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NFL: Ravens edge 49ers to capture Super Bowl crown

The Baltimore Ravens captured their second Super Bowl title by squeezing past San Francisco 34-31 Sunday in a championship game that featured a 35-minute power failure at the Superdome. Sparked by three touchdowns passes from Joe Flacco and a 108-yard kickoff return by Jacoby Jones to open the second half, the Ravens won for the first time since the 2000 season and gave coach John Harbaugh sibling bragging rights over younger brother Jim, the coach of the 49ers.

NFL: Ravens win Super Bowl after power failure

The Baltimore Ravens, sparked by three touchdown passes from Joe Flacco, edged the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in Super Bowl 47 after a power outage interrupted the game for 35 minutes Sunday. The Ravens won their second National Football League title, the 12-year gap since their last crown a Super Bowl record, and gave coach John Harbaugh bragging rights over younger brother Jim, the coach of the 49ers.

UPDATE 4-NFL-Ravens survive 49ers rally, power outage to win Super Bowl

* Ravens' Flacco named Super Bowl's most valuable player * Power outage saps Ravens' momentum, sparks 49ers rally (Updates with details, quotes) By Steve Ginsburg NEW ORLEANS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Baltimore Ravens survived a furious second-half rally by San Francisco and a momentum-sapping power outage at the Superdome to defeat the gritty 49ers 34-31 in the Super Bowl on Sunday.

NFL: Flacco powers Ravens to half-time lead

Joe Flacco threw three touchdown passes as the Baltimore Ravens jumped to a 21-6 half-time lead over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in Super Bowl 47. Flacco hit Jacoby Jones, Dennis Pitta and Anquan Boldin for touchdowns in a first half that was dominated by the Ravens, who have risen to every playoff challenge ahead of the National Football League's championship game. Flacco, who is in the final year of his contract, completed 13-of-20 passes for 192 yards in the first half.

NFL-Baltimore Ravens 34, San Francisco 49ers 31 - Final

(Updates at end of game) NEW ORLEANS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Scoring summary from Sunday's Super Bowl between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens, won by the AFC champion Ravens 34-29 at the Superdome: 1st quarter 10:36 - Baltimore Ravens touchdown. Anquan Boldin, 13-yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco. Justin Tucker converted. Ravens 7 49ers 0 3:58 - San Francisco field goal. David Akers kicked a 36-yard field. Ravens 7 49ers 3

NFL-Previous games between the Ravens and the 49ers

Feb 1 (Reuters) - The Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers have played each other four times with the Ravens holding a 3-1 edge in the all-time series. - - 1996 - SAN FRANCISCO won 38-20 at home In their first meeting, which came in the Baltimore Ravens franchise's inaugural season in the National Football League, the 49ers won a high-scoring game at Candlestick Park and went on to reach the divisional round of the postseason. The Ravens, who boasted rookie linebacker Ray Lewis, missed the postseason.
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