Super Bowl XLVII: Lights Out for Ravens as 49ers Cut Into Lead

After a time-out for a power failure, the 49ers came back with a couple touchdowns in Super Bowl XLVII.
Super Bowl XLVII: Lights Out for Ravens as 49ers Cut Into Lead
Tarell Brown #25 of the San Francisco 49ers recovers a fumble by Ray Rice #27 of the Baltimore Ravens in the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVII. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Rahul Vaidyanath
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<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/GoreScore160619662WEB.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-343742" src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/GoreScore160619662WEB-676x450.jpg" alt="Frank Gore #21 of the San Francisco 49ers runs in for a touchdown past Corey Graham #24 of the Baltimore Ravens during the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVII. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)" width="750" height="500"/></a>
Frank Gore #21 of the San Francisco 49ers runs in for a touchdown past Corey Graham #24 of the Baltimore Ravens during the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVII. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

The third quarter could not have gotten off to a worse start for the 49ers. Baltimore’s Jacoby Jones returned the opening kick 108 yards for a touchdown. It tied the longest return in NFL history. The Ravens had padded their lead to 22 points, 28–6.

Rahul Vaidyanath
Rahul Vaidyanath
Journalist
Rahul Vaidyanath is a journalist with The Epoch Times in Ottawa. His areas of expertise include the economy, financial markets, China, and national defence and security. He has worked for the Bank of Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., and investment banks in Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles.
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