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When you don’t care much about the Super Bowl turns out – and a lot of folks in the Carolinas I’ve talked to in the past two weeks really didn’t – about all you can ask for is a game like the one we just saw, which ended with Baltimore edging San Francisco, 34-31, and older brother John Harbaugh edging younger brother Jim.

So, now that it's in the books, what did YOU think of the Super Bowl XLVII?

Baltimore coach John Harbaugh survived a power outage, a 300-yard passing effort by a second-year quarterback and a furious second-half comeback attempt by his younger brother’s team to win the first Super Bowl matchup between brothers.

Joe Flacco unequivocally proved he belongs with the NFL's elite quarterbacks, while John Harbaugh showed that big brother indeed knows best.

Observer NFL writer Joseph Person is part of McClatchy's team coverage of Super Bowl XLVII.

I was back in the Superdome on Sunday for the second time in five weeks. Last time I was here, DeAngelo Williams ran for 210 yards and helped save Ron Rivera’s job. The Who Dat Nation wasn’t real happy that day. They weren’t yelling, “Dreeewww!” They were booing.

Shanita Wooten, the principal at Rowland Middle School, gave purple and gold cupcakes to 200 students and faculty on Friday.

Cam Newton and Colin Kaepernick roomed together at the scouting combine in Indianapolis two years ago.

Starting with the Carolina Panthers’ thrilling 32-29 loss to New England nine years ago, parity struck. Six of the past nine Super Bowls have been decided by less than a touchdown.

Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis has one Super Bowl ring, which he won 12 years ago when Baltimore beat the Giants 34-7. Lewis, who is retiring after 17 seasons, would like nothing more than to end his career with another.

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