When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs square off at Raymond James Stadium on Feb. 7, there'll be no shortage of stars on the field thanks to A-list QBs Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes and an entertainment lineup that includes halftime performer The Weeknd, national anthem duet team Jazmine Sullivan and Eric Church, poet Amanda Gorman and Miley Cyrus, who's headlining the NFL TikTok Tailgate event.
Beyond the sidelines? Not so much. Super Bowl LV is shaping up to be a modest celebration due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has effectively crushed the normal swirl of events surrounding the big game.