A fan holds up a sign honoring heart care workers before the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) (Lynne Sladky, Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
HOUSTON – Many viewers took to social media Sunday to raises concerns about the attendance at Super Bowl LV amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The overall sentiment on social media was that there were too many fans, seated too close together. Even as many people can be seen wearing masks.
In contrast, the league announced they displayed 30,000 cutouts of fans throughout the stadium, which may give the illusion that more people are at the game than in actuality.
Here is some of the reaction from social media:
Is the stadium filled to capacity? It looks full. I know it's historic, home team playing at home, but....I need answers #SuperBowl#SuperBowlLV
I don’t rly have the words to express how upset I am at the huge crowd at Super Bowl/super spreader (or even that there is a crowd at all).. soo classic this is a priority in this country while ICUs are at max capacity
For those looking at the Super Bowl crowd, your eyes my be playing tricks on you. 30,000 cardboard fans are in the stadium to make it feel like the stands are full.