It should come as no surprise that Super Bowl XLVI was the third-highest rated Super Bowl of all-time. The game was filled with action, drama, triumph and defeat.

Sounds like of like an award-winning movie. It earned record ratings in Boston and drew huge shares in New York as well as Indianapolis, the game’s host city.

It’s what broadcasters call a ratings boon, that’s why the commercials command such a high price tag. By the way, the Giants beat the Patriots 21-17 (if you don't remember).

The game has been over for a week, but the conversation has stayed centered on the usual talk among sports types including:

Is Eli Manning now the better of the Manning brothers?

What does this loss do to Tom Brady’s legacy?

Who deserves the blame for the late game incompletion to Wes Welker?

Is Eli a lock for the NFL Hall of Fame? And the list goes on.

Really? All of this from one game? OK, I understand it’s the Super Bowl, but I always shudder when the ever, all-time, legacy conversations get started.

It’s entertaining on some levels even if it borders on the ridiculous. One of the things this post-game chatter does remind us is how important the Super Bowl is and how many people tune in even if they’re not fans of the NFL. That’s why we need this ever so important event back in Houston.

It would be great for the Houston Texans to make the Super Bowl. The only thing better would be the city of Houston hosting the title game again in the not too distant future.

A Big Win

It seems like just yesterday the city of Houston hosted its version of the greatest sporting event in the nation. The year was 2004. It was Super Bowl XXXVIII. The Patriots beat the Panthers 32-29 on a game-winning field goal and Janet Jackson had her infamous halftime wardrobe malfunction.

Wow! What a night. It was my ninth Super Bowl, and the second time I attended as a staff member for the game. As vice president of the Super Bowl Host Committee, I wore many hats and was very proud to work on a game that meant so much to my hometown. I cherish the hand written notes from a few of the NFL owners who were more than pleased with the game, their time in Houston and the city’s showing.

This brings up interesting questions. Why hasn’t the coveted game returned to Houston and when will our fair city host another Super Bowl?

Both are valid questions that often cross my mind especially recently. Let me take a moment to remember a man who led the effort to host Super Bowl XXXVIII. He also led the city’s efforts to bring the 2011 Final Four to Houston and to secure the 2016 Final Four.

As I sat at the memorial service for Robert Dale Morgan I was reminded of the time we worked together, his vision, his pursuit of excellence and yes . . . the things that aren’t so glowing. Morgan was the president of the Super Bowl staff a role he also held in Atlanta after resurrecting the Peach Bowl.

As friends, family and colleagues paid tribute to his life and what he did for not only Houston, but also Atlanta, and the PGA Tour, I thought about the parallels between life and sports. I often say: “Sports is a microcosm of society.” Morgan was brilliant at putting on world class sporting events, creating public-private partnerships and getting governing bodies to buy into things definitely outside of their box.

He flat out got it done. The two of us certainly had our differences, but we also had a lot of respect for one another. Our approaches were often different, but both necessary components of a very successful effort. It was about getting it done, leaving the personal stuff on the sidelines and creating a good product for a lot of people.

Sounds like a great model for so much of what we see today in politics, business and our society in general. This is why I say "sports is a microcosm of society." It can be a model of how to not only co-exist, but excel. So while the national conversation around Super Bowl XLVI is centered on what the win says about Eli Manning and the loss about Tom Brady, I think it says a lot more.

It says we have to finish the game, give credit where credit is due and not stop short of the goal line.

Whether or not Welker should have made the late game catch even though it wasn’t well thrown or Brady should have thrown a better pass, at the end of the day the Patriots finished second. That’s much better than calling them losers. They didn’t win the championship and pointing fingers won’t change that.

Oh wait! It’s what we do in everyday life. Perhaps this means we all win as a team and lose as a team. Now that’s what champions are made of!

Kim Davis is a creative, clever communicator and storyteller with nearly two decades of experience in, television, radio and print. She’s a talk show host, keynote speaker, media coach, entrepreneur and health and fitness enthusiast. If you have questions or comments for Kim or about her new “Chalk Talk” column, you can reach her at kim@thekdcompany.com.