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People run through smoke and then celebrate at the Super Bowl LIVE presented by Verizon at the Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta January 31, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Jan. 31, 2019 Atlanta: Super Bowl banners hang from the ceiling as Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan gets a hug from former Patriots safety Rodney Harrison while he is interviewed by former Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Sims on Pro Football Talk while making his rounds on radio row at the Georgia World Congress Center on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Jan. 31, 2019 Atlanta: Patriots fans Julio Solo (left) and Chris Heikkila, Boston, look over Tom Brady jersey at the NFL Shop in the Super Bowl Experience at the Georgia World Congress Center on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Jan. 31, 2019 Atlanta: Falcons fan Jan Radford snaps a selfie with former Falcons quarterback Michael Vick while he autographs items in the NFL Shop at the Super Bowl Experience on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Atlanta. Vick has a special edition New Era hat on sale in the NFL Shop. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Jan. 31, 2019 Atlanta: Falcons fans cheer former Falcons and Eagles quarterback Michael Vick while he autographs items in the NFL Shop at the Super Bowl Experience on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Atlanta. Vick has a special edition New Era hat on sale in the NFL Shop. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Jan. 31, 2019 Atlanta: Wearing a Falcons jacket emcee Nick Ferrara announces the first pick in the NFL draft is Morgan Miller, from Baton Rouge, going to the New Orleans Saints on the NFL Draft Stage in the Super Bowl Experience on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Jan. 31, 2019 Atlanta: Rams fan Nellie Rodriguez, Los Angeles, snaps a photo of the Rams running back Todd Gurley and Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski mannequins on display in the NFL Shop at the Super Bowl Experience on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Jan. 31, 2019 Atlanta: Carla Sawson looks over hats in the NFL Shop at the Super Bowl Experience in the Georgia World Congress Center on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Jan. 31, 2019 Atlanta: New England Patriots fan Jimmy Smith is the first pick during his photo opportunity on the NFL Draft Stage in the Super Bowl Experience at the Georgia World Congress Center on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Jan. 31, 2019 Atlanta: Merrion Mitchner, Buford, snaps a photo on his cell phone outside Super Bowl Live at Centennial Olympic Park beside a Verizon response tractor trailer truck on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Atlanta. The crunch of Super Bowl fans flooding into downtown Atlanta is prompting wireless providers like Verizon to boost their capacity in order to keep the calls and texts moving during the big game. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Georgia musician Josh Bricke plays at the Super Bowl LIVE presented by Verizon at the Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta January 31, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Jan. 31, 2019 Atlanta: Radio row, filled with tables of live broadcasters, is a buzz of activity in the Georgia World Congress Center on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Atlanta.

Benjamin Lowe is greeted by volunteers as he enters the Super Bowl LIVE presented by Verizon at the Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta January 31, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Volunteer cheers on the people entering the Super Bowl LIVE presented by Verizon at the Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta January 31, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Owen Almassy catches a football at the Super Bowl LIVE presented by Verizon at the Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta January 31, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Carla Smith sits in a replica of the trainer the Apollo astronauts used for there moon landing at the Super Bowl LIVE presented by Verizon at the Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta January 31, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Doug Brown and his son Ethan get their photo taken after entering the Super Bowl LIVE presented by Verizon at the Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta January 31, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

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People run through smoke and then celebrate at the Super Bowl LIVE presented by Verizon at the Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta January 31, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

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