show way too subtle?


Cardinals comeback

A Steelers endzone foul resulted in a safety against the then-leading team, setting up the Cardinals for this touchdown play just a few downs later by wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald. This would have marked the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history (13 points), NBC told us, if not for...


Steelers comeback

After something like 78 yards over the course of eight downs, the Steelers were 2nd and Goal when Santonio Holmes caught a seven-yard touchdown pass in the very corner of the endzone. The cameras were sure to catch Fitzgerald's exclamations of "no no no" as this was happening.