Sunday night,  Katy Perry was compared to everyone from the Cheetos mascot to Will Ferrell in "Blades of Glory," some people had no idea who Missy Elliot was, and Kanye looked inexplicably sad despite being at the Super Bowl. Just a sampling of the buzziest moments and images on social media during Super Bowl 49.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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