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New Orleans may be tempting fate. Super Bowl 59 will be the first held in the city since 2013, when a power outage delayed the game for 34 minutes – the first and only time the nation's biggest The outage, which lasted more than thirty minutes, makes Super Bowl 47 one of the most memorable Super Bowls in history. The game featured 34 minutes of darkness and a stunning second-half comeback. The outage provided a major glitch to what has largely been viewed as a smooth week for New Orleans, which was hosting its first Super Bowl since 2002 and was eager to show off how the city has Super Bowl XLVII was a thriller between the 49ers and Ravens, but it will forever be remembered for the power outage inside the Superdome. The outage lasted 34 minutes. When New Orleans hosted Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3, 2013, the Superdome partially lost power, causing a 34-minute delay. Skip Navigation The 34-minute delay created two distinct halves of football and, according to the Ravens, nearly cost them a Super Bowl title. “Half the power in New Orleans stadium, the Superdome here, is Usually a more regular Super Bowl host city, New Orleans has had to wait 12 years to put the 'Blackout Bowl' right - and the host committee and local power company are taking no chances. For everything you need to know about New Orleans ahead of the Super Bowl, see below: NEW ORLEANS — One of the most shocking moments in the history of the NFL happened in New Orleans 12 years ago. Super Bowl Black Out in New Orleans (Image Credit: Getty Images) Once fears of a more serious threat were ruled out, officials confirmed it was a power outage. But that did little to ease the The outage provided a major glitch to what has largely been viewed as a smooth week for New Orleans, which was hosting its first Super Bowl since 2002 and was eager to show off how the city has As New Orleans prepares for Super Bowl LIX, we revisit one of its most infamous moments—the 34-minute blackout during Super Bowl XLVII in 2013. 02/07/2025 Saquon Barkley and Cooper DeJean to New Orleans may be tempting fate. Super Bowl 59 will be the first held in the city since 2013, when a power outage delayed the game for 34 minutes – the first and only time the nation's biggest The league then selected the New Orleans bid during the NFL's Spring Ownership Meetings in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on May 19, 2009. [23] This was the tenth time that the city has hosted the Super Bowl, by far the most by an individual city and once again tying with the Miami area for the most Super Bowls hosted by a metropolitan area. [23] It's been over a decade since New Orleans last hosted the Super Bowl -- and no one can forget the partial power failure that plunged the field into darkness back in 2013. Early in Super Bowl XLVII Baltimore Ravens free safety Ed Reed (20) during the power outage during Super Bowl 2013 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Sunday February 3, 2013. (Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com |The How snow could impact Super Bowl preparations in New Orleans. Michael Hecht, CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc., spoke about how his team has been planning for the Super Bowl in New Orleans and how they handled the historic winter storm that recently swept through. Jan. 22, 2025. Super Bowl XLVII is remembered for many things. There was the historic showdown between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers as well as a power outage that caused a 34-minute delay. Catch up quick: In 2013, New Orleans hosted the Super Bowl in the Superdome, which was called the Mercedes-Benz Superdome at the time. Entergy replaced the faulty equipment at the Dome's power Players from the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers stand on the field during 34-minute power outage during Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images What actually caused the power outage in the 73,000 seat Superdome? Well, it's unclear New Orleans, once a frequent Super Bowl host, had a lot riding on the logistical success of this game.
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