Photos: Super Bowl costumes
Creative fans dressed up for the big game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
Super Bowl XLVII pregame
Jennifer Jones waits outside the Superdome before the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Super Bowl XLVII pregame
From left, Ray Dellarosa, Chris Dellarosa, Chris Tassome, Jason Bergmann and Michael Bergmann, pose for a photo outside the Superdome before the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Marcio Sanchez)
Super Bowl XLVII pregame
Vikram Sandhu, of San Jose, Calif., wears face paint before the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Marcio Sanchez)
Super Bowl XLVII pregame
Members of the Niner Noise Drumline perform outside of the Superdome before the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Super Bowl XLVII pregame
Members of the Warren Easton Charter High School marching band cast shadows as they perform before the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Super Bowl XLVII pregame
Matt Cranston, of Baltimore, looks at his phone outside the Superdome before the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Super Bowl XLVII pregame
Mary Jo Whitehead, center, of Smithtown, N.Y., looks on before the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Super Bowl XLVII pregame
Darryl Young, of New Orleans, performs outside the Superdome before the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Super Bowl XLVII pregame
Greg Wilson wears a helmet showing the logos of the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens before the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Super Bowl XLVII pregame
Payam Tabar, left, and Julio Solorzano pose for photos before the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Super Bowl XLVII pregame
Mike Phillips, of Tampa Bay, Fla., waits outside the Superdome before the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Super Bowl XLVII pregame
A San Francisco 49ers fan poses for photos before the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Super Bowl XLVII pregame
Baltimore Ravens fan Cal Wheaton looks out toward the Super Bowl XLVII sculpture on a barge along the Riverwalk in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. The city hosts NFL football's Super Bowl XLVII between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Super Bowl XLVII pregame
David and Evan Waksman, from New York, pose with skull helmets outside the Superdome before the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Super Bowl XLVII pregame
Baltimore Ravens fan Cindy Piece poses for a photo before the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Marcio Sanchez)
Super Bowl XLVII pregame
A vendor holds up a program for the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Super Bowl XLVII pregame
A Mardi Gras Indian performs outside the Superdome before the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Marcio Sanchez)
Super Bowl XLVII pregame
Baltimore Ravens fans Paul Thompson and Tracy Wheeler arrive for Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday, February 3, 2013. (Jim Gensheimer/San Jose Mercury News/MCT)
Super Bowl XLVII pregame
Baltimore Ravens fans arrive for Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday, February 3, 2013. (Jim Gensheimer/San Jose Mercury News/MCT)
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