In head coach Bruce Arians' first season last year, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers finished 7-9. After the Buccaneers lost to the Chiefs 27-24 at home in Week 12, they dropped to 7-5. Since a Week 13 bye, the Buccaneers have won 7 consecutive games (last 4 regular season games and 3 straight road playoff games) to reach the Super Bowl for a rematch with the Chiefs at the same location. Tom Brady and the Buccaneers offense has averaged 34.28 points per game during their current winning streak.
The New Orleans Saints swept the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by a combined 72-26 in the two regular season games to finish 12-4 and win a 4th straight NFC South division title. I had expected the Saints to beat the Buccaneers for the 3rd time this season, but the Saints collapsed after leading 20-13 in the 3rd quarter to lose 30-20 at home. Then, I expected the Green Bay Packers to beat the Buccaneers at Lambeau Field, but they could not overcome a 28-10 deficit. The Buccaneers defense dismantled Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers.
With a new offensive system, truncated training camp, and no preseason games, 43-year old Tom Brady continues to play at an elite level. He led the Buccaneers to an 11-5 regular season and 3 straight road playoff wins to reach his 10th Super Bowl appearance. This path to the Super Bowl might have been the toughest of the bunch.
For one, Brady has had to travel to get to this championship game. While the Bucs will be the first team in league history to play a Super Bowl at home, coach Bruce Arians & Co. have had to win three road tilts to make it to the title game. That's not unprecedented four other teams have won three road games to make it to the Super Bowl (1985 New England Patriots, 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers, 2007 New York Giants, and 2010 Green Bay Packers), but it's something new for Brady. Across his first nine trips to the Super Bowl, he needed to win
a total of only three games on the road. Fifteen of the 18 AFC playoff games during those Super Bowl runs were in Foxborough.
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