By Joe Parello
Super Bowl XLVII, with it's many intriguing story lines, interesting special teams plays, exciting finish and soon-to-be infamous power outage delay, is sure to be one the most memorable Super Bowls in history.
But, football fans should also be sure to remember that both teams did their very best to lose this game, as key players made massive mistakes at critical junctures, and both coaching staffs neutered their best offensive weapons when the game was there for the taking.
In short, both teams played scared.
Many will point to the long delay, caused by an early second-half power outage, as the reason the 49ers were able to claw back into the game after trailing 28-6. But, in reality, it was because the Ravens went conservative, and took the ball out of the hands of their hottest (and the NFL's hottest) offensive player.
Yes, I am referring to Joe Flacco as the NFL's hottest offensive player, just hear me out
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