Photos: Celebs, fans celebrate Falcons’ NFC title win

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Photos: Celebs, fans celebrate Falcons’ NFC title win

Scenes from the NFC Championship Game between the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

January 22, 2017, Atlanta - Kids play with confetti after the NFC Championship game against the Packers in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday, January 22, 2017. The Falcons defeated the Packers 44-21. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

A Falcons cheerleader makes an angel in the confetti during the celebration of the Atlanta Falcons' NFC Championship win over the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The Falcons advanced to their second Super Bowl in franchise history.

January 22, 2017, Atlanta: Falcons fans celebrate beating the Packers 44-21 in the NFL football NFC Championship game on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

January 22, 2017, Atlanta: Falcons fans celebrate beating the Packers 44-21 in the NFL football NFC Championship game to advance to the Super Bowl on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Atlanta Falcons fans emerge from the Georgia Dome onto a rainstorm after defeating the Green Bay Packers 44-21 in the NFC Championship Game Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Atlanta advanced to its second Super Bowl in franchise history.

Atlanta Falcons fans emerge from the Georgia Dome onto a rainstorm after defeating the Green Bay Packers 44-21 in the NFC Championship Game Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Atlanta advanced to its second Super Bowl in franchise history.

Atlanta Falcons fans emerge from the Georgia Dome onto a rainstorm after defeating the Green Bay Packers 44-21 in the NFC Championship Game Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Atlanta advanced to its second Super Bowl in franchise history.

Atlanta Falcons fans emerge from the Georgia Dome onto a rainstorm after defeating the Green Bay Packers 44-21 in the NFC Championship Game Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Atlanta advanced to its second Super Bowl in franchise history.

Atlanta Falcons fans emerge from the Georgia Dome onto a rainstorm after defeating the Green Bay Packers 44-21 in the NFC Championship Game Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Atlanta advanced to its second Super Bowl in franchise history.

Atlanta Falcons fans emerge from the Georgia Dome onto a rainstorm after defeating the Green Bay Packers 44-21 in the NFC Championship Game Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Atlanta advanced to its second Super Bowl in franchise history.

Excited Atlanta Falcons fans emerge from the Georgia Dome following the team's 44-21 win in the NFC Championship Game over the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Atlanta. The Falcons advanced to their second Super Bowl in franchise history.

Excited Atlanta Falcons fans emerge from the Georgia Dome following the team's 44-21 win in the NFC Championship Game over the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Atlanta. The Falcons advanced to their second Super Bowl in franchise history.

Musician Usher talks to Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy before the NFC championship game against the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Atlanta.

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 22: TV personality Michael Strahan poses with members of the "Pitch Perfect" cast before the NFC Championship Game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Green Bay Packers at the Georgia Dome on January 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Dunwoody residents Cissy Holland, left, Patti Kish and Tina Tiede cheer a #Falcons touchdown at Dunwoody Tavern .

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 22: NFL commissioner Roger Goodell poses with fans before the NFC Championship Game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Green Bay Packers at the Georgia Dome on January 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 22: Dwight Howard of the Atlanta Hawks poses for a photo prior to the NFC Championship Game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Green Bay Packers at the Georgia Dome on January 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

Actor Samuel L. Jackson watches Falcons players warm up before the start of the NFC Championship game against the Green Bay Packers at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is seen on the field at the Georgia Dome before the NFL football NFC championship game between the Green Bay Packers and the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

David Mitchell cheers for Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons while they prepare to play the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship game on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Atlanta, Ga. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)

A Atlanta Falcons fan takes pictures before the NFL football NFC championship game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 22: Actresses Anna Kendrick (L) and Rebel Wilson (R) attend the NFC Championship Game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Green Bay Packers at the Georgia Dome on January 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Patrons at Meehan's in Vinings take advantage of the moderate temperatures to enjoy the NFC Championship Game.

January 22, 2017, Atlanta - Diana Smith, 49, right, and Melanie DeVictor, 25, left, both from Canton, Georgia, pose for photos with Carolyn "Birdlady" Freeman, center, before the start of the NFC Championship game against the Packers in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday, January 22, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

Lifelong Falcons fans Mary Hopkins and Princess Green of Lawrenceville were in their reserved seats at the Olde Towne Tavern & Grille near their homes to watch the Falcons face the Packers in the NFC Championship Game.

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 22: NBA player Dwight Howard of the Atlanta Hawks poses with Craig Sager Jr. before the NFC Championship Game between the Green Bay Packers and the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome on January 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 22: Actress Anna Kendrick attends the NFC Championship Game between the Green Bay Packers and the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome on January 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Falcons fans hold court at Sports Cafe sports bar on Tara Boulevard in Clayton County.

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 22: Atlanta Falcons mascot "Freddie Falcon" runs on to the field prior to the NFC Championship Game against the Green Bay Packers at the Georgia Dome on January 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 22: A Green Bay Packers fan poses before the Packers take on the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome on January 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

January 22, 2017, Atlanta - Falcons fan Joyce Friend, 50, from Marietta, Georgia, wears a cheese grater hat before the start of the NFC Championship game against the Packers in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday, January 22, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

Falcons fan Princess Green shakes one of her miniature, stuffed dirty birds after Atlanta recovered a Green Bay fumble.

The crowd at Stats flipped its lid when the Falcons recovered a fumbled ball by Packers. Folks traded high-fives and wild fist pumps in the air.

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January 22, 2017, Atlanta - Kids play with confetti after the NFC Championship game against the Packers in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday, January 22, 2017. The Falcons defeated the Packers 44-21. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

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