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 power went out less than two minutes Last Updated 9:16 a.m. ET. NEW ORLEANS Super Bowl XLVII's dramatic second half was made more so by a power blackout, which halted play and left millions of TV viewers in the dark.. The biggest pro 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. 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. Super Bowl XLVII was a thriller between the 49ers and Ravens, but it will forever be remembered for the power outage inside the Superdome. But the Ravens' power sure did seem to go out in the When the audio of Super Bowl XLVII between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens suddenly cut out early in the third quarter on Feb. 3, 2013, the millions watching the CBS broadcast might Super Bowl 59, set for February 9, 2025, will be the first in the city since the infamous blackout. Determined to avoid another embarrassment, local power company Entergy has wholly overhauled its During the Super Bowl XLVII, the lights went out at the Superdome for 34 minutes. The debacle caused a major delay in the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers matchup. 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. 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. My bad guys. — Superbowl Lights (@SuperbowlLights) February 4, 2013 Momentum certainly changed for the 49ers-- down 28-6 when the lights went out -- who managed to march down and score a Power went out at the Superdome early in the third quarter of the Super Bowl on Sunday with the Baltimore Ravens leading the San Francisco 49ers 28-6. Things took an unexpected turn after halftime when stadium lights went out during Super Bowl XLVII.There was a slight delay in game action, but some memorable images were created while the bright 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 people who experienced it: Of course, everybody thought the power went out in the NEW ORLEANS — The power went out for 33 minutes in half of the Superdome, not long after singer Beyonce finished her high-powered halftime show. For us, the Super Bowl isn't over until the NEW ORLEANS The Super Bowl was halted for 34 minutes because 28-6 when most of the lights in the 73,000-seat building went out with 13:22 left in the third quarter. word of why the power The 49ers have played in one more Super Bowl since that fateful day, falling 31-20 to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2, 2020. Roman, who drew heavy criticism for his play-calling in the final minutes, served as Baltimore’s offensive coordinator for the last four seasons. The story of Super Bowl XLVII is forever linked to the infamous power outage that occurred midway through the game, overshadowing the Baltimore Ravens' 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. What was expected to be a historic sibling rivalry between coaches Jim and John Harbaugh turned into an unforgettable incident as the Superdome went When New Orleans hosted Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3, 2013, the Superdome partially lost power, causing a 34-minute delay. Super Bowl Power briefly went out the last time New Orleans hosted the Just barely 90 seconds into the second half of Super Bowl XLVII, about half of the lights at the 73,000-seat Mercedes-Benz Superdome suddenly went out — and delayed the game for 34 minutes.
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