The 34-minute delay created two distinct halves of football and, according to the Ravens, nearly cost them a Super Bowl title.

New Orleans flings open its doors this week to the biggest party in American sports, welcoming thousands of tourists weeks after a New Year's Day attack on the city's iconic Bourbon Street. Metal barriers were placed throughout the city's French Quarter,

The sports world will focus on New Orleans for the Super Bowl on February 9. But this town, supremely experienced in throwing a party, has more in store than football.