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An official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. The Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio, which has made the official Super Bowl football since the first Super Bowl in 1966, began making the this year's game balls Sunday night immediately after the conclusion of the NFC and AFC championship games.The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
The official Super Bowl XLVII game balls wait to be sewn together at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Jane Helser sews an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
An official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII is steamed in preparation to be turned inside out at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Jane Helser sews an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Jane Helser sews an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Jane Helser sews an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Emmitt Lawrance turns an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII inside out at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Emmitt Lawrance prepares an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII to be turn inside out at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Jane Helser sews an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
A laser is used to lineup an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII so the team names can be branded onto it at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII wait to be laced at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII wait to be laced at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Barb Ulrey, left, and Pam Clark, right, inspect official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII wait to be laced at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII wait to be laced at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII after being laced but not formed at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at the packaging station in the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Footballs selected as actual official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII await to be shipped to New Orleans at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Deb Conley forms and fills with air an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Deb Conley tosses a finished official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII into a bin to wait final inspection at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII are formed and filled with air at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Deb Conley tosses a finished official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII into a bin to wait final inspection at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Doug Falkhauser laces up an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Doug Falkhauser laces up an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Doug Falkhauser laces up an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Pam Clark inspects an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Footballs selected as actual official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII await to be shipped to New Orleans at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Barb Ulrey, left, and Pam Clark, right, inspect official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Footballs for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII await to be shipped at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski) Photo: Rick Osentoski, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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