Chapter 741: The battle is out
Beep.
At the end of the game, Najib's eyes were full of sadness. They were only a hair away from victory. They could win. He truly believed it——
The key is that the Chicago Bears lacked the player to turn the situation around at the last moment. If Alex Smith or Levi were on the court, the result of this game would have been different.
However, there are no ifs, what the Chicago Bears have is Trubisky.
Looking back at the 2017 draft again at this moment, the Chicago Bears spent a huge price to select Trubisky with the second pick, and the Kansas Chiefs strategized to select Levi with the third overall pick, and their fate was staggered with one choice.
Taking a deep breath, Najib's eyes became more determined:
Next year, we should start with the draft.
Looking at the court, Foles once again became the superhero of the Philadelphia Eagles, but I don't know how far Foles can lead the Philadelphia Eagles this year.
Najib's thoughts spread in confusion and confusion.
Immediately afterwards, the last wild card game came on stage, which was also the peak of focus.
"Los Angeles Chargers vs. Baltimore Ravens."
However... this game proved the tension of the playoffs in another way.
Standing in the face of pressure, they may work together to create incredible sparks, or they may both fall into a whirlpool of mistakes and fragment the game.
A single knockout match is not a guarantee of exciting matches.
This game... to a certain extent, was a waste of time, with mistakes becoming the protagonist.
The performances of the two quarterbacks Philip Rivers and Lamar Jackson were both unbearable. Jackson's performance under pressure was a disaster. Not only was his rough technical shortcomings exposed, but his defensive skills were also exposed. Reading, tactical use, timing, adapting to the situation, etc. are all useless, and even criticism has become unbearable.
The entire home of the Baltimore Ravens chanted "Flaco"'s name loudly, and on the sidelines of the court, Flaco was ready to play at any time.
However, Hubble remained unmoved and insisted on keeping Jackson on the court.
Relatively speaking, Rivers also performed mediocre, but the veteran's composure and sophistication played an important role. Knowing that he was in poor condition, his tactical choices were obviously much smarter and he controlled the situation.
In the first half, "12:0", the Los Angeles Lightning shut out the Baltimore Ravens and took the lead with four free kicks, but the gap still did not widen.
It wasn't until the fourth quarter that the two quarterbacks finally relieved the pressure and found their touch.
First, Rivers led the Los Angeles Chargers on a killing spree, passing for a touchdown and a two-point conversion, plus a free kick to expand their advantage.
When the score gap was the largest, the Los Angeles Lightning was far ahead "23:3".
At this time, Jackson, who was standing on the edge of the cliff and felt the threat of death, woke up from a dream. He made risky long passes and read options and ran with the ball. Unbelievably, he scored two touchdown passes in a row to catch up.
Unfortunately, it was too late to wake up.
"23:17".
The Los Angeles Chargers held on to win and beat the Baltimore Ravens to advance to the next round.
After the game, Jackson stood there in confusion.
He has always been eager to defeat Levi openly and prove his ability; however, he lost in overtime in the regular season and had no chance to play. In the playoffs... he was not even able to get in front of Levi.
So, is he not even qualified to stand in front of Levi and compete?
Jackson was a little confused, and his mouth was full of bitterness.
Hubble noticed it and immediately stepped forward and patted Jackson's helmet heavily:
If Lamar doesn't cry, he will make a comeback next season. The future belongs to us.
At this point, the first round of wild card games is over——
Troubled times are indeed troubled times. In the four wild card games, only the Dallas Cowboys defended their fourth seed position and withstood the impact of the Seattle Seahawks and advanced to the next round; the other three games all involved the following offenses, with the lower-ranked seeds overturning the higher-ranked ones. Seed, pushing the alliance's chaos to a new level.
There are billions of little bits of stimulation.
Then, all the divisional matchups are announced.
January 12, Saturday.
In the afternoon, the American League's No. 1 seed Kansas Chiefs VS No. 6 seed Indianapolis Colts.
In the evening, the NFC's second-seeded Los Angeles Rams VS fourth-seeded Dallas Cowboys.
Sunday, January 13th.
In the afternoon, the NFC No. 1 seed New Orleans Saints VS No. 6 seed Philadelphia Eagles.
In the evening, the American League's second-seeded New England Patriots VS fifth-seeded Los Angeles Chargers.
The schedule is all out.
It was a little surprising that the defending champion Kansas Chiefs were the first to appear in the game, and it was not a night game; but if you think about it seriously, it is not surprising.
Because based on paper analysis, the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Indianapolis Colts should be the game with the least suspense in the divisional round; while the strong collision between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Chargers is the one with the greatest suspense.
The league's schedule clearly takes into account the issue of ratings; at the same time, there is also the consideration that the league overwhelmingly supported Levi last season and pushed all Levi's games to night games, which caused a backlash in public opinion.
This time, the league's schedule has been well received by industry insiders and fans.
Perhaps the only unhappy person is the Indianapolis Colts——
Why do you think this game has the least suspense? Does the entire league believe that the Kansas City Chiefs are determined to win this victory?
Bart: Yes.
"Within the league" Bart, the focus this season is no longer on him.
In fact, he is still an unswerving "Levi Black" and always believes that "one season of glory is nothing to a running back" because running backs are consumables and will be damaged every season. , and it is difficult to recover. To measure the level of a running back, "it takes at least three seasons." He did not hide his attitude at all.
However, the Kansas Chiefs have been winning this season and have only lost three games. Bart has been slapped in the face more and harder, and he has to admit that-
This season, Levi broke the rookie wall; at the same time, the Kansas Chiefs are also a more complete and mature team, "although there is still room for growth and it is not a truly strong team."
In the upcoming divisional round, even Bart, who is "Levi Black", admitted frankly that the Indianapolis Colts will have difficulty stopping the progress of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Indianapolis Colts: ...go away.
Bart also has his own opinion on this. The Indianapolis Colts are a weak defensive team that relies entirely on offense. Facing the Kansas Chiefs, this will be a standard "offensive battle." But the point is that currently this team The Kansas Chiefs' offense is truly outstanding.
Of course, some people will say that the Los Angeles Chargers relied on their offense to defeat the Kansas Chiefs.
But the circumstances of that game were special. Hunter's accident disrupted the Kansas Chiefs' game plan; at the same time, the Los Angeles Lightning relied on Lynn's courage to give it a try at the last moment, and the victory was more or less a fluke.
But it can never happen again.
Just look at the Kansas Chiefs' games this season. The New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams, Baltimore Ravens, and Pittsburgh Steelers all competed against the Kansas Chiefs' offense through defense.
Indianapolis Colts?
No.
(End of chapter)