The Broncos could spread some more Orange and Blue cheer to the residents of New York City on Super Bowl Sunday.
After the AFC Championship game, the west side of the Empire State Building was glowing Orange and Blue while the other side had the Panthers colors. If they defeat the Panthers on Super Bowl Sunday, the entire building will glow Orange and Blue all night, and until sunrise on Monday morning.
Here is what the Empire State Building looked like before Super Bowl XLVIII. A pretty cool site if you ask me.
The Empire State Building will celebrate Super Bowl 50 by shining its world-famous tower lights in two separate light shows on Friday, Feb. 5, and Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016.
On Friday, Feb. 5, the Empire State Building will commemorate the Super Bowl’s rich history with a retrospective light show featuring all 50 match-ups and 49 champions. At dusk, the building’s tower lights will start with Super Bowl I, splitting the tower lights in the colors of the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs, and briefly sparkling in Packers green and yellow for their inaugural Super Bowl win.
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The lighting will showcase all 49 Super Bowl match-ups and champions, concluding with a split lighting in the colors of the Super Bowl 50 teams, the AFC Champion Denver Broncos (blue, orange and white) and NFC Champion Carolina Panthers (sky blue and white).
On Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7, the Empire State Building will become a virtual scoreboard, tracking game action in real-time. At kickoff, the building’s tower lights will be split in the colors of the Broncos and Panthers. With each scoring play, the building will sparkle in the scoring team’s colors and remain lit for the team currently in the lead.
Following the conclusion of the game, the building will sparkle in the winning team’s colors for one hour, then remain lit for the Super Bowl champion until sunrise.
So let's hope that the Empire State Building is glowing with Orange and Blue Sunday Night!