Whether or not Beyonce’s elaborate half-time show caused the subsequent power outage in New Orleans’ Superdome on Sunday night, the Baltimore Ravens’ second Super Bowl title was achieved in an electrifying manner that confirms this current era as a golden one for the sport.

Baltimore 34 San Francisco 31

The long-awaited Harbaugh Bowl is suddenly a reality in the NFL.

With the clock winding down, Ray Lewis walked to the centre of the field to soak it all in.

Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes on Sunday to help Pittsburgh beat the New York Giants 24-20 in an NFL game played with Hurricane Sandy’s devastation as a backdrop.

Hours after his younger brother’s death in a motorcycle accident, Torrey Smith caught six passes for 127 yards and scored two touchdowns to spark Baltimore to a last-play 31-30 NFL win over New England.

LET’S hold off on the Tom Brady versus Eli Manning storyline for a few days.

The New York Giants will face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI after beating the San Francisco 49ers in overtime in the NFC Championship game last night.

THE New York Giants have a habit of beating the Superbowl favourites.

IN A win that evoked their Superbowl triumph from the 2007 season, the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots in dramatic fashion on Sunday with a touchdown pass from Eli Manning in the final seconds.

IT WASN’T supposed to be like this.

NICK FOLK’S 32-yard field goal with time up ensured the New York Jets finally began to live up to their own billing as potential Super Bowl winners.

QUARTERBACK Tom Brady last night broke the NFL record for consecutive pass attempts without an interception as the New England Patriots won the AFC East Division thanks to a resounding 34-3 win over the Buffalo Bills.