Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Vincent Frank | Last updated 2/7/21
Shocking. That has to be the best explanation for what we saw in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ blowout win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV Sunday evening.
The game started out slowly for both offenses with three consecutive three-and-outs. That’s when Tom Brady and the Buccaneers’ offense picked it up big time. He threw three touchdown passes against zero interceptions, vastly outplaying reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes in the process.
Led by Todd Bowles, the Buccaneers’ defense did pretty much everything it wanted to do against Mahomes. It took advantage of two backup tackles being forced into starting roles. The likes of Shaquil Barrett, Antoine Winfield Jr. and Devin White came to play big-time.
In the end, it resulted in a stunning 31-9 upset win for the home-standing Buccaneers against the defending champion Chiefs. Here’s a look at the top takeaways from Super Bowl LV.
Very questionable officiating in Super Bowl LV
We saw it throughout the first half at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay Sunday evening. At least two questionable calls going against the Chiefs defense — both of which led directly to Buccaneers touchdowns.
The first one was a holding call against Kansas City cornerback Charvarius Ward on a Tom Brady pass that was intercepted by Tyrann Mathieu. The Buccaneers would ultimately score a touchdown on a pass from Brady to Rob Gronkowski to take a 14-3 lead.
Then, late in the second quarter, Mathieu was called for pass interference at the goal line when in coverage against Mike Evans. One play later, and Brady hit Antonio Brown for his third touchdown pass of the first half and a 21-6 halftime lead. We’re not going to blame officiating for the Chiefs’ upset loss. That would be foolhardy. They just didn’t play disciplined football. Even then, the zebras did not help in Super Bowl LV.
Rob Gronkowski turns back the clock
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