Chapter 1303 Perfect Confrontation
Brady, not taking the Tennessee Titans seriously-
This is not a speculation, but a fact.
In normal times, Brady rarely shows such a posture; but this season, everything seems to be changing quietly.
Amidst the pressure, Brady's mood inevitably changed. He really did not take a small Tennessee Titan seriously.
reason?
First of all, the New England Patriots have only missed the AFC final once since 2010, that is, the 2017 season, losing to the Kansas Chiefs in the division.
Secondly, the last time the New England Patriots lost to the Tennessee Titans at Gillette Stadium, it must be traced back to the distant 1993, when the Tennessee Titans were still the famous traditional team Houston Oilers. After twenty-five years since then, the New England Patriots maintained a complete victory against the Tennessee Titans at home.
Finally, judging from the data of this season, the New England Patriots restrain the Tennessee Titans in all aspects:
This year, the Tennessee Titans are in the league, tenth in the offensive group and twelfth in the defensive group, and both statistics are hovering in the middle.
Among them, the pass and offensive ranking is 21, and the running and offensive ranking is third. In other words, this is always a typical running team, and running back Henry is the key to the team; the passing and defense ranking is 24, and the running and defense ranking is 12, which is obvious at a glance. This is a team that has always been weak in passing and defense in the second line.
The New England Patriots ranked seventh in offensive group and first in defensive group.
These passes and offenses rank seventh and running balls rank twelve, which means that Brady happened to face his opponent's terrible passes and defense; passing and defenses are second, running balls and defenses are sixth. Although the running balls are slightly inferior, they are ready to face their opponent's ground attack.
In other words, the Tennessee Titans are good at, and the New England Patriots can compete with each other; the New England Patriots are good at, but the Tennessee Titans cannot withstand it.
Above.
No wonder "Inside the League" fell one side to the point where the New England Patriots could beat the Tennessee Titans and stalked towards the next round.
Obviously, Brady is the same. Bilicheck and Brady don't think there is any other possibility in this game, and they refuse to accept any other results -
It's just so confident.
The Tennessee Titans understand this very well and clearly realize this. The team united from top to bottom, and arrived at Gillette Stadium together with the determination to die.
In the pre-match interview, the reporter asked running back Derek Henry whether he was talking to Levi and learning from the scriptures. Henry gave a positive answer to this.
"Yes, we have communicated with phone calls, and the professor shared some experiences and feelings. I am like a good student. I promise that I have never been so serious in class in college."
Amid the laughter of the audience, Henry said calmly, "Indeed, I know how powerful and excellent we are facing a team; but now we know that they are not invincible."
No need to say anything, people understand:
The Kansas Chief defeated the New England Patriots at the Gillette Stadium in the first week of December, which made people realize that the Fox Fort in the cold winter is no longer an omnipotent fortress.
This is how the competition started.
Tennessee Titans head coach Flaber once again proved his tactical wisdom after supporting Tannehill as the starting quarterback. Facing the tactical master Bilichek who sits at Gillette Stadium, there are times and places; but Vlabel still seizes the small gap in "harmony" and tailors a set of tactics for the Tennessee Titans. He performs a good show in front of Bilichek of Fox Fort with a show of his awesome attitude.
The answer lies with Derek Henry.
The Gillette Stadium in January was biting cold and gusts of demonic wind, which was a nightmare for the traditional pocket quarterback. Flaber adapted to the local conditions, and the Tennessee Titans' offensive focus was on Henry, holding up the flag of the ground offensive and fighting a classic battle.
Henry, who had never had the chance to perform in the first two seasons of the Tennessee Titans, had a sword for four years and finally showed his energy and talent in this wild card game, and made the entire NFL feel his abilities in all directions for the first time with a subversive attitude.
34 times, 182 yards, and a touchdown run.
The point is that the average ground advances by 5.4 yards per time.
Unstoppable!
Full game, the New England Patriots were helpless in the face of Henry's head-on breakthrough on the ground running ball. This was a 100% strength ball. There was no trick or cooperation. It was all based on personal ability. Henry, who turned on the super god mode, completed a game of killing gods and Buddhas.
The New England Patriots defense, which ranked No. 1 in the regular season, was broken by Henry and lost its direction.
Judging from the score, Henry only had one running ball and touchdown, but Henry played far more than that in the game.
Henry helped the team complete the promotion at critical moments and key stages, controlling the rhythm and consuming time. Flaber completely formulated tactics around Henry, not only fully exerting Henry's personal ability and sharing the pressure of passing and offense; but also gaining the initiative to master the rhythm.
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In the fourth quarter, Vlabel used Henry to consume the game time many times and used the rule loophole to deliberately delay the game, cunningly slowing down the pace of the game, using Bilichek's game method to deal with Bilichek, causing the New England Patriots to continue racing against time.
Henry, the only superstar——
In the whole game, the Tennessee Titans made a total of 272 yards, while Henry relied on running and passing to complete 204 yards, and one person won 75% of the team's offense.
Of course, relying solely on the Tennessee Titans' offense is not enough to defeat the New England Patriots, after all, the Tennessee Titans are not the Chief of Kansas; if you want to take a victory away from Gillette Stadium, how to defend Brady is also an important task, and Flabel delivered a perfect answer.
There is no tight end Gronkowski, a wide receiver with far-reaching strikes, and an offensive front line plagued by injuries. This means that Brady's offensive tactics have limited choices. The Tennessee Titans use regional joint defense and the tactics of passing and pressure, and continue to suppress Brady in layers.
At the critical moment, the running backs of the New England Patriots were completely silent. Michelle, who shined last season, almost disappeared invisible in this game, stumbled and stumbling, and could not help Brady share the pressure, which in turn led to the passing offense being involved in the storm of pressure from the opponent.
Then, the last straw that broke the camel's back was Brady.
At the age of forty-two, not only does the physical function not keep up with tactical consciousness, but also the observation field, on-site judgment, etc. cannot be as sharp as when he was young.
Brady has been trying to prove that the "veteran is not dead", but in the end he was still caught by age. In the counterattack moment before the end of the game, Brady was best at and most skilled in the prime time. This time Brady handed over an interception and watched his opponent complete the interception and return touchdown.
Falling into the abyss.
(This chapter ends)