How Tom Brady and Tampa Bay Buccaneers Beat the Chiefs to Win the Super BowlThe victory gave Brady a seventh championship — his first since joining Tampa Bay this season. Credit... Doug Mills/The New York TimesFinal 31 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9 Kansas City ChiefsTom Brady won his seventh Super Bowl, 31-9, on Sunday night as he powered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers past the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs in a game staged in the shadow of a deadly pandemic and a nation roiled by political and racial division. The Buccaneers, the first team to play a Super Bowl in its home stadium, leaned on two other newcomers to the team as well. Image Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Shaquil Barrett sacked Patrick Mahomes in the third quarter. Brady, who led the Buccaneers to victories in Washington, New Orleans and Green Bay in the playoffs, was ruthlessly efficient.

Source: New York Times February 07, 2021 18:00 UTC