(Reuters) – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have something going for them no other team has had in 54 previous Super Bowls, home field advantage when they take on defending champion Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL championship game on Feb. 7.
Long before quarterback Tom Brady chose this season to leave the New England Patriots for the Buccaneers, Tampa Bay had been selected as host city for Super Bowl LV but the future Hall of Famer ensured he would own another line in the history books after leading his team to a 31-26 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday in the NFC title game.
“We’re coming home, and we’re coming home to win,” said Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians, as Tampa becomes the first team to host and play in a Super Bowl.
The Buccaneers return to the Super Bowl for the first time since winning the Lombardi trophy in 2003 while Brady will be making his 10th appearance in the championship game seeking a seventh ring.
