NOTEBOOK | From Super Bowl XXXVII

Still a mystery: The disappearance of Raiders All-Pro center Barret Robbins before the Super Bowl was still a mystery Monday night. Robbins disappeared Friday night and didn't resurface for nearly 24 hours, after which the Raiders kicked him out of the team hotel. His teammates heard wild rumors about the reasons for his departure -- but Robbins spent game day in a hospital, where he was expected to remain until at least today, agent Drew Pittman said. Robbins was replaced on the AFC Pro Bowl roster Monday by New England center Damien Woody. Pittman said he hasn't spoken with Robbins since last week, but has talked to Robbins' wife. "His wife is with him in a San Diego hospital," Pittman said Monday night from Dallas. "He's receiving ongoing treatment, and had some preliminary tests done that showed there were no drugs in his system." Four teammates, all speaking on the condition of anonymity, told the San Francisco Chronicle that Robbins spent Saturday in Tijuana, Mexico. Pittman called the report "speculation."
Second-highest rating: Sunday night's lopsided game was watched by 137.65 million viewers, the second-most in history for the NFL's championship game. ABC's telecast registered a national rating of 40.7 -- 1 percent higher than last year and the best since 2000. That means an average of 40.7 percent of the country's TV homes were watching at any given moment. The viewership estimate, counting people who watched at least six minutes, puts Sunday's game second only to the 1996 Super Bowl between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers, which was seen by 138.5 million on NBC. Last year's game was watched by 131.7 million on Fox.
Tampa parade: A capacity crowd of about 65,000 filled chilly Raymond James Stadium with camera flashes and deafening noise as the Bucs arrived home. Players were led to a stage on the field at about 9 p.m. by team owner Malcolm Glazer, who hoisted the Super Bowl trophy over his head as the cannons on the end zone pirate ship blasted away in celebration. A huge turnout is expected for the city-sponsored parade today. Quarterback Brad Johnson stayed behind in California to take part in a parade through Disneyworld and to appear on NBC's "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno."
Crowds riot: Oakland police used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse football fans who smashed windows and set cars on fire after the game. At least 80 people were arrested Sunday night, mostly for public drunkenness and throwing rocks and bottles at police and obstructing officers, authorities said. Police said they are reviewing videotapes of the violence to try to identify some of those who escaped arrest. About 10 vehicles were set on fire and crowds broke the windows of at least one television news van, police and witnesses said. One group of young men set debris on fire in the middle of a street and then posed for news photographers.