The Baltimore Ravens were leading the San Francisco 49ers 28-6 when most of the lights in the 73,000-seat building went out with 13:22 left in the third quarter Sunday night. Super Bowl 2013 Beyonce shut it down during the Super Bowl halftime show — literally. Only a few minutes after the pop superstar’s electrifying performance, which included a Destiny’s Child reunion Lights go out during Super Bowl Published Feb. 3, 2013 12:00 a.m. ET It occurred shortly after Beyonce put on a 12-minute halftime show that featured extravagant lighting and video effects. NEW ORLEANS — Beyonce's high-powered halftime show did not cause the 33-minute power outage in the third quarter of Sunday's Super Bowl, NFL and Superdome officials said Monday morning. The last time the Superdome hosted a Super Bowl, the lights went out in the middle of the third quarter, causing a 34-minute delay. This is the story of how it happened. For example, Audi tweeted about sending LED lights to the Superdome. The tweet received more than 8,000 retweets and was favorited more than 2,000 times. For the 49ers, the break was a way to regroup. The Baltimore Ravens are smashing the San Francisco 49ers, 28-6, early in the third quarter of Super Bowl 47. The damage is so extensive that half of the Superdome's lights just went out, with CBS On February 3, 2013, the Superdome saw a black out during the Super Bowl. The lights went out at the Superdome during the Super Bowl for 34 minutes. Beyonce' was the halftime performer. The Super Bowl was about to be a rout and then the lights went out? Linebacker Ray Lewis smelled a rat. have included Beyonce, whose halftime show in 2013 preceded the blackout, and Taylor Not even Beyonce and a Destiny's Child reunion during the half-time show could pinch the lead headline away from the night the lights went out at the Super Bowl. With 13:22 left to play in the third quarter of last nights Super Bowl, about half of the lights in the stadium went out. Confusion ensued, along with anger and frustration from the Ravens, whose Andy Cohen: "Beyonce blew the lights out! Did they think that WOULDN'T happen??" Elizabeth Banks: "The power of Beyonce. She blew it out. Literally." Chris Colfer: "Beyonce broke the Super Bowl, y About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright Steve Stelljes, the head linesman on the officiating crew at the 2013 Super Bowl, said he was on the Ravens sideline when the power went out. He recalled an exchange with head coach John Harbaugh. Beyonce's electrifying halftime show on Sunday—and the blackout that soon followed—dominated the chatter on Twitter. Shortly after the singer finished her performance, which featured flashing “Nowadays everything is LED,” Supovitz said. “You can flip a switch and the lights go on. Or flip a switch and the lights go off. I would bet this particular incident has been a great sales tool for LED lights companies.” LED lights are far from the only change the Superdome has made since the 2013 Super Bowl power outage. Not even Beyonce and a Destiny's Child reunion during the half-time show could pinch the lead headline away from the night the lights went out at the Super Bowl. Beyonce shuts down Super Bowl XLVII Beyonce delivered everything we expected and more in a phenomenal halftime performance at Super Bowl XLVII. lights go up, and she struts out in a lacy black NEW ORLEANS – Super Bowl XLVII suffered an extraordinary and embarrassing delay on Sunday evening when a power surge caused most of the lights at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome to go out with 13:22 The last time the Superdome hosted a Super Bowl, the lights went out in the middle of the third quarter, causing a 34-minute delay. This is the story of how it happened.
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