Cirque du Soleil provide the pre-game spectacle at a soggy Dolphins Stadium in Miami

The Chicago Bears make the better start in driving rain, stunning the Colts with a first-minute touchdown

Colts quarterback Peyton Manning struggles to inspire his team early on in the treacherous conditions

The Bears continue to get the better of the early skirmishes as the rain continues to lash down in Florida

But Manning and the Colts gradually take control as the game heads towards the half-time break

Prince braves the downpour to provide the half-time show - an estimated one billion people are watching worldwide

The Colts keep up the pressure in the second half, while the Bears offer a limited threat in offence

Indianapolis are running the game but not running away with the contest on the scoreboard

Bears QB Grossman confirms pre-game suspicions that he is prone to nerves in pressure situations

A Bears fan can hardly bear to look as Grossman struggles to fire up Chicago's offence as time runs out

Chicago coach Lovie Smith unsuccessfully disputes Kelvin Hayden's touchdown, and the Bears hopes are fading

The Colts triumph 29-17, and Tony Dungy (left) becomes the first black head coach to win the Super Bowl

Dungy and Manning embrace while keeping a firm grip on the NFL's ultimate prize - the Colts are Super Bowl champions