Super Bowl LV

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Super Bowl LV
1 2 3 4th total
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7th 14th 10 0 31
Kansas City Chiefs 3 3 3 0 9
date February 7, 2021
Stadion Raymond James Stadium
city Tampa , Florida
MVP Tom Brady
favourite Kansas City Chiefs at Nov.
National anthem Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan
Referee Carl Cheffers
Halftime show The Weeknd
Television broadcast
Network CBS
Germany ProSieben and DAZN
Austria Puls4 and DAZN
timeline
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The Super Bowl LV was the 55th Super Bowl , the final game of the season 2020 of the National Football League (NFL) in American football . The game was played on February 7, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. local time (February 8, 0:30 a.m. CET ) at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa , Florida .

For the first time in the history of Super Bowl, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers played a team in their own stadium. Opponent was the reigning champions Kansas City Chiefs . The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won 31-9, their second Super Bowl victory.

Kansas City had massive problems in the attack and was additionally hampered by penalties. For the first time under quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs failed to score a touchdown and lost double digits, making them the third Super Bowl team not to score a touchdown. She received 11 penalties for 120 yards, including a record-breaking eight first-half penalties for 95 yards, most of which were pronounced against the defense. The Buccaneers used these mistakes to a sovereign 21: 6 lead at halftime and stayed in control for the rest of the game. Brady, who also increased his player records for Super Bowl appearances to 10 and wins to seven, was named Super Bowl MVP for the fifth time and was the first to receive the award with various teams.

venue

In addition to the stadiums selected for Super Bowl LIII and Super Bowl LIV , the Inglewood Stadium of the Los Angeles Rams and the Raymond James Stadium of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had applied to host the Super Bowl LV . On May 24, 2016, it was announced that the Super Bowl LV would be played at Inglewood Stadium in Inglewood , California . Due to delays in the completion of the new stadium in Inglewood, it was decided on May 23, 2017 to award the Super Bowl LV to Tampa and then to host Super Bowl LVI in Inglewood the following year.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States , audience numbers have been restricted. 25,000 spectators were expected, with 7,500 free places given to vaccinated nurses. The Super Bowl LV had the lowest number of visitors in the history of the Super Bowl.

Way to the Super Bowl

With the Kansas City Chiefs , the team with the best record (14-2) was the regular season champions of the American Football Conference (AFC). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers decided the National Football Conference (NFC) with a record of 11-5 as the fifth best team of the regular season for themselves. The best team of the regular season in the NFC were the Green Bay Packers (13-3), who were defeated by the Buccaneers in the NFC Championship Game.

The Chiefs moved into the Super Bowl for the second time in a row as last year's defending champions, while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last made it to the final when they won Super Bowl XXXVII 18 years earlier.

Kansas City Chiefs

AFC West
team S. N U SQ P + P− Diff. DIV CONF series
Kansas City Chiefs 14th 02 0 0.875 473 362 +111 4–2 10-2 1N
Las Vegas Raiders 08th 08th 0 0.500 434 478 0−44 4–2 06-6 1S
Los Angeles Chargers 07th 09 0 0.438 384 426 0−42 3–3 06-6 4S
Denver Broncos 05 11 0 0.313 323 446 −123 1-5 04-8 3N

As last year's winner, the Chiefs were assigned the best chances of winning the Super Bowl LV after their victory in Super Bowl LIV . Kansas City was able to keep all key players from the Super Bowl squad of the preseason and extended, among other things, the contract of quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes , as well as the contracts of the pro bowlers Travis Kelce and Chris Jones . Tight End Kelce set a new record for a player in his position in one season with 1416 receiving yards. A total of seven Chiefs players were elected to the Pro Bowl , in addition to the three players already mentioned, these were wide receiver Tyreek Hill , left tackle Eric Fisher , safety tyrant Mathieu and defensive end Frank Clark . Kansas City won the AFC West superior, already after the 14th game day the division victory was certain. In week 16, the Chiefs secured the first seed in the play-offs early. As in the previous year, the strong offensive performance of the team shaped the season, on the other hand, the defensive presented itself weaker than in 2019.

In the Divisional Round of the play-offs, the Chiefs met the Cleveland Browns . At halftime, Kansas City was leading 19-3, but in the second half the game tipped in favor of the Browns. Due to a suspected concussion, quarterback Mahomes had to leave the field in the third quarter and Cleveland was able to close the gap. However, substitute quarterback Chad Henne secured the Chiefs' 22:17 victory with a successful fourth down conversion with just under two minutes to go. In the AFC Championship Game , the Chiefs managed a safe 38:24 victory over the Buffalo Bills .

