Power Outage Halted Super Bowl Play For Over 30 Minutes
The Super Bowl was halted for 34 minutes because of a power outage Sunday, plunging parts of the Superdome into darkness in the biggest game of the year.
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The Super Bowl was halted for 34 minutes because of a power outage Sunday, plunging parts of the Superdome into darkness in the biggest game of the year.
Colin Kaepernick got tripped up and tossed down, then still nearly led the greatest Super Bowl comeback in just his 10th career NFL start.
A Baltimore Ravens fan club calling itself the 'Foggers' abruptly canceled a Super Bowl watching party at a San Francisco bar on Sunday, telling supporters that police expressed safety concerns.
Baltimore may have dominated the first two quarters of Super Bowl XLVII but Beyonce (with help from some old friends) dominated the half-time show with a dance filled high energy performance.
49ers coach Jim Harbaugh says his team is "ready" to go after what would be the franchise's sixth Super Bowl win, tying an NFL record. The coach indicated that the team practiced at a "consistently outstanding" level in the days leading up to the Big Game in the Big Easy.
It's estimated that as much as $6.3 million will be placed toward bets on Super Bowl XLVII before kickoff on Sunday afternoon, according to industry estimates. However, not all of that money will be wagered by gamblers on the actual game.
One Super Bowl tradition that has been growing faster than trying to eat your weight in chicken wings is that of having psychic animals predict the winner through a variety of methods of selection.
One of the big stories this entire season, which has only been magnified by San Francisco making it to the Super Bowl, is the bad luck of Alex Smith. In the midst of his best season as a professional he suffered a concussion that some feel cost him his starting spot. These same people have called it unfair for him to be demoted in such a manner, but not only was his injury not the reason, but no matter how you look at it, the decision is the best for the team and for Smith.
Key match-ups to look for in Super Bowl XLVII between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at the Superdome in New Orleans.
A look at what to be aware of when the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers meet Sunday in the Super Bowl XLVII at the Superdome in New Orleans...
Projected starters and key players for the Super Bowl...
Preparing their respective teams for Super Bowl XLVII might have been easier for John and Jim Harbaugh than having to downplay the distraction of becoming the first brothers to coach against one another on the NFL's biggest stage.
Jerry Rice has chosen his sparkly Super Bowl ring, one of three he owns, to wear for Sunday's big game. And with good reason.
If the idea was simple, so was the way former Nevada coach Chris Ault went about mapping it out. White tape on the floor of the locker room. A rolled-up towel to simulate a football. And out of that came an offense that could win the San Francisco 49ers a Super Bowl.
This Super Bowl is one of comebacks, of firsts and lasts, and — if San Francisco wins — the best. A win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday gives the 49ers six championships, matching Pittsburgh's record number of titles in the Super Bowl era.
