Final preparations were underway at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday (February 9) for the Super Bowl LIX clash between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Workers could be seen taking photos at the main entrance on Poydras Street downtown and going through security at another entrance.
Some fans visited the entrance prior to gates opening at 1 p.m. local.
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Jeff Yoder, 44, an Eagles fan and construction company manager from West Chester, Pennsylvania, stopped by the entrance to take a selfie and soak in the experience. He got tickets for him and his father, who had chemotherapy last year for lymphoma.
"I've been going to Eagles game my entire life with my father. He's been taking me since I was a baby. And I've been taking him these last few years, and we went to the last three games together, the last playoff games and we couldn't stop. We had to go to this game," Yoder said.
For Chiefs fans, the chance to witness the possibility of history being written was too enticing to pass up.
"We're incredibly excited, coming here hopefully to watch them get the three-peat today. We'll see. We're pretty excited. Anxious but excited," said Clint Benge, 37, an orthopedic surgeon living in Sioux Falls, South Dakota attending with his wife, fellow orthopedic surgeon Liz Helsper-Benge, 35.
The Chiefs clipped the Eagles' wings two years ago, overcoming a 10-point halftime deficit to win the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl 57, and believe they have the right formula again led by golden-armed, twice-MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
The league-leading Eagles defense could upset the odds, however, while the addition of prolific running back Saquon Barkley from the New York Giants has given their versatile quarterback, Jalen Hurts, a great new option.
(Production: Nathan Frandino)