Story highlights Super Bowl Opening Night will be held at Minute Maid Park, home of MLB’s Houston Astros The event is sold out for the second consecutive year
Houston (CNN) Are you ready for some football? Or, more accurately, are you ready for some questions possibly related to football?
Paying fans will be in attendance to watch that very spectacle.
On Monday, Super Bowl Opening Night — which once upon a time was just known as « Media Day » — will kick off the weeklong festivities surrounding Super Bowl LI in Houston.
Super Bowl 2017: Falcons to play Patriots
For the second consecutive year, coaches and players from both Super Bowl teams will be answering questions from the media in prime time. The event starts at 7 p.m. local time (8 p.m. ET) at Minute Maid Park, home of MLB’s Houston Astros. It will be televised live on NFL Network, ESPN and FS1. Tickets are sold out.
Super Bowl Opening Night debuted in California at Super Bowl 50 inside a sold-out SAP Center, home of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks. Highlights included Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton freestyle rapping and an Austrian sportscaster fully clad head to toe in a skiing outfit.
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Fans who bought tickets for Monday’s event will sit in the stands and watch thousands of media interview the Super Bowl teams. For easier listening, those fans also will receive gift bags with a radio to tune into NFL Network coverage and hear some of the individual player interviews from the podium microphones.
Photos: Falcons, Patriots advance to Super Bowl LI
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank holds the George Halas Trophy after the NFC championship. The Falcons beat the Green Bay Packers 44-21 to advance to Super Bowl LI, where they will play the New England Patriots.
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Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones catches a 5-yard touchdown pass late in the second quarter against Packers cornerback LaDarius Gunter.
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Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan runs for a 14-yard touchdown in the second quarter.
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Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers throws as he is hit by Falcons linebacker Deion Jones in the first quarter.
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Packers kicker Mason Crosby misses a 41-yard field goal in the first quarter.
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Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu runs the ball against the Green Bay Packers during the first quarter.
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Packers fullback Aaron Ripkowski fumbles the ball in the second quarter after contact with Falcons cornerback Jalen Collins.
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The New England Patriots beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 36-17 to win the AFC Championship game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Sunday. Here, LeGarrette Blount of the Patriots runs against Ryan Shazier of the Steelers in the first quarter.
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Chris Hogan, left, of the Patriots celebrates with Danny Amendola after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter.
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Patriots wide receiver Chris Hogan scores during the first half.
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Patriots defensive back Eric Rowe breaks up a pass intended for the Steelers Cobi Hamilton in the second quarter.
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Members of the End Zone Militia mark a Patriots score in the third quarter.
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Logan Ryan of the Patriots attempts to break up a pass intended for Cobi Hamilton of the Steelers during the fourth quarter.
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Patriots defensive back Eric Rowe celebrates with Logan Ryan after Ryan broke up a pass in the fourth quarter.
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The Atlanta Falcons, making their second Super Bowl appearance in franchise history, will be up first, from 7:10 p.m.-8:10 p.m. local time (8:10 p.m.-9:10 p.m. ET). The New England Patriots, no strangers to the Super Bowl media hoopla, will be available from 9 p.m.-10 p.m. local time (10 p.m.-11 p.m. ET).
Both sessions consist of photo and interview sessions with all players and coaches. This will be the first time these teams will meet the media in Houston.
Super Bowl Opening Night also will feature performances by rock band X Ambassadors and an appearance by Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Moon, who played for the Houston Oilers. It will have cheerleaders, team mascots and a red carpet fan photo opportunity. A large fireworks display is planned.
As for the game itself, Super Bowl LI is Sunday at NRG Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. ET).
