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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Members of the conversion crew take a break as the main scoreboard is lowered to the floor to be worked on as the arena gets ready for the next concert at State Farm Arena, Thursday, October 2, 2025, in Atlanta. The crew was working on creating a stage for the Friday, Oct. 3 Maxwell concert. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com