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Super Bowl XLVII

Super Bowl XLVII
Super Bowl XLVII logo.svg
1 2 3 4 Total
BAL 7 14 7 6 34
SF 3 3 17 8 31
Date February 3, 2013 (2013-02-03)
Stadium Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
MVP Joe Flacco, quarterback
Favorite 49ers by 4
Referee Jerome Boger
Attendance 71,024
Ceremonies
National anthem Alicia Keys
Coin toss Larry Allen, Cris Carter, Curley Culp, Warren Sapp, Bill Parcells, Jonathan Ogden, Dave Robinson
Halftime show Beyoncé featuring Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams
TV in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Jim Nantz (play-by-play)
Phil Simms (analyst)
Steve Tasker, Solomon Wilcots (reporters)
Nielsen ratings 46.3 (national)
59.6 (Baltimore)
57.1 (New Orleans)
49.0 (San Francisco)
US viewership: 108.69 million est. avg., 164.1 million est. total
Market share 69 (national)
Cost of 30-second commercial $4 million

Super Bowl XLVII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Baltimore Ravens and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2012 season. The Ravens defeated the 49ers by the score of 34–31, handing the 49ers their first Super Bowl loss in franchise history. The game was played on February 3, 2013, at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. This was the tenth Super Bowl to be played in New Orleans, equaling Miami's record of ten in an individual city.

For the first time in Super Bowl history, the game featured two brothers coaching against each other—Jim and John Harbaugh, head coaches of the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens, respectively—earning it the nickname Harbaugh Bowl or The Harbowl. In addition, Super Bowl XLVII was the first to feature two teams that had undefeated records in previous Super Bowl games (Baltimore, 1–0; San Francisco, 5–0). The 49ers, who posted a regular-season record of 11–4–1, entered the game seeking their sixth Super Bowl win in team history (and first since 1995), which would have tied the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most by a franchise. The Ravens, who posted a 10–6 regular-season record, made their second Super Bowl appearance in 12 years, having previously won Super Bowl XXXV. Ray Lewis, the Most Valuable Player (MVP) from that game, as well as the last remaining member of the inaugural Ravens roster from 1996, also played in this game, his last before his retirement from professional football.


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