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Check out an aerial view of Mercedes-Benz halo board

VIDEO - Mercedes-Benz Stadium opens to the skies
By Juliakate E Culpepper
June 29, 2017

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.

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