If one message can sum up the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 31-9 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV on Sunday night, it might be this: You’re not getting older, you’re getting better.
Bucs quarterback Tom Brady is as good, if not better, than he’s ever been at 43. Bucs coach Bruce Arians – a television analyst two years ago – became the oldest coach to win a Super Bowl at the age of 68. Bucs tight end Rob Gronkowski – like Brady a career New England Patriot before this season – came out of retirement to rejoin Brady in Tampa and caught two touchdowns in the title win against the Chiefs.
Said Brady after winning another Super Bowl MVP award to go with his seventh Super Bowl crown: “I think we knew this was going to happen tonight, didn’t we? We really came together at the end of the year. And we’re coming back (next year).”
There were other messages sent that may have raised eyebrows regarding the coronavirus pandemic. While there were plenty of masks inside Raymond James Stadium on spectators, there also seemed to be more spectators than would have been wise under the most responsible of social distancing guidelines.
And while portions of The Weeknd’s stylish and tasteful halftime show included the wearing of masks on numerous dancers and musicians, a couple of numbers didn’t, though the militaristic dance at the end was quite responsible in its mask wearing, even if the dancers looked much more like they’d just been bandaged after facial plastic surgery than to protect against COVID-19.