The Unimaginable. Tampa Bay in the Super Bowl. With the Saints in control in the 4th Quarter one week. The Packers with all sorts of chances and more yardage the following week.
A 21-10, soon to be 28-10 lead by Tampa Bay could have easily been 14-14 or at worst 17-14 at the point where Tampa’s second starting Safety had to leave the game and Green Bay scored 2 TDs in a row. Even after all that happened, Green Bay had a chance to tie the game late and again couldn’t get the ball into the endzone. Again.
What happened? How did Tampa win a seemingly unwinnable game?
Most look at the Magic of Tom Brady. Others look at what HC Bruce Arians has put together in a short time. Then there are some who are really, finally, truly seeing the value of DC Todd Bowles and the effect he’s had on a young Defense that has gotten the Bucs to their first Super Bowl in almost 2 Decades.
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