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Giants Stadium Lights Go Out

Giants Stadium Lights Go Out - The New Meadowland went completely dark for a few seconds in the third quarter of the Giants game against the Dallas Cowboys. Nearly 81,000 fans sat in total darkness for a few second at the Giants new $1.6 billion stadium while play was halted.

Backup lights came on almost immediately, but play was held up by two brownouts for a total of 11 minutes in the Cowboys 33-20 win over the Giants.

"It was kind of bizarre," Giants defensive end Justin Tuck said. "I've never been a part of anything like it and hopefully I never will again."

Several banks of lights went out at 6 pm EST, just 10 seconds into the third period. Mark Lamping, the chief operating officer of the stadium, estimated that the lights were only out for about five or six seconds. The game was delayed for about three minutes. During that time several fights broke out in the stands.

Two plays after the initial blackout, Dallas scored on a 71-yard Felix Jones touchdown. On the ensuing series, the Giants ran five plays before the entire stadium went dark again. The backup lights came on and the players and refs tried to figure out what to do.

There wasn't enough light to continue to play, so the teams were forced to wait eight minutes before they could proceed with the game. By the end of the game it was the visiting team who put out the lights of their hosts.

"Power was lost when one of the two feeders to the stadium experienced a power interruption," Lamping explained in a statement. "A second power interruption occurred to the second feeder, causing a full outage. Functionality to the original feeder was restored. We are currently investigating the original cause of the interruption."

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