Super Bowl LI: Patriots Erase 25-Point Deficit, Trophy Lessons 🏈

New England beat Atlanta 34-28 in overtime on Sunday at NRG Stadium Houston — the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history from a 28-3 deficit. The Lombardi lift teaches specific lessons about ceremony staging.

Stage Confetti With Trophy Silhouette in Mind

The Lombardi’s football-on-pyramid silhouette has no thin spires to disappear behind confetti — which is why it photographs flawlessly even in a snowstorm of paper. For your own perpetual cups, avoid tall thin spires or skinny figural toppers. Confetti and balloon-drops eat detail; broad silhouettes survive.

Hand-Made by Tiffany Since 1967

Every Lombardi is hand-spun from a flat sheet of sterling silver — no casting, no plating. Production takes about four months. The cost is a rounding error in NFL revenue, but the slow craft is the actual signal: this matters enough to make slowly. Consider that the next time you brief a perpetual trophy.