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The Best of the Day: February 7th, 2021
See the best of the day in sports from February 7, 2021 including Bucs winning the Super Bowl, TB's incredible defensive performance, & more!
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the 2020 Super Bowl champions after beating the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Tom Brady won his NFL record fifth Super Bowl MVP award, but the story of the game was the Bucs defense, which never let Patrick Mahomes get comfortable. The Chiefs didn’t score a single Touchdown and lost by more than one possession, which have never happened under Patrick Mahomes before this game. That was just the tip of the iceberg of all the historic accomplishments and legendary achievements cemented in Super Bowl 55.
Here is the best of the day from February 7, 2021:
Tampa Bay won the Super Bowl at home; Tom Brady won unprecedented 7th Championship
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers became the first team to win the Super Bowl on their home turf after taking care of the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9. It was one of the most shocking outcomes in recent memory as the defending champions were thoroughly outplayed and out-coached in every facet of the game. The win gives Tampa Bay its second championship in franchise history and its first since 2002.
The Bucs are the 1st team with four 30-point games in a postseason.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 8, 2021
They are the 1st team to beat 3 SB MVP QBs in a postseason (Mahomes, Rodgers, Brees)
Tom Brady is the 1st player in NFL history with 50 Pass TD in a season (including playoffs) for a Super Bowl champion. pic.twitter.com/VbPVbhKg7S
Most of the talk entering the game surrounded the QB matchup between Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes. The 43-year-old GOAT vs. the 25-year-old superstar on the greatest run ever to start a career. It was supposed to be a passing of the torch from one generational QB to the next, as Mahomes’ Chiefs were favored, and rightfully so, in their quest to win back-to-back titles. However, the Buccaneers did something that no has been able to do the past few seasons: make the Chiefs offense look stoppable.
Tampa Bay’s ferocious D-Line decimated KC’s depleted O-Line, completely shutting down the most explosive offense in the league. They constantly harassed Mahomes, who played on an injured foot that will likely require surgery, forcing him out of the pocket all game long. It was the worst stat-line of his career, as he finished the game 26-49 for 270 yards, 0 TDs and 2 INTs. It wasn’t just his struggles that were the Chiefs downfall though, as untimely drops and killer penalties ultimately doomed the AFC champs as well. Despite the evolution of offense and scoring, the Bucs proved that defense still wins championships.
DEVIN WHITE SEALS IT. #GoBucs #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/nEhpDLqveE
— NFL (@NFL) February 8, 2021
Patrick Mahomes dropped back to pass 56 times and faced a blitz on just 6 of those dropbacks (11%).
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 8, 2021
Of the 29 pressures he faced Sunday, 27 came against a pass rush of 4 or fewer defenders.
That's the 2nd most pressures against 4 or fewer rushers over the last 10 seasons. pic.twitter.com/Qo8XQUFL60
This game was reminiscent of New England’s glory days, as Tom Brady found Rob Gronkowski for two more TDs, breaking the NFL postseason record with 14. Gronkowski joined Jerry Rice as the only players with multiple REC TD in multiple Super Bowls. Meanwhile, Brady earned his fifth Super Bowl MVP after finishing 21-29 for 201 yards and three touchdowns. He now has 21 PASS TD in the Super Bowl, more than any other two QBs combined. With his seventh Super Bowl win, Brady proved yet again that nobody is cooler under pressure on the biggest stage, further cementing his legacy as the greatest winner in SPORTS history.
THEY DID IT AGAIN. BRADY TO GRONK. LEGENDARY. #GoBucs
— NFL (@NFL) February 8, 2021
📺: #SBLV on CBS
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/HJtQf5igun pic.twitter.com/eOSHmkH857
Tom Brady & Rob Gronkowski cemented their legacy as the best TD duo in postseason history#GoBucs pic.twitter.com/LLDFYqpCYv
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) February 8, 2021
Today, Rob Gronkowski can become the 1st player to catch a pass in 5 different Super Bowls.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 7, 2021
He is 1 of 8 players with a catch in 4 different Super Bowls along with Jerry Rice, Andre Reed, John Stallworth, Thurman Thomas, Kevin Faulk, Kenneth Davis and Keith McKeller. pic.twitter.com/KOE4suCAuE
Most Super Bowls in NFL history: pic.twitter.com/KWw6NfspYC
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) February 8, 2021
Tom Brady (43) is the first player age 40+ to win Championship Game/Series MVP in any of the 4 major North American professional sports leagues (NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB)
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) February 8, 2021
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The real MVP of the Super Bowl was Todd Bowles
Tom Brady might have formally won the award for MVP of Super Bowl LV, but it’s impossible to ignore the incredible job that Bucs DC Todd Bowles did on the NFL’s biggest stage. His defense was the key to their victory hands down as they slammed the brakes on one of the NFL’s most dangerous offenses and kept them out of the end zone, an accomplishment no team has earned since Mahomes became a starter. After leading this defense to eight straight wins as well as three consecutive road playoff victories and finally handing the NFL’s Superman his kryptonite, this feat can not go unnoticed and should warrant HC consideration soon.
Patrick Mahomes was pressured more in this game than any QB in Super Bowl history (29), passing the record of 25 by Jim Kelly in SB XXVI.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 8, 2021
Tom Brady faced his fewest pressures (4) in any Super Bowl of his career pic.twitter.com/CnRaG7gR5s
Patrick Mahomes' career NFL games held without a TD before tonight: 0
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) February 8, 2021
Patrick Mahomes TD's tonight: 0 pic.twitter.com/Kh2GTHcXl2
The Buccaneers forced 10 tight window throws, tied for Patrick Mahomes' most in a game over his four-year career (1/10, 5 yards, 2 INT on tight window attempts).
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) February 8, 2021
Lavonte David (3), Jamel Dean (2), & Mike Edwards (2) all forced multiple tight window targets.#SBLV | #GoBucs
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If KC WR’s caught these, it’d be 1 of the greatest play(s) ever
That should do it. Mahomes can't convert on 4th down. KC is still touchdown-less.
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) February 8, 2021
Another crazy incompletion. https://t.co/XCZq3ZysPO
https://twitter.com/benbbaldwin/status/1358604116285603840
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LB Devin White, TB (W v.KC): 12 TKL, 8 SOLO, 2 TFL, 1 INT, 1 PD
#PlayerOfTheDay (2/7/21) - LB @DevinWhite__40, TB
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) February 8, 2021
TOP FACTS:
- Sealed goal-line INT to set up Bucs kneel-downs
- Led dominant Bucs defense in TKLs, SOLO, & TFLs
- Only game Mahomes team hasn't scored a TD
- Won only home Super Bowl
KEY STATS:
12 TKLs, 8 SOLO, 2 TFL, 1 PD, 1 INT https://t.co/KlnIywL5Gq
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Kansas City Chiefs (9) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (31)
@TB (+136; $14.67) d. KC (-136; $12.17) 31-9 [TB +3 | u54.5]
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See all the best facts to share for Super Bowl 55 #Chiefs #Buccaneers ⬇️ https://t.co/qrKJKm1jny
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) February 7, 2021
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