Crowd of 3,000 Celebrates Patriots Victory at UMass Amherst

AMHERST, Mass. – A crowd of about 3,000 people gathered in the Southwest Residential Area at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to celebrate the 

New England Patriots’ 13-3 Super Bowl victory over the Los Angeles Rams. The crowd was exuberant and primarily peaceful, UMass Police reported.

There were no arrests. One head injury and two hand injuries were reported.

People gathered on the Southwest plaza shortly after the game ended at 10:04 p.m. The crowd began to thin after a half hour, and they had peacefully departed the area before 11 p.m.

Contact: Ed Blaguszewski, edblag@umass.edu, 413-695-4522