• Blacked out: Power outage delays Steelers, 49ers

    Thearon W. Henderson / Getty Images

    The Stadium light go out in the second quarter during the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park on Monday night.

     

    AP reports:

     Two power outages delayed the Niners' Monday night game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, first just before kickoff and again early in the second quarter after the stadium moved to a backup power source.

     NFL security chief Jeff Miller said he witnessed a transformer blow up while he was monitoring a gate outside the stadium, where a shooting during the preseason already put a negative light on this venue.

    Read the full story here.

    Comment

    Show more
    Explore related topics: , , , , ,

  • Super Bowl reaction: joy for Packers, despair for Steelers

    By David R Arnott, NBC News

    Brian Snyder / Reuters

    Six year-old Jenajah Collins plays on the field after the Green Bay Packers and her father, safety Nick Collins, defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers to win the NFL's Super Bowl XLV football game in Arlington, Texas on Feb 6.

    Pierre Ducharme / Reuters

    Green Bay Packers center Scott Wells holds the Vince Lombardi championship trophy following their win over the Pittsburgh Steelers during the NFL's Super Bowl XLV football game.

    Pierre Ducharme / Reuters

    Pittsburgh Steelers running back Isaac Redman (33) and wide receiver Hines Ward (86) react after their loss to the Green Bay Packers during the NFL's Super Bowl XLV football game.

    Tim Sharp / Reuters

    Green Bay Packers linebacker Desmond Bishop (55) celebrates in confetti after the Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers during the NFL's Super Bowl XLV football game.

    Click here to see more great photographs of the game action, the fans and the entertainment at the Super Bowl.

  • Super Bowl: best of the action

    Pierre Ducharme / Reuters

    Green Bay Packers safety Nick Collins (36) celebrates with teammates Clay Matthews (52) and Desmond Bishop (55) after scoring a touchdown on an interception against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first quarter of the NFL's Super Bowl XLV football game in Arlington, Texas on Feb. 6.

    Pierre Ducharme / Reuters

    Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson and quarterback Aaron Rodgers celebrate a first quarter touchdown pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the NFL's Super Bowl XLV football game.

    Eric Gay / AP

    Pittsburgh Steelers' Antwaan Randle El reacts after having a pass broken up during the first half of the NFL football Super Bowl XLV game against the Green Bay Packers.

    Timothy A. Clary / AFP - Getty Images

    Howard Green of the Green Bay Packers in action with Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers during the NFL Super Bowl XLV football game.

    David J. Phillip / AP

    Pittsburgh Steelers' Antwaan Randle El celebrates after scoring on a two-point conversion during the fourth quarter of the NFL Super Bowl XLV football game against the Green Bay Packers.

    By David R Arnott, NBC News

    Which is your favorite picture of the Super Bowl action? Click here for the full slideshow. 

  • Mike Segar / Reuters

    Fergie, left, and Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas perform during half-time of the NFL's Super Bowl XLV football game in Arlington, Texas, Feb. 6.

    Black Eyed Peas perform during half-time of the Super Bowl

    By Katie Cannon, Senior Multimedia Editor

    It's hard to believe that the half-time show started out with college marching bands as the performers considering today's spectacles. Where would you rank the Black Eyed Peas' performance among performances of the past? Check out Wikipedia's list of past shows here.

  • Keith Srakocic / AP

    Unit director Leslie Gostic, top left, and nurse, Samantha Bigam, arrange newborn infants at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC in Pittsburgh, Friday, Jan. 28. Seven babies, all one or two-days old, are wrapped in the Pittsburgh Steelers fan favorite "Terrible Towel" in the ward. The Steelers will be facing the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV on Feb. 6, 2011 in Arlington, Texas.

    Terrible twos yet to come for Pittsburgh infants wrapped in "Terrible Towels"

    By Katie Cannon, Senior Multimedia Editor

    These little guys and girls will one day honestly be able to say they were Steelers fans from birth.

  • Gene J. Puskar / AP

    Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward, 86, celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens during the second half of an NFL divisional football game in Pittsburgh, Jan. 15. The Steelers won 31-24.

    Pittsburgh Steelers rally to defeat Baltimore Ravens in AFC divisional playoff game, 31-24

    Read more about the game here.

  • Steelers shut down Raiders

    By Katie Cannon, Senior Multimedia Editor

    Gene J. Puskar made a couple of nice frames from the same play. I like all of the action and movement conveyed in the first image, while I like the determination Roethlisberger shows as his opponent face plants in the second. How about you? Which image do you prefer? Read more about the game here.

    Gene J. Puskar / AP

    Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, 7, dives into the end zone ahead of Oakland Raiders' Trevor Scott, 91, and Stevie Brown, 27, for a second-quarter touchdown during an NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Sunday, Nov. 21.

    Gene J. Puskar / AP

    Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger dives into the end zone over Oakland Raiders' Trevor Scott for a second-quarter touchdown.