Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 147: The Battle of Beliefs
"Roaring, Crimson Tide!"

"Roaring, Crimson Tide!"

The entire Richmond James Stadium was flooded, enveloped, occupied, and shaken, spreading across Tampa Bay in a mighty manner.

Just when everyone thought that the young and energetic Sweeney had successfully outmaneuvered Shaban, Shaban once again demonstrated his sophistication and wisdom.

The suspense is back, the suspense of victory or defeat is truly back.

Humphrey leapt to protect the football, using his own life to protect the ball.

The whole scene was depressing and frustrating.

Humphrey was also very dissatisfied with his performance. From the last game against the University of Washington to this game against Clemson University, his performance has never reached the level of the regular season. He was anxious and a little self-blaming.

Until now, standing on the edge of the cliff, he finally seized the opportunity to complete a small self-redemption.

ah! Ahhhh!
But this time, Humphrey did not celebrate wildly. He waited until the crowd dispersed, then rushed to the sidelines with the football, stuffed it into Jacobs' arms, and smiled.

"Josh, the game isn't over."

They are still fighting side by side, including Jacobs' efforts.

Jacobs held the football and stood there like a puppet.

Humphrey turned to look at Levi and gave him a big hug. "It's up to you guys now."

My heart was beating wildly in my chest.

at last!

The defense finally caught up at the critical moment and created opportunities for the offense. Humphrey looked at Levi, and he had a lot to say but didn't know how to start. In the end, he just clenched his fist and hit Levi's shoulder hard, "Let's fight together."

The captain of the defensive team, Allen, was at the back, arriving late. He felt a little guilty. If the defensive team could have found their form earlier, would they not have fallen into such a desperate situation?

When he looked up, Allen saw Levi.

Levi held out his right fist, waiting.

Alan glanced into Levi's eyes, calm and confident, with a smile creeping up the corners of his mouth. A thousand words could not compare to a tacit look, and then he bumped fists with Levi to complete the handover -

The defense team has completed its mission, and now it’s up to the offense team.

Turning around, Allen saw Hertz, whose face was a little tense. He smiled. As expected, he was still a child. He bumped Hertz's shoulder with his fist and said, "All of us are standing behind you."

Hertz followed Allen's gaze and saw that the eyes of the Crimson Tide were all united, which made the blood rush to his heart. He couldn't help but clench his fists and followed Levi's footsteps into the stadium.

Victory or defeat all depends on this moment——

On the other side of the court, Watson could no longer sit still. He stood on the sidelines with a depressed and anxious look on his face, cursing and walking back and forth.

From sacks to fumbles, the nightmare of the spring training camp reappeared. The team had originally secured victory, but now had to wait for the judgment of fate.

The burden fell on the shoulders of the Clemson Tigers' defense, and he could only be a spectator. Watson didn't like this feeling and hated this feeling.

Grass!
Watson almost exploded.

Because of the ball possession change due to the fumble, the Alabama Crimson Tide's offense went straight on the field and launched an attack at the 21-yard line of the Clemson Tigers' half. The red zone was within reach, and the suspense was hanging at the throat.

There was one minute and nine seconds left in the game and Shaban had one timeout left.

Everything is possible.

First down, 10 yards. Hurts connected with wide receiver Robinson and completed a five-yard pass, but the Clemson Tigers defense was very alert and followed up to complete the tackle immediately, preventing Robinson from going out of bounds and stopping the clock, and forcibly pulled Robinson back and fell to the ground in bounds.

At such a moment in the game, the quarterback will often choose to pass the ball toward the sideline and use the wide receiver to catch the ball out of bounds to stop the clock, but this tactic also has risks, because the defense can easily predict and position themselves in advance, and the success rate of interceptions will also rise.

This also forces the quarterback to be more accurate in passing.

In order to avoid being intercepted by the cornerback, Hurts' pass just now had a slightly higher arc, so that Robinson had to lose his balance and lean back to catch the ball, which destroyed Robinson's body control and resulted in him not being able to successfully go out of bounds and stop the clock.

Shaban didn't hesitate and used the third timeout immediately.

Second gear, five codes.

Hurts used a fake pass to get past the defense, and Levi advanced on the ground again, successfully advancing five yards and getting the first down.

Because the red zone was right in front of him, the short pass area of ​​the defensive team began to become denser. Levi saw that the route in front of him was full of people. He did not want to make any contribution. He just fell to the ground cleanly after getting the first attack.

Immediately afterwards, Hurts threw the ball without hesitation to stop the clock, wasting an offensive opportunity in exchange for a pause in the game, giving Shaban time to arrange tactics.

At this time, the Crimson Tide Storm had already reached the eleven-yard line in front of the end zone. One step further was the red zone, but because of this they had to face the unprecedentedly intensive defense of the Clemson Tigers defense.

The difficulty increases sharply.

Moreover, the whole situation is different.

There are fifty-three seconds left in the game, and they have no more timeouts, which means that this time the clock is stopped by throwing the ball is the last chance to make tactical arrangements. There will be no more chances, and they must go all the way.

The air is becoming increasingly tense.

Second gear, ten yards.

Hurts tried to find tight end Howard, using the tight end's body shape advantage to outsmart the defense in the short pass area, but because the pass trajectory was too low, Howard caught the football below his knees and thighs but had no way to turn around and advance. He could only fall to the ground quickly to avoid wasting time.

Here, we can see Sweeney's shrewdness again——

In fact, the defense could have disrupted the pass, but by doing so, they would have automatically helped the Alabama Crimson Tide stop the game time, so they deliberately did not get close at the first time, but instead let Howard receive the ball, and then completed the blockade and interception, allowing time to continue to pass.

The Alabama Crimson Tide had no time to breathe. They stood up immediately, lined up immediately, and kicked off immediately. Everything went into high speed.

Three gears and seven numbers.

Hurts passed the football to Levi, who tried to force his way through the crowded defense, but the Clemson Tigers were mentally prepared for this, and the layers of human wave tactics completely cut off Levi's chance of survival.

Forced to advance five yards, but still lacked momentum.

Four gears and two codes.

Desperate situation, this is the real desperate situation.

In fact, the choice now left for the Alabama Crimson Tide is very obvious. They don't need to try a free kick because there is no point in kicking it. Forced fourth gear is the only option, and success or failure depends on it.

However, time still passed, twenty-five seconds, twenty-four seconds...

Every time I hesitated and every time I was nervous, the door of hope would close a little tighter. Twenty-three seconds, twenty-two seconds...

Sweeney and Shaban sent out hand signals one after another, and deployed their plans in a race against time. The suspense of the entire season was all concentrated at this moment.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Clark made his debut.

Everyone:? ? ?
First update today.

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(End of this chapter)