Super Bowl LI: Biggest Twitter moments of the season for Patriots and Falcons
Super Bowl LI is almost here.
In just five days, the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons will play for the Lombardi Trophy and a chance to call themselves Super Bowl champions. Our friends at Twitter did some digging and shared some information about the two teams exclusively with Paste BN Sports.
Viral tweets by team
It was a wild 2016 NFL season, which led to some incredible moments for both teams on Twitter. Here are the most viral tweets for both teams (measured by impressions — how many times tweets were viewed on and off of Twitter).
New England Patriots
Patriots fans love Tom Brady. Then New England advanced to a record sixth straight AFC Championship Game. How did they top that? By setting another record by advancing to their ninth Super Bowl. Dynasty.
Atlanta Falcons
The moment the Falcons clinched their first trip to the Super Bowl since 1999 was great. NFC Championship Game hype video and then clutching the title trophy? Priceless. But it doesn't get any better than Falcons owner Arthur Blank celebrating the trip to the Super Bowl with a dance.
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Viral tweets by player
New England Patriots
Rob Gronkowski is a legend on the internet. Tom Brady is, well, Tom Brady. But you're crazy if you didn't think a Deflategate reference would win over the Patriot faithful.
Atlanta Falcons
You'd think it'd be something from Matt Ryan or Julio Jones, right? Nope. A little self-deprecation goes a long way on the internet. Just ask Jacob Tamme.
Fun facts
Follower growth (data collected from September 10, 2016 to January 23, 2017).
@AtlantaFalcons: 837,692 - 1,161,032, 39%
@Patriots: 2,503,011 - 2,883,682, 15%
Who to follow
(Measured by mentions on Twitter)
Here are the top three players to follow on each team (according to mentions).
Atlanta Falcons
- Matt Ryan (@M_Ryan02)
- Julio Jones (@juliojones_11)
- Devonta Freeman (@devontafreeman)
New England Patriots
- Tom Brady
- Rob Gronkowski (@RobGronkowski)
- Jimmy Garoppolo (@JimmyG_10)