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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 62 

Congratulating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the loyal fans of the Tampa 

Bay Buccaneers, for becoming Super Bowl LV champions. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2021 

Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. SCOTT of Florida) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the loyal 

fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for becoming Super 

Bowl LV champions. 

Whereas, on Sunday, February 7, 2021, the Tampa Bay 

Buccaneers (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘Buccaneers’’) won Super Bowl LV to become the champion 

of the National Football League (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘NFL’’) for the 2020 NFL season by defeating 

the Kansas City Chiefs (referred to in this preamble as 

the ‘‘Chiefs’’) by a score of 31 to 9; 

Whereas the Buccaneers won— 

(1) the second Super Bowl in the franchise history 

of the Buccaneers; 


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(2) the NFL Wild Card by defeating the Washington Football team by a score of 31 to 23 on January 

9, 2021; 

(3) the National Football Conference (referred to in 

this preamble as the ‘‘NFC’’) South division playoff game 

by defeating the New Orleans Saints by a score of 30 to 

20 on January 17, 2021; and 

(4) the NFC Championship by defeating the Green 

Bay Packers by a score of 31 to 26 on January 24, 

2021; 

Whereas quarterback Tom Brady completed 21 of 29 passes 

and threw for 201 yards with 3 touchdowns and zero 

interceptions, and earned the Super Bowl Most Valuable 

Player award, his fifth such award and the most Super 

Bowl Most Valuable Player awards of all time; 

Whereas the first touchdown pass by Tom Brady of Super 

Bowl LV was caught by tight end Rob Gronkowski, setting a record for most passing touchdowns by a quarterback-pass catcher tandem in NFL history; 

Whereas the second touchdown pass by Tom Brady was 

caught by Rob Gronkowski, who had 6 receptions for 67 

yards and 2 touchdowns; 

Whereas the third touchdown pass by Tom Brady was caught 

by wide receiver Antonio Brown, his first Super Bowl 

touchdown; 

Whereas running back Leonard Fournette carried the ball 16 

times, rushed for 89 yards, had 4 receptions for 46 

yards, and scored the fourth touchdown of the game by 

the Buccaneers by rushing 27 yards to the end zone, 

tying an NFL record by scoring touchdowns in all 4 

postseason games; 


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Whereas running back Ronald Jones III carried the ball 12 

times and rushed for 61 yards; 

Whereas wide receiver Mike Evans had 1 reception for 31 

yards; 

Whereas Cameron Brate had 3 receptions for 26 yards; 

Whereas Antonio Brown had 5 receptions for 22 yards and 

a touchdown; 

Whereas wide receiver Chris Godwin had 2 receptions for 9 

yards; 

Whereas kicker Ryan Succop successfully made a 52 yard 

field goal and 4 extra points; 

Whereas the defense of the Buccaneers locked down the offense of the Chiefs, holding them to just 3 field goals and 

zero touchdowns; 

Whereas linebacker Devin White led the defense of the Buccaneers with 8 tackles and 4 assists; 

Whereas linebacker Lavonte David had 6 tackles; 

Whereas cornerback Antoine Winfield Jr. had 4 tackles, 2 assists, and 1 interception; 

Whereas cornerback Jamel Dean had 4 tackles; 

Whereas cornerback Sean Bunting had 3 tackles and 3 assists; 

Whereas defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul had 3 tackles; 

Whereas cornerback Carlton Davis had 2 tackles and 2 assists; 

Whereas safety Mike Edwards had 2 tackles and 2 assists; 

Whereas safety Jordan Whitehead had 2 tackles; 


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Whereas defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh led the Buccaneers 

with 1.5 sacks and had 1 tackle and 1 assist; 

Whereas outside linebacker Shaquil Barrett had 1 sack and 

1 tackle; 

Whereas outside linebacker Cameron Gill had half a sack and 

1 assist; 

Whereas nose tackle Vita Vea had 1 tackle; 

Whereas nose tackle Steve McClendon had 1 tackle; and 

Whereas the entire Buccaneers roster contributed to the 

Super Bowl LV victory, including A.Q. Shipley, Aaron 

Stinnie, Alex Cappa, Ali Marpet, Andrew Adams, Anthony Nelson, Antoine Winfield Jr., Antonio Brown, 

Antony Auclair, Benning Potoa’e, Blaine Gabbert, Bradley Pinion, Cam Gill, Cameron Brate, Carlton Davis, 

Chris Godwin, Codey McElroy, Cyril Grayson, Deiondre’ 

Hall, Deone Bucannon, Devin White, Donovan Smith, 

Drew Stanton, Earl Watford, Garrison Sanborn, Greg 

Joseph, Herb Miller, Jack Cichy, Jamel Dean, Jason 

Pierre-Paul, Javon Hagan, Jaydon Mickens, Jeremiah 

Ledbetter, Joe Haeg, John Franklin, John Molchon, Jordan Whitehead, Josh Pearson, Josh Wells, Justin Watson, Ke’Shawn Vaughn, Kendall Beckwith, Kenjon 

Barner, Kevin Minter, Khalil Davis, Kobe Smith, Kyle 

Love, Lavonte David, LeSean McCoy, Leonard 

Fournette, Matt Wile, Mike Edwards, Mike Evans, Nasir 

Player, Ndamukong Suh, O.J. Howard, Orion Stewart, 

Pat O’Connor, Quinton Bell, Rakeem Nunez-Roches, Rob 

Gronkowski, Ronald Jones III, Ross Cockrell, Ryan Griffin, Ryan Jensen, Ryan Smith, Ryan Succop, Scott Miller, Sean Murphy-Bunting, Shaquil Barrett, Steve 

McLendon, T.J. Logan, Tanner Hudson, Ted Larsen, 


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Tom Brady, Travis Jonsen, Tristan Wirfs, Tyler Johnson, Vita Vea, William Gholston, and Zach Triner: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 

3 and the loyal fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 

4 for becoming Super Bowl LV champions; and 

5 (2) respectfully directs the Secretary of the 

6 Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu7 tion to— 

8 (A) the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; 

9 (B) the general manager of the Tampa 

10 Bay Buccaneers, Jason Licht; and 

11 (C) the head coach of the Tampa Bay 

12 Buccaneers, Bruce Arians. 

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