Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 1461 Airtight
"7:14".

Just a refresh of the score and the whole atmosphere changed quietly.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the back-and-forth in the first half was extremely close and tense, with the game between Reid and Shanahan almost reaching a fever pitch. Such a confrontation was like a race, in which any slight error could lead to falling behind, and a slight lack of support could lead to a total collapse.

There is no other choice, the only way is to stay tense and continue to increase the intensity of the confrontation until one side falls apart.

Obviously, the Kansas City Chiefs are under more pressure.

Whether it was the challenge of three consecutive championships or the pressure of a perfect regular season record, the nerves were stretched to the extreme, which allowed the San Francisco 49ers' counterattack to burst out with even more powerful energy. The entire Hard Rock Stadium was on fire, and everyone could feel the surging energy gushing out.

however!
The Kansas City Chiefs are still the Kansas City Chiefs, showing their growth this season and the demeanor of a defending champion.

Mahomes stepped up.

Tonight, the San Francisco 49ers defense performed really well, especially when there was a mistake in the first offense and defense of the opening, which led to Levi's long drive and touchdown. They immediately gained a foothold and set up a tight net in the short pass area.

The focus is Levi.

To some extent, the offensive tactics of the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers are based on the same foundation, using ground offense to open up the situation and create opportunities for passing offense. Behind the seemingly dazzling and overwhelming tactics, the essence is to release smoke bombs to interfere with the opponent's judgment and open up space for their own offense.

The small difference is that the San Francisco 49ers have a running back committee with a lot of running back talent, so their ground offense is slightly better; the Kansas City Chiefs have a strong quarterback and arsenal of receiving weapons, and their ground offense mainly relies on Levi, so their passing offense has more options.

Therefore, the San Francisco 49ers surrounded Levi with a five-guard and a zone defense strategy.

Inspiration came from how the Kansas City Chiefs defended Derrick Henry in the AFC Divisional Round, but Shanahan made adjustments based on the characteristics of his own team.

The point is not to intercept Levi at the first time nor to completely kill Levi. They must admit that when Levi is in his best condition, the defense may have to make heavy sacrifices if they want to completely kill Levi's ground offense. Therefore, the point is to weaken Levi's possibility of continuously advancing long yards and consume Levi's physical strength bit by bit.

Fight a war of attrition.

In just three ground advances, Levi was surrounded and intercepted by sixteen people, so that Levi looked like he had been fished out of the water.

Although Levi continued to output, Reed immediately saw through Shanahan's intention and adjusted immediately. Now it was his teammates' turn to give support.

Mahomes made three consecutive short passes, and once he ran with the ball and got the first attack -

Don't be fooled by the fact that Mahomes runs slowly with the ball and staggers like a newborn calf, but the Kansas City Chiefs are very good at diverting attention. In addition, Mahomes runs with the ball in big strides, and each surprise attack can score a good number of yards, catching the opposing defense off guard.

In this way, not only did Levi's pressure shift, but the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive rhythm was re-improved. Shanahan must sound the alarm:

No one expected the Kansas City Chiefs to get into their own offensive rhythm, unstoppable and unstoppable.

The crisis at hand is not just this wave of offense, but also the subsequent games. Shanahan does not want Mahomes to find the rhythm.

Finally, the raid came—

"attack!"

Mahomes had just announced the start of the game, and the pressure on the San Francisco 49ers' defense was already on:

one two three four five six seven.

It's no exaggeration. Before Mahomes even took the football from the center, he could see the defensive front line moving forward in all directions.

Defensive line, linebackers, cornerbacks, all step up.

This was the first time in the game that the San Francisco 49ers broke their defensive formation and exerted full pressure with an all-out attitude. The crisis stung the skin like a storm. Moreover, the hidden changes were not fake moves.

Then, the cornerback retreated and returned to pass defense, but the linebacker and nickel back came forward and completely disrupted Mahomes' vision in the gap of the crossover.

Even if it was Lee who had the ball at this time, it would be a difficult task for him to find a breakthrough in the hail of bullets; what's more, it was Mahomes who had the ball for the Kansas City Chiefs at this time.

In the tactical game of passing or running the ball, Shanahan took the lead this time and aimed at Mahomes to put pressure on the pass before Reid changed the formation.

Finally, the San Francisco 49ers didn't have seven rushers, but they did have six, with four defensive linemen, a linebacker, and a nickel back cutting into the pocket.

And, Buckner, a second-team All-American defensive end, and Bosa, a defensive end who hit the rookie wall this season, found their opportunities and cut into the pocket.

Bosa has been frustrated and depressed for a whole season, with ups and downs, swaying, and an invisible window paper blocking his eyes. Everything seems to be on track, but it seems that everything is out of place. He stood on the Super Bowl stage for nearly two quarters of the game without any sense of presence.

suffocated.

Bosa could even hear the fans: Another Rookie of the Year who hit the rookie wall and disappeared, haha.

Push off the ground, start, and sprint.

Bosa threw his arms aside and rushed towards Mahomes regardless of anything.

Look, even Levi didn't bother to block him and turned to rush towards Buckner.

Levi: ???
Buckner appeared on the blind side and Bosa appeared on the right side. Mahomes could not see one, but the other. As the sixth offensive lineman, Levi naturally needed to block the blind side, and then hope that Mahomes could rely on his feet to get rid of the sack on the right side.

It's just that simple and has nothing to do with discrimination or disregard.

But Bosa has his own ideas, and he will make Levi pay the price for ignoring him.

Bosa gritted his teeth and rushed forward with all his might. Seeing that Mahomes had just controlled the football and had no time to retreat and adjust his steps, the San Francisco 49ers' first surprise attack to break the defensive formation of the whole game really caught the Kansas City Chiefs off guard.

opportunity!

Bosa dives at Mahomes.

boom!
Accurate hit!

However, Bosa was too eager and eager, and he stepped forward with too much force, so that his own arms were unable to complete the tackle, and the two men lost position in the impact of force and reaction.

Mahomes relied on the strength of his waist and abdomen to control his body, took a big step sideways, shook off Bosa, and incredibly extended his life.

His steps were confused, his center of gravity was swaying, and Mahomes raised his head and looked forward.

Airtight.

Dragnet.

The San Francisco 49ers not only adopted a surprise attack strategy, but also the two "Cover 3" triangle defense formations both shrank and compressed forward and inward, like a fishing net, tightly entangling the Kansas City Chiefs wide receivers and tight ends.

For a moment, Mahomes' secondary defensive read was unable to find a target to pass the ball to.

There is not even an ounce of breathing room.

(End of this chapter)