The Bucs lead the Super Bowl at the half: Here are all the big moments and plays that people will be talking about

Cork GainesFeb 8, 2021, 07:24 IST

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The NFL concluded their pandemic season with Super Bowl LV.
The Kansas City Chiefs were the favorites, but it was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who were the dominant team in the first half.
Thanks to some shaky defense and lots of penalties, the Bucs took a 21-6 lead at the half.
Below, take a look at all the key moments from the first half.

Tom Brady was ready with his usual "LET'S GO!"

Patrick Mahomes was also ready, just casually throwing the ball 60+ yards during warmups.

So was Sarah Thomas, who became the first woman to officiate in the Super Bowl.

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The NFL sold 30,000 cardboard cutouts to fans to accompany the 25,000 real fans. The stadium actually looked full.

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And the 55th Super Bowl was underway!

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After 3 punts to start the game, Sean Murphy-Bunting saved a touchdown with a breakup in the end zone.

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The Chiefs were held to a field goal on the drive but took an early 3-0 lead.

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The Bucs answered with an 8-play, 75-yard drive that culminated in a touchdown pass to Rob Gronkowski, Tom Brady's first first-quarter touchdown in a Super Bowl.

CBS then went to break with P. Diddy's "Bad Boy For Life," which is the same song Brady and Gronk use on their championship game videos in recent years.

The Chiefs nearly fell behind 14-3, but a failed pass to a big man on the goal line and then a fourth-down stop of Ronald Jones from the 1-yard line gave the ball back to the Chiefs.

The Bucs challenged the fourth-down stop, but there weren't any good looks at the ball and the call stood.

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The Chiefs punter struggled early. On his third punt, she shanked it out of bounds giving the ball to the Bucs at the KC 38-yard line.

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It looked for a moment like the Chiefs had a huge momentum-changing play as Tyrann Mathieu picked off a tipped pass, but it was called back for a defensive holding penalty. The

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It looked for a moment like the Chiefs had a huge momentum-changing play as Tyrann Mathieu picked off a tipped pass, but it was called back for a defensive holding penalty. The

After the Chiefs were flagged for being offside on a Bucs field goal, Tampa Bay turned it into their second touchdown and the second TD pass from Brady to Gronk.

Things were chippy in the first half between the two teams, including one moment when Brady and Mathieu were going at it.

After a field goal for the Chiefs, Brady marched the Bucs down the field in the final 61 seconds of the first half. The big play was a pass interference call on a bomb to Mike Evans.

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After a field goal for the Chiefs, Brady marched the Bucs down the field in the final 61 seconds of the first half. The big play was a pass interference call on a bomb to Mike Evans.

After another pass interference call, the Bucs stretched their lead to 21-6 on a TD pass to Antonio Brown.

After a rough first half for the Chiefs' secondary, Mathieu was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct for sticking his finger in Brady's face.

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At the half, it was 21-6 Bucs as they made it look easy and got a lot of help from the Chiefs defense.

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The Bucs lead the Super Bowl at the half: Here are all the big moments and plays that people will be talking about

Tom Brady was ready with his usual "LET'S GO!"

Patrick Mahomes was also ready, just casually throwing the ball 60+ yards during warmups.

So was Sarah Thomas, who became the first woman to officiate in the Super Bowl.

The NFL sold 30,000 cardboard cutouts to fans to accompany the 25,000 real fans. The stadium actually looked full.

And the 55th Super Bowl was underway!

After 3 punts to start the game, Sean Murphy-Bunting saved a touchdown with a breakup in the end zone.

The Chiefs were held to a field goal on the drive but took an early 3-0 lead.

The Bucs answered with an 8-play, 75-yard drive that culminated in a touchdown pass to Rob Gronkowski, Tom Brady's first first-quarter touchdown in a Super Bowl.

CBS then went to break with P. Diddy's "Bad Boy For Life," which is the same song Brady and Gronk use on their championship game videos in recent years.

The Chiefs nearly fell behind 14-3, but a failed pass to a big man on the goal line and then a fourth-down stop of Ronald Jones from the 1-yard line gave the ball back to the Chiefs.

The Bucs challenged the fourth-down stop, but there weren't any good looks at the ball and the call stood.

The Chiefs punter struggled early. On his third punt, she shanked it out of bounds giving the ball to the Bucs at the KC 38-yard line.

It looked for a moment like the Chiefs had a huge momentum-changing play as Tyrann Mathieu picked off a tipped pass, but it was called back for a defensive holding penalty. The

After the Chiefs were flagged for being offside on a Bucs field goal, Tampa Bay turned it into their second touchdown and the second TD pass from Brady to Gronk.

Things were chippy in the first half between the two teams, including one moment when Brady and Mathieu were going at it.

After a field goal for the Chiefs, Brady marched the Bucs down the field in the final 61 seconds of the first half. The big play was a pass interference call on a bomb to Mike Evans.

After another pass interference call, the Bucs stretched their lead to 21-6 on a TD pass to Antonio Brown.

After a rough first half for the Chiefs' secondary, Mathieu was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct for sticking his finger in Brady's face.

At the half, it was 21-6 Bucs as they made it look easy and got a lot of help from the Chiefs defense.