Super Bowl power outage delays 49ers vs. Ravens game

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You read that headline right. A power outage at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana has delayed the 2013 Super Bowl between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers. The CBS announcers suddenly cut off and then the lights went out at the Superdome.

Was it the Ravens who knocked the lights out, dominating the Ravens in the first half? Or was it Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show that shut the power down?

The power company says it wasn't them.

Power issue at the Super Dome appears to be in the customer's side. Entergy is providing power to the Dome.
— Entergy New Orleans (@EntergyNOLA) February 4, 2013

This made John Harbaugh very angry.

The word unbelievable is fitting here. The power went out during the country's most-watched television program. The lights went out in what was roughly half the stadium, with the other half of the lights taking up to 20 minutes to come back on.

The CBS announcers had no audio so they went to Steve Tasker, the sideline reporter, and Solomon Wilcots, before sending it back to James Brown and the studio team.

Here are a few reactions to the power outage:

Holy crap. Power out?
— Brad Wells (BBS) (@StampedeBlue) February 4, 2013

What the f*** just happened?
— The Falcoholic (@TheFalcoholic) February 4, 2013

I blame Ray Lewis.He just doesn't want the game to end. #PowerOutage
— Kevin Nogle (@thephinsider) February 4, 2013

Turn out the lights -- literally -- because this one's over.
— Pride Of Detroit (@PrideOfDetroit) February 4, 2013

Well, I had the power goes out on my Super Bowl drinking game checklist. Time to chug.
— The Falcoholic (@TheFalcoholic) February 4, 2013

Well, Candlestick Park off the hook for most embarrassing NFL power outage
— Niners Nation (@NinersNation) February 4, 2013

New Orleans had planned on starting their next bid for a Super Bowl tomorrow.May want to wait a day or so.
— Kevin Nogle (@thephinsider) February 4, 2013

The Ravens' response was perhaps the best: