Tom Brady, January 24, 2021. -
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Chiefs-Buccaneers will be the enticing poster for the 55th Super Bowl: Kansas City sidelined Buffalo (38-24) on Sunday and will defend their title against Tampa Bay, which won at Green Bay (31-26) earlier and will play this final at home on February 7.
Tenth final for Brady at 43
An intergenerational shock will take place in Florida.
On the one hand Tom Brady, long since entered the legend of the NFL and who will try at 43 to be crowned for the 7th time in ten appearances in a Super Bowl.
On the other, Patrick Mahomes, 25, whose talent has been splashing the league for three seasons (MVP 2018) and who was stunning in the last final won against the San Francisco 49ers (31-20).
. @ TomBrady is going to his 10th Super Bowl!
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- NFL (@NFL) January 24, 2021
The Missouri franchise will seek its third Vince Lombardi trophy (1970, 2020), that of Florida its second (2002), with, who knows, an advantage, since it will play in its Raymond James Stadium.
This is the first time in 55 editions that a finalist “receives”.
The Bucs deserved this honor, managing to thwart the forecasts which instead saw Green Bay win in their Lambeau Field, filled with about 6,500 fans authorized to keep their distance, coronavirus requires.
“It was a long process for the whole team, and today it was just a great collective effort.
Our game has been sporadic but the defense has picked up and we're going to need it again in a few weeks, ”commented Brady.
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