Outside one Tampa home, Bucs flags, a cat named Gronkowski and the Bucs enthusiasm are all signs of the excitement for the game. If those aren’t giveaways, the pirate ship in the front yard sure is.

Fans cover their ears as cannons fire from the pirate ship at Raymond James Stadium during a NFL football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New York Jets Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009 in Tampa ...

The Bucs’ pirate ship features standing-room areas that were not as prevalent in 1998. Now, gathering spots are a common theme at stadiums. (Courtesy of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) ...

The Bucs' pirate ship in the northeast end zone is a tradition that fans have come to know and love over the years. And there's actually a 30 person crew who operates it for home games.

Buccaneers Cove, located In the North end zone of Raymond James stadium, houses a pirate ship armed with eight canons that let off an eardrum shattering “boom” each time the home team scores a ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are not bringing out the big guns for Super Bowl 55. You would think it might be silly to host the Super Bowl in a stadium that has a pirate ship with cannons that go off ...

Now, after grinding, almost identical losses to the New York Jets (21-17) and the Washington Redskins (20-17 in overtime), the 3-2 Bucs, in the minds of their fans, are a complete disaster.

The ship was commissioned by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to help publicise their clash with the Chicago Bears at Wembley in 2011. It has been in storage since but now the team has donated it to Hastings.

The ship was commissioned by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to help publicise their clash with the Chicago Bears at Wembley in 2011. It has been in storage since but now the team has donated it to Hastings.