Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 1048 Response

"Ariana, Ariana..."

In the long corridor of the concert venue, the voices of calling were resounding, but Ariana Grande did not slow down at all as she trotted along with her skirt lifted up.

He rushed into the lounge, opened his tablet and turned on NFLN. He even forgot to sit down and stood there, staring at the screen breathlessly.

Until the live broadcast screen appeared, Ariana had a big smile on her face.

"Ah, great, the game isn't over yet."

After the Grammy Awards ceremony in February this year, Ariana officially started her world tour and showed her charm on the stage.

The career bottleneck that had been difficult to break through finally ushered in spring. The album "Thank-You, Next" successfully broke the shackles. Grande Ann ushered in her first heyday, and the world tour was a huge success amid applause.

In Ariana's view, everything started with that man.

He gave her courage and confidence. In the endless darkness and chaos, he was like a ray of dawn.

In September, the new NFL season begins. Unfortunately, Ariana's world tour just lands in Europe, and she will start the second round after finishing the first round in North America.

Although Ariana was very eager to go to Arrowhead Stadium to watch the game, she had to suppress her urge and stick to her job.

However, this does not prevent her from watching the live broadcast of the game.

Just after finishing the rehearsal and sound test, Ariana didn’t even have time to change her clothes. The first thing she did was to rush to the lounge and turn on the live broadcast.

"19:34".

Glancing at the score, Ariana was confused:

what happened?

In Ariana's limited knowledge of football, she didn't know how the Baltimore Ravens scored 19 points. The numbers didn't add up.

If it's three touchdowns, that's 21 points; so, is it one touchdown and four field goals? What about the Kansas City Chiefs?
However, the Kansas City Chiefs are leading at home, which is a good thing.

There were noises and heavy breathing behind her. Without turning around, Ariana knew it must be her assistant Genna-Rex.

"Gina, we're up by fifteen points, so... is this two possessions?"

Gina didn't have time to catch her breath and widened her eyes, "Are you asking me?" She still didn't understand what football was all about.

Ariana didn't hear Gina's answer, and looked at the tablet intently, because -

The Kansas City Chiefs offense is on the field.

Among the crowd of red figures, the back of No. 23 was immediately caught, and familiar cheers came from Arrowhead Stadium.

Gina let out a long breath, “Ariana, sit down first, sit down and watch the live broadcast.”

Ariana nodded randomly in agreement, but remained standing there, staring at the tablet screen, her mind full of thoughts.

"fly!"

"fly!"

With two ball possessions, the Kansas City Chiefs needed to seize the opportunity to further widen the gap. This game was as intense as predicted. Ariana couldn't help but hold her breath.

The situation is indeed much more tense than the score makes it look. The troubled Baltimore Ravens are launching a full-scale counterattack. Their morale and condition have improved in all aspects. Harbaugh's defensive tactical scheduling is also changing and adjusting all the time, once again demonstrating the strength of the Baltimore Ravens' defensive team.

Hubble realized a point.

Today, the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive tactics were innovative and changeable. The Baltimore Ravens were already behind in pre-game preparation, and now there is no better way to make on-the-spot adjustments; but at least, they can reduce losses and control the situation.

From the new "Motion" to Lee holding the ball to Hill and Hardman's deep zone double threat, the most serious challenge for the Baltimore Ravens defense so far is:
Backcourt defense.

After the Kansas City Chiefs' offense opened the game, the Baltimore Ravens' defense was often in a panic and was suppressed by their opponents on a psychological level, so that they allowed their opponents to drive in all the way and lost large touchdowns time and time again. This was a double passivity on the psychological and tactical levels for the defense.

Moreover, Harbaugh noticed that although Mahomes was still trying long passes, the core of the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive tactics today was short passes.

Including "Motion Tactics".

Previously, the Baltimore Ravens had been trying to use positional defense, stepping up and closely guarding the player at the first opportunity, either to block the pass or to quickly complete a tackle after receiving the ball; but it turned out that such a defensive strategy was directly defeated, and the existence of Levi as a bait completely disrupted the layout.

Now, Hubble has completed its adjustment—

Zone defense.

Simply put, Harbaugh gave up the idea of ​​cutting off the Kansas City Chiefs' offense. He allowed Mahomes to complete the pass or Levi to complete a small-scale advance. At the same time, Harbaugh gave the Baltimore Ravens' defense room to adjust, waiting for the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive tactics to take action, and then follow up with the defense.

Harbaugh didn't mind the Kansas City Chiefs completing their advance, but rather cutting off the continuity and expansion of the Kansas City Chiefs' offense, preventing them from getting long yards.

The same is true for the "Motion Offense". So far, the Kansas City Chiefs' two "Motions" have been short passes, relying on short, flat and fast strategies to stagger positions and allow the receiving players to enter unguarded areas, not only catching the ball easily but also continuing to advance.

The Baltimore Ravens need to stop thinking about how to crack this tactic and focus on how to put out the fire as quickly as possible after the opponent catches the ball and end this offense.

Therefore, in the zone defense, the Baltimore Ravens need to slightly stretch out the entire defensive position.

Of course, at the same time, they also need to maintain constant pressure on the front line, and they cannot let Mahomes pass the ball freely and at will.

After some adjustments, the blue-collar players of the Baltimore Ravens quickly found their rhythm. They no longer sought to keep up with the rhythm and frequency of the Kansas City Chiefs, but played at their own pace. Even if they were a little slower, they remained patient and calm, and their subsequent reactions were still able to complete the task.

So, what about Reed?

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The reason is that the Kansas City Chiefs are currently leading in the score, so they don't need to pursue a fast pace. Instead, they can slow down and consume game time. As the Baltimore Ravens' defense slowed down, the Kansas City Chiefs also slowed down accordingly.

So the game became trivial.

There were noticeably more situations in the second and third gears, and the number of fouls between the teams also began to increase. There was none of the previous smooth and exciting flow, and instead there was anxiety, tension, and a seesaw, which fully demonstrated the essence of positional warfare.

Reid was not in a hurry and firmly grasped the initiative. He knew that Harbaugh did not seem to be in a hurry on the surface, but as time passed, Harbaugh had to get anxious. Otherwise, even if the Baltimore Ravens completed the strikeout this time, they would not have enough time to reverse the score disadvantage.

The key is, when will the Baltimore Ravens defense choose to change the raid?
Harbaugh was looking for an opportunity to strike a fatal blow when the Kansas City Chiefs were off guard.

Then--

coming!

(End of this chapter)