2021 Super Bowl score: Tom Brady wins seventh ring as Buccaneers dominate Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes

CBS Sports ^ | 02/07/2021 | Jared Dubin et al

[thegagline]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are Super Bowl LV champions after completing a victory that exceeded expectations and made all kinds of history on Sunday night at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. In dominating the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9, the Bucs won its second Super Bowl and became the first team to win a Super Bowl in their home stadium. Quarterback Tom Brady secured his seventh Lombardi Trophy, two more than any player in NFL history and one more than any entire NFL franchise has achieved.

Brady's performance at age 43 was nearly flawless, and the suffocating pressure of Todd Bowles' defense was a perfect compliment to the offense's effort. The future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback completed 21 of 29 passes for 201 yards and three touchdowns, including a pair to his long-time favorite target in tight end Rob Gronkowski and another to wide receiver Antonio Brown. He calmly distributed the ball to his cadre of pass catchers and was especially successful over the middle. Brady and Gronk now have 14 postseason scoring connections in their legendary careers.

The Bucs forced the Chiefs into their worst offensive performance of the Patrick Mahomes era as Tampa Bay's defensive front completely controlled the line of scrimmage through all four quarters. Mahomes was under siege all night, alternately firing the ball into the ground and having to tuck and scamper away from the relentless pressure. Mahomes took three sacks and threw two interceptions on tipped passes. Even those figures undersell the degree to which the Bucs made his life miserable. He ended the night with 270 yards passing, much of which game in garbage time, while being held without a touchdown for just the second time in 56 games since taking over KC's starting job in 2018.

[woodbutcher1963]

I think Brady felt unappreciated with the Pats. He did take less money in years past so the Pats could afford free agents.
In the end, that worked out better for the whole team, including Brady. However, the only common denominator in all of the Pats Championship seasons were Bill & Tom. Every other player and several coaches came and went. A couple of those have gone on to other head coaching positions. A couple came back.

Brady is the GOAT.

Bill still has more rings.

This gives something for the sports radio Boston shows like The Sports Hub to argue about.

[Blogatron]

I see that a lot. What does the two fingers mean?

[Verginius Rufus]

Seven Super Bowl rings. So four years from now he will have to wear two rings on the same finger.

Henry Payne's cartoon on Jan. 26, 2021, showed the front page of The Daily Spleen. The headline read:

SUPER BOWL 2041: BRADY COMPETES FOR
ANOTHER TITLE AGAINST DREW BREES' SON

[foundedonpurpose]

I just went to the bar, was packed without a mask in sight, glorious. The regulars and locals brought in a massive food spread , yummy. Had some amazing dishes; brats, casseroles, chips and dips. Had my 3 beer limit and left after the 3rd quarter. It was good...

[foundedonpurpose]

I’m with you on the youtube highlight videos. But it was a chance to get out and mingle with the locals. So I went to the bar and had fun laughing and joking with neighbors, eating the spread that they brought in. Most could care less about the game, they just enjoyed getting out.