5 Most Interesting Super Bowl 55 Facts

Super Bowl 55 has finally concluded the extremely unique 2020 NFL season, but one thing was normal: Tom Brady winning another ring and furthering his GOAT status. Patrick Mahomes was chased all over Tampa by the Buccaneers defenders, in one of the worst displays by an Offensive Line on the big stage in NFL history. Brady, Gronk, and the Bucs defense steamrolled over the NFL’s best and earned themselves the most prestigious trophy in football while setting many records that appear nearly unbreakable.

Here are the 5 most interesting facts from Super Bowl 55:

Greatest to Ever Do It

Tom Brady solidified his case as the GOAT of the NFL, and arguably the GOAT of American sports as well.

Won NFL record 5th Super Bowl MVP and 7th NFL Championship, more than every NFL franchise
Has more Super Bowl PASS TD (21) than any other 2 QBs in NFL history COMBINED
Only player 40+ years old to win a Championship Game/Series MVP of all 4 major leagues
Only player to win a Super Bowl in 3 different decades: 2000s (3), 2010s (3), 2020s (1)
1st Super Bowl champion to record 50 PASS TD in a season (including postseason)

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Game of Pressure

The biggest difference-maker in the Super Bowl were pressures as the Bucs defense suffocated Mahomes all night.

Mahomes (29) and Brady (4) had the largest difference in pressures for any game since it was tracked in 2009
27 of 29 Pressures from the Buccaneers came while rushing 4 or fewer defenders, the 2nd most over the last 10 seasons
Mahomes was pressured (29) more in SB55 than the previous Super Bowl record set by Jim Kelly (25) in SB XXVI
Brady faced the fewest number of pressures (4) in his Super Super Bowl career
Patrick Mahomes was under pressure on 55% of his dropbacks in Super Bowl 55, the highest mark of his career

Worst Career Loss

After another MVP-caliber season, Patrick Mahomes suffered the worst loss of his career.

Suffered the 1st 2-score loss of his career, ending longest streak by a QB (53 GS) since GS were 1st tracked in 1950
Chiefs offense was held to 0 TD for the 1st time in Mahomes NFL career
Had the 5th most incompletions (23) in Super Bowl history
Patrick Mahomes ran the most YDS (497) pre-throw and pre-sack by a QB in a game this season

Gronk is a Legend

Rob Gronkowski came back from retirement and became a vital part of the Buccaneers success.

Most TD combos in NFL Playoff History: Brady & Gronkowski (14), Montana & Rice (12), Farve & Freeman (10)
1st player to have a REC in 5 different Super Bowls
Most career REC YDS in Super Bowls in NFL history: Jerry Rice (589), Gronkowski (364), Lynn Swann (364), Edelman (337)
Gronk and Jerry Rice are the only players with multiple REC TD in multiple Super Bowls

Wild Playoff Run

Despite not winning their division, the Bucs went through the best in the league to win it all.

Buccaneers are the 1st team to beat 3 Super Bowl MVP QBs in a postseason: Patrick Mahomes, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees
Tampa Bay is the 1st team with 4 30+pt GP in a single postseason
Every 5 seed or lower to make the Super Bowl has won since 1990: 2020 Bucs, 2010 Packers, 2007 Giants, 2005 Steelers