20 years ago today, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers took home their first Lombardi Trophy, beating the Oakland Raiders 48-21 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.
It was Tampa Bay’s first appearance in a Super Bowl, and they made sure they didn’t leave empty-handed as their top-ranked defense dominated the Raiders’ top-ranked offense. The Bucs intercepted league MVP Rich Gannon five times, returning three of them for touchdowns.
Yes, that incredibly means that the Tampa Bay defense outscored the No. 1 offense in the NFL. (One of the Raiders’ touchdowns came on a blocked punt.)
As we celebrate the anniversary of such an iconic moment in Bucs history, let’s relive their victory with some of the best images from the epic blowout: