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Sunday, February 7, 2021 - Super Bowl LV Game

WON - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 Kansas City Chiefs 9

HISTORIC MARKER: SUPER BOWL LV - TAMPA BAY WINS ITS SECOND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AND BECOMES THE FIRST TEAM TO PLAY AND WIN A SUPER BOWL IN ITS HOME STADIUM.

On February 7, 2021, the Buccaneers brought the championship celebration home to Raymond James Stadium. Tampa Bay defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 to claim the NFL title for the 2020 season. Head Coach Bruce Arians and his team completed an eight-game winning streak, finishing 15-5 overall after an 11-5 regular season and four postseason victories.

The road to Tampa went through Washington, New Orleans and Green Bay. As the NFC's fifth seed, the Buccaneers won three straight playoff games away from home before facing the defending champion Chiefs. Their reward was a place in a Super Bowl played on their own field, with a chance to give the franchise its second Lombardi Trophy.

Tom Brady earned his fifth Super Bowl MVP award and seventh championship in his first season with the Buccaneers. He completed 21 of 29 passes for 201 yards and three touchdowns without an interception. Rob Gronkowski caught two of those scores, Antonio Brown caught the third, and Leonard Fournette supplied a rushing touchdown. Ryan Succop converted all four extra points and his only field-goal attempt.

Kansas City struck first. Following an exchange of punts, Harrison Butker made a 49-yard field goal with 5:10 left in the opening quarter. Tampa Bay answered with an eight-play, 75-yard drive. Fournette contributed on the ground and through the air before Brady found Gronkowski for an eight-yard touchdown with 37 seconds remaining. The Buccaneers led 7-3 after one quarter.

The Chiefs made a goal-line stand early in the second quarter, stopping Ronald Jones II on fourth down at the Kansas City one-yard line. Tampa Bay's defense kept the resulting possession short, however, and the next Chiefs punt left the Buccaneers just 38 yards from the end zone. A defensive holding penalty erased a Kansas City interception, and an offside penalty on a field-goal attempt gave the Bucs another first down. Brady then connected with Gronkowski for a 17-yard touchdown, extending the lead to 14-3 with 6:05 left in the half.

Butker's 34-yard field goal narrowed the margin to 14-6 with 1:01 remaining, but Tampa Bay still had time to answer. Jaydon Mickens returned the kickoff to the Bucs' 29. Brady completed passes to Godwin and Gronkowski, while two pass-interference penalties helped move the ball to the Kansas City one. Brady hit Brown for a touchdown with six seconds left, sending Tampa Bay to halftime ahead 21-6.

Kansas City opened the third quarter with its third and final scoring drive, ending in Butker's 52-yard field goal. The Buccaneers responded with six plays covering 74 yards. Gronkowski added a 25-yard catch before Fournette broke loose for a 27-yard touchdown run. At 7:45 of the third quarter, Tampa Bay led 28-9.

The defense immediately put the offense back in position to score. Shaquil Barrett sacked Patrick Mahomes, and Antoine Winfield Jr. intercepted a later pass on the same possession. A mishandled snap pushed the Bucs back on their ensuing drive, but Succop still delivered a 52-yard field goal with 2:46 left in the quarter. The score reached 31-9, and neither team scored again.

Todd Bowles' defense kept Mahomes and the Chiefs out of the end zone throughout the game. Tampa Bay recorded three sacks and two interceptions, with Ndamukong Suh credited with 1.5 sacks, Barrett with one and Cam Gill with half a sack. Kansas City went 3-for-13 on third down and scored no touchdowns on three red-zone trips. The Chiefs also drew 11 penalties for 120 yards.

In the fourth quarter, the Buccaneers stopped two Kansas City possessions on downs before Devin White intercepted Mahomes in the end zone with 1:33 remaining. White finished with a team-high 12 tackles. Brady took three kneel-downs to end the game, and the Buccaneers were champions on their own home turf.

Fournette finished with 89 rushing yards and 46 receiving yards, a total of 135 yards from scrimmage. Jones added 61 rushing yards, and Gronkowski led Tampa Bay with six catches for 67 yards. For Kansas City, Mahomes completed 26 of 49 passes for 270 yards, with no touchdowns and two interceptions. Travis Kelce caught 10 passes for 133 yards, Tyreek Hill added seven catches for 73 yards, and Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushed for 64 yards.

Game facts: official NFL gamebook. Championship context: Buccaneers championship report; Brady MVP report.

View the official Super Bowl LV GAMEBOOK and complete play-by-play

GAMEDAY BRIEF

  • GAME: Super Bowl LV - championship game of the 2020 NFL season.
  • DATE: Sunday, February 7, 2021.
  • VENUE: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida - natural grass, open stadium.
  • KICKOFF: 6:37 p.m. EST (official gamebook start time).
  • ATTENDANCE: 24,835. GAME DURATION: 3 hours, 35 minutes.
  • WEATHER: Clear, 63°F; humidity 78%; wind northwest at 9 mph.
  • COACHES: Tampa Bay - Bruce Arians; Kansas City - Andy Reid.
  • COIN TOSS: Kansas City won and deferred; Tampa Bay received the opening kickoff.
  • MVP: Tom Brady, quarterback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
OFFICIALS
  • REFEREE: Carl Cheffers (#51)
  • UMPIRE: Fred Bryan (#11)
  • DOWN JUDGE: Sarah Thomas (#53)
  • LINE JUDGE: Rusty Baynes (#59)
  • FIELD JUDGE: James Coleman (#95)
  • SIDE JUDGE: Eugene Hall (#103)
  • BACK JUDGE: Dino Paganelli (#105)
  • REPLAY OFFICIAL: Mike Wimmer

