Super Bowl XLVII was a thriller between the 49ers and Ravens, but it will forever be remembered for the power outage inside the Superdome. So the fact that 60 minutes just happened to be there The story going into Super Bowl XLVII between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens was two brothers — Jim and John Harbaugh — coaching against one another for the Lombardi Trophy. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) Warning signs. In the leadup to Super Bowl XLVII, the longtime czar of the Superdome couldn’t shake his lingering anxiety. When New Orleans hosted Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3, 2013, the Superdome partially lost power, causing a 34-minute delay. Power briefly went out the last time New Orleans hosted the Super Bowl 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 Relive Super Bowl 47's shocking 34-minute blackout after Jacoby Jones' record 108-yard touchdown, changing NFL history forever. Mercedes-Benz Superdome following Super Bowl XLVII. This was the 49ers' second Super Bowl played at the Superdome—the first being Super Bowl XXIV when they beat the Denver Broncos 55–10. The 49ers, Broncos and New England Patriots are the only teams so far to play two or more Super Bowls at the Superdome. The 49ers also joined the Broncos The Superdome in New Orleans was rocking after the Baltimore Ravens had just scored the longest touchdown in Super Bowl history. But just moments after Jacoby Jones had lit up Super Bowl 47, the Super Bowl XLVII highlights 40 photos "In the coming days, I expect a full after-action report from all parties involved," he said. But once we started talking about it, it happened. We talked 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 The irony was that Super Bowl XLVII forever will be remembered for a period of darkness. Minutes after Jones gave the Ravens a 28-6 lead on the second-half kickoff, the lights went out in the 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. New Orleans is hosting the Super Bowl for the first time since 2013, when a 34-minute power outage delayed the second half of the Ravens' win over the 49ers in Super Bowl 47. Super Bowl XLVII was a game that will be remembered forever. The San Francisco 49ers faced off against the Baltimore Ravens.This game marked the first time that two brothers met in the Super Bowl The next Super Bowl, the Seahawks got turnovers early, but they weren't turned into points. Once Seattle got up early, the odds of a comeback were extremely small. What little hope they had was dashed at the opening kickoff. To date, it's the only Super Bowl I haven't watched in its entirety since I started watching football. 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. On Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, with an estimated 108.4 million people watching the Super Bowl on live TV, half of the lights in the Superdome promptly and unexpectedly went out. In the ensuing minutes Super Bowl XLVIII was the first Super Bowl held at an open-air stadium in a "cold-weather" city; previous Super Bowls in cold-weather cities were held at indoor stadiums. However, the temperature at kickoff was a mild 49 °F (9 °C), making this only the third-coldest Super Bowl. [37] A major snow storm hit the area the very next day. [38] Game summary of the Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers NFL game, final score 34-31, from February 3, 2013 on ESPN. The Ravens needed every bit of Jones’ unique talents in Super Bowl XLVII against the San Francisco 49ers. That was one of the most surreal Super Bowls in retrospect, as brothers John and Jim Harbaugh coached against each other, and the 49ers started Colin Kaepernick at quarterback. Jones not only had a phenomenal 56-yard TD where he evaded The 49ers failed to get that sixth Super Bowl win that would have tied them with the Steelers for the most Super Bowls ever; they’d get another chance seven years later. Next time, we will have one of the weirdest routs in Super Bowl history, a game that brought the NFL back to the eighties, with the NFC dominating the AFC in brutal fashion.
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