Super Bowl XLVII In Pictures

Super Bowl XLVII gets under way at the Superdome in New Orleans as Baltimore kick off against San Francisco

Jacoby Jones (right) catches a long pass before getting up to score his first touchdown of the day

Baltimore lead 21-6 at half-time and the 70,000-plus crowd at the Superdome are treated to Beyonce's high-octane half-time show performance

Beyonce is reunited with her other Destiny's Child bandmates for a spectacular half-time show

The second half starts with a bang when Jones returns the kick-off 108 yards for a touchdown - a Super Bowl record

Chaos reigns as half of the Superdome's floodlights fail during the third quarter. A 34-minute delay ensues

San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick waits out the 34-minute delay caused by a power cut at the Superdome

Colin Kaepernick scores San Francisco's third touchdown to reduce their deficit to two points in the fourth quarter

But San Francisco's dreams are all but over when Michael Crabtree (left) fails to make this touchdown catch

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Perrish Cox can barely believe that his team's comeback has fallen agonisingly short

It was a fairytale end for Baltimore's future Hall of Fame linebacker, Ray Lewis, who is retiring after 17 seasons

Ray Lewis holds aloft the Vince Lombardi trophy amid a sea of Baltimore purple confetti