Super Bowl wasn’t superspreader, FDOH report says Florida saw slight uptick in cases unrelated to official events, researchers say Tags: Fans wait for the start of NFL Super Bowl 55 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) HILLBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Nearly a month after the Tampa Bay Buccanneers won football’s biggest game, public health researchers said the Super Bowl wasn’t a significant contributor to new COVID-19 cases. In a report specifically studying the Super Bowl’s impact on the pandemic, researchers with the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County said less than 60 cases were associated with the actual event: 53 were traced within the state and four out-of-state cases.