That Super Bowl on Feb. 3, 2013 — the last one held in New Orleans before Super Bowl LIX kicks off on Sunday night — will forever be remembered for its 34 minutes in the dark. 'We never The Super Bowl will be held in New Orleans for the first time since 2013, when a power outage delayed the game and gave birth to a conspiracy theory. The lights went out on the side of the For a city that has hosted so many Super Bowls, New Orleans has had to wait 12 years for another shot at the big game. Super Bowl 59, set for February 9, 2025, will be the first in the city since But just moments after Jacoby Jones had lit up Super Bowl 47, the lights went out. And those 34 extraordinary minutes of darkness are largely what the last Super Bowl held in New Orleans on 3 The Super Bowl was about to be a rout and then the lights went out? Linebacker Ray Lewis smelled a rat. vows that won’t happen Sunday when the Super Bowl returns to New Orleans for the first But just moments after Jacoby Jones had lit up Super Bowl 47, the lights went out. And those 34 extraordinary minutes of darkness are largely what the last Super Bowl held in New Orleans on 3 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. 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 night that the lights went out in New Orleans will be remembered forever." How did the lights go out in the Super Bowl?" Here is the story of the night of Feb. 3, 2013, as told by the Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is frustrated. After a disappointing three-win season and little hope for immediate success, the former NFL Defensive Player of the Year, four-time During the Super Bowl XLVII, the lights went out at the Superdome for 34 minutes. WDSU Investigative Reporter Aubry Killion spoke with Entergy New Orleans ahead of Super Bowl LIX about how Lights go out during Super Bowl Published Feb. 3, 2013 12:00 a.m. ET share. facebook x reddit link. Alex Marvez Eagles, Chiefs land in New Orleans for Super Bowl week 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. New Orleans, once a frequent Super Bowl host, had a lot riding on the The Super Bowl will be held in New Orleans for the first time since 2013, when a power outage delayed the game and gave birth to a conspiracy theory. The lights went out on the side of the Some see the Super Bowl LIX light projections on St on the St. Louis Cathedral ahead of Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. set out to produce an immersive “Sound and [8] [9] This was the seventh Super Bowl played in the Superdome, and the tenth to be played in New Orleans, equaling Miami's record of ten in an individual city. [10] [11] This was the first Super Bowl to be held in New Orleans since Super Bowl XXXVI and it was the first to be played there since Hurricane Katrina struck the city in 2005. Super Bowl XLVII was a thriller between the 49ers and Ravens, but it will forever be remembered for the power outage inside the Superdome. When the lights went out in New Orleans: Inside 34 Catch up quick: In 2013, New Orleans hosted the Super Bowl in the Superdome, which was called the Mercedes-Benz Superdome at the time. Half of the lights in the Dome went out in 2013 during The majority of lights went out in the Superdome during the Super Bowl, causing a 34-minute delay. AP Photo/Marcio Sanchez The irony was that Super Bowl XLVII forever will be remembered for a Early in Super Bowl XLVII's second half between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers, some of the Superdome lost power. The lights were out for 34 minutes.
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