EDITOR'S NOTE: SUPER BOWL RETROSPECTIVE IS GOING TO THREE-A-DAYS TO FINISH! TODAY WE FEATURE 35/Ravens, 36/Pats1 & 37 Tampa Bay
SUPER BOWL XXXVII RETROSPECTIVE
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| Kind of a shitty nautical theme w. Chargers colors. |
GRUDEN BEATS HIS OLD TEAM WITH DUNGY'S PLAYERS
Charles Woodson intercepted Brad Johnson three plays into the game to give Oakland the ball at the Buccaneers' 36. But Simeon Rice sacked Rich Gannon on third down to force the Raiders to settle for Sebastian Janikowski's 40-yard field goal.
On their next nine possessions, the Raiders registered just two first downs and did not run a play inside the Buccaneers' 40 as Tampa Bay scored the next 34 points. The Buccaneers answered Janikowski's field goal with Martin Gramatica's 31-yard boot to tie the game.
An interception by Dexter Jackson set up Gramatica's go-ahead field goal early in the second quarter. Midway through the second quarter, a 25-yard punt return by Karl Williams and a 19-yard run by Michael Pittman led to Mike Alstott's 2-yard touchdown run.
Late in the half, the Buccaneers drove 77 yards, aided by three defensive penalties and pass receptions of 16 and 12 yards by Alstott, to set up Brad Johnson's 5-yard touchdown pass to Keenan McCardell with 30 seconds left in the half, which gave Tampa Bay a 20-3 lead.
With their first possession of the second half, the Buccaneers put together a 14-play, 89-yard drive that consumed 7:52 and was culminated by Johnson's 8-yard scoring toss to McCardell. Two plays later, Dwight Smith intercepted Gannon's pass and returned it 44 yards for a touchdown and a 34-3 lead with 4:47 left in the third quarter. Tampa Bay scored four touchdowns in a span of 16:37.
Jerry Porter's 39-yard touchdown catch in the back of the end zone made it 34-9. Less than three minutes later, Tim Johnson blocked Tom Tupa's punt. Eric Johnson caught the ball and dove into the end zone for a touchdown to cut the deficit to 34-15 with 14:16 remaining.
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| Date | January 26, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Dexter Jackson, Safety | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Raiders by 4[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Bill Carollo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 67,603[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Future Hall of Famers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Buccaneers: Derrick Brooks, Warren Sapp Raiders: Al Davis (owner/general manager), Tim Brown, Jerry Rice, Rod Woodson | |||||||||||||||||||
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| National anthem | Dixie Chicks | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coin toss | 1972 Miami Dolphins: Don Shula, Bob Griese, Larry Csonka, Larry Little, Jim Langer, Nick Buoniconti, Paul Warfield | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Shania Twain, No Doubt and Sting | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Al Michaels, John Madden, Melissa Stark and Lynn Swann | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 40.7 (est. 88.6 million viewers)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Market share | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of 30-second commercial | $2.1 million | ||||||||||||||||||
On their next nine possessions, the Raiders registered just two first downs and did not run a play inside the Buccaneers' 40 as Tampa Bay scored the next 34 points. The Buccaneers answered Janikowski's field goal with Martin Gramatica's 31-yard boot to tie the game.
An interception by Dexter Jackson set up Gramatica's go-ahead field goal early in the second quarter. Midway through the second quarter, a 25-yard punt return by Karl Williams and a 19-yard run by Michael Pittman led to Mike Alstott's 2-yard touchdown run.
Late in the half, the Buccaneers drove 77 yards, aided by three defensive penalties and pass receptions of 16 and 12 yards by Alstott, to set up Brad Johnson's 5-yard touchdown pass to Keenan McCardell with 30 seconds left in the half, which gave Tampa Bay a 20-3 lead.
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| The pre-game disappearance of All-Pro Raiders Center Barret Robbins was a huge story. He got drunk and high in TJ the night before, never showed. He's been in an out of jail ever since. |
With their first possession of the second half, the Buccaneers put together a 14-play, 89-yard drive that consumed 7:52 and was culminated by Johnson's 8-yard scoring toss to McCardell. Two plays later, Dwight Smith intercepted Gannon's pass and returned it 44 yards for a touchdown and a 34-3 lead with 4:47 left in the third quarter. Tampa Bay scored four touchdowns in a span of 16:37.
Jerry Porter's 39-yard touchdown catch in the back of the end zone made it 34-9. Less than three minutes later, Tim Johnson blocked Tom Tupa's punt. Eric Johnson caught the ball and dove into the end zone for a touchdown to cut the deficit to 34-15 with 14:16 remaining.
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