Best Super Bowl photos and moments from 2013

Musician Alicia Keys performs the National Anthem prior to the start of Super Bowl XLVII between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The 14-time Grammy winner brought Ray Lewis to tears during her moving performance.A group of 26 students from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown perform “America the Beautiful” with singer Jennifer Hudson during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Pre-game Show at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. It was one of the most touching Super Bowl moments in 2013.Head coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens shakes hands with his brother and head coach Jim Harbaugh of the San Francisco 49ers after winning Super Bowl XLVII. He later said the moment was “the hardest thing I’ve ever experienced.”View the list »
Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates following a 34-31 win against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XLVII.

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The 2013 Super Bowl aired on Feb. 3 and there were plenty of magical moments, as these fantastic photos indicate. The Baltimore Ravens finally defeated the San Francisco 49ers, but not before an unprecedented blackout, a heap of bad Super Bowl commercials and a duel between two brothers. In between, the 49ers roared back to life when the power was turned back on after 34 minutes. It was a memorable ending to an amazing Super Bowl for a record TV audience.

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CBS Sports released preliminary numbers on Monday morning and it looks like Super Bowl XLVII broke the record as the most-watched game in history. The numbers peaked during the 10:30-10:45 p.m. EST time frame and the blackout was excluded entirely from the ratings. According to early findings, Sunday night’s Super Bowl topped the 2011 match-up of the N.Y. Giants and the New England Patriots by 1%, making it the most viewed Super Bowl of all-time. The top ten markets were Baltimore, New Orleans, Washington DC, Norfolk, Dayton, Columbus, Indianapolis, Richmond, Milwaukee and Jacksonville. Final ratings are due later today. The top five most-watched programs in US history are the 2010-2013 Super Bowls and the "Mash" series finale.

Top highlights and best moments from the 2013 Super Bowl include Jennifer Hudson singing with Sandy Hook Elementary School singers, Beyonce’s electrifying halftime show, Jacoby Jones’s historic kick-off return, the Vince Lombardi trophy presentation and more. Be sure to check out the list for more great photos and memorable moments.

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  • Head coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens shakes hands with his brother and head coach Jim Harbaugh of the San Francisco 49ers after winning Super Bowl XLVII. He later said the moment was “the hardest thing I’ve ever experienced.”
  • A group of 26 students from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown perform “America the Beautiful” with singer Jennifer Hudson during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Pre-game Show at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. It was one of the most touching Super Bowl moments in 2013.
  • Musician Alicia Keys performs the National Anthem prior to the start of Super Bowl XLVII between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The 14-time Grammy winner brought Ray Lewis to tears during her moving performance.
  • Most advertisers fumbled in 2013, but Budweiser scored big time with its Super Bowl commercial called "Brotherhood." Ad critics and TV viewers praised the ad and called it the best of all this year's Super Bowl commercials.
  • Kelly Rowland, Beyonce Knowles and Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child perform during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show in 2013. The reunited group sand "Bootylicious," "Independent Women" and "Single Ladies."
  • David Akers of the San Francisco 49ers waits during a 34-minute power outage that occurred in the third quarter at the Superdome. The lights went out when an outside power feed went dead.
  • Jacoby Jones of the Baltimore Ravens runs the ball into the end zone for a record-breaking kick-off return. It was the longest kick return in any regular or post-season game in the history of the NFL.
  • Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates following their 34-31 win against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XLVII. After the game, he exclaimed, "Baltimore! We did it!"
  • Quarterback Joe Flacco of the Baltimore Ravens poses with the 2013 Super Bowl MVP trophy. "It's unbelievable. We didn't make it easy, but that's the way Baltimore is and that's the way we are," he said right after the big game.
  • Head coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy next to CBS host Jim Nantz following his team's 34-31 win against the San Francisco 49ers. He later told the media that beating his brother was "the hardest thing I've ever experienced."
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