Those moves convinced NFL pundits that Super Bowl XXXV at Raymond James Stadium might just be another home game for the Bucs. It's never supposed to happen. I guess this is professional football and anything can happen. What happened was the Bucs started 3-0 and averaged 31 points. It was party time.
Somebody open another restaurant.
Launch another Web site. Hop a limo to another radio show. Then the games got close and the Bucs realized how far they had drifted from the formula Tony Dungy took four seasons to establish. The Bucs couldn't run the ball and make first downs, especially in the fourth quarter. The defense couldn't come up with a play to protect leads.