11-07-2025
Where do the Buccaneers two Super Bowl wins rank among the best since 2000?
The Super Bowl remains the greatest game and prize in all of sports, sorry to everyone and everything else that has a favorite in something else. It is the most watched game, paired with the best teams and players in the world, all while competing for a legendary trophy and ring to go down in history.
Bleacher Report's Brad Gagnon took up the monumental task of ranking each Super Bowl-winning team and discussing why they landed where they did. For the Bucs, they have two teams to rank with wins in Super Bowls XXXVII and LV.
The Bucs' victory over the Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII earned them the seventh spot in the rankings done by Gagnon. He writes up the team's ranking, saying, "The defense was right there with the 2000 Ravens and 2008 Steelers in terms of points allowed (second to only 2000 Baltimore at 196) and yards per play allowed (second to only 2008 Pittsburgh at 4.2). Four members of that unit went on to make the Hall of Fame: Derrick Brooks, Warren Sapp, John Lynch, Ronde Barber. And like Baltimore, they obliterated the postseason competition with three blowout victories."
Meanwhile, the Bucs' victory over the Kansas City Chiefs buzzsaw in Super Bowl LV got the 11th spot in the rankings. While it is still a respectable number, it falls outside the top ten. Gagnon writes up the positive reasoning behind the rankings, citing, "Only they and the 2009 Saints averaged more than 30 points per game (30.8), as this Tom Brady-led Bucs squad felt a bit like an NFL superteam at times." As for the cons, he explains the Bucs regular season ups and downs held them back from being higher.
"Still, they lost a handful of regular-season games and posted a mere 1-4 record against opponents with winning records. And only two defenses on this list (2011 Giants, 2006 Colts) allowed more points per game (22.2), although that unit did get it together down the stretch. They had just one Pro Bowler (Jason Pierre-Paul) and no All-Pros."
Interesting argument against the LV team but it is an argument nontheless.
