From Tom Brady to Patrick Mahomes to ... the streaker: Full recap of Super Bowl 55
Tom Brady is a Super Bowl champion ... again.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers easily dispatched the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 55. And Brady was named game MVP for a record fifth time in his seventh Super Bowl win.
Was this championship run the most impressive of Brady's career? With new teammates, new coaches, a new environment, and all done in the midst of a challenging global pandemic, a strong case can be made this was Brady's finest hour.
The Chiefs, meanwhile, had too many blunders to overcome to be repeat champions. Patrick Mahomes came out on the wrong end of "The G.O.A.T. vs. The Kid" matchup, but the Chiefs quarterback has plenty of good years ahead of him.
Super Bowl 55: Expert analysis from Bucs' win
- Tom Brady's greatest gift to Bucs? Brady brought his incredible talent and work ethic to Tampa, but his greatest asset was making Bucs believe they could become Super Bowl champs, Mike Jones writes.
- Three plays that won Super Bowl 55 for the Buccaneers: Here are the plays that mattered most in Tampa Bay's championship victory, Jori Epstein writes.
- Patrick Mahomes is not to blame for Super Bowl 55 loss: Nothing in sport is guaranteed, and in the NFL, nobody wins a championship alone, Dan Wolken writes.
- Bruce Arians' victory may convince owners to hire diverse coaches: The nearly-all-white, all-boys club of NFL coaches and coordinators has been nearly impossible to crack. But maybe something can start to change now, Nancy Armour writes.
- How the Bucs shut down the Chiefs: The Buccaneers veered from their defensive tendencies to smother Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in Super Bowl 55, Lorenzo Reyes writes.
- Miserable to masterful: Rob Gronkowski basks in glory of Super Bowl 55 following brief retirement, Nate Davis writes.
- Penalties doom Chiefs: Penalties, blunders and distractions crushed the Chiefs' Super Bowl title hopes, Jarrett Bell writes. KC, however, wasn't using penalties as an excuse for defeat.
- 'It's a great story I can tell my kids': Bucs RB Leonard Fournette reflects on worst-to-first team shift, Jori Epstein writes.
- Super Bowl refs were terrible but don't talk about conspiracy: Super Bowl 55 showed a core problem with NFL officiating. You never know how game officials will call a game week-to-week, Mike Freeman writes.
Super Bowl's viral moments
- A fan ran onto the field and briefly halted play during the fourth quarter. He faces a trespassing charge.
- Kevin Harlan had an awesome radio call of the fan rushing the field.
- Tyrann Mathieu deleted a tweet in which he said that Tom Brady "called me something I won't repeat."
- Tom Brady appeared to notice and quickly cover up the Nike logo on his undershirt during his postgame celebration.
- Thousands of mostly mask-less fans poured into the streets of Tampa to celebrate the Super Bowl win.
- Tom Brady made some history with his first-quarter touchdown pass to Rob Gronkowski.
- Cardboard cutouts helped make Raymond James Stadium look like it was filled with fans.
- Amanda Gorman, the National Youth Poet Laureate who captivated the nation at President Joe Biden's inauguration, recited an original poem for Super Bowl 55 honoring frontline workers and three honorary game captains chosen by the NFL.
- The Chiefs are favorites for Super Bowl 56 in 2022.
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