Jim Harbaugh was just a tad angry after the no-call in the end zoneKevin Kaduk, yahoo.com Whether or not Michael Crabtree was held by Jimmy Smith in the end zone as the San Francisco 49ers' last drive fell short is a Super Bowl issue that will long be debated. Jim Harbaugh, however, did not allow any room for interpretation about his true fe… |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Capping a pretty perfect postseason, Joe Flacco completed 22 of 33 passes for 287 yards and three first-half touchdowns Sunday to earn Super Bowl MVP honors for leading the Baltimore Ravens to a 34-29 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com After losing the Super Bowl to his brother, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh didn’t have much to say. But many of the words he did use were to complain about the officiating near the end of the game, particularly the failed fourth-down conversion. When discussi… |
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NEW ORLEANS -- Say this about the San Francisco 49ers: They can take a punch. They can take a lot of them, in fact. And if a power outage gives them 34 minutes to clear the cobwebs, look out. But it's tough to win a championship playing the way San Fran… |
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The Baltimore Ravens outlasted the 49ers in a thrilling Super Bowl that looked all but over after the first half. Then the lights went out and the Ravens stopped pressing deep and the 49ers capitalized on some poor punting and suddenly we had a football… |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com The moment San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick's final fourth-down pass hit the ground, the beginning of the debate could be heard on whether there should have been a penalty. Baltimore Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith was all over 49ers cornerback Michae… |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com Sunday night's Super Bowl XLVII was one late 49ers score away from being the best Super Bowl ever. But it's a runaway winner for weirdest. Between power outages, unlikely rallies, boneheaded mistakes, and down-to-the-wire thrills, this was everything yo… |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Jacoby Jones of the Baltimore Ravens set an NFL postseason record with a 108-yard kickoff return against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans on Sunday night. |
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Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com As you may have heard, Super Bowl XLVII marked the first time two brothers faced off as head coaches. In the end, it was the older brother getting the win as John Harbaugh coached the Baltimore Ravens to a 34-31 win over his brother Jim's San Francisco … |
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Timothy Burke, deadspin.com This year's Super Bowl was heavy on the dramatic build-up but short, at times, on the execution. (The lengthy power outage delay didn't help.) There was one moment, though, that both inspired numerous emails from readers and captivated everyone's attent… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com In a Super Bowl that will be remembered for a lengthy power outage and for being a tale of two halves, the Baltimore Ravens jumped out to a 22-point lead in the third quarter before holding on to win Super Bowl XLVII, defeating the San Francisco 49ers 3… |
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The Ravens are Super Bowl champions. Joe Flacco threw three TDs and Baltimore survived a wild San Francisco rally after a power outage to win 34-31 for its second title ever. |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com Colin Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers took over with 4:19 left in Super Bowl XLVII, down 34-29. Joe Montana made a living off moments like these, especially leading the 49ers to a game-winning touchdown in Super Bowl XXIII. In his 10th NFL start,… |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com A Jim Harbaugh GIF could almost serve as the basis for an entirely new generation of Mad Libs. "In the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl against (noun), Jim Harbaugh (verb) like a little fucking (noun) after the 49ers (verb)." More » |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com Colin Kaepernick didn't start Super Bowl XLVII very fast, but in the second half he heated up and got the 49ers back in the game. His 15-yard touchdown run, the longest by a quarterback in Super Bowl history, showed how special of a playmaker the San Fr… |
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NEW ORLEANS -- The San Francisco 49ers' tremendous second-half rally came up short. Here's a look at how things played out in Super Bowl XLVII: |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com After a one-sided first half and a weird power outage, we’ve got a great football game in our hands. Colin Kaepernick ran for a 15-yard touchdown with 9:57 left in the fourth quarter, getting the 49ers as close as they’ve been since the Ravens scored … |
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Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com Here's how the Ravens played in the third: A long Jacoby Jones touchdown return—bad news for the 49ers, obviously—a 34-minute power outage, punt, punt, Haloti Ngata knee sprain (which has him doubtful to return), fumble, Jacoby Jones getting enormousl… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Ray Rice may not like talking about it, but his fumbling problems in the playoffs are real. Rice fumbled in the third quarter of the Super Bowl, and the 49ers recovered, setting up a David Akers field goal that cut Baltimore’s lead to 28-23. Akers, who … |
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NEW ORLEANS -- Thoughts on the San Francisco 49ers' 34-31 defeat to the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII: What it means: The 49ers came excruciatingly close to a sixth Super Bowl title, but they couldn't draw up or execute the winning plays with fou… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com With the Baltimore Ravens storming out to a 28-6 lead over the San Francisco 49ers when Jacoby Jones returned the opening kick of the third quarter 100 yards for a touchdowns, the NFC champions were in need of a big play. As has been the case throughout… |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com Maybe the San Francisco 49ers would have stormed back into Super Bowl XLVII without a 34-minute blackout. But it's hard not to intertwine the blackout and the complete momentum changed that happened afterward. Although the 49ers' first play after the bl… |
