TAMPA, Fla. — Eleven months ago, it was inconceivable that quarterback Tom Brady would choose, of all teams, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to continue his football journey. Equally implausible was that this partnership — forged in an offseason ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, with little time to connect with new teammates or master a new […]
Continue readingTAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady isn’t passing the torch yet. Brady, the 43-year-old quarterback who went to Tampa Bay for the final chapter in a first-ballot Hall of Fame career, proved he’s still the most dominant quarterback in the league by throwing for 201 yards and three touchdowns and earning his fifth Super Bowl MVP […]
Continue readingChris Berman is back for his Swami Sez NFL pick for Super Bowl LV between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Odds courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill. Needless to say, the storylines are as juicy as they come for this 55th edition of the Super Bowl. My favorite is […]
Continue readingTAMPA, Fla. — When I was about 5 years old and started to show an interest in football, I asked my dad, “Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a real football team? Like a real one?” That was when Bucco Bruce and Creamsicle jerseys weren’t the cherished heirlooms and retro fads they are today. They were, […]
Continue readingTom Brady has won more Super Bowl MVPs than any other player, but he’s not the favorite for the award in Super Bowl LV. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the odds-on favorite to be named MVP of this year’s Super Bowl, listed at -120 at Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill. Brady is next […]
Continue readingThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers have taken a four-point game and turned it into an 11-point game at halftime against the Green Bay Packers with quarterback Tom Brady airing it out to Scotty Miller for a stunning 39-yard touchdown to make it 21-10 Bucs. Miller reached 20.6 miles per hour on the play as he outran […]
Continue readingTom Brady is going back to the Super Bowl. For a 10th time. At the age of 43. But this time it comes as the quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady and the Bucs knocked off the No. 1-seeded Green Bay Packers 31-26 in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game at Lambeau Field. They now will […]
Continue readingThe most unusual season in NFL history will end with something (else) that has never happened: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will become the first team to compete for a Super Bowl title in its home stadium. Super Bowl LV will be played on Feb. 7 at the Buccaneers’ Raymond James Stadium, a date the NFL […]
Continue readingFor years, the only hope for a Tom Brady–Aaron Rodgers meeting was the Super Bowl. The one time Rodgers made it, Brady’s New England Patriots got knocked out by the New York Jets — the Jets! — in the divisional round following the 2010 season. They have been in the same postseason nine times, but […]
Continue readingThe conference championship games of the NFL playoffs have arrived, with both kicking off on Sunday. The fifth-seeded Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face the top-seeded Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game, and then the No. 2-seeded Buffalo Bills will play the No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game. The winners […]
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