<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> ← XLVI </Li> <Li> Super Bowl </Li> <Li> XLVIII → </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> ← XLVI </Li> <Li> Super Bowl </Li> <Li> XLVIII → </Li> </Ul> <P> Super Bowl XLVII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Baltimore Ravens and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2012 season . The Ravens defeated the 49ers by the score of 34--31, handing the 49ers their first Super Bowl loss in franchise history . The game was played on February 3, 2013, at Mercedes - Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana . This was the tenth Super Bowl to be played in New Orleans, equaling Miami's record of ten in an individual city . </P> <P> For the first time in Super Bowl history, the game featured two brothers coaching against each other--Jim and John Harbaugh, head coaches of the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens, respectively--earning it the nickname Harbaugh Bowl . In addition, Super Bowl XLVII was the first to feature two teams that had undefeated records in previous Super Bowl games (Baltimore, 1--0; San Francisco, 5--0). The 49ers, who posted a regular - season record of 11--4--1, entered the game seeking their sixth Super Bowl win in team history (and first since Super Bowl XXIX at the end of the 1994 season), which would have tied the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most by a franchise . The Ravens, who posted a 10--6 regular - season record, made their second Super Bowl appearance in 12 years, having previously won Super Bowl XXXV . Ray Lewis, the Most Valuable Player (MVP) from that game, as well as the last remaining member of the inaugural Ravens roster from 1996, also played in this game, his last before his retirement from professional football . </P>

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