The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the Super Bowl in a lot of ways (Media Day consisted of players sitting alone in rooms for Zoom conferences with reporters), but none will be more noticeable than the stadium crowd on Sunday.
No matter where it’s held, the stadium is usually packed to the brim with cheering fans. This year it’ll be much different. In-person attendance had to be massively reduced for health and safety reasons. Raymond James Stadium, which can hold over 65,000 people, will host a mix of fans and cardboard cutouts of fans.
People watching from home should expect to see quite a few flat, unmoving “fans” in the stands.