Halo video board encircles roof of new Atlanta Falcons stadium

The hype surrounding Mercedes-Benz Stadium is real.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Atlanta Falcons released a video of the Stadium’s new 63,800-square-foot halo board from an aerial view.

Last week, the Falcons released the first view of the halo board in action from the stands, but the aerial view allows viewers to clearly see the massive size of the board compared to the seats below.

Check out the the largest video board in U.S. sports below:

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