A resolution congratulating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the loyal fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for becoming Super Bowl LV champions.

III 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 62 Congratulating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the loyal fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for becoming Super Bowl LV champions. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 13, 2021 Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. SCOTT of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Congratulating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the loyal fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for becoming Super Bowl LV champions. Whereas, on Sunday, February 7, 2021, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘Buc- caneers’’) won Super Bowl LV to become the champion of the National Football League (referred to in this pre- amble as ‘‘NFL’’) for the 2020 NFL season by defeating the Kansas City Chiefs (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘Chiefs’’) by a score of 31 to 9; Whereas the Buccaneers won— (1) the second Super Bowl in the franchise history of the Buccaneers; VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:21 Feb 13, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR62.ATS SR62 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 62 ATS (2) the NFL Wild Card by defeating the Wash- ington Football team by a score of 31 to 23 on January 9, 2021; (3) the National Football Conference (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘NFC’’) South division playoff game by defeating the New Orleans Saints by a score of 30 to 20 on January 17, 2021; and (4) the NFC Championship by defeating the Green Bay Packers by a score of 31 to 26 on January 24, 2021; Whereas quarterback Tom Brady completed 21 of 29 passes and threw for 201 yards with 3 touchdowns and zero interceptions, and earned the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player award, his fifth such award and the most Super Bowl Most Valuable Player awards of all time; Whereas the first touchdown pass by Tom Brady of Super Bowl LV was caught by tight end Rob Gronkowski, set- ting a record for most passing touchdowns by a quarter- back-pass catcher tandem in NFL history; Whereas the second touchdown pass by Tom Brady was caught by Rob Gronkowski, who had 6 receptions for 67 yards and 2 touchdowns; Whereas the third touchdown pass by Tom Brady was caught by wide receiver Antonio Brown, his first Super Bowl touchdown; Whereas running back Leonard Fournette carried the ball 16 times, rushed for 89 yards, had 4 receptions for 46 yards, and scored the fourth touchdown of the game by the Buccaneers by rushing 27 yards to the end zone, tying an NFL record by scoring touchdowns in all 4 postseason games; VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:21 Feb 13, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR62.ATS SR62 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •SRES 62 ATS Whereas running back Ronald Jones III carried the ball 12 times and rushed for 61 yards; Whereas wide receiver Mike Evans had 1 reception for 31 yards; Whereas Cameron Brate had 3 receptions for 26 yards; Whereas Antonio Brown had 5 receptions for 22 yards and a touchdown; Whereas wide receiver Chris Godwin had 2 receptions for 9 yards; Whereas kicker Ryan Succop successfully made a 52 yard field goal and 4 extra points; Whereas the defense of the Buccaneers locked down the of- fense of the Chiefs, holding them to just 3 field goals and zero touchdowns; Whereas linebacker Devin White led the defense of the Buc- caneers with 8 tackles and 4 assists; Whereas linebacker Lavonte David had 6 tackles; Whereas cornerback Antoine Winfield Jr. had 4 tackles, 2 as- sists, and 1 interception; Whereas cornerback Jamel Dean had 4 tackles; Whereas cornerback Sean Bunting had 3 tackles and 3 as- sists; Whereas defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul had 3 tackles; Whereas cornerback Carlton Davis had 2 tackles and 2 as- sists; Whereas safety Mike Edwards had 2 tackles and 2 assists; Whereas safety Jordan Whitehead had 2 tackles; VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:21 Feb 13, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR62.ATS SR62 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •SRES 62 ATS Whereas defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh led the Buccaneers with 1.5 sacks and had 1 tackle and 1 assist; Whereas outside linebacker Shaquil Barrett had 1 sack and 1 tackle; Whereas outside linebacker Cameron Gill had half a sack and 1 assist; Whereas nose tackle Vita Vea had 1 tackle; Whereas nose tackle Steve McClendon had 1 tackle; and Whereas the entire Buccaneers roster contributed to the Super Bowl LV victory, including A.Q. Shipley, Aaron Stinnie, Alex Cappa, Ali Marpet, Andrew Adams, An- thony Nelson, Antoine Winfield Jr., Antonio Brown, Antony Auclair, Benning Potoa’e, Blaine Gabbert, Brad- ley Pinion, Cam Gill, Cameron Brate, Carlton Davis, Chris Godwin, Codey McElroy, Cyril Grayson, Deiondre’ Hall, Deone Bucannon, Devin White, Donovan Smith, Drew Stanton, Earl Watford, Garrison Sanborn, Greg Joseph, Herb Miller, Jack Cichy, Jamel Dean, Jason Pierre-Paul, Javon Hagan, Jaydon Mickens, Jeremiah Ledbetter, Joe Haeg, John Franklin, John Molchon, Jor- dan Whitehead, Josh Pearson, Josh Wells, Justin Wat- son, Ke’Shawn Vaughn, Kendall Beckwith, Kenjon Barner, Kevin Minter, Khalil Davis, Kobe Smith, Kyle Love, Lavonte David, LeSean McCoy, Leonard Fournette, Matt Wile, Mike Edwards, Mike Evans, Nasir Player, Ndamukong Suh, O.J. Howard, Orion Stewart, Pat O’Connor, Quinton Bell, Rakeem Nunez-Roches, Rob Gronkowski, Ronald Jones III, Ross Cockrell, Ryan Grif- fin, Ryan Jensen, Ryan Smith, Ryan Succop, Scott Mil- ler, Sean Murphy-Bunting, Shaquil Barrett, Steve McLendon, T.J. Logan, Tanner Hudson, Ted Larsen, VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:21 Feb 13, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR62.ATS SR62 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •SRES 62 ATS Tom Brady, Travis Jonsen, Tristan Wirfs, Tyler John- son, Vita Vea, William Gholston, and Zach Triner: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 1 (1) congratulates the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2 and the loyal fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 3 for becoming Super Bowl LV champions; and 4 (2) respectfully directs the Secretary of the 5 Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu- 6 tion to— 7 (A) the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; 8 (B) the general manager of the Tampa 9 Bay Buccaneers, Jason Licht; and 10 (C) the head coach of the Tampa Bay 11 Buccaneers, Bruce Arians. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:21 Feb 13, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR62.ATS SR62 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS