Chapter 889: Smiling at the situation
Ahhhh, ahhhhh.
Donald completed the sack with a murderous attitude, forcefully announcing his presence.
The Los Angeles Rams haven't lost yet, and more importantly, they haven't given up yet. If the Kansas City Chiefs think this game is a win, they're wrong. How wrong.
Under Donald's mighty momentum, all the fans surrendered collectively.
"Ram! Snap!"
"Ram! Snap!"
A defensive effort, but in one fell swoop, the momentum was reversed.
Thalia stared at the TV screen. Without even realizing it, she crossed her hands and clasped them tightly, silently praying with her beating heart, and found Levi's figure in the murderous crowd.
Levi is smiling——
Thalia was stunned for a moment, thinking she was dazzled, but in the live broadcast footage, the corners of the mouth under the helmet were clearly rising, relaxed and cheerful.
Then, Talia realized that this was him, this was the him she was familiar with. Even if he stood on the edge of the cliff, he still clenched his fists and fought to the end. He faced all challenges with confidence and smiled at the storm.
Levi walked towards Mahomes and looked at Mahomes, who was lying on the ground with wounds all over his body. His smile became even brighter. He reached out to pull Mahomes up and patted him on the shoulder.
"Can you still hold on?"
Here, they have been improving their rhythm and state.
Over there, Donald was still unstoppable.
But this is rugby, a turn-based game, and the offensive and defensive game is the core.
After Mahomes stood up, he jumped on the spot and his eyes brightened. He learned a lot from Smith and Levi, and he is evolving into something of his own.
Mahomes wasn't frustrated, not only wasn't he, but he was eager to try.
Mahomes approached Levi's ear, and the two had a quick exchange. Then Mahomes had a back-and-forth conversation with Reid through the headphones. After a few words, the Kansas Chiefs offensive team reorganized.
Seventeen yards in second gear.
Donald's sack just now cost Mahomes seven yards, and the offensive starting line retreated from the 17-yard line to the 24-yard line.
The Kansas Chiefs maintained their two-running back tactics and did not make immediate adjustments.
The same goes for the Los Angeles Rams. There is no change in the formation.
The difference is that all the Los Angeles Rams defensive players burst out with a murderous spirit, and you can clearly feel that their high fighting spirit is burning.
The atmosphere is getting tense little by little.
Mahomes remained unmoved and called the kickoff step by step.
"attack!"
Donald's pupils shrank and he stepped forward without hesitation. His fatigue seemed to have been completely forgotten.
Pressure, this is the core.
This time, the Los Angeles Rams did not take all steps forward. Instead, they retreated and cleared the short passing area.
McVay's defensive strategy has been well thought out and laid out. Faced with a 17-yard situation on second gear, the Kansas Chiefs generally have two options:
First, leave the football to Levi and rely on ground advancement to reduce the difficulty of third gear.
Second, Mahomes sneaked a long pass and fatally aimed it at the end zone.
Therefore, the focus of the Los Angeles Rams' defensive strategy is on the ground and long passes, deliberately leaving the short pass area open; when Mahomes is under pressure and sees the short pass gap, he can only choose short pass in a hurry.
When the time comes, the Los Angeles Rams' secondary defense will immediately close the net.
This is called inviting you to enter the urn.
On the surface, it seems that the Los Angeles Rams defense is running in a mess; in fact, each defensive player has his or her own tasks.
There is matchup defense and zone defense.
Of course, the focus is still on applying pressure. If the front line cannot exert enough pressure, all other tactics will be in vain.
The Los Angeles Rams didn't press fully this time, but they didn't forget about it. The three defensive frontmen only apply pressure, but Ndamkong is also stepping up alongside Donald.
Generally speaking, Ndamkong is responsible for the split and Donald is responsible for the breakthrough, but this is not always the case with the Los Angeles Rams. McVay is changing formations at this time.
Donald made a bull rush, simple and efficient.
Ndamkong is tearing down walls like an invincible wrecker.
The two men rushed into the pocket one after another. Ndamkong's vision was blocked by Donald, and Mahomes' position could not be clearly seen; but Donald sounded the alarm.
Something is wrong.
The Kansas Chiefs' offensive tactics are exactly the same as the first gear:
A fake run and a real pass.
Levi and Damien both approached Mahomes, preparing to hand over the ball and then run with the ball on the ground, but the two immediately separated.
Levi ran toward the slot, and Damien stepped up to block Donald.
At the same time, Mahomes continuously steps back to open up space and look for passing targets.
The entire tactic remains almost unchanged.
But why?
Donald immediately felt something strange, just like a hunter smelling a trap, but he couldn't tell the reason in a flash, and he had no time to think.
Donald's bull rush must be stepped up quickly or he will start to fail.
No matter what the Kansas Chiefs' strategy is, as long as they can sack Mahomes, everything will come to an end.
Energy continued to burst out of Donald's body, and he moved forward inexorably.
With a change of direction, he easily shook off Damien and continued to rush towards Mahomes.
Damien was about to rush to Donald, but found Ndamkong appeared, obviously he couldn't let Mahomes get into the dilemma of double team.
In a hurry, Damien could only block Ndamkong's position.
Bang, bang bang!
A series of collisions and a series of confrontations made both teams furious.
Donald rushed towards Mahomes unstoppably and found that Mahomes was still observing and searching. He immediately realized that he had to be as quick as possible. He could not find Mahomes' long pass gap, but forced Mahomes to quickly pass the ball. Short passes to the area to create opportunities for the defensive team.
Or simply sack and kill it, and bring it to a neat end.
Similar situation, similar situation, the first gear and the second gear are almost exactly the same; however, this time Mahomes is slightly different and more calm.
Mahomes has been moving laterally, and his light and flexible footsteps completely release his speed.
Lure the snake out of its hole.
An idea came to Donald's mind, but now there was no time to hesitate, so he quickly followed suit.
As you chase me, Mahomes takes the initiative to leave the pocket and expose himself.
But there is no danger.
Because the Los Angeles Rams pulled all defensive players back and cleared the short passing area; now even if they see Mahomes leaving the pocket protection and being exposed, the linebackers and cornerbacks have no time to step forward to assist Donald.
The point is that Mahomes' footsteps lengthened the chase. Although Donald was still chasing after him, the momentum and power were slowly passing away.
Donald was already aware of Mahomes' strategy at this time:
This is a trap. Mahomes uses himself as bait to attract firepower. So what is Mahomes' strategy and who is he going to pass the ball to?
It was too late for Donald to look back and think. He gritted his teeth, and energy burst out from his body again, and he stepped forward with all his strength regardless.
Speed and power, released instantly, catching up with Mahomes in two steps.
Ahhhh, ahhhhh.
Donald unleashed himself to the extreme without reservation.
At this moment, in a flash of lightning, Mahomes, who was always vigilant and alert, looked towards the wide area on the left, raised his hand and waved vigorously.
An understatement, but earth-shattering.
Whoosh!
Football, out of hand, rises quickly.
(End of chapter)