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Don Banks, CNNSI.com NEW ORLEANS -- Musings, observations and the occasional insight from a most eventful and entertaining Super Bowl XLVII in the Superdome, a 34-31 Baltimore victory over San Francisco in the kind of knock-down, drag-out battle that brothers always seem to… |
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Here come the NinersFeb 3
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The power has been restored. And so has the game. After a pair of quick touchdowns, Jim Harbaugh and the 49ers have pulled to within eight points of the Ravens, 28-20. A 32-yard Ted Ginn punt return after a three and out led to a two-play, 20-yard driv… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com When the lights went out at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome (FedEx realizes it could have been worse, after all), the Ravens led the 49ers by 22 points. Once the lights came back on, the 49ers finally hit paydirt. A seven-play, 80-yard drive ended with a 31… |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Jacoby Jones of the Baltimore Ravens set an NFL record with a 109-yard kickoff return against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans on Sunday night. |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com What a weird Super Bowl this has been. The Ravens are all over the 49ers, but it's been a handful of big plays rather than methodical domination so it almost feels like San Francisco is still in it. A fake field goal, a kickoff return, a 56-yard tumblin… |
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Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com Jim Harbaugh has tantrums when his team plays well, in regular season games. His only settings are "considering whether or not to have a meltdown" and "having a meltdown." He's currently in "having a meltdown" mode, with th… |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Joe Flacco threw three touchdown passes in the first half of Super Bowl XLVII as the Baltimore Ravens owned a 21-6 lead over the San Francisco 49ers at halftime. |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com For the second time this postseason, Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones has somehow managed to get behind the opposing secondary to catch a deep touchdown pass from quarterback Joe Flacco. On the first play after the two-minute warning, a third… |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com We've previously mentioned Baltimore's affinity for the deep ball and here is Joe Flacco, once again, successfully going long. He may have underthrown it just a bit (give him a break though, he did throw it 50 yards downfield), but Jacoby Jones helped h… |
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Chris Culliver, whose anti-gay comments stirred up controversy, has terrible Super Bowl first halfFeb 3
Frank Schwab, yahoo.com The distractions of this week turned out to be ruinous on the field as well for Chris Culliver. Culliver became a household name this week for making anti-gay remarks. The second-year San Francisco 49ers cornerback had to deal with a media onslaught aft… |
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NEW ORLEANS -- Power has been compromised here in the Superdome with the Baltimore Ravens leading the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl. Power just returned to the pressbox. The Superdome is now brighter than it was recently. Players are huddling as… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com After an ugly pass from 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to receiver Randy Moss floated into the hands of Ravens safety Ed Reed for the first interception ever thrown by a 49ers quarterback in any Super Bowl, chippiness that had been building all game… |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com It took more than five full games and one quarter, but a San Francisco 49ers quarterback finally threw a Super Bowl interception. Joe Montana never threw one. Neither did Steve Young. But Colin Kaepernick made the wrong kind of history in the second qua… |
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Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com LaMichael James had 27 carries in the regular season, because Jim Harbaugh hates rookies, and because the 49ers were pretty well stocked in the backfield. But tonight, Harbaugh loosened up a bit, giving James the chance of a lifetime—an opportunity to b… |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com Watch as brothers Jim and John react to the same play—a third down sack of Joe Flacco midway through the first quarter—with characteristically appropriate Harbaugh emotion. Jim: intensity bordering on insanity, and John: mild disappointment. Can you i… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Early penalties and miscues have put the San Francisco 49ers in an early 14-3 hole to the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII. The 49ers received the ball to start the game and, on their opening play, quarterback Colin Kaepernick hit tight end Vernon D… |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Joe Flacco's 1-yard touchdown pass to Dennis Pitta with 7:10 remaining in the second quarter gave the Baltimore Ravens a 14-3 lead over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The first XXV percent of Super Bowl XLVII have been played, and it’s a good game so far. The Niners started with a three and out that came after a penalty wiped out a 20-yard gain on the first snap. The Ravens then drove for a touchdown, the 49ers res… |
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First-half Passing vs. 49ers: Weeks 20-21 NEW ORLEANS -- Joe Flacco has picked up in the Super Bowl where Matt Ryan left off in the first half of the NFC Championship Game. The two quarterbacks have combined for six first-half touchdown passes against t… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com An early shot by Ravens safety Ed Reed on 49ers tight end Vernon Davis had an impact on both players. Davis was getting checked out by trainers on the sideline, and Reed just went into the locker room with team medical personnel. The game has been a har… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com After coming out flat, the 49ers’ offense picked things up considerably on a long drive in the first quarter. But a sack in the red zone forced the 49ers to settle for three. The drive was an impressive one, with Colin Kaepernick hitting Michael Crabtre… |
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NEW ORLEANS -- The San Francisco 49ers had to overcome a 24-14 halftime deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game. They'll need to overcome a 21-6 deficit against the Baltimore Ravens to win Super Bowl XLVII. Baltimore is playing … |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com San Francisco had a good play designed for the first snap of Super Bowl XLVII and tight end Vernon Davis got free for a 20-yard gain. The only problem was that the 49ers apparently hadn't practiced how to line up for that first play. [Related: Check out… |