SCORING

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Kansas City Chiefs 3 3 3 0 9
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7 14 10 0 31
Quarter / time left Team Scoring play Drive KC-TB
1st / 5:10 KC Harrison Butker, 49-yard field goal 8 plays / 31 yards / 3:23 3-0
1st / 0:37 TB Rob Gronkowski, 8-yard TD reception from Tom Brady; Ryan Succop extra point 8 plays / 75 yards / 4:33 3-7
2nd / 6:05 TB Rob Gronkowski, 17-yard TD reception from Tom Brady; Succop extra point 6 plays / 38 yards / 2:58 3-14
2nd / 1:01 KC Harrison Butker, 34-yard field goal 10 plays / 61 yards / 5:04 6-14
2nd / 0:06 TB Antonio Brown, 1-yard TD reception from Tom Brady; Succop extra point 5 plays / 71 yards / 0:55 6-21
3rd / 11:26 KC Harrison Butker, 52-yard field goal 7 plays / 47 yards / 3:34 9-21
3rd / 7:45 TB Leonard Fournette, 27-yard touchdown run; Succop extra point 6 plays / 74 yards / 3:41 9-28
3rd / 2:46 TB Ryan Succop, 52-yard field goal 8 plays / 11 yards / 3:34 9-31

Scoring times show the clock after the score, as recorded in the gamebook scoring summary. Play-by-play entries below use the clock at the start of the play. There was no fourth-quarter scoring.

TEAM STATISTICS

Statistic Buccaneers Chiefs
Final score 31 9
First downs 26 22
First downs - rushing 8 7
First downs - passing 12 12
First downs - penalty 6 3
Third-down conversions 4/12 (33.3%) 3/13 (23.1%)
Fourth-down conversions 0/1 (0.0%) 1/3 (33.3%)
Total net yards 340 350
Offensive plays 63 69
Yards per offensive play 5.4 5.1
Rushing yards 145 107
Rushing attempts 33 17
Yards per rush 4.4 6.3
Rushes for loss - yards 1-3 1-1
Gross passing yards 201 270
Net passing yards (after sacks) 195 243
Passes completed / attempted 21/29 26/49
Interceptions thrown 0 2
Sacks allowed - yards lost 1-6 3-27
Net yards per pass play 6.5 4.7
Possession time 31:23 28:37
Penalties - yards 4-39 11-120
Fumbles - lost 1-0 1-0
Turnovers committed 0 2
Total touchdowns 4 0
Rushing touchdowns 1 0
Passing touchdowns 3 0
Field goals made / attempted 1/1 3/3
Extra points made / attempted 4/4 0/0
Red-zone touchdowns / trips 3/5 (60%) 0/3 (0%)
Goal-to-go touchdowns / trips 1/2 (50%) 0/0
Safeties 0 0
Kickoffs - into end zone - touchbacks 6-6-3 4-2-1
Punts - gross average 4-37.5 3-35.7
Net punting average 37.5 29.0
Punts blocked 0 0
Field goals / extra points blocked 0/0 0/0
Punt returns - yards 0-0 1-0
Kickoff returns - yards 3-75 3-87
Interceptions made - return yards 2-0 0-0
Return yards excluding kickoffs 0 0

Passing totals distinguish gross quarterback yardage from team net passing yardage, which deducts sack losses. Source: NFL gamebook, final team statistics.

STARTING LINEUPS

STARTERS - OFFENSE
TB position Buccaneers KC position Chiefs
WR #13 Mike Evans WR #11 Demarcus Robinson
TE #87 Rob Gronkowski TE #87 Travis Kelce
LT #76 Donovan Smith LT #75 Mike Remmers
LG #74 Ali Marpet LG #73 Nick Allegretti
C #66 Ryan Jensen C #62 Austin Reiter
RG #64 Aaron Stinnie RG #61 Stefen Wisniewski
RT #78 Tristan Wirfs RT #77 Andrew Wylie
WR #10 Scotty Miller WR #10 Tyreek Hill
WR #14 Chris Godwin WR #13 Byron Pringle
QB #12 Tom Brady QB #15 Patrick Mahomes
RB #28 Leonard Fournette RB #25 Clyde Edwards-Helaire
STARTERS - DEFENSE
TB position Buccaneers KC position Chiefs
DL #93 Ndamukong Suh LDE #92 Tanoh Kpassagnon
NT #56 Rakeem Nunez-Roches LDT #95 Chris Jones
OLB #90 Jason Pierre-Paul RDT #91 Derrick Nnadi
ILB #45 Devin White RDE #55 Frank Clark
ILB #54 Lavonte David LB #53 Anthony Hitchens
OLB #58 Shaquil Barrett LB #54 Damien Wilson
CB #24 Carlton Davis LCB #35 Charvarius Ward
CB #35 Jamel Dean RCB #21 Bashaud Breeland
CB #23 Sean Murphy-Bunting RCB #38 L'Jarius Sneed
S #33 Jordan Whitehead FS #49 Daniel Sorensen
S #31 Antoine Winfield Jr. SS #32 Tyrann Mathieu

Positions and starting designations follow the official gamebook, including the defensive personnel actually listed for this game.

