Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Matt Fitzgerald | Last updated 2/7/21
Super Bowl LV was a little more lopsided than expected, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers really did look like the home team at Raymond James Stadium en route to a 31-9 triumph over the Kansas City Chiefs, denying the reigning champions a shot at back-to-back titles.
Often when there’s a game between two phenomenal teams and quarterbacks like Bucs legend Tom Brady and the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, there can be winners and losers on both sides. When it came to Super Bowl LV, though, that wasn’t really the case.
Biggest winners from Super Bowl LV
Tom Brady, quarterback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
A seventh Super Bowl victory. At age 43. In his first year with a new team. Does anything more need to be said about Tom Brady? This section could just end here, along with his stat line of 21-of-29 passing, 201 yards, three touchdowns, zero interceptions and a 125.8 passer rating.
But this latest landmark achievement felt like something much grander.
Brady broke away from the New England Patriots after two decades in the same offense and forming a dynasty with head coach Bill Belichick. Despite the obvious talent on Tampa Bay’s roster, the team did go 7-9 the previous season, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the offseason program was much more limited than it otherwise would’ve been.
This prevented TB12 from getting to know the coaching staff and his new teammates better. It didn’t matter. Like he always has, Brady defied the odds, guided the Bucs through adversity all year long, had them peaking after a late Week 13 bye, and they wound up rattling off eight straight victories, including the Big One.
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