the buccaneers won the super bowl on january 26, 2003.
the buccaneers won the super bowl on january 26, 2003.
when did the buccaneers win the super bowl?
january 26 , 2003
super bowl xxxvii was an american football game between the american football conference (afc) champion oakland raiders and the national football conference (nfc) champion tampa bay buccaneers to decide the national football league (nfl) champion for the 2002 season. the buccaneers defeated the raiders by the score of 48–21, tied with super bowl xxxv for the seventh largest super bowl margin of victory, and winning their first ever super bowl. the game, played on january 26, 2003 at qualcomm stadium in san diego, california, was the sixth super bowl to be held a week after the conference championship games (xvii, xxv, xxviii, xxxiv, and xxxvi). it was also the last super bowl played in january (the previous, xxxvi, was the first to be in february as a result of 9/11-related postponements; subsequent games, including super bowl xxxviii, would have the super bowl played in february permanently).
super bowl xxxvii
super bowl 50 featured numerous records from individuals and the two teams. denver won despite being massively outgained in total yards (315 to 194) and first downs (21 to 11). their 194 yards and 11 first downs were both the lowest totals ever by a super bowl winning team, as the previous record was 244 yards by the baltimore ravens in super bowl xxxv. only seven other teams had ever gained fewer than 200 yards in a super bowl, and all of them had lost. this was the first super bowl since super bowl xxxvi that the winning team scored only a single offensive touchdown, although the broncos defense had earlier in the game scored a touchdown from a fumble recovery in the end zone. the broncos' seven sacks tied a super bowl record set by the chicago bears in super bowl xx. manning was sacked five times by the panthers, giving this game highest total (12) of combined sacks in super bowl history. kony ealy tied a super bowl record with three sacks, and is the only such player to do so and record an interception. jordan norwood's 61-yard punt return set a new record, surpassing the old record of 45 yards set by john taylor in super bowl xxiii. denver was just 1-of-14 on third down, while carolina was 3-of-15. the two teams' combined third down conversion percentage of 13.8 was the lowest in super bowl history. manning and newton had quarterback passer ratings of 56.6 and 55.4, respectively, and their added total of 112 is a record lowest aggregate passer rating for a super bowl. manning became the oldest quarterback ever to win a super bowl at age 39, the first quarterback ever to win a super bowl starting for two teams, and the first quarterback ever to win 200 games (regular season and postseason) as a starter. gary kubiak became the first head coach to win a super bowl with the same franchise he went to the super bowl with as a player.
super bowl 50