В начале игрового момента подача мяча броском назад между ног.

Более подробно о защите «Тампа» см.: Rick Gosselin, “The Evolution of the Cover Two”, The Dallas Morning News, 3/11/2005; Mohammed Alo, “Tampa 2 Defense”, The Football Times, 4/07/2006; Chris Harry, “Duck and Cover”, Orlando Sentinel, 26/08/2005; Jason Wilde, “What to Do with Tampa-2?” Wisconsin State Journal, 22/09/2005; Jim Thomas, “Rams Take a Run at Tampa 2”, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 16/10/2005; Alan Schmadtke, “Dungy’s ‘D’ No Secret”, Orlando Sentinel, 6/09/2006; Jene Bramel, “Guide to NFL Defenses”, The Fifth Down (blog), The New York Times, 6/09/2010.