Super Bowl faces many challenges, but organizers say they're ready
With 12 days to go before kickoff, the NFL says the work inside Raymond James Stadium is on track, or ahead of schedule in many areas, but is far from finished.
NFL goes green with beautification efforts at Seminole Heights park
In the days leading up to the Super Bowl, there are a lot of preparations and beautification efforts taking place around the Bay Area.
Free NFL Super Bowl Fan Experience opens Friday
While a ticket to the big game will cost thousands of dollars, getting to the Super Bowl fan experience won’t cost you a cent.
Miley Cyrus to headline NFL TikTok Tailgate at Super Bowl LV
The NFL announced Miley Cyrus will be headlining a new tailgating event before the Super Bowl - the NFL TikTok Tailgate.
Super Bowl Green Week kicks off with beach dive to clean up marine trash
Clean-up projects are happening across the Tampa Bay area leading up to the Super Bowl. It’s all part of an NFL initiative called Green Week. The environmental efforts take place annually in Super Bowl host cities.
Mayors hope visibility of Tampa Bay during Super Bowl will bring long-term benefits
The mayors of the three largest Tampa Bay area cities spoke Monday about the regional impact of a historic home game Super Bowl. While all three celebrated as fans, they also admitted the event, limited by COVID-19, won’t bring the normal boom for the hospitality industry.
Mayors explain plan to keep Super Bowl from being super-spreader
As the Buccaneers come home to play in the Super Bowl, preventing the event from becoming a COVID super-spreader event is the top priority, organizers and community leaders said Monday.
After Buccaneers' historic win, local companies get creative
With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers securing the NFC Championship win Sunday night, at least two t-shirt companies went straight to the drawing board – literally.
Vaccinated healthcare workers bringing luck, angels to Super Bowl LV
Super Bowl 55 will be historic on many levels but beyond the records set on the field, perhaps the biggest impact will be the images of 7,500 vaccinated healthcare workers cheering from the stands.
Tampa prepares for Super Bowl as Bucs get ready for historic home game
In two weeks, a historic Super Bowl will take place right in Tampa where the Bucs will be the first NFL team to play the big game on their home turf.
Sarah Thomas to become first female to officiate at Super Bowl
When the Super Bowl comes around in Tampa, it will be the first time an NFL team plays on their home turf and the first time a female will officiate the big game.
Trifecta of Air Force bombers to provide Super Bowl LV flyover
The flyover for Super Bowl LV in Tampa will be a loud one. The U.S. Air Force’s three primary bombers will fly low and slow over Raymond James Stadium as the national anthem wraps up.
Ticket prices for Super Bowl LV in Tampa soar as Buccaneers win NFC Championship
The price of a Super Bowl ticket is already beginning to skyrocket with prices ranging between $11,173 and $75,460 as the Bucs are set to be the first team to ever play in a Super Bowl in their home stadium.
Where you can buy Bucs NFC Championship gear
Just minutes after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship, sporting goods stores have already started selling merchandise. Here's where you can buy gear to show your Bucs pride.
Buccaneers make history as first team to play Super Bowl in home stadium
With their win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship, the Buccaneers earned a spot in Super Bowl LV, which is being played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, the Bucs’ home stadium, on February 7.
22,000 fans allowed in stands for Super Bowl LV, including 7,500 health care workers
The NFL plans to allow 22,000 fans to attend Super Bowl LV next month, 7,500 of whom are vaccinated health care workers. That’s about one-third of what Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium normally holds.
Medical staff from Sarasota Memorial Hospital headed to Super Bowl LV
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell recently crashed a Zoom meeting at Sarasota Memorial Hospital for a special reason.
Super Host? Bucs can become first to play Super Bowl at home
No team has ever played a Super Bowl in its home stadium. Tom Brady and the underdog Bucs will try to become the first to do so by winning the NFC championship game against the Packers.
Super Bowl brings new initiatives on systemic justice in Tampa Bay
Super Bowl LV is bringing a lot more to the Tampa Bay area than just football. There is work being done daily to make sure that when the game's over, we are left with a stronger community than before.
Interactive 'Super Bowl Experience' comes to Tampa ahead of the big game
Workers are transforming Julian B. Lane Park into the Super Bowl Experience, an interactive NFL theme park with family games and entertainment, the Lombardi Trophy on display, and virtual meet-and-greets by NFL greats.