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The Patriots are gearing up to face the Eagles in Minnesota

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12), warms up before the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Chris O?Meara)

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Tom Brady took the field ahead of kickoff.

SUPER BOWL SLIDER1 Minneapolis, MN - 2/4/2018 - Bill Yetman of Attleboro takes a picture of friend Ken Swerdlick from CT before Super Bowl LII. The New England Patriots play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Feb. 4, 2018. (Bill Greene/Globe staff)

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Bill Yetman of Attleboro took a picture of friend Ken Swerdlick from Conn. before Super Bowl LII.

SUPER BOWL SLIDER1 Minneapolis, MN - 2/4/2018 - Fans stream into US Bank Stadium before Super Bowl LII. The New England Patriots play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Feb. 4, 2018. (Bill Greene/Globe staff)

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Fans streamed into US Bank Stadium.

SUPER BOWL SLIDER1 Minneapolis, MN - 2/4/2018 -Eagles fan soars before the start of the Super Bowl while morale is high for fams. CAPTION. The New England Patriots play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Feb. 4, 2018. Credit Stan Grossfeld/Boston Globe---

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An Eagles fan soared outside the stadium.

SUPER BOWL SLIDER1 Minneapolis, MN - 2/4/2018 - People skate outside US Bank Stadium before Super Bowl LII. The New England Patriots play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Feb. 4, 2018. (Bill Greene/Globe staff)

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People skated outside the stadium.

SUPER BOWL SLIDER1 Minneapolis, MN 2/4/2018: Willie McGinest, who was part of the victorious New England team that beat the Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX, and now is an analyst for the NFL Network, is pictured on the field around four and a half hours before kickoff during a break in the network's telecast. The New England Patriots play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

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Former Patriots Willie McGinest, an analyst for the NFL Network, on the field before the game.

SUPER BOWL SLIDER1 Minneapolis, MN 2/4/2018: Steve Belichick (left) and his brother Brian Belichick (right), the sons of Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, smile and point to some friends in the stands who were calling out to them around two hours before kickoff. The New England Patriots play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

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Bill Belichick?s sons Steve (left) and Brian (right) pointed to some friends in the stands.

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