Chapter 677: The Bourne Supremacy
“Fly, snap!”
"Fly, snap!"
Arrowhead Stadium continuously bursts out with amazing energy, giving full play to its home court advantage and becoming a strong backing for this young and invincible Kansas Chiefs offense.
The pressure surrounded the Baltimore Ravens layer upon layer, and they rolled down with all their strength.
However, the reason why a strong team is a strong team and the reason why a hero is a hero is that at the moment when strong forces collide and the pressure is overwhelming, they can often perform better and stronger, not only keeping up with the intensity, but also You can also wait for opportunities to counterattack.
This is the case for Harper's Baltimore Ravens. After experiencing many turbulent tests this season, the defensive team has really tempered some real gold.
Ten yards from the first gear, Mahomes risked a pass without warning. However, cornerback Humphrey performed well and stuck closely to wide receiver Watkins, not only destroying the passing connection, but even almost intercepting it. .
Ten yards from the second gear, Mahomes faked a run and passed the ball to Hunter, relying on Levi as a bait to divert attention. Hunter successfully caught the ball, but fell into a circle after landing and was unable to continue to advance.
On the third gear and five yards, Levi and Kelsey ran a two-man route to confuse the audience. Mahomes chose Kelsey when both receiving points were open. Kelsey completed the ball and converted the first attack. , Levi was responsible for breaking the ball, Kelsey continued to advance, breaking the defense all the way, and finally fell to the ground surrounded by three people.
You come and go, not giving an inch.
Mahomes tried to play explosively, but hit the wall again and had to return to an awkward rhythm. The game became fragmented again.
After three consecutive difficulties, the offense stumbled.
But the awkwardness was awkward. The Kansas Chiefs offensive team still showed intensity and concentration, completed three consecutive transitions, and continued to advance with the bayonet seeing red.
The game was difficult, extremely difficult. Both teams had already fought bloody battles. Even though they were exhausted and physically exhausted, each one of them still continued to burn.
All the players standing on the court now looked as if they had been fished out of a swamp. Their eyes were red and they were panting like cattle, but they were still fighting and fighting.
Then.
"01:11", the timeout has passed, and there are one minute and eleven seconds left in the game. The Kansas Chiefs offensive team struggles to advance to the opposite half:
The thirty-one yard line, facing the third gear again, this time It's a three-speed, three-yard situation.
Huchi, wheeze.
You can feel the slight sting in your lungs with every breath, and the cheers from Arrowhead Stadium fade away, surging in the vacuum.
Mahomes raised his voice to deploy tactics and adjusted them according to the formation of the opposing defensive team——
The closer they get to the red zone, the more the Baltimore Ravens defense shrinks.
Just now, the Kansas Chiefs tried to unexpectedly open up the situation through a ground attack, but the Baltimore Ravens defensive front followed up very promptly. Three people double-teamed to complete the interception, blocking Levi directly on the line of scrimmage, so that he missed the three-yard gain on the second gear. Chance.
Levi looked slightly annoyed, and when his eyes collided with the Baltimore Ravens players, he could feel the murderous aura overflowing, and the air was completely burning.
So, how to hit third gear and three codes?
Continue to rely on Kelsey?
But Kelsey, like Levi, is now the focus of attention. Once they hold the ball, they will face three or even four people. In the area near the red zone, the Baltimore Ravens' defensive intensity has risen to a whole new level. It's completely an airtight iron barrel formation.
Mahomes quickly adjusted his tactics and turned to Levi. The two of them looked at the Baltimore Ravens defensive formation and whispered. After the brief exchange, the two of them returned to their positions——
Pistol formation.
This afternoon, due to the pressure created by the Baltimore Ravens defense, the Kansas Chiefs' passing offense never performed at its best-
Of course, this is only in relative terms. Mahomes also has more than 300 passing yards, and the number of passing attempts is more than twice that of Jackson; but in the final analysis, the passing offense is still stumbling intermittently, so the Kansas Chiefs are more Pistol formations are often used to ensure the diversity of attack methods.
In front of me, it's the same, nothing new. But all this falls in the eyes of the Baltimore Ravens defense team, and they also have their own considerations. Who knows when the "Chiefs Special" will appear?
Moreover, although the Baltimore Ravens defensive team performed very well, they were ultimately unable to stop the Kansas Chiefs and missed consecutive opportunities to strike out, putting them in trouble.
The Baltimore Ravens defense has been able to force opponents into third-down situations, and now it's time to take it a step further and force opponents into fourth-down situations.
Otherwise, the end zone is not far away, leaving little room for maneuver for the Baltimore Ravens.
The game and tension are completely tense.
Suggs, Mosley and others were also racing with their thoughts. Mosley reacted first and followed Levi step by step. He made it clear that he was ready to mark Levi and would not waver no matter what tricks the Kansas Chiefs played.
The air is almost stagnant.
Mahomes didn’t hesitate—
"attack!"
Mahomes took the ball from the center, stepped back and raised his hand to pass.
The catch is the word "quick".
Quick short pass.
In a third-and-3-yard situation, there is no need to covet how many yards to advance, just complete the conversion and get the first down; although there is not much game time left, the Kansas Chiefs are already at the forefront of the red zone, which means that they need to worry about the game time. The Baltimore Ravens should be in control, not the Kansas City Chiefs.
So, that's a plus.
Mahomes didn't hesitate, ready to take advantage of the opening.
The Baltimore Ravens' defensive front had just started and started to take steps. They saw Mahomes' passing action at a glance, braked and turned around immediately, and subconsciously ran with the football.
However, what about rugby?
The defensive players all looked up and stared at Mahomes' right hand, but they did not find the flight path of the football in the air.
The first reaction was that I made a mistake in my judgment, because the Kansas Chiefs had three receivers on the left wing, and the different running routes were dazzling. Maybe they did not find the correct passing target, and naturally they could not see the football parabola.
Only after the second reaction did he come back to his senses, he was fooled——
Fake fax runs.
Can't believe it!
Not only because Mahomes' fake passing action was too deceptive, but also because Levi had just been intercepted and his ground attack was blocked.
Since Levi returned to the game after being ruled out as a concussion suspect, the Baltimore Ravens' ground defense has been more vigilant and blocked Levi and Hunter's successive attacks. However, they did not expect that at the critical moment, the Kansas Chiefs would once again hand the football to Levi.
One accident or two accidents are enough to add up to a small deviation in the ever-changing game, and finally turn into a gap for breakthrough.
Wait, or did they make a mistake?
This is not a fake run, but another smoke bomb by Mahomes. The pass is still a pass, but the target of the pass is not on the left but on the right——
After all, Kelsey is on the right side.
Although there are three receivers on the left side and only Kelsey is guarding the right side, as long as Kelsey is there, it is undoubtedly the strong side.
Could it be that Mahomes' passing target is still tight end Kelsey?
(End of this chapter)