Photos: Falcons pep rally at Atlanta City Hall

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Photos: Falcons pep rally at Atlanta City Hall

Atlanta Falcons fans rocked City Hall on Friday in anticipation of the team’s trip to the Super Bowl.

Falcons mascot Freddie Falcon celebrates with a fan at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City Hall in Atlanta on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Roddy White signs a shirt at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Fans take selfies at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - A Falcons cheerleader celebrates with the crowd about Atlanta return to the Super Bowl at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Falcons mascot Freddie Falcon celebrates with a fan at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Mayor Kasim Reed and his family pose for pictures taken with the Falcons Santa Clause at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - The Falcon's Santa Clause whispers to Maria Reed and Sarah-Elizabeth Langford, Mayor Kasim Reeds daughter and wife at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - A fan shows off his Falcons prosthetic leg at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Roddy White poses with a football he signed for Joseph and Sophia Michaels at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - A fan raises his hand out of the crowd in the peace symbol at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - A family of Falcons fans watches on at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Two young fans of the Atlanta Falcons watch whats going on below and the sky above at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - A Falcons flag waves on at the top floor of City Hall at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Falcons fans take the stage at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - A referee holds up a yellow flag in preparation for the Super Bowl at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - An Atlanta citizen takes a selfie with Mayor Kasim Reed at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Fans take selfies, dance, and revel at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Falcons fans revel in the celebration that their team will be going to the Super Bowl at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Former Falcons star Roddy White dances with fans at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Mayor Kasim Reed and his family take part in the celebration at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Mayor Kasim Reed speaks to the crowd with his daughter in hand at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Keisha "Bird Lady", a veteran Falcons fan dances on the stage at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - An Atlanta Falcons cheerleader keeps the crowd going at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Fans dressed up in full outfits get pumped at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Keisha "Bird Lady" revels in the energy of the crowd at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City Hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. The rally is the latest to capture the team spirit that is sweeping across metro Atlanta as the Falcons prepare to meet the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl in Houston on Feb. 5. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Falcons president and CEO Rich McKay speaks to the crowd at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Fans lined the railing of every floor at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - The Atlanta Falcons Santa Clause raises his hand for "#1" at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Fans get pumped outside the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - The line to enter City Hall went all the way down the sidewalk of the block for City Hall at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - The crowd was thick with people at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - Fans lines the railings on every floor, some with flags in hand at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

January 27, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - "RISE" in large white block text at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City hall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, January 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

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Falcons mascot Freddie Falcon celebrates with a fan at the Atlanta Falcons pep rally held by Mayor Kasim Reed at City Hall in Atlanta on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

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