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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[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Carl Cheffers | |||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 70,807[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ceremonies | ||||||||||||||||||||||
National anthem | Luke Bryan[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coin toss | Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, Former U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | Lady Gaga[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nielsen ratings | 48.8 (national) 57.0 (Atlanta) 54.3 (Boston) U.S. viewership: 111.3 million est. avg.[6] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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.