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'To all the naysayers who said `Why Detroit?` Detroit did, Detroit can, Detroit does and Detroit will do great things in the future,' Larry Alexander, president of the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau, told a news conference.
Detroit dealt with 1.2 million visitors at its downtown Motown Winter Blast and more than 72,000 at the Super Bowl at Ford Field, despite a Super Bowl eve snowstorm.
The National Football League heaped praise on Detroit. Frank Supovitz, NFL senior vice president of events, told the Detroit News that Super Sunday was 'absolutely perfect' and said Detroit had 'met and exceeded' expectations.
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