( CNN ) -- It may not have been a great game until after the lights went out and came back up , but the Super Bowl showdown Sunday night created quite a few memorable moments on the field and off , even before kickoff . There were powerful performances , including a much buzzed-about halftime show by superstar Beyonce . But there was also a lack of electricity in the stadium and in some of the commercials . And San Francisco 49ers fans are sure to get emotional over that last play they ran on offense , when two players met in the end zone and , despite interference , the referee did not call a penalty . Here are the five moments you can expect your coworkers to talk about Monday morning . Grrrl Power . The men may have duked it out during the game , but when it came to the non-football entertainment at the Superdome , women ruled the day . First up was Jennifer Hudson with a stirring rendition of `` America the Beautiful . '' The choir backing her was composed of students from Sandy Hook Elementary , the Connecticut school where 20 students and six school staff were shot dead in December . Players on the sidelines and fans in the stands wiped away tears . `` Our wish is to demonstrate to America and the world that 'We are Sandy Hook and We Choose Love , ' '' the choir said in a statement . Next , Alicia Keys belted out the `` Star-Spangled Banner '' as the children , in white polo shirts with green ribbons pinned to them , stood with their hands on their hearts . `` It 's football . But I just cried , '' tweeted actor Brian Baumgartner about the Sandy Hook performance . The big show , however , came once the 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens got through the first half . Welcome , Beyonce . For 12 minutes , she rocked the stage clad in above-the-knee black stiletto boots and a leather minidress . Powered by an all-female backing band , there was little doubt Beyonce sang live -- unlike during President Barack Obama 's inauguration last month where she admitted singing along with a prerecorded track . And as if that was n't enough girl power for the night , Beyonce was joined by her Destiny 's Child bandmates , Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams . `` Watching the # SuperBowl with family & friends . @ Beyonce was phenomenal ! I am so proud of her ! -mo , '' tweeted none other than the first lady of the United States , Michelle Obama . She was n't the only one . Beyonce 's performance generated 5.5 million tweets ! Lack of power . For the first two quarters , the Ravens seemed unstoppable , steamrolling the 49ers and building a 28-6 lead . But then , half the lights in the Superdome went black . Monitoring equipment sensed an abnormality in the building 's electrical system and cut power to some sectors to isolate the issue . Power utility Entergy said the problem was a `` customer issue . '' The NFL released a statement saying it was `` investigating . '' The power company said it was not to blame and that electricity in the rest of the city was fine . The outage left players , coaches and fans to wait , wait and wait some more . Social media lit up . After 35 minutes , when the lights slowly went back on , so did San Francisco -- prompting many to wonder if the break in play played to the 49ers advantage . Running back Frank Gore felt differently . `` You have to wait . Football is a game of adjustments . The elements do n't matter , '' he told NFL.com . `` I 've been saying it all year , the elements do n't matter in football . You 've just got to learn how to make adjustments . '' The real MVP ? Quarterbacks often get the glory in the Super Bowl , but wide receiver Jacoby Jones had a strong case for Most Valuable Player . He lost out to Joe Flacco . Jones scored on two of the most incredible plays in Super Bowl history , including a record 108-yard kickoff return . It took him just 11 seconds on the clock to slice through the 49ers coverage team . `` Jacoby 's been a blessing to this team , '' said Ravens coach John Harbaugh . `` We 're grateful to have him on this team . '' Jones , who grew up in New Orleans , also caught a 56-yard touchdown pass -- his only reception . He fell , got up , decked a defender and sprinted at an angle toward the goal line , beating two 49ers into the end zone . `` Everybody dreams of scoring a touchdown in the Super Bowl . But two of 'em ? That 's what 's up ! '' Jones told NOLA.com . `` It was always a goal to win a Super Bowl . To come home and do it , that 's the icing on the cake . '' Jones is definitely the MVP for some Baltimoreans who bought furniture this weekend at a Baltimore store . The Baltimore Sun reported Gardiners Furniture promised to wipe out the charges for anything purchased on Saturday or Sunday if the Ravens returned a kick for a touchdown to start a half . Probably seemed like a good bet at the time . Grading the ads . Some of the Super Bowl commercials -- 30 second ads that cost upward of $ 4 million -- made us weep for different reasons . There were quite a few that played on our sentiment , from Budweiser 's `` Brotherhood '' to Jeep 's Oprah-narrated `` America Will Be Whole Again '' to Dodge 's ode , `` Farmer . '' Then there was the racy GoDaddy ad that made us want to cry , burn our eyes out and have the Men in Black wipe out our memories . In it , model Bar Refaeli shares a long kiss with a red-cheeked `` nerd '' that prompted its own hashtag : # NoDaddy . `` Oh my gosh those kissing noises , '' tweeted Chicago college student Grace Barnes . A no-call to rue . Niners fans will tell you they were robbed of a possible win when referees failed to call a penalty . In the final quarter , San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick attempted a pass to the Niners ' Michael Crabtree in the end zone . What happened next depends on who 's doing the talking . Niners ' fans will say Smith deliberately interfered with Crabtree , making it impossible to catch the ball . Ravens ' fans will say it does n't matter , the ball was too high for Crabtree to catch . Niners ' fans will say a penalty call should have given the team a first down and a great chance to take the lead with less than two minutes left in the game . Ravens ' fans will say the ball was uncatchable -- that it sailed way over Crabtree 's head . But if you ask New England wide receiver Donte Stallworth , there should have been a penalty flag , even if the ball seemed like it was too high to catch . `` For all y'all saying that ball was uncatchable for Crabtree in the endzone ... DUH ! ! Because dude held thee sh*t outta him ... '' he tweeted . Crabtree told Yahoo Sports it was `` a missed call . '' `` I do n't want to talk about it , '' he said . `` I do n't want to think about it . '' That 's OK , the 49ers fans will likely do it for him . CNN 's Chelsea J. Carter contributed to this report .
The game came down to a controversial play in the end zone . Women with amazing vocals inspired and entertained . Jacoby Jones scores two remarkable touchdowns . Some commercials touched hearts , others were meh .