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NFC South
team S. N U SQ P + P− Diff. DIV CONF series
New Orleans Saints 12th 04th 0 0.750 482 337 +145 6-0 10-20 2S
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 11 05 0 0.688 492 355 +137 4–2 08-40 4S
Carolina Panthers 05 11 0 0.313 350 402 0−52 1-5 04-80 1N
Atlanta Falcons 04th 12th 0 0.250 396 414 0−18 1-5 02-10 5N

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers reached the play-offs for the first time in 13 years in 2020. After playmaker Jameis Winston had the most passing yards in the league in the 2019 season , but also threw 30 interceptions, the franchise decided to separate from the inconsistent first overall pick from the 2015 draft. As the successor to Winston you could commit the six-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady , who had left the New England Patriots after twenty years . In addition, Tight End Rob Gronkowski , one of Brady's most important alluding stations during his time in New England, was strengthened. The team's strengths were in particular the defensive front around Jason Pierre-Paul , Shaquil Barrett , Ndamukong Suh and Vita Vea and the group of passport recipients with Mike Evans , Chris Godwin , Antonio Brown and Scotty Miller . In the NFC South , the Buccaneers finished second behind the New Orleans Saints , who lost both games.

As the best wild card team, Tampa Bay had to compete in the wild card round away from the winner of the NFC East, the Washington Football Team , although Washington had a significantly worse record than Tampa with 7-9. The favored Buccaneers came to a contested 31:23 victory. In the Divisional Round, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers faced their division rivals from New Orleans for the third time. Unlike in the regular season, Tampa was victorious in this game and moved into the NFC Championship Game with an undisputed 30:20 victory. In the championship game for the NFC, the Buccaneers faced the Green Bay Packers, the best NFC regular season team. Thanks in particular to a strong defensive performance, Tampa achieved a 31:26 victory in a close game and was the first team to move into a Super Bowl in their own home stadium.

Play-offs

The play-offs began on January 9, 2021. As of this season, only the division winner with the best record has free play in the first round per conference. The other three division winners compete in the Wild Card Round against the three best of the remaining teams.

Play-off seeding list
position AFC NFC
1 Kansas City Chiefs ( West Winner) Green Bay Packers ( North Winner)
2 Buffalo Bills ( East Winner) New Orleans Saints ( South Winner)
3 Pittsburgh Steelers ( North Winner) Seattle Seahawks ( West Winner)
4th Tennessee Titans ( South Winner) Washington Football Team ( East Winner)
5 Baltimore Ravens Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6th Cleveland Browns Los Angeles Rams
7th Indianapolis Colts Chicago Bears


Wild Card Round Divisional Round Conference Championships Super bowl
Jan 16 - Lambeau Field
Jan. 9 - Lumen Field
1 Green Bay 32
3 Seattle 20th
6th LA Rams 18th
6th LA Rams 30th
Jan. 24 - Lambeau Field
1 Green Bay 26th
Jan. 10 - Mercedes-Benz Superdome
5 Tampa Bay 31
2 New Orleans 21st
NFC Championship
7th Chicago 9 Jan. 17 - Mercedes-Benz Superdome
2 New Orleans 20th
Jan 9 - FedExField 5 Tampa Bay 30th
Feb. 7 - Raymond James Stadium
4th Washington 23
N5 Tampa Bay 31
5 Tampa Bay 31
A1 Kansas City 9
Super Bowl LV
Jan. 17 - Arrowhead Stadium
Jan. 10 - Heinz Field
1 Kansas City 22nd
3 Pittsburgh 37
6th Cleveland 17th
6th Cleveland 48
Jan. 24 - Arrowhead Stadium
1 Kansas City 38
Jan. 9 - Bill's Stadium
2 Buffalo 24
2 Buffalo 27
AFC Championship
7th Indianapolis 24 Jan 16 - Bill's Stadium
2 Buffalo 17th
Jan 10 - Nissan Stadium 5 Baltimore 3
4th Tennessee 13th
5 Baltimore 20th


Starting grid

Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting quarterback and Super Bowl MVP

The starting line-ups of the two teams were as follows:

Kansas City position Tampa Bay
Offense
Patrick Mahomes QB Tom Brady
Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB Leonard Fournette
Tyreek Hill WR Mike Evans
Demarcus Robinson WR Chris Godwin
Byron Pringle WR Scotty Miller
Travis Kelce TE Rob Gronkowski
Mike Remmers LT Donovan Smith
Nick Allegretti LG Ali Marpet
Austin rider C. Ryan Jensen
Stefen Wisniewski RG Aaron Stinnie
Andrew Wylie RT Tristan Wirfs
Defense
Tanoh Kpassagnon DE / DL Rakeem Nuñez-Roches
Frank Clark DE / DL Ndamukong Suh
Chris Jones DT / OLB Shaquil Barrett
Derrick Nnadi DT / OLB Jason Pierre-Paul
Damien Wilson LB / ILB Lavonte David
Anthony Hitchens LB / ILB Devin White
L'Jarius Sneed CB Carlton Davis
Bashaud Breeland CB Jamel Dean
Charvarius Ward CB Sean Murphy-Bunting
Tyrant Mathieu S. Jordan Whitehead
Daniel Sorensen S. Antoine Winfield Jr.