SUBSTITUTIONS
  • BUCCANEERS: #3 Ryan Succop, #8 Bradley Pinion, #18 Tyler Johnson, #26 Andrew Adams, #27 Ronald Jones II, #29 Ryan Smith, #32 Mike Edwards, #41 Deone Bucannon, #43 Ross Cockrell, #49 Cam Gill, #50 Vita Vea, #51 Kevin Minter, #72 Josh Wells, #73 Joe Haeg, #79 Pat O'Connor, #81 Antonio Brown, #84 Cameron Brate, #85 Jaydon Mickens, #88 Tanner Hudson, #92 William Gholston, #96 Steve McLendon, #97 Zach Triner, #98 Anthony Nelson.
  • CHIEFS: #5 Tommy Townsend, #7 Harrison Butker, #14 Sammy Watkins, #17 Mecole Hardman, #19 Marcus Kemp, #20 Antonio Hamilton, #22 Juan Thornhill, #23 Armani Watts, #27 Rashad Fenton, #31 Darrel Williams, #41 James Winchester, #42 Anthony Sherman, #44 Dorian O'Daniel, #47 Darius Harris, #48 Nick Keizer, #51 Mike Danna, #56 Ben Niemann, #57 Alex Okafor, #64 Mike Pennel, #67 Daniel Kilgore, #74 Martinas Rankin, #79 Yasir Durant, #82 Deon Yelder, #98 Tershawn Wharton.
DID NOT PLAY
  • BUCCANEERS: #11 Blaine Gabbert (QB), #25 LeSean McCoy (RB), #62 Ted Larsen (G).
  • CHIEFS: #4 Chad Henne (QB), #26 Le'Veon Bell (RB).
INACTIVE
  • BUCCANEERS: #4 Ryan Griffin (QB), #6 Drew Stanton (QB), #17 Justin Watson (WR), #30 Ke'Shawn Vaughn (RB), #82 Antony Auclair (TE), #94 Khalil Davis (DL), #95 Jeremiah Ledbetter (DL).
  • CHIEFS: #8 Matt Moore (QB), #29 T. Keyes (CB), #34 Darwin Thompson (RB), #45 Chris Lammons (CB), #83 Ricky Seals-Jones (TE), #90 Tim Ward (DE), #99 Khalen Saunders (DT).

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING
Player Team Att Yards Avg Long TD
Leonard Fournette TB 16 89 5.6 27 1
Ronald Jones II TB 12 61 5.1 13 0
Tom Brady TB 4 -2 -0.5 0 0
Scotty Miller TB 1 -3 -3.0 -3 0
Clyde Edwards-Helaire KC 9 64 7.1 26 0
Patrick Mahomes KC 5 33 6.6 11 0
Darrel Williams KC 2 5 2.5 3 0
Tyreek Hill KC 1 5 5.0 5 0
PASSING
Player Team Cmp Att Yards TD INT Sacks-yards Long Rating
Tom Brady TB 21 29 201 3 0 1-6 31 125.8
Patrick Mahomes KC 26 49 270 0 2 3-27 33 52.3
RECEIVING
Player Team Targets Rec Yards Avg Long TD
Rob Gronkowski TB 7 6 67 11.2 25 2
Antonio Brown TB 6 5 22 4.4 16 1
Leonard Fournette TB 4 4 46 11.5 15 0
Cameron Brate TB 3 3 26 8.7 15 0
Chris Godwin TB 4 2 9 4.5 8 0
Mike Evans TB 1 1 31 31.0 31 0
Ronald Jones II TB 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Joe Haeg TB 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Tyler Johnson TB 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Tanner Hudson TB 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Travis Kelce KC 15 10 133 13.3 33 0
Tyreek Hill KC 10 7 73 10.4 23 0
Clyde Edwards-Helaire KC 3 2 23 11.5 18 0
Darrel Williams KC 7 2 10 5.0 9 0
Mecole Hardman KC 6 2 4 2.0 4 0
Sammy Watkins KC 1 1 13 13.0 13 0
Demarcus Robinson KC 2 1 11 11.0 11 0
Byron Pringle KC 2 1 3 3.0 3 0
INTERCEPTIONS
Player Team INT Return yards TD
Antoine Winfield Jr. TB 1 0 0
Devin White TB 1 0 0

Kansas City recorded no interceptions. Neither Tampa Bay interception produced return yardage.

KICKOFF RETURNS
Player Team Returns Yards Avg Long TD
Jaydon Mickens TB 3 75 25.0 28 0
Byron Pringle KC 3 87 29.0 41 0
PUNT RETURNS
  • BUCCANEERS: No punt returns.
  • CHIEFS: Tyreek Hill - 1 return, 0 yards. Mecole Hardman made 1 fair catch.
SACKS
Player Team Sacks Yards lost by opponent
Ndamukong Suh TB 1.5 14.5
Shaquil Barrett TB 1.0 6.0
Cam Gill TB 0.5 6.5
Frank Clark KC 1.0 6.0

Tampa Bay totaled 3 sacks for 27 yards; Kansas City totaled 1 sack for 6 yards. Shared sacks divide both the sack credit and the lost yardage.

KICKING
Kicker Team FG made/att Made distances XP made/att Points
Ryan Succop TB 1/1 52 yards 4/4 7
Harrison Butker KC 3/3 49, 34, 52 yards 0/0 9
PUNTING
Punter Team Punts Yards Avg Net avg Long Inside 20 Touchbacks
Bradley Pinion TB 4 150 37.5 37.5 40 1 0
Tommy Townsend KC 3 107 35.7 29.0 51 0 1
FUMBLES
  • BUCCANEERS: Tom Brady fumbled once and recovered it himself; no fumbles lost.
  • CHIEFS: Patrick Mahomes fumbled once and recovered it himself; no fumbles lost. Cam Gill forced the Mahomes fumble.
DEFENSIVE LEADERS
Player Team Solo Assists Total Sacks INT Passes defended
Devin White TB 8 4 12 0 1 1
Lavonte David TB 6 0 6 0 0 2
Antoine Winfield Jr. TB 4 2 6 0 1 2
Sean Murphy-Bunting TB 3 3 6 0 0 1
Damien Wilson KC 6 4 10 0 0 0
Ben Niemann KC 4 5 9 0 0 0
Daniel Sorensen KC 3 3 6 0 0 0
Frank Clark KC 2 2 4 1 0 0

All statistics and player participation above are from the official NFL gamebook.

