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When his tenth entry into the Super Bowl was determined, Tom Brady only wanted to go to the stands.

On the way there, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback even dropped the cue ball - arguably invaluable to others.

When he got to the stands, Brady hugged his son.

With him, the 43-year-old superstar celebrated another milestone in his glorious career in the NFL.

But the way there was impassable.

Because even if it is not unusual in football for teams to play two completely different halves: Brady and the Buccaneers drove it to the top at 31:26 (21:10) against the Green Bay Packers.

Their superstar Aaron Rodgers was ultimately unable to take advantage of the unusually many mistakes made by his counterpart in front of his home crowd.

There were also strange decisions in the closing minutes.

Buccaneers start well

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"Today it was a great team success," said Brady. "I know it will be a great game, but we'll be ready no matter who comes." And then Brady proved why he is also known as a great team player.

Instead of being cheered for a long time at the handover of the trophy, he said: “We did it.

Now let's make a few other people laugh. "And so he dragged his coach Bruce Arians, who is in the Super Bowl for the first time, to the microphone:" Come on, baby. "

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The 60-year-old could see his grin despite the mask over his mouth: “It's madness.

I thank my family and my boys here behind me.

He (

Brady, editor's note

) brought the belief that he could win.

We're coming home to win. ”On February 7th (local time) the Kansas City Chiefs, who won against the Buffalo Bills with a sovereign 38:24, will be waiting for a duel at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

For the first time ever, a home team is in the Super Bowl.

Brady, who is already the record holder in the NFL with six Super Bowl wins, started against the Packers in the first drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to receiver Mike Evans.

While Brady led his offensive across the field with the usual precision from the start, it took Rodgers a few moves to get in shape.

Then, however, one of his dreaded long passes found Marquez Valdes-Scantling to compensate.

Brady weakens in the second half

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After another touchdown for the Buccaneers by running back Leonard Fournette and a 14: 7 lead behind them, the approximately 9,000 spectators in Wisconsin saw a small preliminary decision before the break.

With 2:17 minutes on the clock, Green Bay marched again towards the end zone.

But Rodgers, who had thrown the ball at the opponent only five times in the entire season, threw an interception to Sean Murphy-Buntin.

Brady then took over.

Tampa's quarterback convinced his coach to play a fourth attempt in their own half 13 seconds before the end.

Brady first served Fournette successfully and then threw the ball to Scotty Miller.

Tampa Bay led 21:10 at break.

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The fact that the game against the favored Packers was still exciting despite the 18 point lead in the second half was mainly due to Brady.

After his experienced and strong performance in the first half, the most successful quarterback in history threw an interception in the second half in three consecutive drives.

All three bad passes resulted in points for the Packers.

Such a series of failures has only happened once before in Brady's long career.

Green Bay gambled away its chance

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But the Packers failed to take advantage of this historic opportunity, instead making frivolous mistakes.

After the touchdown to 28:23 in the third quarter, they tried to shorten the deficit with two extra points instead of a field goal, but the German-American pass recipient Equanimeous St. Brown could not hold the ball thrown by Rodgers in the end zone.

Then it got controversial.

A little later, Matt LaFleur, the Packers coach, decided for a field goal instead of trusting Rodgers for a touchdown pass on a fourth attempt eight yards from the end zone.

“I got the idea.

But it wasn't my decision, ”said Rodgers tellingly after the game.

Before that, the 37-year-old could even have run into the end zone himself on the third attempt.

Green Bay's quarterback Aaron Rodgers was completely served after the game

Source: AP / Morry Gash

The approach of the Packers also astonished the enemy.

"I couldn't believe it, honestly," said Tampa's Shaq Barrett after the game.

While the experts were already hotly debating LaFleur's supposed wrong decision, Brady and the Buccaneers played the remaining 2:05 minutes down.

You also got a penalty against Green Bay for illegally obstructing your passport.

Rodgers leaves the future open

Rodgers described the scene after the game as a "bad whistle" and in the frustration of defeat said things that will cause sleepless nights for fans in Green Bay: "The future of many guys here is uncertain, including my own."

While the beaten questioned his future with the Packers, Brady's formidable career adds another chapter entitled Super Bowl.

Within a year, the gaming legend led the team with the worst win rate in league history to the final.

The Chiefs around quarterback Patrick Mahomes are now the best possible opponent on Tampa Bay.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes led his team to the second Super Bowl in a row

Source: dpa / Orlin Wagner

The defending champion ultimately showed no nakedness against Buffalo despite a 9-0 start.

Mahomes finished his third straight championship game with 325 yards and three touchdowns, while Bill quarterback Josh Allen recorded 287 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.

If they won again, Kansas City would be the first team since the New England Patriots in 2005 to defend their Super Bowl title.

The quarterback who managed this feat 16 years ago?

Tom Brady.