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Photos: The scene in Tampa for Super Bowl LV

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. It’s the culmination of a season that saw team facilities shuttered after positive results, postponed games and shuffled schedules.

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Fans cheer during the first half.

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Mark Humphrey/AP

Teams would usually arrive one week before the big game. This season, however, the league mandated the Chiefs arrive no earlier than two days before the game. (The Bucs, as the first team in history to play a Super Bowl in its home stadium, didn’t need to travel.) Around 22,000 fans will be in attendance. This is a view of the event, a Super Bowl like none we’ve seen before.

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The Weeknd performs during the halftime show.

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Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs scrambles during the first quarter.

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Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images

Fans hold up banners related to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Brian Snyder/Reuters

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady listens as Alicia Keys performs "Lift Every Voice and Sing," before the game.

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Ashley Landis/AP

A fan walks past arrows that mark social distance.

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Charlie Riedel/AP

A worker sanitizes common areas inside Raymond James Stadium.

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Cj Gunther/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

Down judge Sarah Thomas points to fans before the game. She's the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl.

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Mark Humphrey/AP

A fan wearing a protective face covering takes a selfie.

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Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Military planes fly over the stadium before kickoff.

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Fans walk the concourse before the game.

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Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

A festive Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan.

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Mark Humphrey/AP

Many seats inside the stadium are occupied by fan cardboard cutouts.

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