PLAY-BY-PLAY

All four quarters are recorded below in a compact factual play log. KC = Kansas City; TB = Tampa Bay. Field position identifies the line of scrimmage before the play; the clock shows time remaining at the start of the action. Nullified plays and accepted penalties are identified in the description.

Open the NFL GAMEBOOK for the official play descriptions, drive charts and complete defensive statistics

FIRST QUARTER

ClockTeamDown / field positionPlay
15:00--Quarter 1 begins.
15:00KC-Kansas City wins the toss and defers; Tampa Bay receives the opening kickoff. Kansas City defends the north end.
15:00KCKC 35Harrison Butker: 68-yard kickoff. Jaydon Mickens: 26-yard return to TB 23.
15:00TB-Tampa Bay possession begins.
14:56TB1-10 @ TB 23Tom Brady → Chris Godwin: 1-yard gain to TB 24. Tackle: Bashaud Breeland.
14:23TB2-9 @ TB 24Leonard Fournette runs: 3-yard gain to TB 27. Tackle: Chris Jones.
13:48TB3-6 @ TB 27Tom Brady: incomplete pass to Chris Godwin.
13:43TB4-6 @ TB 27Bradley Pinion: 40-yard punt to KC 33; Kevin Minter downs the ball.
13:33KC-Kansas City possession begins.
13:33KC1-10 @ KC 33Patrick Mahomes → Byron Pringle: 3-yard gain to KC 36. Tackle: Carlton Davis and S. Murphy-Bunting.
12:52KC2-7 @ KC 36Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass; no receiver credited. Quarterback hit: Shaquil Barrett.
12:48KC3-7 @ KC 36Patrick Mahomes scrambles: 11-yard gain to KC 47. Tackle: Antoine Winfield Jr. Out of bounds.
12:11KC1-10 @ KC 47Patrick Mahomes scrambles: 2-yard gain to KC 49. Tackle: Jason Pierre-Paul. Out of bounds.
11:38KC2-8 @ KC 49Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Mecole Hardman.
11:34KC3-8 @ KC 49Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Mecole Hardman.
11:29KC4-8 @ KC 49Tommy Townsend: 51-yard punt; touchback.
11:21TB-Tampa Bay possession begins.
11:21TB1-10 @ TB 20Ronald Jones II runs: 13-yard gain to TB 33. Tackle: Tyrann Mathieu.
10:41TB1-10 @ TB 33Scotty Miller runs: 3-yard loss to TB 30. Tackle: Frank Clark.
10:03TB2-13 @ TB 30Tom Brady → Cameron Brate: 5-yard gain to TB 35. Tackle: D. Wilson.
9:22TB3-8 @ TB 35Frank Clark sacks Tom Brady: 6-yard loss to TB 29.
8:41TB4-14 @ TB 29Bradley Pinion: 33-yard punt out at KC 38.
8:33KC-Kansas City possession begins.
8:33KC1-10 @ KC 38Tyreek Hill runs: 5-yard gain to KC 43. Tackle: J. Dean. Out of bounds.
8:03KC2-5 @ KC 43Clyde Edwards-Helaire runs: 5-yard gain to KC 48. Tackle: Devin White.
7:21KC1-10 @ KC 48Patrick Mahomes scrambles: 11-yard gain to TB 41. Tackle: L. David. Out of bounds.
6:51KC1-10 @ TB 41Clyde Edwards-Helaire runs: 6-yard gain to TB 35. Tackle: J. Whitehead.
6:13KC2-4 @ TB 35Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Byron Pringle. Pass defended by S. Murphy-Bunting. TB penalty: Jason Pierre-Paul, defensive offside, 5 yards. Enforcement spot: TB 35. Play erased.
6:06KC1-10 @ TB 30Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Mecole Hardman.
6:03KC2-10 @ TB 30Clyde Edwards-Helaire runs: 1-yard loss to TB 31. Tackle: Devin White.
5:22KC3-11 @ TB 31Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Tyreek Hill.
5:14KC4-11 @ TB 31Harrison Butker: 49-yard field goal made.
5:10KC-Score: Tampa Bay 0, Kansas City 3. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 3:23.
5:10KCKC 35Harrison Butker: 65-yard kickoff; touchback.
5:10TB-Tampa Bay possession begins.
5:10TB1-10 @ TB 25Leonard Fournette runs: 3-yard gain to TB 28. Tackle: T. Kpassagnon.
4:37TB2-7 @ TB 28Leonard Fournette runs: 6-yard gain to TB 34. Tackle: M. Danna and T. Wharton.
3:56TB3-1 @ TB 34Leonard Fournette runs: 6-yard gain to TB 40. Tackle: D. Sorensen and T. Wharton.
3:19TB1-10 @ TB 40Tom Brady: incomplete pass to Mike Evans. KC penalty: Bashaud Breeland, defensive holding, 5 yards. Enforcement spot: TB 40. Play erased.
3:14TB1-10 @ TB 45Tom Brady → Antonio Brown: 16-yard gain to KC 39. Tackle: Charvarius Ward.
2:34TB1-10 @ KC 39Tom Brady → Cameron Brate: 15-yard gain to KC 24. Tackle: D. Wilson.
1:54TB1-10 @ KC 24Leonard Fournette runs: 11-yard gain to KC 13. Tackle: Charvarius Ward and L. Sneed.
1:11TB1-10 @ KC 13Tom Brady → Antonio Brown: 5-yard gain to KC 8. Tackle: Bashaud Breeland. Out of bounds.
0:41TB2-5 @ KC 8Tom Brady → Rob Gronkowski: 8-yard touchdown.
0:37TB-Ryan Succop converts the extra point.
0:37TB-Score: Tampa Bay 7, Kansas City 3. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:33.
0:37TBTB 35Bradley Pinion: 69-yard kickoff. Byron Pringle: 41-yard return to KC 37.
0:37KC-Kansas City possession begins.
0:30KC1-10 @ KC 37Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Darrel Williams. Pass defended by Jason Pierre-Paul.
0:26KC2-10 @ KC 37Patrick Mahomes → Travis Kelce: 6-yard gain to KC 43. Tackle: L. David.
0:00--End of first quarter: Tampa Bay 7, Kansas City 3.

