For once the city known as the “Big Easy” switched up the name to the city of Brotherly Love, as the Super Bowl came to town on February 3. Jim and John Harbaugh were the first pair of brothers to have a head coaching job in the NFL. Then, the two brothers met on the biggest stage of both of their head coaching careers.
These two brothers have probably had a great sibling rivalry over the years. More than likely, it dated back to when they were just young children. Let’s be honest, sibling rivalries
are ones that almost everyone can relate to, and now the rivalry was brought onto the gridiron. Last year on Thanksgiving Day, the Ravens played the 49ers. John Harbaugh and
the Ravens came out victorious with a 16-6 win at home. Just imagine how much trash talk the two brothers had at the dinner table after that game.
Over Super Bowl weekend, the stakes were at their highest. The most coveted and highly anticipated game of the year for the NFL was taking place, and the Harbaugh brothers had their team’s face off– not just for bragging rights between the two brothers, but to be crowned the champion and given the title as best team in the league.
This game started off in such a fashion not any person could have imagined with the Ravens jumping out to a 21-6 lead at the half. On the opening kickoff of the 2nd half, the Ravens’ Jacoby Jones returned the kick for a record tying 108 yard touchdown return, giving the Ravens a 28-6 lead just 11 seconds into the 3rd quarter.
To most, this game looked like a blowout and, for the most part, out of reach. Then, in a bizarre turn of events, the Superdome went from being lit up with bright lights, to pitch
black in a matter of seconds. The known cause of the lights going out was due to a power surge. The teams waited for approximately 35 minutes until play resumed.
Finally, both teams returned to the field, as the 49ers had control of the ball they finished the drive with a touchdown. Many began to think the momentum had switched to the
49ers side as the Ravens begun to look flat and the 49ers narrowed the deficit to two points. Eventually losing the game in one of the most berserk football (let alone Super Bowl) games
to ever have taken place, on a heartbreaking no call that very well easily could have been a penalty. One that could have given the 49ers another chance to win this crazy game. At the
end of the day, the Ravens were just too good and John Harbaugh came out with the victory, gaining the crown. Along with John Harbaugh owning the sibling rivalry with two wins and zero losses.