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Gameday Instant Analysis: Super Bowl edition
Published: 2/3/2013 11:15 PM
Last Modified: 2/3/2013 11:15 PM

Now, we've seen just about everything -- a Super Bowl stopped by a power outage.

If not for that, this game might have fallen meekly into the Super Bowl's previous history of blowouts.

Instead, the outage was the beginning of a great second half that produced another great NFL championship game.

Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher really summed it up nicely during the CBS pre-game show. When picking Baltimore, he ran through a few of the crazy plays this season that gave the Ravens the look of a team of destiny. As it turns out, he was right on the mark.

Here are some thoughts from the night:

* It was a good no call: I have no problem with the fourth down no call in the end zone on San Francisco's last drive. Actually, it's that type of tight officiating that separates the regular season from the playoffs for the better in my opinion.

If you're a 49ers fan, I'd be more disappointed my star quarterback never got the chance to run during the goal line stand. And I'd be pretty unhappy with the game management allowing my team to be left with just one timeout during Baltimore's final series.

* I guess Joe Flacco really is an elite quarterback: I still have a tough time wrapping my mind around it, but Joe Flacco's name will now be mentioned with the great quarterbacks in the NFL.

And after this offseason, Flacco will be paid like one, too. He had a special postseason and a great Super Bowl performance. It will be interesting to see how he handles his new fame and fortune.

* I hope Colin Kaepernick isn't a one-season wonder: I really enjoyed watching the San Francisco quarterback play in the postseason.

Obviously, what Kaepernick does with his feet is special. But the guy has a live arm that was on display a lot Sunday night.

It will be interesting to see how he develops next season.

* Jacoby Jones never played like that in Houston: I follow a lot of friends from Houston on Twitter, and there was plenty of surprise over the two huge touchdowns Jones produced in the Super Bowl.

Jones could be a dangerous kick returner as a Texan, but he never developed into a viable receiver.

On Sunday, he was everything the Texans could have used to reach this year's Super Bowl.

* Beyonce blew them away at halftime: I'm only somewhat familiar with Beyonce's music, but she was by far the most exciting thing to happen in the first half Sunday.

And the Destiny's Child reunion was a nice touch.

I like older music as much as the next person, but hopefully Beyonce's performance will inspire the NFL to stay modern with its halftime acts -- a trend that was catching on before Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction in Houston.

* Super Bowl commercials continue to lose steam: Maybe it's the fact many of the Super Bowl spots are tested on the Internet in the days leading up to the game. Or maybe it's the pressure now that the commercials are expected to be part of the game's entertainment.

But whatever the case, the Super Bowl commercials just aren't what they used to be. Through the first half, there were only a few funny moments.

Surprisingly, compared to most years, many of the best commercials appeared in the second half.

I'm a sucker for Paul Harvey, so I enjoyed the Dodge commercial featuring his speech on the American farmer.

I also liked the Budweiser Clydesdale spot, as well Tide's commercial featuring the Joe Montana miracle stain.

I kind of liked the Mercedes' devil spot, but would have probably liked it better had I not watched it on YouTube in the days leading up to the game.

Dodge, Budweiser and Tide, along with a few other second-half commercials, received the highest marks from Yahoo.com's instant review of the night's advertisements.

You can track NFL fans' reviews and rewatch your favorites here.

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