Investigations homed in on a newly installed Electricity usage during the game was on par with a regular New Orleans Saints game. Preparations began in January, with Madonna saying that the rehearsal was the most exhausting one in which she had ever participated. The halftime show was powered by a generator that did not impact the stadium's power.CBS-TV viewers were shown the half-lit Superdome interior. Eli Manning and the Giants one-upped Tom Brady and the Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute score to beat New England 21-17 Sunday night for New York's fourth Super Bowl title. In addition to winning their fourth Super Bowl in team history, the Giants set a new record for the lowest regular season record (9–7, win percentage of 56.3%) by a Super Bowl champion.The Giants jumped to a 9–0 lead in the first quarter of Super Bowl XLVI before the Patriots scored 17 unanswered points to take a 17–9 lead in the third quarter. The power failed with 13:22 remaining in the third quarter with the Ravens leading 28–6.Entergy and SMG both said the problem was in interconnection equipment, and SMG has hired a third party to investigate. The main broadcast booth was off line; sideline reporter The teams combined for a Super Bowl-record 312 kickoff return yards.Because of the power outage in the third quarter, the game set a Super Bowl record long running time of 4 hours and 14 minutes. During the '80s and '90s, they had been one of the NFL top contenders, playing in ten conference championship games and winning five Super Bowls. Information from The Associated Press contributed to … The team won every playoff game they played away from their home stadium (This was the 5th set of teams to have a rematch in Super Bowl history and overall the 6th rematch. San Francisco stormed back, scoring in just five plays. Following the end of the 2010 season, the 49ers hired Smith entered the 2012 season as the starting quarterback, but missed two starts mid-season after suffering a concussion, and second-year backup San Francisco's top receiver was Crabtree, who caught 85 passes for a career-high 1,105 yards and 9 touchdowns. For the Super Bowl that was played at the completion of the 2012 season, see Assuming each conference has an equal chance to win each coin toss, the chance on either conference winning 14 straight coin tosses is 1 in 8,192 (or 1 in 2Holding penalties and intentional grounding penalties that take place when the player is in the end zone result in a two-point safety for the defense AP Defensive Player of the Year: J.J. Watt. Brady's first two passes fell incomplete and then he was sacked by Tuck on third down, leaving the Patriots 16 yards from a first down and forcing them to use their final timeout. The loser in the regular season had been 7–5 in these games prior to Super Bowl XLVI. Incidentally, the Giants and Patriots had New York finished the season as the NFC East champion and the No. and CeeLo Green. On their last chance, Kaepernick tried to throw the ball to Crabtree in the end zone, but it was too far ahead and the pass fell incomplete. The Ravens began their playoff run at home against the number 5 seed In the divisional round, the Ravens would face the top-seeded Finally, Baltimore advanced to the Super Bowl by overcoming a 13-7 halftime deficit and then beating the second-seeded As the NFC West champion and the number 2 seed in the National Football Conference, San Francisco earned a first-round bye. This also meant that the Patriots could call a defensive play where they would purposely allow the Giants to score a touchdown, which despite giving up the lead would allow the Patriots to get the ball back still with that timeout and with more time remaining. This would be the fourth time in the Giant's five Super Bowl appearances that they faced their AFC opponent earlier during the regular season. In addition to winning their fourth Super Bowl in team history, the Giants set a new record for the lowest regular season record (9–7, win percentage of 56.3%) by a Super Bowl champion.The Giants jumped to a 9–0 lead in the first quarter of Super Bowl XLVI before the Patriots scored 17 unanswered points to take a 17–9 lead in the third quarter.