Chapter 492 Burned out
The body was hollowed out.
The spirit is burning.
Whether it's the Kansas Chiefs or the Philadelphia Eagles, they've all reached their limits, and they're all relying on one breath to hold on and continue to persevere.
Heavy breathing and hot sweat filled the air with a heat wave, and the confined space of Bank of America Stadium suffocated the entire audience.
At this time, it depends on whose willpower is stronger.
Just now, the Kansas City Chiefs used a non-aggregation offense to form a hurricane and roared past; at this time, the Philadelphia Eagles took a breather and seized the opportunity for the Kansas City Chiefs to adjust their breathing to reverse the situation, and the intensity exploded instantly.
On second down and seven yards, cornerback Jalen Mills narrowly missed the connection between Smith and Hunter. Unfortunately, he missed the interception but still made an incomplete pass.
On third down and seven yards, the Philadelphia Eagles made a desperate move and chose to raid and apply full pressure. Linebacker Bradham effectively interfered with Smith's pass, especially the previous pass was almost intercepted, which sounded the alarm for Smith, resulting in Smith and Kelsey's connecting pass had a high arc. Kelsey tried his best but could only touch the rugby and was unable to control it. The rugby flew out of the sideline.
Fourth gear and seven yards.
The entire offensive and defensive rhythm is still tight. The Kansas Chiefs continued the intensity and rhythm of the non-aggregation offense. However, the slightest deviation deviated from the established track. The Philadelphia Eagles defensive team rose up in time and regained the initiative.
There is no time to breathe, no room to worry, fourth gear is already in front of you.
Smith stood there with his hands on his hips, his eyes fluctuating slightly, and a mixture of unwillingness and bitterness suddenly surged up and tore apart his reason:
Is it really not possible?
He really had no remaining energy. He saw that the end zone was close at hand, but it was like a chasm. It seemed that he could not reach it no matter how hard he tried.
Desperate.
"team leader!"
There was an explosion in his ears, and at the same time, a heavy force came from his shoulders, dragging Smith back to the ground from the swinging mid-air. Smith suddenly focused his eyes, and Levi's determined eyes came into view:
Keep on holding on. a while. Just a little while longer.
Although this last stretch is the most difficult, painful and worst part, they have come here and cannot give up just like this.
"Fourth gear."
Levi said.
Smith took a deep breath, forcing himself to regroup amid fatigue and confusion, and his slightly swaying pupils focused again.
At this time, neither player left the field——
Game time, fourteen seconds.
Kickoff position, Philadelphia Eagles thirty-seven yards in the half.
Game state, seven yards on fourth down.
If you think about it with your knees, you will know that the Kansas Chiefs will not choose to punt or take a free kick, but will 100% choose to force the fourth gear, and the offense still cannot stop.
Therefore, players from both sides remained on the field.
Moreover, there is still no room for adjustment.
The Kansas Chiefs have no timeouts. They have no way to adjust or pass. The communication time between the coaching staff and the quarterback is completely in a state of survival. The Philadelphia Eagles have timeouts, but at this moment they refuse to use timeouts to give their opponents breathing room. The defensive team instead hopes that the situation will be better. The more chaotic the better.
then.
The pass was not completed, but instead became a gap for the Kansas Chiefs to seize their sanity.
In a football game, when the pass is not completed, the game time will also stop. At this time, the team can get 25 seconds to plan the next attack; because of this, sometimes it is very, very difficult and there is no timeout. Sometimes, the quarterback will choose to stop the clock by throwing the ball to waste the first offense and gain time to set up tactics.
Now, two consecutive passes were not completed, and the Kansas Chiefs had no time to be upset. They seized twenty-five seconds to lay out their plans, turned around and went into attack.
"In the countdown of the first half, the Philadelphia Eagles performed the miracle of 'Philly Special' on fourth down and one yard, setting the exciting tone of this game."
"Now, as the second half enters the countdown period, the Kansas City Chiefs need a miracle to continue their hope when faced with a seven-yard deficit on fourth down."
"but."
"The slight advantage to the Kansas Chiefs is that they are less than forty yards from the end zone, which is a range where they can try a Hail Mary; at the same time, the game time does not enter the real countdown, and the Kansas Chiefs still have two or three passing opportunities. They You can simply not choose Hail Mary and continue to advance, encroaching on your opponent's territory in an orderly manner."
"Such tactical options give the Kansas City Chiefs a slight upper hand." Collinsworth's continued words came out in a gust of wind and rain. Before he could take a breath, the Kansas City Chiefs had already announced the kickoff.
"attack!"
Smith gritted his teeth. Even though every cell in his body was protesting and he couldn't even stand firmly. He relied on his willpower to persist, but he still ignited the last remaining energy and launched an attack.
Bang.
The Philadelphia Eagles only used four people to rush the pass, and the pressure suddenly relaxed.
Smith made a quick sweep, and the Kansas Chiefs receivers shot out like shotguns, all along vertical routes deep into the hinterland; the Philadelphia Eagles seemed to have anticipated this early and followed suit, and the second-line defense implemented man-to-man tactics. All retreat.
You can tell at a glance that this is a Hail Mary warning.
In the divisional round against the New England Patriots, the Kansas Chiefs came back to win like this, and the Philadelphia Eagles immediately sounded the alarm.
However--
Smith had no time to rejoice or rejoice, because there was no time in the game, and every second and even every millisecond mattered.
Retreat, pause, adjust, take action.
Smith did not hesitate and continued the quick shots in the last wave of offense.
His arm muscles were sore, his wrist was completely numb, and his delicate passing touch seemed to be sealed in the ice, but Smith still completed the pass with a stern look.
Whoosh.
Rugby, through ball.
There is no parabola, but a short, flat and fast through ball.
This is a short pass.
LB Bradham: Damn it.
Cornerback Darby: Oops.
The two people noticed Levi immediately.
Levi also followed the previous step and broke through in a straight line, but he did not release all his speed and retreated after crossing the kickoff line and the ten-yard line.
Just in time, Smith passed the ball.
The Kansas Chiefs' tactical intention couldn't be more obvious. They tried to create a Hail Mary situation, but actually still chose steady short passes.
Five yard short pass.
The target of the pass was none other than Levi.
Peterson also kept an eye on it and reminded his defensive team.
Bradham and Darby reacted quickly and rushed forward immediately.
Darby was a little slower, but Bradham was responsible for marking Levi. He started timely and fast, and got on Levi immediately.
extrusion. collision. interference.
Even before the pass is in place, Bradham has already seized a favorable position——
He gritted his teeth and his eyes turned red.
Although he was physically exhausted at this time and Bradham was not much better, as soon as he saw Levi, the enemy who wanted everything he wanted in the whole game, his high fighting spirit was immediately ignited and he burst out with ten times and a hundred times more energy, even if it burned The soul was not spared, and murderous intent burst out in his eyes again.
Ah, ah ah ah.
Power explodes in full force.
BRADHAM: He was absolutely, absolutely, never going to let Levi make the catch. Grass!
(End of chapter)