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Super Bowl fans: They like us!

February 3, 2018 at 2:32AM
Jennie and Garry Balboni, Patriots fans from Stow, Mass. ] AARON LAVINSKY ï aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com Patriots and Eagles fans were photographed Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis, Minn.
What is your first impression of Minnesota? “People are so nice. One woman, just walking toward me, came up and said, ‘Welcome to Minnesota!’ ... Like she was a long-lost friend.” Jennie Balboni, a Patriots fan from Stow, Mass. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Tanmay Patel, of Philadelphia, is a team employee for the Eagles. ] AARON LAVINSKY ï aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com Patriots and Eagles fans were photographed Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis, Minn.
How have Vikings fans treated you? “A couple of boos, but for the most part it hasn’t been too bad. Nothing thrown at us. It’s been pretty hospitable.” Tanmay Patel, an Eagles fan from Philadelphia (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Tanya and T.J. Butler, Patriots fans from Harrisonburg, Va. ] AARON LAVINSKY ï aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com Patriots and Eagles fans were photographed Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis, Minn.
This is your first Super Bowl; what compelled you to fork over the cash? “We just wanted to see our team in the Super Bowl.” Tanya Butler, a Patriots fan from Harrisonburg, Va. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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