New Orleans, LA Superdome/#6
Baltimore Ravens (13-7) at #2 San Francisco 49ers (13-5-1): This was a game
that the 49ers faithful was 100% behind. The 49ers were on their Quest for 6
and the Ravens were looking to send Rey Lewis off with 1 more title to solidify
his career. Unfortunately for the faithful the 49ers could not complete their
Quest for 6. The Ravens on the other hand started the game as if they came to
play from kickoff to kickoff. The Ravens started the game hot on both sides of
the ball they shut down Colin Kapernick and the 49ers vaunted pistol offense and
managed to abuse the 49ers secondary with the hot arm of Joe Flacco. By the
time the halftime whistle blew the 49ers were down 21-6 and the Ravens looked
like they were going to run away with the game. Even as the 3rd
quarter started the Ravens extended their lead to 28-6 on a 109 yard kickoff
return by Jacoby Jones. Then came the blackout…
For
34 minutes the 49ers had time to think about what just happened, for over half
an hour the Ravens had to lose momentum and steam off of their offense. This
time proved to be crucial for both teams. But especially for the 49ers who
managed to outscore the Ravens 25-6 after the blackout. The offense seemed to
be clicking and the defense started making plays and it all came together to
give the once dead in the water 49ers an opportunity to take the lead. An opportunity
that the 49ers couldn’t capitalize on and it ended up costing them the Super
Bowl title. The Ravens held on and Rey Lewis was sent out on top, the last
major player to retire after winning a Super Bowl was John Elway who retired
after winning 2 in a row. But I have to give it to the Ravens they played hard
and well and with a little help from some non calls they were able to complete
the run and hand the San Francisco 49ers their 1st loss in a Super
Bowl in franchise history. And congrats to Joe Flacco who for a single post
season looked more like Joe Montana than
Joe Flacco. To end this I will say congrats to Rey Lewis and the Super Bowl
XLVIII Champion Baltimore Ravens…
Final Score: Ravens
34, 49ers 31
Super Bowl Champs:
Baltimore Ravens
Super Bowl MVP:
Ravens QB Joe Flacco
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