Chapter 342: Breathless Staring
Arrowhead Stadium: ...Huh?
What's the touchdown pass from Mariota to Mariota?
Even veterans like Revis, who have been in the league for ten years, were completely dumbfounded. Everything happened in a flash of lightning, and there was no time to react——
From offense to defense, the Kansas Chiefs were... dumbfounded. It was hard to find an accurate word to describe the scene I just witnessed.
Including Levi is no exception.
At a glance, Levi noticed Henry's awakening, fighting spirit and murderous intent. Although Levi himself was full of question marks and was caught off guard by Mariota's coquettish operation, he immediately realized the crisis:
Turnaround.
Just like their home game against the Oakland Raiders, a touchdown, a breakthrough, and an accident can turn the situation around; now the Tennessee Titans may also rely on this incredible touchdown to overturn the situation. They need to be vigilant, and even more important. Calm.
Immediately, Levi stepped forward and high-fived his teammates on the defensive team to express his comfort.
Especially Revis.
Levi didn't say much, he just gave Revis a hug with a smile and patted his back, but this action made Revis stunned.
After the defensive team, came the offensive team. Levi and Kelsey were chatting and laughing, calmly easing the weird atmosphere that filled the air, trying to make everyone relax and regain their focus.
They need to focus on themselves.
However, it's not easy -
First of all, the Kansas Chiefs have lost consecutive games in the playoffs, especially five consecutive losses at home. Behind the habitual weakness is an essential lack of self-confidence. When encountering accidents and setbacks, the nightmare will invade again.
The Kansas Chiefs in the Reid era have never been able to escape this nightmare.
Secondly, the current Kansas Chiefs still lack some courage and domineering.
Starting from quarterback Smith to the offensive and defensive styles, everything is like this. In addition, Levi and his group of young people still lack experience. Just relying on a few slogans of chicken soup for the soul is not enough to change the situation.
And, don’t forget.
Now the on-the-spot call for offensive tactics is handled by the offensive coordinator Nagy. This is also an inexperienced coach. After all, he still has not seen the world. On-the-spot scheduling and improvisation may not necessarily make the right choice.
Therefore, although Levi and Kelsey were aware of the turning point, their efforts still failed to restore the shaky chaotic situation——
The Kansas Chiefs' concentration fluctuated slightly, but it was not a serious mistake. The offensive team was still able to advance, but the coordination began to show slight deviations, and there was no sense of smooth flow like the first half.
Momentum waxes and wanes.
Then.
"Henry!"
"Derrick Henry! Wow, Henry's strength advantage completely exploded, and he smashed through the two defensive players like a bulldozer to complete the breakthrough."
"incredible!"
"Henry is still moving forward! Tackling! Kansas' second-line defense did not let up, but... wow! Henry broke through! Henry forced a breakthrough and directly knocked the Kansas Chiefs' red zone into chaos!"
"pretty!"
"Touchdown!"
"Henry completed a 35-yard touchdown run!"
"Wonderful. Henry fully demonstrated the charm of this retro ground attack. Tough, steady, and solid, without any fancy, relying entirely on frontal breakthroughs! Henry proved that there is no need to worry even if Murray is not available. He is ready to shoulder the responsibility. The Tennessee Titans' ground attack!"
"Henry single-handedly turned a second down five yards into a touchdown! Now, the Tennessee Titans are getting closer to the score!"
…
"Oh, oh oh oh!" "Decker!"
"Tennessee wide receiver Decker stepped up to catch the ball at the critical moment. He once again showed his peak form when he was connecting with Manning in the Denver Broncos. In this game, when he was almost completely invisible, he shined for a moment and became the Tennessee Titans. The key to turning things around completely.”
"Twenty-two yards touchdown pass!"
"Mariota also finally found a receiver, a receiver other than himself!"
"Game, this, wow."
"The Kansas Chiefs' red zone defense is still excellent, tough and decisive. Mariota completely lost himself in front of the layers of defensive gates; but Mulakai still found a way. They didn't even enter the red zone, and they were still far away from the end zone. Launch a deep strike at a distance of twenty or even thirty yards."
"Now it seems that Mulakai's bold move has finally paid off!"
"Tennessee Titans, ahead."
The whole audience was shocked.
Since Mariota passed the ball to himself for a touchdown, the Tennessee Titans went on a "19:0" run in the second half, completely overturning the situation in the game.
"22:21".
Now, the Tennessee Titans are ahead.
Score, what's going on?
For the next two touchdowns, Mulakai chose to take the risk to the end, and both chose to challenge the two-point conversion; but as the commentator said, the Kansas Chiefs' red zone defense was watertight, and Mariota was reckless. The pass had no chance at all, and both two-point conversions ended in failure.
So, at the end of the two touchdowns, the Tennessee Titans only scored six points.
Mulakai was crazy and red-eyed, showing a desperate gambler's style, killing the enemy by one thousand and losing eight hundred to himself to defeat the Kansas Chief.
There were rumors before the game that the Tennessee Titans executives had made a decision. Regardless of whether they won or lost in the wild card game, they would kick Mulakai out.
This means that the only way for Mulakai to keep his job is to win. If the Tennessee Titans can continue to win in the playoffs, he can delay his dismissal notice a little longer and then a little longer.
Even, comeback.
Therefore, when an accident occurred in the second half, Mulakai firmly seized the opportunity.
The Tennessee Titans overturned the situation and completely suppressed the Kansas Chiefs.
The entire crowd at Arrowhead Stadium held their breath, their hearts beating wildly and almost bursting. The nightmares of the past few years came back to their brains over and over again, and the scalding blood suddenly reached the freezing point——
Could it happen again?
There was silence in the Old Oak Tavern, with faces staring anxiously and blankly at the TV screen. No one spoke. Provos’s words were lingering on the eardrums, but now even the anger had no strength.
When the Kansas Chiefs offense struck out again and the ball returned to the Tennessee Titans, the atmosphere of despair exploded.
Bart: Oh yeah! I said it, I said it a long time ago! Just relying on a rookie running back is not enough to change the pattern of the playoffs. Don't forget, this is football, not basketball or football.
Bart stared at Levi in the live broadcast screen, finally regaining his long-lost confidence——
His judgment was correct, and his professionalism and authority were finally able to avenge his disgrace!
At this time, Bart suddenly sympathized with Levi. The first season of his career experienced such ups and downs, and finally ended abruptly in such a cruel way. This shocking education was bloody, for a child It's still too cruel.
but……
This is the professional arena, a real world without sympathy or compassion.
Welcome to the NFL, rookie.
A smile crept onto Bart's lips.
(End of chapter)