Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 1315 Lost in spirit
Mistakes, deviations, accidents, one after another.

After all, mistakes are part of the game, there is no need to make a fuss about it. They are all flesh and blood, they will make mistakes and have ups and downs and fluctuations.

There is enough time in a football game to allow players and coaches to make mistakes. The focus is on remediation and adjustments after the mistakes, and there is no need to worry.

However, such a high frequency of mistakes in one quarter was clearly abnormal.

Moreover, thinking back carefully, the special teams' punt was blocked, which was not considered a mistake but was still regrettable, and it even allowed the opponent to complete the return touchdown.

It's deadly.

Everything is not normal.

As a result, Mahomes also became uneasy.

Although Mahomes did not suffer any sacks and had few direct physical contact or pass interferences, the Tennessee Titans' disciplined defense and the energy that exploded from the inside out continued to hover over the pocket like a vulture, a shadow that flickered in and out.

As a result, Mahomes' defensive reading and passing choices inevitably had some deviations, which more or less affected the progress of the game.

Details, all details.

On the surface, from the overall perspective, it seems that the Kansas City Chiefs are still the Kansas City Chiefs, and there is nothing wrong; but these small details are misplaced little by little, causing the entire offensive system to run smoothly, stumbling and falling, and never finding the rhythm.

One comes and one goes, one rises and the other falls——

And then, that's how the situation became.

"21:0".

The Tennessee Titans were so far ahead that this game went down in history.

In the history of the NFL, there are many cases of large scores at halftime, but it is not common for the gap to be completely widened in the first quarter.

In 1987, at the end of the first quarter of the National League Conference Finals, the Washington Redskins led the Minnesota Vikings 21:0. This score difference made history and is still the largest score difference in the first quarter of a playoff game. However, no one would have thought that years later, the exact same situation would appear on the field again.

History, records——

It's the Kansas City Chiefs again. In the past three seasons, the Kansas City Chiefs have written countless legendary records, like a recording machine. Before our eyes, once again, however, this record is not glorious, and it falls on this invincible team in an unexpected way.

In that 1987 game, the Washington Redskins had the last laugh, defeating their opponents with a -point lead, and the Minnesota Vikings failed to perform a miracle.

Could it be...the Kansas Chief too?
Unexpected, shocking, astonishing, and impact.

Sure enough, three consecutive championships is a hurdle; sure enough, a perfect season is a burden -

The Kansas City Chiefs should not have fought so fiercely with the Los Angeles Chargers in the last game of the regular season for a false reputation. Now they are paying the price for their arrogance and arrogance. Even if they win the glory of a undefeated season, so what? Being eliminated in the first game of the playoffs is truly a shame.

Although the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl championship in the 2017 season by making a comeback and scoring the winning goal, times have changed. Since the 2019 season, the Kansas City Chiefs have been smooth sailing and performing strongly. They have become accustomed to playing with the wind, but playing against the wind is another matter entirely.

The two-time defending champions haven't been so embarrassed for a long time.

Allowing three touchdowns in the first quarter was bad enough, but what was even more terrible was that the Kansas City Chiefs themselves were shutout. The situation was urgent.

At this point, let's look back at the overall situation. First, the Baltimore Ravens did not score a touchdown in the first three quarters of the first divisional game, and then the Kansas City Chiefs were shutout in the first quarter of the second divisional game. This...

The two best and strongest offensive groups in the league during the regular season unexpectedly and simultaneously stalled, inexplicably and without warning. If we continue to insist that there is no "home curse", no one would believe it.

Now, the Kansas City Chiefs are in trouble.

In the 2017 season, the Kansas City Chiefs were the dark horse, the underdog, and the challenger who was not afraid of wearing shoes. They had nothing to lose, no retreat and no fear. Even when they were in desperate situations, they still had the tenacity to fight back.

However, the situation before my eyes was different.

The Kansas City Chiefs have been performing strongly and smoothly throughout the season. Although they have encountered some difficulties and tests, they have always been able to hold on to the game and not let themselves hang on the cliff with one hand. Now they are suddenly pushed into such a desperate situation. Do the defenders still have the courage to do so?
"It's difficult. It's a very, very difficult situation."

"In some ways, it's even worse than when the New England Patriots trailed the Atlanta Falcons by 2016 points in the third quarter of the season."

"Because the Kansas City Chiefs were unable to find their rhythm from the beginning, and because the Tennessee Titans completely destroyed their opponents' confidence in the first quarter, even a strong team like the Kansas City Chiefs could not help but have self-doubt at this moment: Can I really win the game?"

"When we talk about comebacks, the Buffalo Bills' 'Comebak' in the 1992 AFC Wild Card Game, the New England Patriots' comeback in the 2016 Super Bowl, and the Kansas City Chiefs' four consecutive 'comebacks' in 2017 are all very popular, but it is worth noting that all of these games were played after they were behind at halftime."

"What we saw in front of us was a one-sided game in the first quarter. It was completely unbalanced and overwhelming. Our faith was completely destroyed."

"In the history of the NFL, whether it is the regular season or the playoffs, no team has ever been able to complete a comeback after falling behind by 20 points or more in the first quarter."

"No."

"Absolutely not. No team could have accomplished anything like that."

"And now, the Kansas City Chiefs are hoping for a miracle."

"Obviously, we all know the energy and potential of this Kansas City Chiefs team. Through the adjustments made during the halftime break, they still have the ability to fight back."

"But the big difference between being behind in the first quarter and being behind at halftime is whether the Kansas City Chiefs can hold on until halftime and return to the locker room."

"The most serious and terrifying problem facing us is that the Kansas City Chiefs have no breathing time, while the Tennessee Titans are still aggressive."

"Vrabel and Henry still did not let down their guard, or rather refused to do so. They were ready to seize the second quarter to continue their attack, trying to further widen the score gap before entering the locker room for adjustments at halftime, and completely push the Kansas City Chiefs into the abyss."

"Once the Tennessee Titans were able to continue to pull away in the second quarter, the chances for the Kansas City Chiefs in this game might have disappeared little by little."

"The Houston Texans just upset the Baltimore Ravens with an absolutely dominant performance. The Baltimore Ravens were trailing the entire game, which no one expected."

"Now that the Tennessee Titans have completely neutralized the Kansas City Chiefs in the first quarter, maybe this postseason is indeed shrouded in a different atmosphere."

"The Kansas City Chiefs need to adjust, but the bad thing is that the Tennessee Titans refuse to give them breathing room, and Reid?"

"What should Reed do?"

(End of this chapter)