Super Bowl LI facts for kids
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| Date | February 5, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Tom Brady, quarterback | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Patriots by 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Carl Cheffers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 70,807 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| National anthem | Luke Bryan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coin toss | Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, Former U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush |
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| Halftime show | Lady Gaga | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TV in the United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Fox | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Joe Buck (play-by-play) Troy Aikman (analyst) Erin Andrews and Chris Myers (sideline reporters) Mike Pereira (rules analyst) |
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| Nielsen ratings | 48.8 (national) 57.0 (Atlanta) 54.3 (Boston) U.S. viewership: 111.3 million est. avg. |
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| Cost of 30-second commercial | $5.02 million | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio in the United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Westwood One | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) Boomer Esiason (analyst) James Lofton and Tony Boselli (sideline reporters) |
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Super Bowl LI (meaning Super Bowl 51 in Roman numerals) was an American football game in which the New England Patriots, winners of the American Football Conference (AFC) for the 2016 season, beat the Atlanta Falcons, winners of the National Football Conference (NFC) for the 2016 season, 34-28 to become winners of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2016 season. This was the 5th time the New England Patriots had won a Super Bowl. An estimated 111.3 million people watched it in the United States. It was played at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on February 5, 2017.
Starting teams
| New England Patriots | Position | Position | Atlanta Falcons |
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| Offense | |||
| Chris Hogan | WR | Julio Jones | |
| Nate Solder | LT | Jake Matthews | |
| Joe Thuney | LG | Andy Levitre | |
| David Andrews | C | Alex Mack | |
| Shaq Mason | RG | Chris Chester | |
| Marcus Cannon | RT | Ryan Schraeder | |
| Martellus Bennett | TE | Levine Toilolo | |
| Julian Edelman | WR | Mohamed Sanu | |
| Tom Brady | QB | Matt Ryan | |
| Malcolm Mitchell | WR | RB | Devonta Freeman |
| Dion Lewis | RB | FB | Patrick DiMarco |
| Defense | |||
| Duron Harmon | DB | DE | Dwight Freeney |
| Alan Branch | DT | Ra'Shede Hageman | |
| Malcom Brown | DT | DB | Brian Poole |
| Trey Flowers | RE | DE | Grady Jarrett |
| Shea McClellin | LB | Vic Beasley | |
| Dont'a Hightower | LB | Deion Jones | |
| Rob Ninkovich | LB | De'Vondre Campbell | |
| Logan Ryan | RCB | CB | Robert Alford |
| Malcolm Butler | LCB | CB | Jalen Collins |
| Patrick Chung | S | Ricardo Allen | |
| Devin McCourty | S | Keanu Neal | |
Images for kids
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NRG Stadium in January 2017
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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was playing in a record seventh Super Bowl
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Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was named the 2016 regular season MVP
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Lady Gaga performing "Born This Way" during the halftime show
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Confetti falls after the game
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A parade took place in Boston two days after the game
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See also
In Spanish: Super Bowl LI para niños
