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Article: BUCS, GRUDEN GET THE BEST OF DAVIS TAMPA BAY PICKS APART OAKLAND'S NO. 1 OFFENSE FOR SUPER BOWL WIN.(Sports)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- January 27, 2003
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Byline: Lynn DeBruin
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
SAN DIEGO -- What was supposed to be the crowning achievement for maverick Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis turned into his darkest hour Sunday as he watched his exiled former coach, Jon Gruden, steal his last hurrah.
Instead of Just Win, Baby, the bottom line in Super Bowl XXXVII was Just Grin, Baby, as Gruden - a k a Chucky - got the last laugh.
And the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, once the laughingstock of the NFL in their Creamsicle-colored jerseys, now can laugh all the way to Disneyland.
In their first Super Bowl appearance, the Bucs rolled over the favored Oakland Raiders 48-21, relying on a stifling defense to shut ...