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Super Bowl 50: 10 biggest underdogs of all-time

By Randy Gurzi

MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 12: Joe Namath No. 12 of the New York Jets drops back to pass against the Baltimore Colts during Super Bowl III at the Orange Bowl on January 12, 1969 in Miami, Florida. The Jets defeated the Colts 16-7. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 12: Joe Namath No. 12 of the New York Jets drops back to pass against the Baltimore Colts during Super Bowl III at the Orange Bowl on January 12, 1969 in Miami, Florida. The Jets defeated the Colts 16-7. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – FEBRUARY 01: Head coach John Harbaugh (L) of the Baltimore Ravens and Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the San Francisco 49ers pose for the media during a press conference for Super Bowl XLVII at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on February 1, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Ravens will play the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – FEBRUARY 01: Head coach John Harbaugh (L) of the Baltimore Ravens and Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the San Francisco 49ers pose for the media during a press conference for Super Bowl XLVII at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on February 1, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Ravens will play the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

10. Baltimore Ravens: Super Bowl XLVII

The Harbaugh bowl was the matchup of head coach Jim Harbaugh and his San Francisco 49ers and his older brother John Harbaugh, who coached the Baltimore Ravens. The Niners were the favored team heading into the game, which may not have been all about the current team in San Francisco.

The 49ers as a franchise had never lost in a Super Bowl and after the younger Harbaugh had his team knocking on the door the past couple of years, it seemed natural that they would finish the drill and walk off with the Lombardi Trophy. The Ravens meanwhile were defeating big teams that were supposed to be superior to them the entire post season and they weren’t ready for their Cinderella year to come to an end without hoisting the trophy.

Quarterback Joe Flacco came out firing on all cylinders and helped the Ravens take a 21-6 lead into the half. Kick returner Jacoby Jones extended that lead with the longest play in Super Bowl history, a 108-yard kickoff return. Then the weirdest thing in Super Bowl history happened as the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans lost power and play had to stop for 34 minutes.

The delay was the only thing that slowed the red-hot Ravens down as the 49ers fought back hard after play resumed to pull within two points. In the end, Jim’s team ran out of time and he had to watch his big brother celebrate his team’s 34-31 victory.

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