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In this Jan. 23, 2000, file photo, ice forms on a street sign on the campus of Morris Brown College following an overnight ice storm in Atlanta. When an ice storm blanketed Atlanta before the city’s last Super Bowl in 2000, the fear was the big game would never return. Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank’s $1.5 billion Mercedes-Benz Stadium quickly swayed the NFL owners to give Atlanta another chance. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

Atlanta spared repeat of ice which froze 2000 Super Bowl

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

FILE-In this Jan. 29, 2014 aerial file photo, abandoned cars at I-75 headed northbound near the Chattahoochee River overpass are piled up in the median of the ice-covered interstate after a winter snow storm, in Atlanta. A winter storm watch goes into effect at 4 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, for Atlanta, a city known for its ability to grind to a halt even in relatively light snowfalls. (AP Photo/David Tulis, File)

Atlanta sounds alarm over snow; New England fans unfazed

By JEFF MARTIN - Associated Press

Budweiser Clydesdales tour Georgia before Super Bowl

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FILE-In this Jan. 29, 2014 aerial file photo, abandoned cars at I-75 headed northbound near the Chattahoochee River overpass are piled up in the median of the ice-covered interstate after a winter snow storm, in Atlanta. A winter storm watch goes into effect at 4 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, for Atlanta, a city known for its ability to grind to a halt even in relatively light snowfalls. (AP Photo/David Tulis, File)

The Latest: Deep freeze to grip Atlanta before Super Bowl

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FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2017, file photo, Adam Levine of Maroon 5 performs at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Big Boi and Travis Scott will join Maroon 5 in this year’s Super Bowl halftime show. Maroon 5 had been the widely reported halftime show act since September, but the NFL officially announced the band as its headliner Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File)

Maroon 5 Super Bowl halftime show news conference canceled

By Dennis Waszak Jr. - Associated Press

File-This July 27, 2017, file photo shows Atlanta Falcons fans watching during NFL football training camp in Flowery Branch, Ga. The Atlanta Falcons have cleared out of their practice facility and given the keys to the Los Angeles Rams for the week. The Falcons are determined to be good hosts to the Rams, who are using the facility as their practice site for Sunday’s Super Bowl 53. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Falcons turn over practice site to Rams for Super Bowl week

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

Los Angeles Rams' Jared Goff gets off the team charter as they arrive at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

The Latest: Patriots’ Andrews has Georgia on his mind

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FILE-In this Jan. 29, 2014 aerial file photo, abandoned cars at I-75 headed northbound near the Chattahoochee River overpass are piled up in the median of the ice-covered interstate after a winter snow storm, in Atlanta. A winter storm watch goes into effect at 4 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, for Atlanta, a city known for its ability to grind to a halt even in relatively light snowfalls. (AP Photo/David Tulis, File)

5 years after ‘snow jam,’ storm takes aim at Super Bowl city

By JEFF MARTIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley celebrates after scoring against the Dallas Cowboys during the first half in an NFL divisional football playoff game in Los Angeles. Gurley loved to attend the Super Bowl as a fan the past few years. Now that he finally gets to play in it with the Rams, the star running back doesn't even care if he's sharing carries with C.J. Anderson. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Rams’ Gurley says he doesn’t care about Super Bowl role

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 24, 2018, file photo, entertainer Jermaine Dupri is shown during an interview in New York. Big-name entertainers believe social injustice needs to be addressed during the Super Bowl and are ensuring the topic that ignited a political firestorm and engulfed the NFL will be in the spotlight. Dupri says he was called a “sellout” during a meeting with people who had lost family members as result of police brutality. The music mogul plans to give mothers a platform to speak onstage during his Super Bowl Live event in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Carucci, File)

Entertainers address social injustice issues at Super Bowl

By GEORGE HENRY and JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. - Associated Press

Pepsi, Coke vie for publicity days before Super Bowl

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FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Rams' Jared Goff takes the field before the NFL football NFC championship game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans. Goff was 7 years old when Tom Brady won his first Super Bowl in early 2002. The Rams quarterback has looked up to his fellow Bay Area native ever since, and now they're meeting in the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Super Bowl Matchups

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

Martin Luther King Jr. family home is added to national park

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FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2018, file photo, official Gene Steratore views a replay to confirm a Corey Clement touchdown during NFL football Super Bowl 52 between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots in Minneapolis. Last year Steratore was preparing to be the referee for the Super Bowl. Steratore will be at the Super Bowl for the second straight year but this time he will be in the booth for CBS as its rules analyst. Steratore has transitioned well from the field to the booth in his first season and has done a good job conveying rules interpretations amid a season where there have been plenty of controversial calls, including in both of last weekend's championship games.(AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)

Steratore back at Super Bowl, this time as CBS analyst

By JOE REEDY - Associated Press

File-This Sept. 21, 2018, file photo shows Atlanta Braves right fielder Nick Markakis (22) batting against the Philadelphia Phillies during a baseball game in Atlanta. The Braves have agreed to one-year contract to bring back Markakis, a deal worth a guaranteed $6 million. Markakis’ deal, announced Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, includes a $4 million salary this year and $6 million club option for 2020 with a $2 million buyout. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Nick Markakis stays with Braves for $6 million deal

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Orlando Magic guard Isaiah Briscoe (13) is defended by Atlanta Hawks center Dewayne Dedmon (14) and guard Tyler Dorsey (2) in the second half of an NBA basketball game on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland)

Fournier, Vucevic power Magic past Hawks, 122-103

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

Atlanta’s Confederate Avenue fades into history

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FILE - In this Apr. 9, 2018, file photo, Bernice King addresses the crowd at the Capital during the March for Humanity marking the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination which commenced at Ebenezer Baptist Church and concluded at the state capital in Atlanta. King blasted Steve Bannon's claim that her father would be proud of President Donald Trump. "#SteveBannon has dangerously and erroneously co-opted my father's name, work and words," King wrote just before midnight Wednesday, May 23, in the first of a series of tweets. "Bannon's assertion that my father, #MLK, would be proud of Donald Trump wholly ignores Daddy's commitment to people of all races, nationalities, etc. being treated with dignity and respect." (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland, File)

Bernice King rips ‘resurgence of nationalistic and white supremacist ideologies’ in MLK Day service

By Ben Nadler - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints' Dan Arnold can't handle a catch in the end zone during the first half of an NFL football NFC championship game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

The Latest: Pats beat KC in OT, headed back to Super Bowl

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Column: Atlanta braces for nightmarish Super Bowl matchup

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press