Ever since late June, when American team sports restarted amid the COVID-19 pandemic, most games have been played without fans. When stadiums have opened, capacities have been significantly restricted.
So when millions of viewers tuned into the Super Bowl on Sunday, some were alarmed to see a stadium that looked pretty darn full.
The stadium is packed during a deadly pandemic even though the Super Bowl itself tried to warn everyone by almost including the word LIVE in its name #SuperBowlLV pic.twitter.com/k2fdBre7E9
And indeed, there are more fans at Super Bowl LV in Tampa than there have been at most sporting events over the past seven months.