Tom Brady was the star of the Super Bowl last night (Sunday, Feb. 7th), breaking multiple records across the board: Oldest quarterback to win a Super Bowl, winning his 7th Super Bowl, first team to win a Super Bowl on home turf, not to mention that Gronk came out of retirement to join his best-bud-Brady with the Buccaneers, after spending eight seasons together in New England, their first touchdown of the game set a record for most playoff TDs by a QB-receiver combo. Magic was in the air for Tampa Bay. Love ’em or hate ’em, what a focused and stellar performance.

 

 

 

Before the game even began against the defending champs Kansas City Chiefs however, there were firsts happening on the field. Like the first poem ever in Super Bowl history to be recited by young poet Amanda Gorman called ‘Chorus of the Captains’, an homage to our everyday heroes who are still, and have been, working hard to save lives.

 

 

Watch her powerful recitation below before the coin toss and the official start of the game. ‘Chorus of the Captains’ was written for the 3 honorary NFL Captains chosen for the game: Los Angeles-based teacher Trimaine Davis, who brought laptops and internet connections to students working from home during the lockdown, local Tampa Bay ICU worker Suzie Dorner, and James Martin who is a Marine veteran from Pittsburgh that founded the Wounded Warrior Project to help vulnerable children.

 

 

And who wouldn’t want to relive this epic fly over moment while Eric Chruch and Jazmine Sullivan sang the National Anthem?

 

 

The Weeknd gave a fun and energetic performance for the halftime show as well. When was the last time you saw a live show like that? Couldn’t help but enjoy it because it flooded you with memories of concerts past, and made you hopeful to see a show like that in person again soon. You can also download a live album of every single performance from the Super Bowl.

 

 

 

Even Metallica got in on the action post game during their appearance on A Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Watch them crush their iconic song ‘Enter Sandman’. You can tell they miss performing as much as we miss seeing them perform.

 

 

All in all, Super Bowl LV was one for the books. Memorable and unforgettable not just for the teams that played or the fact that it was a Super Bowl during a pandemic, but also because of the people who made us watching at home feel a part of something bigger than ourselves for awhile.