The Big Game

Fifteen minutes of football. A lifetime of memories. That sums up the Baltimore Ravens' final on-field appearance Saturday in preparation for Super Bowl XLVII against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

The lights of the Super Bowl appeared a little brighter for 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh, as the team went through 15 minutes of stretching and playing catch at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Jack and Jackie Harbaugh are amongst the most proud folks in New Orleans this week. They are the parents of John and Jim and will be watching patiently as the two brothers lead their respective teams onto the field for Super Bowl Sunday, the first time that's ever happened.

I spent about 15 minutes with CBS Sports broadcaster Jim Nantz yesterday at the network's compound at the Super Bowl Media Center. I have had numerous dealings with Nantz throught the years and have found him to be as pleasant as he comes across on television.

Welcome from The Big Easy. Got here this afternoon and was greeted by gridlock traffic. Why? Because a Mardi Gras parade (the King Arthur parade) was held today.

NFL icon John Madden joined WROC-TV (Rochester) Sports Anchor John Kucko two days before Super Bowl XXVI in Minneapolis.

The Wilson Football Factory began production of the 228 game balls immediately after the AFC and NFC Champions have won, imprinting each official game ball with the Super Bowl XLVII logo, team names, date and location.

In a digital world, the Super Bowl game day program still remains one of the most coveted items from any Super Bowl week. In the early days, only those attending the game could get their hands on one.

During some of those early Super Bowl's, the NFL would give reporter's covering the game, a commemorative patch featuring the game's logo for that year.

Brothers Jim and John Harbaugh, San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore; Ravens linebacker and emotional leader Ray Lewis, and Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco are featured on a special 4-cover spread of the Jan. 28, 2013 Sports Illustrated, on newsstands Wednesday.

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