SECOND QUARTER

ClockTeamDown / field positionPlay
15:00--Quarter 2 begins.
15:00KC3-4 @ KC 43Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Darrel Williams.
14:56KC4-4 @ KC 43Tommy Townsend: 27-yard punt out at TB 30.
14:50TB-Tampa Bay possession begins.
14:50TB1-10 @ TB 30Tom Brady: incomplete pass to Ronald Jones II.
14:46TB2-10 @ TB 30Tom Brady → Rob Gronkowski: 3-yard gain to TB 33. Tackle: D. Wilson. Out of bounds.
14:46KC2-10 @ TB 30KC penalty: Chris Jones, unnecessary roughness, 15 yards. Enforcement spot: TB 33.
14:24TB1-10 @ TB 48Ronald Jones II runs: 7-yard gain to KC 45. Tackle: Ben Niemann and D. Sorensen.
13:43TB2-3 @ KC 45Ronald Jones II runs: 8-yard gain to KC 37. Tackle: A. Okafor and Charvarius Ward.
13:06TB1-10 @ KC 37Tom Brady → Mike Evans: 31-yard gain to KC 6. Tackle: D. Sorensen. Out of bounds.
12:25TB-Tampa Bay takes timeout 1 of the half.
12:25TB1-6 @ KC 6Ronald Jones II runs: 4-yard gain to KC 2. Tackle: Chris Jones.
11:46TB2-2 @ KC 2Tom Brady: incomplete pass to Joe Haeg. Pass defended by A. Hitchens.
11:42TB3-2 @ KC 2Ronald Jones II runs: 1-yard gain to KC 1. Tackle: D. Wilson and T. Kpassagnon.
10:55TB4-1 @ KC 1Ronald Jones II runs: no gain to KC 1. Tackle: D. Wilson and Ben Niemann. Fourth-down stop; possession changes.
10:50TB-Tampa Bay challenges the fourth-down goal-line spot. Review leaves Jones short of the end zone; Kansas City takes over. Tampa Bay loses its second timeout.
10:50KC-Kansas City possession begins.
10:50KC1-10 @ KC 1Patrick Mahomes → Tyreek Hill: 14-yard gain to KC 15. Tackle: J. Whitehead.
10:09KC1-10 @ KC 15Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Mecole Hardman.
10:05KC2-10 @ KC 15Darrel Williams runs: 2-yard gain to KC 17. Tackle: V. Vea.
9:24KC3-8 @ KC 17Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Travis Kelce. Quarterback hit: A. Nelson.
9:18KC4-8 @ KC 17Tommy Townsend recovers a mishandled snap and sends the punt 56 yards; Jaydon Mickens returns 3 yards to TB 30. This punt and return are nullified. KC penalty: Ben Niemann, offensive holding, 8 yards. Enforcement spot: KC 17. Play erased.
9:09KC4-16 @ KC 9Tommy Townsend: 29-yard punt out at KC 38.
9:03TB-Tampa Bay possession begins.
9:03TB1-10 @ KC 38Tom Brady → Antonio Brown: 3-yard loss to KC 41. Tackle: D. Wilson.
8:25TB2-13 @ KC 41Tom Brady → Rob Gronkowski: 9-yard gain to KC 32. Tackle: D. Sorensen. Out of bounds.
7:55TB3-4 @ KC 32Tom Brady targets Mike Evans; Tyrann Mathieu intercepts at KC 30. No return yardage. The interception does not count. KC penalty: Charvarius Ward, defensive holding, 5 yards. Enforcement spot: KC 32. Play erased.
7:47TB1-10 @ KC 27Leonard Fournette runs: 1-yard gain to KC 26. Tackle: Chris Jones.
7:05TB2-9 @ KC 26Tom Brady → Leonard Fournette: 4-yard gain to KC 22. Tackle: Ben Niemann.
6:19TB3-5 @ KC 22Tom Brady: incomplete pass to Tyler Johnson.
6:15TB4-5 @ KC 22Ryan Succop: 40-yard field goal made. The kick does not count. KC penalty: Mecole Hardman, defensive offside, 5 yards. Enforcement spot: KC 22. Play erased.
