Super Bowl LV: Chiefs or Bucs – Who
Has the Upper Hand?
The Kansas
City Chiefs represent the American Football Conference while the Tampa Bay Bucs
are the National Football Conference champions. These two NFL powers will be
vying for Super Bowl supremacy on February 7th, 2021 at Raymond
James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
Let’s take a
look at some of the critical numbers entering this titanic matchup and try to
determine which team has the best chance of winning the biggest game on the
league’s grandest stage.
Also, for
those who enjoy betting a few bucks on the game, you don’t have to limit your
wagering to before the game because there will be live NFL
odds during the Super Bowl which
will allow bettors to place bets on everything from the teams and totals to
whether the next play will be a pass or a run! There will be no shortage of
action so ready, set – let’s go!
Date of
Event: February 7th,
2021 at 6:30 PM ET on CBS
Point
Spread: Kansas City
Chiefs -3 over Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Money
Line: Chiefs vs.
Buccaneers money line: Kansas City -170, Tampa Bay +150
Total
Points (Over-Under):
56.5 points
Regular
Season Record:
Kansas City
Chiefs – 14-2
Tampa Bay
Bucs – 11-5
Points
Scored:
Tampa Bay
Buccaneers ranked No. 3 with 30.8 points per game
Kansas City
Chiefs ranked No. 6 with 29.6 points per game
Regular
Season Passing Offense:
Kansas City
Chiefs ranked No. 1 with 303.4 yards per game
Tampa Bay
Buccaneers ranked No. 2 with 289.1 yards per game
Regular
Season Rushing Offense:
Kansas City
Chiefs ranked No. 16 with 112.4 yards per game
Tampa Bay
Buccaneers ranked No. 28 with 94.9 yards per game
Regular
Season Passing Defense:
Kansas City
Chiefs ranked No. 14 allowing 236.2 yards per game
Tampa Bay
Buccaneers ranked No. 21 allowing 246.6 yards per game
Regular
Season Rushing Defense:
Tampa Bay
Buccaneers ranked No. 1 allowing 80.6 yards per game
Kansas City
Chiefs ranked No. 21 allowing 122.1 yards per game
Analysis:
The last time the Tampa Bay Bucs lost was on November 29th when they dropped a 27-24 decision to the Kansas City
Chiefs, their opponents on Super Bowl Sunday. Since that time the Bucs have
gone on to win four regular-season and three postseason contests.
For the
first time in NFL history, the Super Bowl will be held at the home stadium of
one of the participants, and in this case, that team is the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers. We must also note that the Bucs are quarterbacked by Tom Brady, the
man with the most Super Bowl
appearances (this
will be his 10th), the most Super Bowl victories (6), and the first
quarterback to start in the Super Bowl in three different decades (the 2000s,
2010s, 2020s)!
And while
Patrick Mahomes could very well be the best quarterback in the game at this
time, Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback ever and that debate has been put to
rest for some time now. Tom Terrific is getting another shot at redemption
after losing to the Chiefs earlier this season and can also put another debate
to rest, who was more important to the New England Patriots’ two-decade
dynasty, Tom Brady or coach Bill Belichick?
These are
all the incentives Brady needs to put another notch on his holster because he
might not get another opportunity. The Bucs are rolling and are a much better
team, top to bottom than they were in late November. And while this should be a
Super Bowl matchup for the ages, we are siding with the Bucs to not only cover
the spread but win the game outright!
Super
Bowl Prediction:
Bucs 31 – Chiefs 27
Super
Bowl Trivia:
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Nine
of the 10 most-watched TV programs in history were Super Bowls
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Over
700,000 footballs are manufactured each season for official NFL use during the
preseason, regular-season, and playoffs while 72 are used exclusively for the
Super Bowl
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Super
Bowl 49 was the most widely watched Super Bowl of all time (114.4 million
viewers) and perhaps the most exciting when the Patriots defeated the Seattle
Seahawks, 28-24.
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It is
reported that a 30-second commercial during last year’s Super Bowl cost between
$5 million and $5.6 million
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Only
four of the 32 NFL teams have never played in a Super Bowl and that dubious
distinction belongs to the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, and
Jacksonville Jaguars
