As soon as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinched the NFC title with a miraculous
win over the Eagles, Mike and I were searching for Super Bowl tickets at a
reasonable price. We found a pair that met our criteria and flew to San Diego,
CA, the next weekend. We stayed with my brother, Thadd, and his wife, Laura in
their apartment in San Diego. It was an awesome weekend and I took 2.5 rolls of
pictures! Here are all the ones worthy of the web page. Oh did I mention that
the Bucs won!?!?!?
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Mike (right) and me (left) before the game at Thadd and Laura's apartment.
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Thadd (right) and me (left) before the game in our Bucs jerseys.
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The view of Qualcomm Stadium from the trolley.
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The view of the stadium from the trolley station.
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Entering security leads to this view of the stadium.
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The souvenier shops were jammed with people and they sold out of the "good" stuff early.
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The officials for the game: Phil Luckett, referee. I thought they did a below average job.
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The main scoreboard before the game.
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These seats were covered with this Super Bowl tarp. These seats were filled for the halftime show.
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Buccaneers flag atop the stadium.
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Some Bucs players take the field for pre-game warmups. This is the view from our seats.
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John Lynch (47) and other defensive players for the Bucs.
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Derrick Brooks (55), Shelton Quarles (53) and Mike Alstott (40) are visible in this picture.
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Ken Dilger (85) and Casey Crawford (89), tight ends for the Bucs.
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This was the view from our seats of the ABC stage where I could see Chris Berman's arm and hand most of the broadcast.
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Welcome to Super Bowl XXXVII!
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The pre-game show was Santana.
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Buccaneers vs Raiders.
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The Oakland Raiders take the field before the game.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers take the field before the game.
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The National Anthem, led by the Dixie Chicks.
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The Navy flew over.
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The coin flip, brought to you by the Hall of Famers from the Miami Dolphins 1973 undefeated team. Yes, Phil, the Bucs are the Home Team!
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The shadows fall over the west end zone as we prepare for kickoff.
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A view of the whole field just before kickoff.
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A close-up of the action as the Bucs receive the opening kickoff. (see next pic for continuing action...)
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...a continuation of the kickoff action as the Bucs' Aaron Stecker (27) tries to find a hole through which to run.
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The Bucs first play from scrimmage.
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The Bucs Defense takes the field for the first time in the Super Bowl.
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The Bucs cheerleaders.
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Another offensive play for the Bucs.
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The score after the first quarter: 3-3.
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Another offensive play for the Raiders...a defensive opportunity for the Bucs!
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The Bucs defense was in QB Rich Gannon's face the whole game...like they are here.
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An offensive play for the Bucs during which they scored a touchdown!
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The kickoff after that Bucs touchdown.
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Score: 20-3 Bucs lead at the Half.
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Some female members of the crowd
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The halftime show included Shania Twain.
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Mike (left) and me (right) at halftime.
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Score with 2 seconds left in the game: 48-21 Bucs thanks to a very late interception by the Bucs Defense.
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The celebration begins as the Buccaneers officially win Super Bowl XXXVII!
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The Scoreboard says it all...
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Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers!
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