The two TD passes from Tom Brady to Rob Gronkowski and one to Antonio Brown have Buccaneers rolling in the 2021 Super Bowl

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TAMPA, Florida – Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady lured Rob Gronkowski into a one-year retirement period and convinced the Bucs to take a chance against great receiver Antonio Brown, who had not he had football.

These two players outscored Brady on Sunday in the first half of the Super Bowl LV, with Gronkowski taking two touchdown passes and Brown a third to give the Bucs a 21-6 lead over the Kansas City Chiefs at halftime.

Brown’s 1-yard touchdown came from an angle that worked against defensive back Tyrann Mathieu with 10 seconds left for the half.

In the first quarter, Brady connected with Gronk for his 13th postseason position in an 8-yard pass, beating Joe Montana and Jerry Rice by most postseason TDs for a combined QB receiver in the history of the NFL. It was also the first time in Brady’s 10 Super Bowls that he scored a touchdown in the first quarter.

On the play, which gave the Bucs a 7-3 lead, Gronkowski ran for the back of the lineup and entered the floor. It was Gronkowski’s fourth run to receive a touchdown in the Super Bowl, breaking a five-point tie for the second most in Super Bowl history.

Now he only tracks Rice, who has eight.

Brady and Gronk would replicate that magic in the second quarter. The Bucs lined up to score a 40-yard field goal after stopping deep in Kansas City territory, but Antonio Hamilton of the Chiefs jumped offside, giving the Bucs a first down.

On the next play, Brady found Gronkowski for a 17-yard touchdown, with Gronk pretending to run to the corner of the end zone before turning inside and losing Jarius Sneed, extending the lead. Bucs at 14-3.

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