To get this out of the way, yes this is an ad for Courtyard Hotels. Now, get ready for the feels.

To celebrate one dad’s Father’s Day, his family of Packers fans teamed up with Courtyard Hotels and Green Bay Packers golden-locked god Clay Matthews to give him a rather unforgettable gift – tickets to Super Bowl 50.

Without a doubt, this is a Father’s Day present that is going to be hard to beat. Tie clips and socks really don’t have the same appeal as tickets to football’s grandest game, after all.

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