92. Super Bowl 47 Blackout

Super Bowl 47 was unlike any other. Out of nowhere, half of the stadium went dark. Power was brought back on eventually, but was it really caused by an abnormality in the system or was it a conspiracy?

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• https://www.si.com/nfl/2015/12/22/super-bowl-xlvii-blackout-superdome

• https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/feb/04/power-outage-conspiracy-theories-superbowl-xlvii

• https://theweek.com/articles/468051/super-bowl-power-outage-5-conspiracy-theories

• https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7370657/blown-transformer-delays-san-francisco-49ers-pittsburgh-steelers-game-twice

• https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/04/sports/football/power-outage-in-superdome-delays-super-bowl.html?hp&_r=0

• https://www.nfl.com/news/ray-lewis-super-bowl-xlvii-blackout-was-no-accident-0ap1000000237174

• https://falconerfuneralhome.com/mysendoff/story/the-old-girod-street-cemetery-and-the-curse-of-the-superdome

• https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/08/05/ray-lewis-dusts-off-super-bowl-xlvii-conspiracy-theory/

• https://www.mic.com/articles/134110/is-the-super-bowl-rigged-here-are-some-of-the-biggest-conspiracy-theories

• https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1515369-super-bowl-47-breakout-stars-from-new-orleans

• https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-destinys-child-xlvii-super-bowl-50-halftime-show-coldplay-6867188/

• https://www.businessinsider.com/roger-goodell-turned-nfl-into-dictatorship-2013-7#5-the-nfl-allegedly-killed-an-nbc-sports-network-news-story-about-how-spouses-of-retired-players-are-dealing-with-the-long-term-effects-of-football-5

• https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/dark-knight-villain-bane-takes-heat-super-bowl-blackout-flna1b8231369

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