6:11TB1-10 @ KC 17Tom Brady → Rob Gronkowski: 17-yard touchdown. KC penalty declined: Bashaud Breeland, defensive holding.
6:05TB-Ryan Succop converts the extra point.
6:05TB-Score: Tampa Bay 14, Kansas City 3. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:58.
6:05TBTB 35Bradley Pinion: 65-yard kickoff; touchback.
6:05KC-Kansas City possession begins.
6:05KC1-10 @ KC 25Patrick Mahomes → Travis Kelce: 13-yard gain to KC 38. Tackle: Devin White.
5:25KC1-10 @ KC 38Patrick Mahomes → Mecole Hardman: 4-yard gain to KC 42. Tackle: Devin White and S. Murphy-Bunting.
4:46KC2-6 @ KC 42Patrick Mahomes → Travis Kelce: 12-yard gain to TB 46. Tackle: L. David.
4:00KC1-10 @ TB 46Patrick Mahomes scrambles: 10-yard gain to TB 36. Tackle: L. David. Out of bounds.
3:24KC1-10 @ TB 36Clyde Edwards-Helaire runs: 7-yard gain to TB 29. Tackle: J. Dean.
2:42KC2-3 @ TB 29Patrick Mahomes → Travis Kelce: 11-yard gain to TB 18. Tackle: Jason Pierre-Paul.
2:00--Two-minute warning.
2:00KC1-10 @ TB 18Patrick Mahomes → Tyreek Hill: 1-yard loss to TB 19. Tackle: Devin White. Out of bounds.
1:52KC2-11 @ TB 19Patrick Mahomes → Travis Kelce: 5-yard gain to TB 14. Tackle: L. David.
1:10KC3-6 @ TB 14Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass; no receiver credited.
1:04KC4-6 @ TB 14Harrison Butker: 34-yard field goal made.
1:01KC-Score: Tampa Bay 14, Kansas City 6. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 5:04.
1:01KCKC 35Harrison Butker: 64-yard kickoff. Jaydon Mickens: 28-yard return to TB 29.
1:01TB-Tampa Bay possession begins.
0:55TB1-10 @ TB 29Leonard Fournette runs: no gain to TB 29. Tackle: Frank Clark and Chris Jones.
0:49KC-Kansas City takes timeout 1 of the half.
0:49TB2-10 @ TB 29Tom Brady → Chris Godwin: 8-yard gain to TB 37. Tackle: L. Sneed.
0:44KC-Kansas City takes timeout 2 of the half.
0:44TB3-2 @ TB 37Tom Brady → Rob Gronkowski: 5-yard gain to TB 42. Tackle: Charvarius Ward.
0:24TB1-10 @ TB 42Tom Brady: incomplete pass to Mike Evans. KC penalty: Bashaud Breeland, defensive pass interference, 34 yards. Enforcement spot: TB 42. Play erased.
0:18TB1-10 @ KC 24Tom Brady → Leonard Fournette: 15-yard gain to KC 9. Tackle: Ben Niemann.
0:13TB-Tampa Bay takes timeout 3 of the half.
0:13KC-Kansas City takes timeout 3 of the half.
0:13TB1-9 @ KC 9Tom Brady: incomplete pass to Mike Evans. KC penalty: Tyrann Mathieu, defensive pass interference, 8 yards. Enforcement spot: KC 9. Play erased.
0:10TB1-1 @ KC 1Tom Brady → Antonio Brown: 1-yard touchdown.
0:06KC1-1 @ KC 1KC penalty: Tyrann Mathieu, unsportsmanlike conduct, 15 yards. Enforced after the play. The 15 yards are applied to the ensuing kickoff.
0:06TB-Ryan Succop converts the extra point.
0:06TB-Score: Tampa Bay 21, Kansas City 6. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 0:55.
0:06TB50Bradley Pinion: 50-yard kickoff; touchback.
0:06KC-Kansas City possession begins.
0:06KC1-10 @ KC 25Patrick Mahomes kneels: 1-yard loss, ball at KC 24.
0:00--Halftime: Tampa Bay 21, Kansas City 6.

