Overview
- At Levi's Stadium on Feb. 8, Puth accompanied himself on a Rhodes keyboard with choir and orchestra as four U.S. Air Force jets flew over.
- Deaf performer Fred Beam presented the anthem in American Sign Language on the field.
- After the performance, Puth posted on X confirming the Whitney Houston homage and thanked the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Sainted Choir, Color of Noize Orchestra, Steve Hackman, Kenny G and Adam Blackstone.
- Online reaction spanned praise for technical polish to unverified claims of lip‑syncing or vocal effects.
- Unofficial timers put the rendition at roughly 110–111 seconds, under many sportsbook lines; Puth has said he landed the gig by sending a demo to Roc Nation that received NFL approval.