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Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com Tonight's pregame ended with Jennifer Hudson and the Sandy Hook Elementary School Choir singing "America the Beautiful" directly prior to Alicia Keys's "Star-Spangled Banner." The kids had quite a large stadium to fill and did the jo… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com NEW ORLEANS -- The San Francisco 49ers may be Super Bowl XLVII's home team by dint of the NFL's rotation system between NFC and AFC teams, but there's a clear crowd superiority among the Baltimore Ravens fans in the Superdome. Both in number and in shee… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com With less than an hour to go before kickoff, the Superdome is still half empty. (Or half full.) But unless about 30,000 San Francisco fans are on their way in, the Baltimore contingent will be the louder fan base here in New Orleans on Super Bowl Sunday… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers having two weeks off led to relatively clean injury reports and, not surprisingly, zero surprises on the team's inactive lists. A notable absence for the Ravens is guard/tackle Ramon Harewood, who opened the … |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Well, at least they didn’t get the Tiquan Underwood treatment, getting cut before the game, but for 14 players, getting to the Super Bowl means front-row seats. The inactives are out, which means we’re only about 90 minutes from kickoff. The 49ers dea… |
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A Moment With the MayorFeb 3
Brett Michael Dykes, nytimes.com Mitch Landrieu, the mayor of New Orleans, says the Super Bowl has helped New Orleans rebuild. And he picks the 49ers. |
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NEW ORLEANS -- The Baltimore Ravens' defense dominated the right side of the San Francisco 49ers' offensive line during a 2011 game in Baltimore. The 49ers made a significant upgrade since then by moving Alex Boone into the lineup at right guard. Anthon… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com NEW ORLEANS -- It would be tough to find anyone in the Superdome today with more connections to Super Bowl XLVII than San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio. The 54-year-old defensive mastermind, who came over from Stanford to San Francisc… |
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Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com More than any sporting event this side of Air Bud, the Super Bowl is where we go for cinematic, overproduced sports theater. CBS will have 62 cameras on hand, bringing sweeping panoramas, close-ups, high-definition snot-rockets—everything you could want… |
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NEW ORLEANS -- A few fans have made their way inside the Superdome with more than three hours remaining until kickoff for Super Bowl XLVII. They had nothing on ESPN's John Clayton and me. We walked from our hotel to the dome and arrived before 12:30 p.m… |
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The New York Times, nytimes.com Ben Hoffman, Andrew Das and a host of Times reporters, photographers and editors offer live coverage and analysis of the N.F.L. championship game, the commercials and the halftime show. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com If Super Bowl XLVII comes down to a last-second field goal from Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, then Tucker hopes 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh tries to ice him. Tucker says coaches who call timeout before a field goal are actually helping him by giving him mor… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Last week, we reported that 49ers quarterback Alex Smith will ask to be released before the start of free agency, given the rise of new starter Colin Kaepernick. Before that happens, the 49ers will try to see if they can find a new suitor for him — an… |
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Are you ready? We're quickly closing in on the Ravens and 49ers facing off in Super Bowl XLVII. Get ready for the much-anticipated clash with SI.com's live blog leading up to the game. |
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Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com Have we run out of storylines yet? Pretty much, yes. After doggedly reporting on the various verbal gaffes and screwy pronouncements emanating from the Ravens and 49ers this week, football writers turned to Colin Kaepernick and decided they needed an id… |
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We have our ESPN.com reporters snapping in the field, but we want to see how you are celebrating the biggest game of the year. Whether you're tailgating at the game or partying with friends, we want to see your Super Bowl XLVII fan photos. Tweet us pict… |
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Join our ESPN.com NFL experts for Super Bowl XLVII between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers. Contribute your thoughts and questions at 5:30 p.m. ET. See you there. |
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Sal Paolantonio and Ed Werder, ESPN.com Highlights of the 49ers and Ravens' Saturday night meetings before Sunday's Super Bowl. |
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NEW ORLEANS -- Good morning. Clear skies, light breezes and bright sunshine are making this a fantastic Super Bowl Sunday morning in New Orleans. I'll be heading over to the Superdome early, probably not long after noon CT. This will be my 15th consecut… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com The Baltimore Ravens held their first practice of training camp on July 26, 2012. On the following day, the San Francisco 49ers held their first practice of training camp. 191 days later, both teams will square off in Super Bowl XLVII and compete for th… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com NEW ORLEANS -- It should come as no surprise, with all the talk about the Harbaugh family this week, that the final walkthroughs for both the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers were full of families. Both teams structured their Saturday workouts w… |
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Rolling Baltimore Ravens out to halt San Francisco 49ers on their quest for six Super Bowl titlesFeb 3
“Quest For Six.” It may not be as catchy as “The Last Ride,” the so-tired theme concocted by Ray Lewis as he embarked on his month-long retirement tour, but it still means a lot to the 49ers. |
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