Here's Everything To Know About The Weird Cardboard Cutouts At The Super Bowl

*Zooms in.*

I was perusing some Super Bowl 2021 pics, as you do, when something struck me — namely, the photos of the seats in the arena.

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SURELY those are not real people...

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...because, you know, pandemic.

Yup, those are some cardboard cutouts.

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What sweet, dystopian nightmare are we living in?

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According to Insider, 25,000 real fans were allowed to be in the stadium — but the NFL added 30,000 cutouts to make the stadium look full and help make sure that fans are spread out.

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In case you were wondering, it apparently cost $100 to have your cutout watch the game. Average ticket costs in 2020 were $7,000, so do with this information what you will. As it turns out, cardboard cutouts have become pretty commonplace during the pandemic.

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL. There are CELEBRITY cutouts!

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DJ Khaled is (sort of) in the house!

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Billie Eilish is (kind of) in the crowd!

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Lady Gaga is (more or less) Chromatica-ing it up!

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Sean Evans, of Hot Ones fame, is (nearly) "soaking it all in"!

Sean Evans @seanseaevans

Wow, my first Super Bowl just soaking it all in #SuperBowl

09:21 PM - 07 Feb 2021

Twitter: @seanseaevans

And Guy Fieri is playing pure mind games with us!

Guy Fieri @GuyFieri

Wait... How can I be in two places at the same time? 😂 #SuperBowl

10:33 PM - 07 Feb 2021

Twitter: @GuyFieri

BRB, need to go stare at a wall for a bit.