the San Francisco 49ers 34-31.
Though Joe Flacco may have been the most valuable
player of the game, eyes are also on Ray Lewis, who
has ended his career with another Super Bowl Ring.
Lewis was the MVP of the Super Bowl when Baltimore
beat the Giants.
"When God is for you, who can be against you," said
Lewis of his team's win.
A power outage forced players and fans to cool their
heels for about 30-minutes, but the interruption
failed to help the 49ers, who had been trailing most
of the game.
Baltimore led 28-6 after Jones opened the second
half with the longest kickoff return in a Super Bowl,
his eyes glancing up at the videoboard, presumably
to watch himself sprint to the end zone. The 49ers
showed they were capable of a comeback in their
previous game: They trailed by 17 against the
Atlanta Falcons before winning the NFC
championship game.
Shortly following Jones' return, the sudden, odd
power outage arrived. Escalators weren't working.
Officials stopped play about 1½ minutes into the
third quarter, and the bizarre delay lasted 34
minutes in real time before action resumed. Some
players sat. Others stretched. Some fans chanted,
"Let's go, Ravens!" Others passed time by doing the
wave.
This was the 10th time New Orleans hosted the big
game - tying Miami for most in a city - and first since
Hurricane Katrina devastated the Big Easy in August
2005.
When play resumed, NFC champion San Francisco
(13-5-1) began making things more interesting,
scoring 17 points in less than 4 1/2 minutes.
First, Kaepernick threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to
Crabtree, pulling them within 15 points midway
through the third quarter. Ravens defensive backs
Cary Williams and Bernard Pollard missed tackles on
the play. Then, with 5 minutes left in the third
quarter, Frank Gore swept around right end for a 6-
yard TD run, making it 28-20, before Ravens running
back Ray Rice's fumble gave the ball right back to
the 49ers.
Flacco finished 22 of 33 for 287 yards.
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