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Super Bowl by the numbers
By Times staff writers
© St. Petersburg Times published January 28, 2003
Days Keyshawn Johnson's media blackout lasted -- 0
Super Bowl trophy, soon to be on display at One Buc Place -- 1
Amount (in dollars) you would have won on a $2 bet had you correctly guessed the Bucs would score more points than Yao Ming's points and rebounds combined Sunday -- 1.67
Interceptions returned for touchdowns by Dwight Smith, a Super Bowl record -- 2
Players on the roster who are holdovers from the Creamsicle jersey era (Sapp, Brooks, Lynch, Alstott and Karl Williams) -- 5
The price (in dollars) on the original tag hidden inside a Bucs hat recently purchased for $20 at a roadside stand 6.96
Kickoff returns by Oakland, a Super Bowl record, thanks to Tampa Bay scoring a whole lot -- 9
More points scored by the Bucs than in any other game this season -- 10
Points scored by Bucs defense -- 18
Yards in Michael Pittman's longest run of the night, besting his previous season high by 3 yards -- 24
Games before the Bucs earned their first win and seasons it took to win their first world championship -- 27
Points scored, tying a franchise record -- 48
Yards gained on interception returns by the Bucs, a Super Bowl record -- 172
Games the Bucs played before celebrating their first Super Bowl championship -- 433
Buc kickoff returns without a touchdown -- 1,595 (and counting)
Copies of the Monday Times that rolled off the presses -- 609,000
-- Compiled by Mike Readling and Scott Purks.
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