Brady's seventh trick: Bucs enchant Chiefs

The Buccaneers won 31:9 (21:6) in Tampa on Sunday (local time) and are now the first team in NFL history to celebrate the greatest triumph in American football in their own stadium. The 43-year-old Brady was already the most successful football professional in history with six wins and led the Buccaneers to historic success with three touchdown passes. The Chiefs, led by playmaker Patrick Mahomes, who was 18 years younger, never reached their level and made unusual and sometimes outrageous mistakes.

The Chiefs scored the first three points of the game with a field goal, but otherwise did not live up to their role as favorites at all. Without the usual protection of his “bodyguards,” who had been decimated by injuries, Mahomes came under pressure on almost every play. But what hurt the defending champions more was the many penalties, which cost them almost an entire pitch in the first half alone. There has never been a 95-yard penalty in a Super Bowl half. For example, Sarah Thomas was the first female referee in a Super Bowl to have to call an offside position by the Chiefs, which immediately allowed the Buccaneers to score their second touchdown.

Rob Gronkowski contributed two touchdowns. © APA/getty / Mike Ehrmann

With the calm calm of a veteran, Brady took advantage of the Chiefs' many gifts. In particular, the interaction with his friend Rob Gronkowski worked brilliantly. The first two touchdowns were a co-production of the two football greats, who had already won three Super Bowls together with the New England Patriots. The 14 touchdown passes from Brady to Gronkowski in the playoffs are another NFL record. Brown sets sporty accents Antonio Brown contributed the last touchdown to make the score 21:6 at halftime, adding a chapter of success to his unexpected comeback story. The first eight weeks of the season were Pass recipients involved in many scandals was still suspended for misconduct and only then was signed by the Bucs.

In the second half, which was less exciting due to the clear score, running back Leonard Fournette scored the host's fourth touchdown. The Chiefs never got back into the game, and Mahomes lost by double digits for the first time in the 54th NFL game of his career. The Chiefs' offense, which was so highly rated and convincing all season, did not score a single touchdown; all nine points came from field goals by kicker Harrison Butker.

Canadian rapper The Weeknd appeared in the halftime show, and before the game, US star poet Amanda Gorman recited a poem in honor of essential workers in the Corona crisis. Violations of Corona rules According to US media reports, spectators in and around the stadium in Tampa did not adhere adequately to the Corona rules. The US news agency reported with reference to eyewitnesses AP on Sunday (local time) by numerous people without masks around the venue of the National Football League final and many rule violations at Raymond James Stadium.

25 spectators were allowed in the arena for the duel, including 000 people from the healthcare system who had already been vaccinated. Cardboard figures on other seats are intended to ensure the necessary distance between groups of fans and give the impression of a full stadium. The stadium's capacity is normally 7500 spectators.

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Brady's seventh trick: Bucs enchant Chiefs

Quarterback legend Tom Brady won the Super Bowl for the seventh time in his career and dethroned the favored defending champion Kansas City Chiefs with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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