The lights went out and no one was playing football for half an hour at Super Bowl XLVII. And we're not talking about Beyonce's halftime performance. A power outage halted play for 34 minutes, just after Jacoby Jones' electrifying 108-yard kickoff return opened the second half at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. With no football being played, what's an athlete to do? Tweet about it, of course. Here's some reaction to the night the lights went out at the Super Bowl :
Soooooo Beyoncé stole all the power from the stadium. LoL
— Matt Forte (@MattForte22) February 4, 2013
What's the odds of this happening? That New Orleans voodoo
— Adrian Peterson (@AdrianPeterson) February 4, 2013
On a slightly more serious note, this is what happens when you invest in entertainment over infrastructure. Think anyone's paying attention?
— Chris Kluwe (@ChrisWarcraft) February 4, 2013
HEY!! It's my fault the lights out! Why not? Everything is & has always been my fault! LOL!
— Terrell Owens (@terrellowens) February 4, 2013
We have traced a call from a phone on the 49er sideline to Buffalo Wild Wings.
— DeionSanders (@DeionSanders) February 4, 2013
When the game resumed and the 49ers mounted a comeback, some athletes wondered if the long delay was responsible for the shift in momentum:Maybe the Superdome shouldn't have let Clark Griswold supervise the lighting tonight. #SuperBowl
— Mark Teixeira (@teixeiramark25) February 4, 2013
If 49ers win, the blackout def will get more coverage
— Damien Woody (@damienwoody) February 4, 2013
I can't speak for any other sport, but in the #NFL momentum is everything... And right now, 49ers have it.
— Donte' Stallworth (@DonteStallworth) February 4, 2013
Just like rain delays. How quickly games can change. #lightsout
— David Freese (@dfreese23) February 4, 2013
Is there a more hated man in Baltimore than the facilities manager at Superdome?
— Greg Olsen (@gregolsen82) February 4, 2013
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