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Inside the Ravens-49ers 2013 New Orleans Super Bowl blackout

NEW ORLEANS -- There was fear about a terrorist attack, an anxious sprint down 280 feet of stairs and uncertainty about a mysterious guy in a dark uniform who questioned referees on the field about what's going to happen next.

Super Bowl XLVII was supposed to be remembered for being the first NFL championship game featuring brothers as opposing head coaches -- the Baltimore Ravens' John Harbaugh vs. the San Francisco 49ers' Jim -- or for being the final game of Ray Lewis' Hall of Fame career, but that narrative changed about midway through in a most unexpected way.