Houston’s Wildest Super Bowl Pictures

Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Lynn Wyatt Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before

By Shelby Hodge // Feb 9, 2017

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Champagne delivery at the Loya Super Bowl party

Lady GaGa posts a quiet moment on Instagram while bunking in Memorial.

Robert and Janice McNair host the Super Bowl LI Owner Party at the River Oaks Country Club with special performances by the Gaitlin Brothers and Clay Walker

Janice and Bob McNair singing Deep in the Heart of Texas with The Gatlin Brothers

Private jets fill Million Air tarmac

Whitney Mercilus,Takeo Spikes_Photo by Fred Agho at Kitchen Throwdown

Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Crown Royal

Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera at Ditka & Jaws Cigars

Party maestros Javier & Lucinda Loya at their event

HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Musician JinJoo Lee of DNCE, singer Fergie, and rapper/actor Ludacris attend the Maxim Super Bowl Party on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Maxim)

JinJoo, Fergie, Ludacris at Maxim

Charlotte Jones Anderson and Jerry Jones at NFL Owner's party

BFFs Elton John, Lynn Wyatt and David Furnish at brunch chez Wyatt during Houston Super Bowl festivities in 2017 (Photo by Jenny Antill Clifton)

Lucinda & Javier Loya Super Bowl LI Party at LIFE HTX

Larry Izzo's four Super Bowl rings

Nick Cannon poses with a MCM x limited edition Super Bowl LI Visetos football, which were displayed inside of the Maxim party.

Nick Cannon with an MCM x limited edition Super Bowl LI Visetos football at Maxim

Fox News' Peter Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt with Charles Ward at Million Air

Stephanie Cockrell, Tama Klusek, Katie Brass at Loya party

Bob McNair (Photo by Michelle Watson/CatchlightGroup.com.)

Before a darkened stage, the crowd turns their attention toward DJ Khaled. (Photo Matthew Ramirez)

Club Nomadic at full tilt

HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 04: DJ Khaled takes a selfie at the Maxim Super Bowl Party on February 4, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images for Maxim)

DJ Khaled snaps a selfie on the MAXIM red carpet.

Atlanta Housewives' Cynthia Bailey, Clara Chínyere, Kristen Fenrick, Atlanta Housewives' Nene Leakes at Maxim

Bruno Mars live at Club Nomadic

HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 04: View outside venue at the Maxim Super Bowl Party on February 4, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Maxim)

Welcome to MAXIM's Super Bowl extravaganza.

It was a wild and crazy few days, a gridiron Mardi Gras that gave the city a rocking patina and a second chance at proving that it’s Houston — not Houston, Texas. Like New York, LA, and Chicago. Houston doesn’t need Lone Star backup to prove its worth on the national stage. Just as New England earned that Lombardi trophy, so Houston garnered a lot more respect during Super Bowl week.

And, oh, the parties. Between the brunches, lunches, afternoon bashes, early evening fetes, private dinner parties, ceremonies and late-night bacchanalias, H-Town rocked like never before, easily eclipsing our two previous Super Bowls. (We can’t imagine what a let down Super Bowl LII will be — in freezing, sleepy Minneapolis.)

So we take a moment to relive some of our favorite moments from the long weekend that surrounded Super Bowl LI. Enjoy!