(CNN) -- Ray Lewis had to wait a half hour, but the Raven got the swan song he wanted. The renowned linebacker, considered by many to be one of the greatest to ever play the game, went out a winner, as the Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in a Super Bowl delayed by a third-quarter power outage. "What better way to go out," Lewis said after the Sunday night win at the Superdome in New Orleans. "The things that we have been through all year, we were battle tested through this journey, the up and down roller coaster, the injuries, the passings of people. We stayed together, and now I get to ride off into the sunset with my second ring."
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All-time great Ray Lewis says win is perfect way to "ride off into the sunset"
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Power outage in half of the Superdome delays the game for about 35 minutes
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Ravens QB Joe Flacco throws three TD passes, wins MVP honor
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San Francisco trailed by 22, cut deficit to 2 at one point
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