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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 defense intercepted Rich Gannon a Super Bowl record five times, and returned three of the interceptions for touchdowns. Safety Dexter Jackson was named the game's MVP. As many sports fans and writers predicted, Gruden's prior knowledge of the Raiders was a major factor in the Buccaneers’ win in Super Bowl XXXVII.
Super Bowl XXXVII: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48, Oakland Raiders 21 MVP: Dexter Jackson | Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego | Date: Jan. 26, 2003 Super Bowl XXXVI: New England Patriots 20, St ...
The postseason tournament concluded with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeating the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII, 48–21, on January 26, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. Prior to the 2002–03 season, the league realigned its teams into eight divisions (four in each conference). [ 1 ]
In the Buccaneers' Divisional playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers, Rob Johnson completed one 21-yard pass and rushed one time for 7 yards in the 31–6 Buccaneers win. [50] During Super Bowl XXXVII, Rob Johnson would watch from the bench as Brad Johnson led the Buccaneers to the NFL title.
Although Johnson had good passing stats in 2003–2004 the year after the Super Bowl (3,811 yards, 26 touchdowns to break the Buccaneers' record again, 21 interceptions, and named 2003 Buccaneers MVP by the Tampa Sports Club) and 2004 (63% completion rate) they benched him the fourth game into the 2004 season because the team had gone 4–11 ...
Buccaneers vs. Broncos: ... Green Bay ended up on top with a 0:00-clock winner. That would be a welcome outcome to a Super Bowl. ... but a Super Bowl win would go a long way toward changing that ...
The season began with the team trying to defend its Super Bowl XXXVII title of 2002 along with being the first to team win back to back super bowls since the 1998 Denver Broncos and first NFC team to win back to back super bowls since the 1993 Dallas Cowboys. Despite high expectations, several last-minute losses led to locker room tension and ...