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During the 2020 playoff run, the cannons fired so often that local meteorologists joked about “unseasonal gunpowder fog” settling over the stadium.

Not a kiddie playground. Not a painted mural. A real, steel-hulled, three-masted replica of a 17th-century raider. And what if it fired real black powder cannons every time the Bucs scored? tampa bay stadium ship

Architects thought they were joking. Engineers wept. The NFL’s branding committee reportedly went silent for a full 10 seconds. During the 2020 playoff run, the cannons fired

It’s 103 feet long. It has masts, rigging, cannons, and a Jolly Roger. And it’s perched high above the north end zone, as if a Spanish galleon sailed straight into the stands and decided to stay. During the 2020 playoff run