THIRD QUARTER

ClockTeamDown / field positionPlay
15:00--Quarter 3 begins.
15:00KC-Kansas City receives to start the second half; Tampa Bay defends the south end.
15:00TBTB 35Bradley Pinion: 67-yard kickoff. Byron Pringle: 21-yard return to KC 19.
15:00KC-Kansas City possession begins.
14:54KC1-10 @ KC 19Clyde Edwards-Helaire runs: 26-yard gain to KC 45. Tackle: Devin White.
14:15KC1-10 @ KC 45Patrick Mahomes → Travis Kelce: 8-yard gain to TB 47. Tackle: Devin White.
13:38KC2-2 @ TB 47Clyde Edwards-Helaire runs: 10-yard gain to TB 37. Tackle: Antoine Winfield Jr.
12:58KC1-10 @ TB 37Darrel Williams runs: 3-yard gain to TB 34. Tackle: S. McLendon and Devin White.
12:18KC2-7 @ TB 34Patrick Mahomes → Mecole Hardman: no gain to TB 34. Tackle: Carlton Davis.
11:38KC3-7 @ TB 34Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Travis Kelce. Pass defended by L. David. Quarterback hit: Shaquil Barrett.
11:31KC4-7 @ TB 34Harrison Butker: 52-yard field goal made.
11:26KC-Score: Tampa Bay 21, Kansas City 9. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:34.
11:26KCKC 35Harrison Butker: 60-yard kickoff. Jaydon Mickens: 21-yard return to TB 26.
11:26TB-Tampa Bay possession begins.
11:22TB1-10 @ TB 26Leonard Fournette runs: 3-yard gain to TB 29. Tackle: D. Nnadi and Chris Jones.
10:39TB2-7 @ TB 29Tom Brady → Antonio Brown: 3-yard gain to TB 32. Tackle: D. Sorensen.
9:55TB3-4 @ TB 32Tom Brady → Leonard Fournette: 12-yard gain to TB 44. Tackle: Ben Niemann.
9:17TB1-10 @ TB 44Leonard Fournette runs: 4-yard gain to TB 48. Tackle: D. Wilson and A. Hitchens.
8:28TB2-6 @ TB 48Tom Brady → Rob Gronkowski: 25-yard gain to KC 27. Tackle: J. Thornhill.
7:51TB1-10 @ KC 27Leonard Fournette runs: 27-yard touchdown.
7:45TB-Ryan Succop converts the extra point.
7:45TB-Score: Tampa Bay 28, Kansas City 9. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 3:41.
7:45TBTB 35Bradley Pinion: 65-yard kickoff. Byron Pringle: 25-yard return to KC 25.
7:45KC-Kansas City possession begins.
7:41KC1-10 @ KC 25Clyde Edwards-Helaire runs: 3-yard gain to KC 28. Tackle: Jason Pierre-Paul.
7:10KC2-7 @ KC 28Shaquil Barrett sacks Patrick Mahomes: 6-yard loss to KC 22.
6:30KC3-13 @ KC 22Patrick Mahomes targets Tyreek Hill; Antoine Winfield Jr. intercepts at KC 45 after a Mike Edwards deflection. No return yardage. KC penalty declined: Austin Reiter, offensive holding.
6:20TB-Tampa Bay possession begins.
6:20TB1-10 @ KC 45Tom Brady → Leonard Fournette: 15-yard gain to KC 30. Tackle: Bashaud Breeland. Out of bounds.
5:41TB1-10 @ KC 30Leonard Fournette runs: 6-yard gain to KC 24. Tackle: Tyrann Mathieu.
4:57TB2-4 @ KC 24Ronald Jones II runs: 3-yard gain to KC 21. Tackle: D. Nnadi.
4:18TB3-1 @ KC 21Ronald Jones II runs: 2-yard gain to KC 19. Tackle: L. Sneed. Out of bounds.
3:44TB1-10 @ KC 19Tom Brady: incomplete pass to Tanner Hudson.
3:38TB2-10 @ KC 19Tom Brady: incomplete pass to Chris Godwin. Quarterback hit: T. Wharton.
3:33TB3-10 @ KC 19The snap gets away from Tom Brady. He recovers at KC 34; Tampa Bay loses 15 yards from the original line of scrimmage.
2:50TB4-25 @ KC 34Ryan Succop: 52-yard field goal made.
2:46TB-Score: Tampa Bay 31, Kansas City 9. Drive: 8 plays, 11 yards, 3:34.
2:46TBTB 35Bradley Pinion: 65-yard kickoff; touchback.
2:46KC-Kansas City possession begins.
2:46KC1-10 @ KC 25Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Travis Kelce. Pass defended by J. Whitehead. TB penalty: Carlton Davis, defensive holding, 5 yards. Enforcement spot: KC 25. Play erased.
2:35KC1-10 @ KC 30Patrick Mahomes → Clyde Edwards-Helaire: 5-yard gain to KC 35. Tackle: J. Dean.
2:02KC2-5 @ KC 35Clyde Edwards-Helaire runs: 7-yard gain to KC 42. Tackle: Mike Edwards.
1:25KC1-10 @ KC 42KC penalty: Tyreek Hill, false start, 5 yards. Enforcement spot: KC 42. Play erased.
1:18KC1-15 @ KC 37Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Travis Kelce. Pass defended by L. David.
1:13KC2-15 @ KC 37Patrick Mahomes → Tyreek Hill: 21-yard gain to TB 42. Tackle: S. Murphy-Bunting.
0:34KC1-10 @ TB 42Patrick Mahomes → Sammy Watkins: 13-yard gain to TB 29. Tackle: Antoine Winfield Jr.
0:05KC1-10 @ TB 29Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Darrel Williams.
0:00--End of third quarter: Tampa Bay 31, Kansas City 9.

