Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 1353 Doubt life

"See, I knew it. He just has a pretty face."

"As expected, it's not trustworthy. If you increase your expectations even a little, you'll be disappointed."

"Golden boy, hehe."

"I've said it before, the only thing stopping the San Francisco 49ers from reaching the Super Bowl was their decision to trust Garoppolo. Bad decision."

"Please don't compare him with Brady and Levi, okay? Because he is not qualified, and the ones who should be worried are Brady and Levi."

"No. That's a big, bold no."

Sarcasm and taking advantage of others' misfortune.

Even with your eyes closed, you can imagine that the negative voices on social networks will not give up the opportunity to attack Garoppolo.

Even more disastrous was that Garoppolo could even imagine the responses from Brady and Levi.

Although he is unwilling to be involved in this comparison, he hopes more than anyone else to stop this meaningless, mindless and far-fetched comparison; but it is easy to tell that the media will not let him go, nor will Brady and Levi go.

They have no say in this matter.

Brady: "Oh, Jimmy needs room to grow, everyone should give him time."

He's been in Brady's shadow for three years, and has been with the San Francisco 49ers for three seasons, but he still "needs" to grow? Haha.

Levi, "Who?"

He could even depict the innocent expression on Levi's face and the scene of the media reporters, some of whom were stunned, some were happy, and some were laughing in agreement.

Maybe others don't remember it at all, but Garoppolo did not forget that this was the first official playoff game in his six-year career and his first time on the playoff field as a starting quarterback. Obviously, this was not the picture he imagined.

An interception completely disrupted Garoppolo's plan.

Fortunately, the San Francisco 49ers defense immediately stepped up to save the situation, and the tough defense promptly curbed Cousins' rapid rise:

The interception did not turn into a touchdown. A beautiful defense prevented the Minnesota Vikings' offense from continuing to advance. After the strikeout, they only scored a free kick. In the crisis situation, they controlled the situation in time and helped the home team quickly gain a foothold.

You come and I go, attack and defense alternately——

Unexpectedly, this turned out to be the most stalemate, tense and exciting game among the four divisional games, which was something no one had expected.

"10:14".

At the end of the first half, the score was deadlocked. Not only was there no way to widen the gap, but the game and confrontation between the two sides on the offensive and defensive levels also produced wonderful sparks.

Previously, when the schedule was announced, there were complaints on social networks. Even if the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tennessee Titans was not scheduled to be the last game, it should be the game between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks. The "San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings" really lacked appeal.

However, the results were shocking.

Perhaps this NFC Divisional Round matchup is not as dramatic as the ups and downs of the Kansas City Chiefs vs. the Tennessee Titans, but the bloody stalemate is no less exciting than any other divisional round match, continuing the tradition of this season's playoffs:

Stimulate!

Even though the impact and uncertainty brought by the "home court curse" have disappeared, the gap between the playoff teams is far less obvious than the gap in regular season wins and losses. The 2019 playoffs swept away the haze of last season. From the wild card game to the divisional game, every game was exciting and suspenseful, and it was worth praising.

Including the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tennessee Titans, at least, the Tennessee Titans kept the suspense going for the entire half.

After halftime and returning in the second half, the Minnesota Vikings showed tenacity at Reeves Stadium, keeping the suspense of the game going.

Although the San Francisco 49ers took the lead in attacking in the second half, the Minnesota Vikings' defense gave Garoppolo a wake-up call and struck him out again. Garoppolo, who had a good opportunity, missed the chance again and failed to score a touchdown. In the end, the San Francisco 49ers could only end the game with a free kick.

"10:17".

The situation remains stalemate.

All the attention and pressure fall on Cousins' shoulders. The quarterback who shocked the entire league with his fully guaranteed contract in the 2018 offseason has finally come to the moment to prove himself under the spotlight. Whether the Minnesota Vikings can sound the clarion call for a counterattack depends on him.

After all, everyone says that the reason why the Minnesota Vikings lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC finals in 2017 was the weakness of the quarterback; with the arrival of Cousins, this problem should be solved, and there is no reason to stop the Minnesota Vikings from moving forward.

At the critical moment, Cousins ​​really stood at the center of the world, but not in the way he expected.

Intercept.

It wasn't a touchdown, it was an interception.

Cousins' pass was intercepted by former Seattle Seahawks top cornerback Richard Sherman, and the San Francisco 49ers defense once again stepped up to rewrite the game.

Sherman's interception not only extinguished Cousins' dream of catching up, but he also attacked back to the Minnesota Vikings' half to win an offensive starting position at the 44-yard line, almost handing the key to turning the momentum of the game to Garoppolo. The opportunity to hit the Minnesota Vikings hard was right in front of him.

At this time, the most classic and legendary offense in the four divisional games this season took place.

The San Francisco 49ers' offense came on the field and chose to run the ball for eight consecutive offensive plays on the -yard line in the opponent's half.

Eight times in a row!

In the modern outside zone offense system, Shanahan continuously used fake pass-the-fax running tactics, handing the football to three different running backs of the team. Overnight, the league returned to the retro tactics of 30 years ago when it relied on ground offense to conquer the world, and used ground offense to break through the opponent's defense.

The Minnesota Vikings were completely stunned.

This wave of offense ended with a one-yard touchdown run at the edge of the end zone, which not only widened the score and expanded the lead, but also the heavy and powerful shock wave directly made the Minnesota Vikings defense collectively confused, and even everyone in and outside the league had their jaws dislocated.

They thought that the Kansas City Chiefs' ground offense had been very strong in recent seasons, but they didn't expect that the San Francisco 49ers were even better.

For a moment, people didn't know whether they should admire Shanahan's clever use of the modern outside zone offensive system, or be surprised that Garoppolo has completely become a wallflower.

Cousins' breath caught in his throat, dumbfounded: Running backs can be used like this? So, the quarterback has become a decoration?

Cousins' world of perception was completely overturned, and the things he had always believed in were shaken and destroyed, and then, things would never be the same again.

No one expected that this attack would become the turning point of the entire game, directly declaring the end of the game, and the subsequent games... were completely messed up.

"10:27".

The San Francisco 49ers withstood the test at home, easily defeated the Minnesota Vikings, and advanced to the NFC final with their heads held high.

(End of this chapter)