Celebrating a Super Bowl win
BOSTON — Giddy New England Patriots fans lined the snowy streets of Boston for a parade celebrating the team’s fourth Super Bowl win.
The team rode through downtown in two dozen World War II-style amphibious vehicles that are staples of championship parades in Boston.
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- New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski hangs out of a duck boat as fans cheer during a parade in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, to honor the NFL football team’s victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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- New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, right, hangs out of a duck boat as fans cheer during a parade in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, to honor the NFL football teams victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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- New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski chugs a beer, tossed to him by a fan, during a parade in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, to honor the NFL football teams victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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- New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman responds to cheers from the crowd from atop a duck boat during a parade in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, to honor the NFL football teams victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson) New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman responds to cheers from the crowd from atop a duck boat during a parade in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, to honor the NFL football teams victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
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- New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman responds to cheers from the crowd from atop a duck boat during a parade in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, to honor the NFL football teams victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
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- New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman cheers with fans as he rides on the roof of a duck boat during a parade in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, to honor the NFL football teams victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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- New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski acknowledges fans after he put on a jersey tossed to him during a parade in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, to honor the NFL football team’s victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
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- Boston firefighters cheer from the top of a fire truck during a parade in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, to honor the New England Patriots’ victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
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- Workers cheer from a window during a parade in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, to honor the New England Patriots’ victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
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- New England Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount poses for selfies with fans as he is congratulated while walking in a parade in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, to honor the NFL football team’s victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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- New England Patriots fans wait for the start of a parade in Boston Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, to honor the Patriots’ victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX Sunday in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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- A worker secures a New England Patriots flag on a flagpole atop a building prior to a victory parade in Boston Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, to honor the Patriots’ win over the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX Sunday, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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- New England Patriots fans cheer as the team passes by in a procession of duck boats during a parade in Boston Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, to honor the Patriots’ victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX Sunday in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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- New England Patriots defensive back Malcolm Butler acknowledges fans during a parade in Boston Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, to honor the Patriots’ victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX Sunday in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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- New England Patriots owners Jonathan Kraft, right, and Robert Kraft, left, hold up Lombardi Trophies from a duck boat during a parade in Boston Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, to honor the Patriots victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
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- A pedestrian walks past a large photo of a cheering Seattle Seahawks’ fan outside the team’s NFL football stadium Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, in Seattle. The grief, anger and bewilderment felt by many Seahawks fans after the team’s loss to the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl shows little sign of abating, even days later. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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- Fans cheer during a New England Patriots Super Bowl victory parade on February 4, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
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- Fans cheer during a New England Patriots Super Bowl victory parade on February 4, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
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- A general view of the New England Patriots Super Bowl victory parade on February 4, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
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- Julian Edelman of the New England Patriots celebrates during a Super Bowl victory parade on February 4, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
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- Fans cheer during a New England Patriots Super Bowl victory parade on February 4, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
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- Malcolm Butler of the New England Patriots waves to fans during a Super Bowl victory parade on February 4, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
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- Julian Edelman of the New England Patriots celebrates during a Super Bowl victory parade on February 4, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
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- Tight end Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots does push ups during a Super Bowl victory parade on February 4, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX.The Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
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- Chandler Jones of the New England Patriots waves to fans during a Super Bowl victory parade on February 4, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
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- A general view of the New England Patriots Super Bowl victory parade on February 4, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
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- The Vince Lombardi trophy is hoisted during the New England Patriots Super Bowl victory parade on February 4, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
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- Quarterback Tom Brady of the New England Patriots kisses his son Benjamin during a Super Bowl victory parade on February 4, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
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- The New England Patriots “End Zone Militia” fire their weapons during the New England Patriots victory parade on February 4, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
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- The New England Patriots victory parade makes it way down Boylston St. on February 4, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
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- Malcolm Butler of the New England Patriots waves to fans during a Super Bowl victory parade on February 4, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in Super Bowl XLIX. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
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- Fans camp out at the finish line of the Boston Marathon before the New England Patriots Super Bowl victory parade on February 4, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
The parade comes after Boston was buried in more than 3 feet of snow that’s piled up in the past seven days — a record for the city. The city had initially planned the downtown parade for Tuesday, but Mayor Marty Walsh pushed it back because the city was still digging out from a Monday storm.
Walsh defended the city’s decision to hold the parade midweek rather than wait until the weekend, saying most players will be on vacation. – Associated Press
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