Super Bowl LV: Kansas City Chiefs versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl LV (55) was held in Tampa Bay, Florida, and was played between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the defending champs the Kansas City Chiefs. Below are the highlights of each quarter and a scorecard of each half first-quarter highlights.

First Quarter Highlights: 

  • Tampa gets the ball to start and goes to the 24 
  • Aren’t able to convert and have to punt after 3 plays gaining 4 yards
  • Kansas gets punt at the 33
  • Aren’t able to convert after 6 plays with 16 yds
  • Tampa gets touchback and gets the ball at the 20
  • Tampa Sacked loss of 6
  • Aren’t able to convert with 4 plays with 9 yd 
  • Kansas gets punt at the 38
  • Offside call on Tampa 5 yard penalty 
  • Kansas tries for a 49 yd field goal attempt and makes at 5:10 after 7 plays and 26 yds H. Butker
  • Kansas kicks the ball and it is a touchback
  • Tampa gets the ball at the 20
  • Holding on Kansas 5 yds
  • Touchdown Tampa after 8 plays 75 yds 0:37  R. Gronkowski
  • Tom Brady has his first every touchdown in a super bowl
  • Tampa kicks the ball 
  • Kansas returns to the 37

End of First Quarter Score: 3-7 Tampa

Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Rob Gronkowski (87) reacts after scoring a touchdown during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday. (Charlie Riedel)

Second Quarter Highlights:

  • Kansas isn’t able to convert 3 plays 6 yds
  • Tampa gets the ball at the 30
  • Unnecessary roughness of Kansas 15 yds
  • Unable to convert 9 plays 49 yds
  • Kansas gets the ball at the 1
  • Unable to convert 4 plays 18 yds
  • Holding Kansas 10 yds redo punt
  • Tampa gets the ball at the 42
  • Kansas intercepts but holding 5 yds Tampa keeps the ball
  • Tampa tries for 40 yd field goal 
  • Kansas offside 5 yds first down for Tampa
  • Tampa touchdown but the flag on Kansas holding but declined 6 plays 38 yds 6:05 R. Gronkowski
  • Tampa kicks the ball 
  • Kansas gets the ball at the 25
  • Kansas tries for 34 yd field goal and makes it after 9 plays 57 yds 1:01 H. Butker
  • Kansas kicks the balls
  • Tampa gets the ball and returns to the 29
  • Kansas pass interference the ball placed on the place of foul
  • Kansas pass interference the ball placed on 1 yd line 
  • Tampa Touchdown to A.Brown 5 plays 71 yds 0:06
  • Kansas foul unsportsmanlike conduct

 

End of 2nd Quarter Scorecard

6-21

Total Yards

Kansas

124 yds

Tampa

194 yds

Passing Yards

P. Mahomes 

9/19,67 yds

T.Brady

16-20, 140 yds, 3 TD

Total Passing: 67 yds Total Passing: 134 yds

Rushing Yards

P. Mahomes

5 CAR, 33 yds

R. Jones II

6 CAR, 33 yds

Total Rushing: 57 yds Total Rushing: 60 yds

Receiving Yards

T. Kelce

5 Rec, 47 yds

R. Gronkowski

5 Rec, 42 yds, 2 TD

Halftime Performance

Performed by The Weekend

 

Third Quarter Highlights:

  • Kansas receives kick-off at the 19
  • Kansas tries for 52 yd field goal and makes it after 7 plays 47 yds 11:31 H. Butker
  • Kansas kicks the ball
  • Tampa returns it to the 26
  • Tampa Touchdown after 6 plays 74 yds 7:45 L. Fournette
  • Tampa kicks the ball
  • Kansas returns to the 25
  • Kansas Sacked loss of 6 yds
  • An interception by A. Winfield but holding on Kansas but penalty declined so Tampa has the ball at the 45
  • Tampa fumbles but T.Brady recovers but lost 15 yds
  • Tampa tries for 52 yd field goal, makes it after 8 plays and 11 yds 2:50 R. Succop
  • Tampa Kicks the ball and it’s a touchback
  • Kansas gets the ball at the 25
  • Holding on Tampa 5 yds
  • False start on Kansas 5 yds

Score: 9-31 Tampa

 

Fourth Quarter Highlights:

  • Kansas turns over the ball after a 4th down attempt 11 plays 64 yds
  • Tampa gets the ball at the 12
  • Tampa punts after 9 plays and 42 yds
  • Kansas gets the ball at the 8
  • Kansas Sacked loss of 8 yds
  • Personal foul roughing the passer 15 yd on Tampa
  • Holding on Kansas 10 yds
  • Fan runs onto field delaying game
  • Kansas sacked loss of 13 yds
  • Kansas can’t convert  on 4th down, Foul Tampa Unsportsmanlike Conduct 15 yds enforce between downs 10 plays 65 yds
  • Tampa gets the ball at the 13
  • Tampa punts after 3 plays and 6 yds
  • Kansas gets the ball at the 42
  • Foul Holding on Kansas 10 yds
  • An interception by D.White the ball for Tampa at 20 Kansas ran 9 plays 48 yds
  • Tampa ends the game by kneeling 

 

Tampa Bay Buccaneers win Super Bowl 55

 

End of Game Scorecard

9-31

Total Yards

Kansas

350 yds

Tampa

340 yds

Passing Yards

P. Mahomes 

26/49,270 yds,2 INT, Sack yards lost- 3/27

T.Brady

21-29, 201 yds, 3 TD, Sac yards lost- 1/6 

Total Passing: 243 yds Total Passing: 195 yds

Rushing Yards

C.Edwards

9 CAR, 64 yds

L. Fournette

16 CAR, 89 yds, 1 TD

Total Rushing: 107 yds Total Rushing: 145 yds

Receiving Yards

T. Kelce

10 Rec, 133 yds

R. Gronkowski

6 Rec, 67 yds, 2 TD

Other

Turnovers:2

Penalties: 11-120

Total plays: 69

Turnovers:0

Penalties: 4-39

Total plays: 63