Photos: The scene at the Super Bowl Saturday

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Photos: The scene at the Super Bowl Saturday

The Falcons play the Patriots Sunday in Houston.

Feb. 4, 2017 - Houston - Andy Shearer (left) and Leon Shooter have fun and pose for photos by large cardboard displays of Matt Ryan and Tom Brady in the lobby of the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Houston. Their group drove to Houston in an RV for the game. Activity around the NFL Experience and the George R. Brown Convention Center on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

Feb. 4, 2017 - Houston - A photo of Falcon's Quarterback Matt Ryan towers over fans at the
Marriott Marquis in Houston. Activity around the NFL Experience and the George R. Brown Convention Center on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

Feb. 4, 2017 - Houston - A heavy police and security presence is visible around the Houston Convention Center, including police on rooftops. Activity around the NFL Experience and the George R. Brown Convention Center on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

Feb. 4, 2017 - Houston - Fans crowd into the line to get into the NFL Experience in Houston. Activity around the NFL Experience and the George R. Brown Convention Center on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

Feb. 4, 2017 - Houston - A heavy police and security presence is visible around the Houston Convention Center. Activity around the NFL Experience and the George R. Brown Convention Center on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

Feb. 3, 2017 - Houston - TV broadcasters, including Terry Bradshaw, rehearse at NRG Stadium in Houston, the site of Sunday's Super Bowl LI between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

Feb. 4, 2017 - Houston - Fans crowd into the line to get into the NFL Experience in Houston. Activity around the NFL Experience and the George R. Brown Convention Center on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

Feb. 4, 2017 - Houston - Fans crowd into the line to get into the NFL Experience in Houston. Activity around the NFL Experience and the George R. Brown Convention Center on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

Feb. 4, 2017 - Houston - Parker Lovick (left) and his brother Carter, from Atlanta, get their photo taken by their uncle, Calvin Lewis, bu the Julio Jones locker at the NFL Experience. Activity around the NFL Experience and the George R. Brown Convention Center on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

Feb. 4, 2017 - Houston - Fans crowd into the line to get into the NFL Experience in Houston. Activity around the NFL Experience and the George R. Brown Convention Center on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

Feb. 4, 2017 - Houston - Leon Shooter (from left), Carol Shooter, Arlene Martinides, Mat Martinides and Andy Shearer have fun and pose for photos by large cardboard displays of Matt Ryan and Tom Brady in the lobby of the Marriott Marquis Hotel. Their group drove to Houston in an RV for the game. Activity around the NFL Experience and the George R. Brown Convention Center on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

February 4, 2017, Houston: Everett and Chaunecey Richards (center) and their group of fans from Atlanta get rowdy the night before the Super Bowl while gathering at the team helmet during a visit to the NFL Experience and Super Bowl Live on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

February 4, 2017, Houston: Mary McGraw (from left), Chaunecey and Everett Richrds, and Mescal Hunt, from Atlanta, get rowdy the night before the Super Bowl while taking in the NFL Experience and Super Bowl Live on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. McGraw said sheâs been a Falcons fan her whole life. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

February 4, 2017, Houston: A group of Falcons fans from Atlanta get rowdy the night before the Super Bowl during a visit to the NFL Experience and Super Bowl Live on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

February 4, 2017, Houston: Houston police watch over a group of protesters the night before the Super Bowl gathered outside the NFL Experience and Super Bowl Live on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

February 4, 2017, Houston: Thousands of fans wait in line to get into the NFL Experience and Super Bowl Live the evening before the Super Bowl on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

February 4, 2017, Houston: Thousands of fans pass by a giant screen projecting Patriots linebacker Dontâa Hightower and Falcons running back Devonta Freeman in the NFL Experience on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

February 4, 2017, Houston: Thousands of fans take in the NFL Experience the night before the Super Bowl on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

February 4, 2017, Houston: Trina Ross, Atlanta, shows off her Falcons shirt while taking in Super Bowl Live and the NFL Experience on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

February 4, 2017, Houston: Falcons fan Ron Fraser, who said he was from Boston but had always been a Falcons fan and was taking a lot of grief over it, gets his game face on at the NFL Experience on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

February 4, 2017, Houston: Ash Patel, Savannah, sports a Falcons coat he had made while taking in the Falcons display at the NFL Experience on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

February 4, 2017, Houston: Samarhi Smalls, Houston, gets slimed at the Nickelodeon booth during the NFL Experience on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

February, 2017 Houston: Fans enjoy the NFL Experience and Super Bowl Live in downtown Houston on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. The Super Bowl 51 will be played Sunday between The Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots for the World Championship. JOHN SPINK /JSPINK@AJC.COM

February, 2017 Houston: B. Chandler (left) and Keith Cooper (right) drove all the way from Atlanta to Houston for the Super Bowl. They enjoyed the NFL Experience and Super Bowl Live in downtown Houston on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. The Super Bowl 51 will be played Sunday between The Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots for the World Championship. JOHN SPINK /JSPINK@AJC.COM

February, 2017 Houston: Fans enjoy the NFL Experience and Super Bowl Live in downtown Houston on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. The Super Bowl 51 will be played Sunday between The Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots for the World Championship. JOHN SPINK /JSPINK@AJC.COM

February, 2017 Houston: Fans enjoy the NFL Experience and Super Bowl Live in downtown Houston on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. The Super Bowl 51 will be played Sunday between The Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots for the World Championship. JOHN SPINK /JSPINK@AJC.COM

February, 2017 Houston: David Esman from Houston looks over the NFL Experience and Super Bowl Live in downtown Houston on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. The Super Bowl 51 will be played Sunday between The Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots for the World Championship. JOHN SPINK /JSPINK@AJC.COM

February, 2017 Houston: Phil Dinunzio from Washington D.C. wearing the Ryan Jersey looks over the NFL Experience and Super Bowl Live in downtown Houston on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. The Super Bowl 51 will be played Sunday between The Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots for the World Championship. JOHN SPINK /JSPINK@AJC.COM

February, 2017 Houston: The NFL Experience stopped selling tickets and closed early due to crowds in downtown Houston on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. The Super Bowl 51 will be played Sunday between The Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots for the World Championship. JOHN SPINK /JSPINK@AJC.COM

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Feb. 4, 2017 - Houston - Andy Shearer (left) and Leon Shooter have fun and pose for photos by large cardboard displays of Matt Ryan and Tom Brady in the lobby of the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Houston. Their group drove to Houston in an RV for the game. Activity around the NFL Experience and the George R. Brown Convention Center on Saturday Feb. 4, 2017, in Houston. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

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