Superdome goes dark during Super Bowl XLVII

February 4, 2013 by legitgov

Superdome goes dark during Super Bowl XLVII --Cause of outage not immediately known 03 Feb 2013 A power outage sent the Superdome into darkness in the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVII, leading to an unprecedented 33-minute delay at the NFL's annual title game. Less than two minutes into the second half, at 8:37 ET, numerous banks of lights cut out at the New Orleans dome, plunging half of the stadium into darkness and cutting off CBS audio to the event. The cause of the outage wasn't immediately known, but James Brown reported on CBS that a power surge was to blame.