Chapter 379 Heroic Style
“I’m heading to Boston, wow!”
“I’m sailing toward Boston, wow!”
Over Gillette Stadium, the cold wind howled, and the fans' uniform singing was like a hovering dragon, overlooking the corner of the stadium.
This scene seems familiar——
In the season opener, the Kansas City Chiefs took the lead and controlled the ball. The offensive team needed to consume time, keep Brady firmly on the bench, and cross the finish line with great strides.
In the divisional round, the situation is similar but the positions are reversed. The New England Patriots lead the score and control the ball. The offensive team needs to consume time, deny the Kansas offensive team another appearance, and firmly grasp the initiative to win.
Similar situation, different location, the atmosphere was suddenly pushed to a new level.
In the first half, this one-sided divisional match was completely uninteresting. The New England Patriots once again entered the clock-in mode. The Fox Castle in the playoffs showed the majesty of the Devil's home court.
Unexpectedly, the second half took a turn for the worse. The Kansas City Chiefs blew the counterattack horn, pressed forward step by step, and finally brought back the suspense of victory. All the neutral fans in front of the TV became excited.
The most tense and exciting moment of this game has finally arrived.
At this time, there are still two minutes and 45 seconds before the end of the game.
From a time point of view, considering the official timeout and the three timeouts in the hands of the two head coaches, this also leaves endless possibilities.
If the New England Patriots are going to end the game in Brady's hands, then the offense needs to waste time and get two first downs at the same time——
At least once.
Otherwise, the Kansas Chiefs offense will have another chance to turn things around.
So, how will Belichick choose?
Just now, the Kansas Chiefs returned an interception for a touchdown. After the special teams team successfully scored the extra point, it was still the New England Patriots' possession. There was no rest time, and Brady led the offensive team to appear again.
Continue to pass the ball, not only to get the first down, but also to approach the free kick area more boldly and proactively. As long as the New England Patriots can get another free kick or even a touchdown, the game can be completely killed.
Run the ball steadily, focus on protecting the ball and spending time, and control the ball down-to-earth and steadily. Anyway, the one who needs to worry now is the Kansas Chiefs. They can completely push the risky things to their opponents.
The former requires taking risks; the latter is too conservative. Especially when the New England Patriots just encountered an interception and returned it for a touchdown, the difficulty of the tactical layout in front of them has naturally increased.
The game, at this moment, has become stalemate like never before.
However.
Houston's mind is clear. There is no time for hesitation and no time for fear. They have no retreat now. They must show their top level. They must make a desperate move and give it a try. There is no other choice.
So, Houston is completely focused, 100 percent committed.
Not only him, but the entire Kansas Chiefs defensive team burst out with a bloody spirit:
Fight! fighting! fighting!
"attack!"
Brady calls the kickoff.
Houston's eyes were firmly locked on Brady, and the forward confrontation in front was like a slow-motion replay. He passed through the gap between players and captured Brady's turning movement——
Running the ball?
Also, the New England Patriots don't need to take risks or be reckless now.
But Houston didn't care. From before kickoff, his will was extremely determined.
Raid.
No matter how the New England Patriots choose tactics, they just want to make a surprise attack, engage in tit-for-tat confrontation with momentum, and intimidate their opponents to suppress them.
Kick off, start, move forward.
Houston's body had just started to work, and then he noticed:
Opportunity.
It seems that the New England Patriots are not prepared to waste time by running the ball. Belichick still believes in Brady and is prepared to firmly take the initiative.
The reason lies in the offensive line.
If they choose to run the ball, judging from their sluggish running of the ball in this game, and advancing on the ground consumes time, they should choose to hit the wall in the middle, pile up the crowd in the middle, form a stalemate, and let time pass.
But in front of him, the offensive line did not do this, and it was still a one-on-one matchup. This means?
Houston captured that glimmer of light in the crowd with precision.
This season, the Kansas Chiefs' defensive front, which is always able to perform brilliantly at critical moments, stepped forward again. Only three defensive fronts tightly suppressed the opponent's slightly weak offensive line.
Sprint, jump, walk through.
Under the desperate gaze of the New England Patriots' offensive line, Houston walked like a butterfly through the tangle of forwards, landed on one foot, opened his arms, and immediately locked onto Brady.
Brady was stunned.
Obviously, Brady did not expect that the pocket would be broken so quickly. He was still retreating and did not have time to observe the passing target. The pressure on his face interrupted his reading action.
Gaze, look straight.
The eyes collided through the helmet, as if seeing the eyes of a tiger, calm and deep, but a murderous intention was firmly locked on the prey in front.
There is nowhere to escape.
Brady retreated continuously, bursting out with incredible energy in the crisis, trying to get rid of Houston.
But Houston said: No way.
There is no pause.
One step up, two steps up, jump, fly, and fall down hard.
"Sack!"
"God, sack!"
"Wow, unbelievable."
"It was exactly the same as the previous wave of offense. It was almost copied and pasted. The Kansas Chiefs defensive team showed absolute intensity and high concentration. They saw through Belichick's tactical intention of trying to steal a pass and win the first offense in advance. It was completely Torn the New England Patriots' offensive line to pieces and gave Brady another sack."
"Last time it was Revis, this time it's Houston."
"This scene!"
"It's unusual for the New England Patriots to make the same mistake twice in a short period of time, albeit in different ways, but the offensive line needs to be held accountable for the weak performance."
"Now the New England Patriots face a rigorous test. They need to consume time and they need a first offense, but what should they do?"
"The pressure, it's all on Brady."
At the end of Nantz's comments, Romo added.
"If it were me, I wouldn't underestimate Brady."
One sentence seems to have profound meaning.
But Nantz didn’t have time to start a detailed discussion with Romo, and the situation on the court suddenly changed——
The New England Patriots fought hard.
Belichick is a hero at heart, and they now have a firm grip on the advantage, which also means they can make more risky attempts.
It would be a fool not to take advantage of this room for error.
So, Belichick called out once...the long pass tactic.
Long pass, actually a long pass!
Unexpected, amazing, incredible, long pass tactics.
It was so unexpected and shocking that both the Old Oak Tavern and Gillette Stadium fell into a sluggish state, staring dumbly at the flight path of the football——
Brady actually withstood the pressure and incredibly gained time and space despite being sacked twice in just two minutes.
Long sword, unsheath it!
Long pass, the cannonball delivery is completed.
(End of chapter)