BALTIMORE, MD (SGJC) -- Super Bowl LV starring defending champion Kansa City Chiefs (14-2) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-5) is under way Sunday at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida.
47 year-old Sarah Thomas made history as the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl. While the world is undergoing a global pandemic, and America is in the midst of a revolutionary rise against racism, nonetheless the players have managed to stay in the game despite adversity.
The matchup between both star quarterbacks is like no other we’ve seen, The greatest of all time, against the greatest of this time, according to CBS Sports.
After Tom Brady’s 19 years 10 Super Bowls and six Super Bowl rings, his free agent contract pushed his move to Tampa Bay from New England. Brady led the Buccaneers to the Super Bowl, ending one of the longest postseason droughts -- 18 years -- in NFL history. It took up to week nine after one of Brady’s worst performances to get adjusted to the new team.
Brady could be the first NFL Player to win seven superbowl championships.
Patrick Mahomes, who last year won Super Bowl MVP with the Chiefs, is looking to become the youngest QB in NFL history to win back-to-back Super Bowls. He won in 2020 at age 24 and is looking to do it again at 25.
Terrence Randle of Sacramento, California said, “I love watching Mahomes on the field. The way he moves the ball with his hands and feet, I haven’t seen that In a while. He’s a legend in the making.”
The halftime score was Tampa Bay 21, Kansas City 6.
The writer is a student at Morgan State University School of Global Journalism and Communication