Florida Senate - 2021                            (NP)    SR 2046
       
       
        
       By Senator Cruz
       
       
       
       
       
       18-03888-21                                           20212046__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing and congratulating the
    3         unrivaled athletic abilities and enduring team spirit
    4         of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as they claim the title of
    5         Super Bowl LV Champions and, moreover, World
    6         Champions.
    7  
    8         WHEREAS, the Super Bowl is the most-watched sporting event
    9  in the world, broadcast to nearly 200 countries, and determines
   10  the world champion of American football, and
   11         WHEREAS, the 2020-2021 National Football League (NFL)
   12  season was marked by unprecedented adjustments and difficulties
   13  for all teams as our entire society felt the impact of, and
   14  attempted to mitigate, the COVID-19 pandemic, and
   15         WHEREAS, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had an 11-5 regular
   16  season record and finished their championship run on an eight
   17  game winning streak, and
   18         WHEREAS, the Buccaneers were led in this historic season by
   19  head coach Bruce Arians and future NFL hall of famer and
   20  greatest-of-all-time quarterback Tom Brady, playing in his 20th
   21  season, and
   22         WHEREAS, during the 2020-2021 NFL season, the Buccaneers
   23  averaged a total of 30.8 points per game, the third-highest
   24  points-per-game average in the NFL, and scored a total of 492
   25  points and 59 touchdowns, both franchise records, and
   26         WHEREAS, on February 7, 2021, the Buccaneers became the
   27  first team in NFL history to win a Super Bowl in their home
   28  stadium, and
   29         WHEREAS, in soundly defeating the reigning champion Kansas
   30  City Chiefs by a score of 31-9, the Buccaneers earned their
   31  second Super Bowl victory in franchise history, NOW, THEREFORE,
   32  
   33  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   35         That the unrivaled athletic abilities and enduring team
   36  spirit of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are recognized and celebrated
   37  as they claim the title of Super Bowl LV Champions and,
   38  moreover, World Champions.