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The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady celebrates his team’s victory in Super Bowl LV on Sunday, February 7. Brady was named the game’s Most Valuable Player. It’s the fifth time he has won the award.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Brady holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the game.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Brady and teammate Rob Gronkowski celebrate after the game. The two played together in New England and won Super Bowls there as well.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Fireworks and confetti are seen after the final whistle.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Brady’s children are seen on the field as his wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, takes a selfie during the postgame celebrations.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Tampa Bay defensive back Carlton Davis rejoices after the game.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Fans watch postgame fireworks from outside the stadium.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Brady and Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes meet after the game.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Fans celebrate among cardboard cutouts in the stands.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Players dump Gatorade on Tampa Bay head coach Bruce Arians. This is Arians’ first title as a head coach. It was the Buccaneers’ second title in franchise history.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Mahomes sits on the turf during the second half. It was a rough game for last year’s Super Bowl MVP, who was under heavy pressure all night.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Tampa Bay linebacker Devin White intercepts a pass late in the game.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Mahomes is crunched by White and Jason Pierre-Paul in the second half.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Tampa Bay safety Antoine Winfield Jr. taunts Kansas City wide receiver Tyreek Hill after a play late in the second half. Hill has given the peace sign to opponents in the past as he races by them for a touchdown.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Brady has now won more Super Bowls than any NFL franchise.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Mahomes watches from the sideline late in the second half.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Tampa Bay running back Leonard Fournette rumbles for a third-quarter touchdown.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Brady congratulates Fournette after the touchdown run. The Buccaneers led 28-9 after the extra point.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce sits on the field after an incomplete pass in the second half. The Chiefs came in with the best offense in football, but they could never get on track.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Brady recovers the ball after it was snapped over his head in the second half. It was one of the Buccaneers’ few miscues on the night.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Tampa Bay players celebrate together after Winfield Jr. intercepted a Mahomes pass in the second half.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Kansas City head coach Andy Reid walks to the sidelines during the second half.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Winfield Jr. celebrates after his interception.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Mahomes attempts a pass while falling down in the second half.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Antonio Brown catches a touchdown pass for Tampa Bay just before halftime. The Buccaneers went into the locker room with a 21-6 lead.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Kansas City safety Tyrann Mathieu reacts to a penalty late in the first half. Tampa Bay would score a touchdown on the possession. The Chiefs had 95 penalty yards in the first half — a Super Bowl record for any team in a single half.

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Kansas City’s Byron Pringle tackles Tampa Bay punt returner Jaydon Mickens in the second quarter.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Gronkowski spikes the ball after scoring his second touchdown of the night. He came out of retirement to join Brady in Tampa Bay.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Tampa Bay running back Ronald Jones II is stuffed at the goal line in the second quarter. The Chiefs made a big stop on 4th-and-goal to keep the score at 7-3 — at least for the time being.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Kansas City linebacker Anthony Hitchens punches the ball away from Tampa Bay’s Joe Haeg just prior to the Chiefs’ stop on 4th-and-goal.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Gronkowski celebrates after catching a touchdown in the first quarter.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Hill is unable to catch a long pass in the first quarter.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Kansas City’s Harrison Butker kicked two first-half field goals.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Mahomes is pressured by Shaquil Barrett early in the game. Mahomes had only 9 passing yards in the first quarter.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Jets fly over Raymond James Stadium as Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan perform the National Anthem before the game.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

H.E.R. performs “America the Beautiful” before the National Anthem.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Fans at the stadium watch a pregame message from President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Brady gets pumped up before the game.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Fans sit among cardboard cutouts before the game.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Sarah Thomas is the first woman in NFL history to serve as a Super Bowl referee.

The best photos from the 2021 Super Bowl

Fireworks explode before the game.