Steelers vs. 49ers Power Outage: Timeline as Lights Snuffed out at Candlestick

The game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers tonight came complete with two power outages—one before the game and one early in the second quarter.

In what will become known as "The Power Outage Game," the Twitterverse did a good job of detailing the progression of the strange events that unfolded.

Here's a look at how it all came about on Monday night.

8:40 p.m. EST

Tweeted Clark Judge of CBSSports.com:

9:00 p.m. EST

The lights came back on after about a 20-minute delay, leading up to a 6:00 start local time:

9:44 p.m. EST

Matt Maiocco of CSN Bay Area tweets:

9:46 p.m. EST

Maiocco reports that the power begins to heat up:

9:59 p.m. EST

Judge reports that the game is back on after all the lights began to come back on three minutes earlier:

So, there you have it. What began as an enticing matchup between two 10-3 teams ended up getting delayed twice, causing unrest in the stadium.

By the way, here's proof that 49ers fans care more about power than the local media, via Judge: