Super Bowl XLIV is mere hours away but celebs of varying degrees of fame gathered together to participate in the 2010 Celebrity Beach Bowl sponsored by Direct TV in Miami, FL yesterday afternoon. Here are pics of Kellan Lutz, model Marissa Miller and Taylor Lautner in action during yesterday’s game:

DirecTV’s 4th annual Celebrity Beach Bowl was played Saturday, Feb. 6 in South Beach. Marisa Miller was named MVP. She only caught one pass, but for a skinny model playing against many former NFL players (and other big dudes, like Michael Clark Duncan and Kellan Lutz), Marisa Miller did pretty well. We’re sure Tom Arnold did not mind tackling her to the ground either. Other highlights included: Marlon Wayans hinted-at-didn’t-quite-confirm-strongly-suggested he is playing comedian Richard Pryor in an upcoming bio picture. It was quite the Taylor Lautner show. The crowd wouldn’t stop squealing for him and sportscaster Dan Patrick remarked, “I think if Taylor Lautner were out here by himself, that would be enough for this crowd.” When QB Warren Moon overthrew Taylor Lautner on a touchdown pass, Patrick also said, “Warren is judging werewolf speed and not Taylor speed.” At least Dan Patrick knows that Taylor is werewolf and not a vampire. We’re looking at you, Eli Manning.

Sounds like a fun game … and all these fun, pre-Super Bowl activities are a great distraction (especially that sweet backflip by Lautner) but the real action will take place in just a few short hours when the Indianapolis Colts take on the New Orleans Saints in the 44th Super Bowl. Who is YOUR pic to win?

[Photo credit: Splash News; Source]