FOURTH QUARTER

ClockTeamDown / field positionPlay
15:00--Quarter 4 begins.
15:00KC2-10 @ TB 29Patrick Mahomes → Travis Kelce: 17-yard gain to TB 12. Tackle: Mike Edwards.
14:43KC1-10 @ TB 12Clyde Edwards-Helaire runs: 1-yard gain to TB 11. Tackle: Devin White.
14:05KC2-9 @ TB 11Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Demarcus Robinson.
13:56KC3-9 @ TB 11Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Byron Pringle. Pass defended by S. Murphy-Bunting. Quarterback hit: Shaquil Barrett.
13:43KC-Kansas City takes timeout 1 of the half.
13:43KC4-9 @ TB 11Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Darrel Williams. Quarterback hit: W. Gholston. Fourth-down stop; possession changes.
13:32TB-Tampa Bay possession begins.
13:32TB1-10 @ TB 12Ronald Jones II runs: 4-yard gain to TB 16. Tackle: T. Kpassagnon and D. Wilson.
13:00TB2-6 @ TB 16Ronald Jones II runs: 7-yard gain to TB 23. Tackle: D. Wilson.
12:20TB1-10 @ TB 23Ronald Jones II runs: 8-yard gain to TB 31. Tackle: Ben Niemann and Tyrann Mathieu.
11:40TB2-2 @ TB 31Ronald Jones II runs: 4-yard gain to TB 35. Tackle: D. Wilson.
10:56TB1-10 @ TB 35Leonard Fournette runs: 4-yard gain to TB 39. Tackle: D. Sorensen and Ben Niemann.
10:15TB2-6 @ TB 39Tom Brady → Cameron Brate: 6-yard gain to TB 45. Tackle: Ben Niemann.
9:33TB1-10 @ TB 45Leonard Fournette runs: 8-yard gain to KC 47. Tackle: Charvarius Ward.
8:56TB2-2 @ KC 47Leonard Fournette runs: 1-yard gain to KC 46. Tackle: Frank Clark and D. Nnadi.
8:18TB3-1 @ KC 46Tom Brady: incomplete pass to Rob Gronkowski.
8:12TB4-1 @ KC 46Bradley Pinion: 38-yard punt to KC 8; Mecole Hardman signals for a fair catch.
8:06KC-Kansas City possession begins.
8:06KC1-10 @ KC 8Patrick Mahomes → Travis Kelce: 33-yard gain to KC 41. Tackle: Antoine Winfield Jr.
7:44KC1-10 @ KC 41Ndamukong Suh sacks Patrick Mahomes: 8-yard loss to KC 33.
7:00KC2-18 @ KC 33Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Travis Kelce. Quarterback hit: Jason Pierre-Paul. TB penalty: Ndamukong Suh, roughing the passer, 15 yards. Enforcement spot: KC 33. Play erased.
6:52KC1-10 @ KC 48Patrick Mahomes → Travis Kelce: 12-yard gain to TB 40. Tackle: Devin White.
6:26KC1-10 @ TB 40Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Darrel Williams.
6:22KC2-10 @ TB 40Patrick Mahomes → Darrel Williams: 9-yard gain to TB 31. Tackle: Antoine Winfield Jr. and Carlton Davis.
5:43KC3-1 @ TB 31Patrick Mahomes → Tyreek Hill: 4-yard gain to TB 27. Tackle: Devin White and Mike Edwards.
5:18KC1-10 @ TB 27Patrick Mahomes → Tyreek Hill: 7-yard gain to TB 20. Tackle: S. Murphy-Bunting. KC penalty: Mike Remmers, offensive holding, 10 yards. Enforcement spot: TB 27. Play erased.
5:09KC1-20 @ TB 37Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Travis Kelce. Pass defended by J. Dean.
5:03KC2-20 @ TB 37Cam Gill and Ndamukong Suh combine to sack Patrick Mahomes: 13-yard loss to 50. Cam Gill forces a fumble; Mahomes recovers at midfield.
4:17KC3-33 @ 50Patrick Mahomes → Tyreek Hill: 23-yard gain to TB 27. Tackle: S. Murphy-Bunting. Out of bounds.
4:06KC4-10 @ TB 27Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Tyreek Hill. Pass defended by Antoine Winfield Jr. Fourth-down stop; possession changes.
3:58TB4-10 @ TB 27TB penalty: Antoine Winfield Jr., taunting, 14 yards. Enforced after the play. Tampa Bay begins its possession at TB 13.
3:58TB-Tampa Bay possession begins.
3:58TB1-10 @ TB 13Leonard Fournette runs: 1-yard gain to TB 14. Tackle: D. Nnadi and Ben Niemann.
3:52KC-Kansas City takes timeout 2 of the half.
3:52TB2-9 @ TB 14Leonard Fournette runs: 5-yard gain to TB 19. Tackle: Bashaud Breeland and D. Nnadi.
3:46KC-Kansas City takes timeout 3 of the half.
3:46TB3-4 @ TB 19Tom Brady: incomplete pass to Antonio Brown.
3:41TB4-4 @ TB 19Bradley Pinion: 39-yard punt to KC 42; Tyreek Hill has a zero-yard return.
3:30KC-Kansas City possession begins.
3:30KC1-10 @ KC 42Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Clyde Edwards-Helaire.
3:25KC2-10 @ KC 42Patrick Mahomes → Tyreek Hill: 8-yard gain to 50. Tackle: Devin White and Antoine Winfield Jr.
3:05KC3-2 @ 50Patrick Mahomes → Clyde Edwards-Helaire: 18-yard gain to TB 32. Tackle: Mike Edwards and S. Murphy-Bunting.
2:41KC1-10 @ TB 32Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass to Demarcus Robinson. Pass defended by Carlton Davis. KC penalty: Mike Remmers, offensive holding, 10 yards. Enforcement spot: TB 32. Play erased. Carlton Davis leaves with an injury; he returns later in the drive.
2:37KC1-20 @ TB 42Patrick Mahomes → Travis Kelce: 16-yard gain to TB 26. Tackle: S. Murphy-Bunting.
2:21KC2-4 @ TB 26Patrick Mahomes: incomplete pass; no receiver credited.
2:12KC3-4 @ TB 26Patrick Mahomes → Darrel Williams: 1-yard gain to TB 25. Tackle: J. Dean. Out of bounds.
2:07KC4-3 @ TB 25Patrick Mahomes → Demarcus Robinson: 11-yard gain to TB 14. Tackle: Carlton Davis.
2:00--Two-minute warning.
2:00KC1-10 @ TB 14Patrick Mahomes → Tyreek Hill: 4-yard gain to TB 10. Tackle: L. David.
1:40KC2-6 @ TB 10Patrick Mahomes targets Travis Kelce; Devin White intercepts at TB 0. Touchback; Tampa Bay takes over at its 20.
1:33TB-Tampa Bay possession begins.
1:33TB1-10 @ TB 20Tom Brady kneels: 1-yard loss, ball at TB 19.
0:50TB2-11 @ TB 19Tom Brady kneels: no gain, ball at TB 19.
0:30TB3-11 @ TB 19Tom Brady kneels: 1-yard loss, ball at TB 18.
0:00--Final: Tampa Bay 31, Kansas City 9. Tampa Bay wins Super Bowl LV.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS - SUPER BOWL LV WORLD CHAMPIONS
BUCCANEERS 31 - CHIEFS 9

Sources: NFL Super Bowl LV gamebook (statistics, lineups, officials and underlying play-by-play facts); Buccaneers championship recap; Tom Brady MVP report; Buccaneers defensive analysis; Chiefs game recap. This page uses an original recap and concise factual play summaries.


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