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Roads in downtown Tampa and around Raymond James Stadium will be closed as the Tampa Bay Bucs open defense of their Super Bowl championship on Thursday night against the Dallas Cowboys.

Florida A&M University's Marching 100 will have 30 to 40 minutes to perform at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park in Tampa.

Fall and football go hand in hand. But with COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths soaring from the delta variant, is it safe to go to the stadium? KHN asks the experts.

The league informed teams they could potentially forfeit a game because of a COVID-19 outbreak among nonvaccinated players, and players on both teams wouldn’t get paid for that week.

The three-time Pro Bowl receiver played for the Bucs from 2012 to 2016, but Jackson may be better known for his community work off the field while with the team and after his retirement.

The Tampa Bay quarterback won his record seventh Super Bowl in his first season with the Buccaneers. Brady set a number of records including being the oldest ever to play in the championship.

WUSF News will be reporting all aspects of this story, providing you a glimpse of what is happening in and around Raymond James Stadium during Sunday's 31-9 Bucs victory in Super Bowl LV.

John Lynch was an anchor on a Bucs defense that won the Super Bowl in 2003.

It's Tom Brady's tenth Super Bowl, but his first without the New England Patriots, which he left last year for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Pats fans are divided on whether to root for him on Sunday.

For the first time, a woman will be among the referees working during a Super Bowl. Sarah Thomas is part of a growing number of women officiating at the highest level of men's sports leagues.

For the first time in 37 years Budweiser will not directly advertise its beer during the game. Other famous brands are also taking a pass.

Tampa is set to host its fifth Super Bowl on Feb. 7, a history-making event with the Bucs the first team to play for the championship in their home stadium. Here's a look back at the four previous games.