Brother vs. Brother
By Anisha Saboo
A battle between brothers! The Harbaugh brothers, Jim and John Harbaugh coached their teams against each other in Super Bowl XLVII ( 47 in roman numerals) on February 3, 2013. John is fifteen months older than Jim. They both grew up together with their parents, Jack and Jackie, and their younger sister, Joanie. Today Jim is 49 years old, and John is 50. Though the brothers were battling for the Super Bowl title, they still love each other very much. Jim Harbaugh coaches the San Francisco 49ers, and John Harbaugh coaches the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens havewon two titles, and the 49ers have won 5 titles until now.
The XLVII Super Bowl game was very interesting. In the first few quarters of the game, the Ravens were winning by a big margin. At the end of the first quarter, the Ravens were leading 7-3. By the end of the second quarter, the Ravens had increased their lead. The score was 21-6. After half-time, when the 3rd quarter started, the Ravens scored another touchdown!! Now the 49er fans had almost given up hope of their favorite team winning the championship.
However, in the middle of the 3rd quarter, a very strange thing happened. The power went off in the Superdome and the game had to be halted! When the game resumed, the 49ers had a sudden boost of energy! Now the 49ers were finally scoring touchdowns and their fans were screaming with joy. During the last few minutes of the game, the 49ers were extremely tired but they continued to work hard and still hoped to win. Unfortunately, the Ravens blocked them from scoring at every chance they could get. The Ravens won their second Super Bowl title and though the 49ers are bummed, they tried very hard and I think they should be proud of themselves.