Points overview

Quarter Playtime Play turn ( drive ) team Information on how to earn points Points
Moves ( plays ) Space gain Duration of possession Buccaneers Chiefs
1 5:10 8 plays 31 yards 3:23 Chiefs Field goal from 49 yards by Harrison Butker 0 3
1 0:37 8 plays 75 yards 4:33 Buccaneers Rob Gronkowski with an 8-yard touchdown after being passed by Tom Brady ; PAT successfully transformed by Ryan Succop 7th 3
2 6:05 6 plays 38 yards 2:58 Buccaneers Gronkowski with a 17-yard touchdown after the pass from Brady; PAT successfully transformed by Succop 14th 3
2 1:01 10 plays 61 yards 5:04 Chiefs Field goal from 34 yards by Butker 14th 6th
2 0:06 5 plays 71 yards 0:55 Buccaneers Antonio Brown with a 1-yard touchdown after Brady was passed; PAT successfully transformed by Succop 21st 6th
3 11:26 7 plays 47 yards 3:34 Chiefs Field goal from 52 yards by Butker 21st 9
3 7:45 6 plays 74 yards 3:41 Buccaneers Leonard Fournette with a 27-yard touchdown run ; PAT successfully transformed by Succop 28 9
3 2:46 8 plays 11 yards 3:34 Buccaneers Field goal from 51 yards from Succop 31 9

referee

On January 19, 2021, the NFL announced the referee crew. This consists of Referee Carl Cheffers , Umpire Fred Bryan, Down Judge Sarah Thomas, Line Judge Rusty Baynes, Field Judge James Coleman, Side Judge Eugene Hall and Back Judge Dino Paganelli. Replay Official is Mike Wimmer. Down Judge Sarah Thomas is the first woman to be used as a referee in the Super Bowl. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a substitute referee has been appointed for each referee position. So far, there has only been a full replacement crew at the first Super Bowl . For the first time in Super Bowl history, a replacement replay official has also been appointed.

Referee Carl Cheffers (2013)
referee task NFL seasons Play-off games
Carl Cheffers Referee 21st 14 (including Super Bowl LI )
Fred Bryan Umpire 12th 08 (including Super Bowl LIII )
Sarah Thomas Down Judge 06th 03
Rusty Baynes Line judge 11 12 (including Super Bowl 50 )
James Coleman Field Judge 16 07th
Eugene Hall Side judge 07th 09 (including Super Bowl LIII )
Dino Paganelli Back judge 15th 13 (including Super Bowl XLVII )
  • Replay Official: Mike Wimmer
  • Replay Assistant: Sean McKee
  • Substitute referee:
    • Referee: Shawn Smith
    • Umpire: Ramon George
    • Down Judge: Jerod Phillips
    • Line Judge: Mark Steinkerchner
    • Field Judge: Tom Hill
    • Side Judge: Jabir Walker
    • Back Judge: Brad Freeman
    • Replay Official: Mark Butterworth

Supporting program and half-time show

Before the game

Right before the game kick-off , HER sang America the Beautiful ; Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan performed the US national anthem . They were accompanied by Warren Snipe , who performed the national anthem and America the Beautiful in American sign language .

Amanda Gorman paid tribute to the guests of honor at the coin toss for their indispensable work in the difficult Corona year in a poem that was displayed as a recorded video: a veteran of the Marines , a teacher and a nurse.

Halftime show

During the half-time break, the singer The Weeknd performed .

TV broadcast

In the United States , the Super Bowl LV was broadcast by CBS . Actually, it would be NBC's turn, but the TV station swapped the broadcasting rights with CBS and will therefore show the Super Bowl LVI in 2022, which CBS should have broadcast. The reason is the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing in 2022 . NBC plans to show the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics in the same year.

Compared to the previous year, the Super Bowl LV was not broadcast in 4K or HDR because the broadcaster CBS had not previously broadcast NFL games in 4K or HDR and a short-term implementation was not possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In German-speaking countries, ProSieben broadcast the Super Bowl LV in Germany and Switzerland, and in Austria the game was shown on Puls 4 . In addition, the streaming service DAZN showed the game with German commentary and the original US commentary.

Audience ratings for the broadcast at ProSieben in Germany:

Attendance
from 3 years
Market share
from 3 years
Attendance
14 to 49 year olds
Market share for
14 to 49 year olds
Preliminary reports 1.86 million 10.9% 1.39 million 25.5%
1st quarter 2.41 million 26.3% 1.73 million 48.8%
2nd quarter 2.24 million 34.7% 1.64 million 58.9%
Halftime show 2.05 million 37.8% 1.54 million 64.9%
3rd quarter 1.85 million (until 3 a.m.)
1.92 million (from 3 a.m.)
38.1% (until 3 a.m.)
40.0% (from 3 a.m.)
1.40 million (until 3 a.m.)
1.48 million (from 3 a.m.)
65.7% (until 3 a.m.)
65.6% (from 3 a.m.)
4th quarter 1.83 million 42.6% 1.33 million 66.6%
Award ceremony &
follow-up reports
1.02 million 30.7% 0.75 million 56.7%

Trivia

With Ryan Succop , the kicker of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , the first time was a Mr. Irrelevant in the Super Bowl for the winner to use.

Web links

Commons : Super Bowl LV  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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