The Super Bowl was historic for many reasons in 2013, the biggest being that there was a 30 minute delay in the middle of it due to a blackout in the Superdome.
According to ESPN.com: Officials from Entergy, the utility company supplying power to the Superdome, said the outage occurred when sensing equipment detected an "abnormality" in the system.
"The power outage was an unfortunate moment in what has been an otherwise shining Super Bowl week for the city of New Orleans,'" Mayor Mitch Landrieau said. "In the coming days, I expect a full after-action report from all parties involved.
"For us, the Super Bowl isn't over until the last visitor leaves town, so we're focused on continuing to show our visitors a good time."
A number of Tweets and hashtags went out as soon as the blackout happened, saying #BlameBeyonce and #BeyonceDidIt. The talk online continued for a while, as the Superdome took over 30 minutes to get the game back in play.
One of the best tweets came courtesy of the Atlantic, who pointed out that: blackout coverage felt like forever, mostly because the bad joking tweets didn't let up. There were some good ones, though. Writer Neil Pollack wins in our opinion, "This time, it's the rich people trapped in the Superdome."
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh was livid, as his team was trying to finish off the 49ers after Jacoby Jones returned a kickoff for as touchdown to go up by 22 points. The Ravens were up 28-6 when the lights went down in New Orleans.
"Daylight," Jones said after helping the Baltimore Ravens to a 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. "Follow any avenue and it was daylight."
According to ESPN.com, FBI special agent Michael Anderson said terrorism was not the cause of the power outage. Many on the internet started calling conspiracy theories, including that a 49ers fan had something to do with it since the team was down by so much and the longer game benefitted them.
"The problem was, we were talking it up on the sideline, like 'They're trying to take our momentum,' " Baltimore safety Ed Reed said. "And I was like, 'There are two teams on this field right here.' But once we started talking about it, it happened."
Entergy, the main power company in New Orleans, issued a statement saying the outage was not its fault.
"At all times, Entergy's distribution and transmission feeders were serving the Mercedes-Benz Superdome," the company said. "We continue working with Superdome personnel to address any outstanding issues."
The NFL usually doesn't have major issues like this at the Super Bowl, but it was out of their control/.
The NFL issued a brief statement during the game, saying the cause of the outage was being investigated.
According to ESPN.com: "The 38-year-old Superdome has undergone $336 million in renovations since Katrina ripped its roof in 2005. Billions have been spent sprucing up downtown, the airport, French Quarter and other areas of the city in the past seven years."
