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Live blog: Niners’ charge falls short; Ravens hang on for 34-31 victory

Updated Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013 | 7:53 p.m.

Final: Baltimore 34, San Francisco 31 NEW ORLEANS — A power outage at the Super Bowl put the nation's biggest sporting event on hold for more than a half-hour Sunday, interrupting an otherwise electric, back-and-forth game that ended with Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens as NFL champions thanks to a 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. Flacco threw three first-half touchdown passes to cap an 11-TD, zero-interception postseason. Jacoby Jones returned the second-half kickoff 108 yards, a Super Bowl record, to give Baltimore a 22-point lead. Moments later, lights lining the indoor arena faded, making it difficult to ...

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  1. By BeSafest
    Feb. 3, 2013
    5:20 p.m.
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    Second half should be a different animal.

    SF needs to ? just play?

  2. By boftx
    Feb. 3, 2013
    5:52 p.m.
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    Was there a prop bet on a power outage? lol

  3. By BeSafest
    Feb. 3, 2013
    6:03 p.m.
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    Lights out?

    Pretty good Buffalo Wild Wings commercial to prolong the game!

  4. By BeSafest
    Feb. 3, 2013
    6:04 p.m.
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    Lights out?
    Pretty good Buffalo Wild Wings commercial to prolong the game!

  5. By TomD1228
    Feb. 3, 2013
    6:10 p.m.
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    How difficult is it to keep the lights on for the biggest game of the year?
    Disgraceful....

    "Power service to the Superdome has never been interrupted, meaning the blackout affecting the 2013 Super Bowl is on the Dome's end, according to Entergy New Orleans spokesman Philip Allison."

  6. By Sinatra711 (Anthony Sinatra)
    Feb. 3, 2013
    8:29 p.m.
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    LOL...I'm glad that punk UNR QB didn't win the Super Bowl! Too bad 49ers!

  7. By chuck333
    Feb. 4, 2013
    3:06 p.m.
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    Great game. Lucky the power went out or the Ravens would have buried them.
    As for the Niners, they will be back. Great team and a very good young QB.

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