The Super Bowl-winning Tampa Bay Buccaneers - The Stat Sheet

Football Digest, June, 2003 by Chuck O'Donnell

137.65 million

The number of Americans who watched the Buccaneers beat the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl 37, making it the second-most viewed Super Bowl in history.

2

The number of teams that have scored more points in a Super Bowl than the Bucs did with their 48-21 victory in Super Bowl 37: the San Francisco 49ers (49 in 1995 and 55 in 1990) and the Dallas Cowboys (52 in 1993).

9

The number of defensive touchdowns Tampa Bay scored in the regular season and the postseason combined.

5

The number of touchdowns linebacker Derrick Brooks scored in the regular season and postseason combined, including 44-yard interception return for a score in the Super Bowl.

0

The number of votes cornerback Dwight Smith received for the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player award, even though he returned two interceptions for touchdowns.

3

The number of defensive touchdowns scored by the Bucs in the Super Bowl, a record for the big game.

0

The number of times Michael Pittman had rushed for 100 or more yards in a game in the 2002 season prior to racking up 124 yards in the Super Bowl.

29

The number of carries Pittman had in the Super Bowl, a career high.

4

The number of touchdowns the Buccaneers allowed in their postseason games.

31.0

The yards-per-punt average for the Buccaneers in the Super Bowl, the lowest in the game's history.

39

Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden's age, making him the youngest coach ever to lead his team to a victory in the Super Bowl.

10.5

The passer rating of Oakland quarterback Rich Gannon in the first half of the Super Bowl. In the regular season, Gannon's passer rating was 97.3.

8

The number of teams, including the Buccaneers, that have taken the league's top-rated defense into the Super Bowl since the 1970 merger. Of those teams, only one lost: the 1982 Miami Dolphins.

9

The round in which the Minnesota Vikings selected Brad Johnson, now Tampa Bay's signalcaller, in the 1992 Draft.

13

The number of quarterbacks who were drafted ahead of Johnson that year.

150,000

The number of people who lined the three-mile parade route in Tampa following the Buccaneers' Super Bowl victory.