Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 1490 Stunned
Whoosh!
The football finally came to Garoppolo's attention, and before Frank Clark could step up to sack him, he passed the football at the critical moment.

In an instant, everyone's eyes followed the reddish-brown parabola that flew diagonally across the court.

Then, he passed the entangled figures of Sanders and Breeland, without falling, and went straight out of bounds.

Levi, who was standing at the side of the field, jumped lightly, intercepted the football from the air with one hand, and held it in his arms, looking relaxed.

Levi looked at Garoppolo and smiled, "Thank you!"

A turning point!
The Hard Rock Stadium was filled with laughter, whistles and applause, including a small number of San Francisco 49ers fans who couldn't control their smiles.

The live broadcast even joked, "Garopolo passed the ball to Levi, this is a new thing. Who could have expected that we would actually see such a scene?"

"But alas, Shanahan has no such sense of humor."

A first down and ten yards and the pass was incomplete, which is not a positive sign.

However, Shanahan is not the type to dwell on mistakes, and he still moves forward according to the plan, calling on Garoppolo to pay attention.

Garoppolo took a deep breath, stood firm, and secretly clenched his fist to cheer himself up: Calm down. Calm down!
On the other side of the offensive and defensive confrontation, the Kansas City Chiefs' defense was as solid as a rock and united as one. The murderous intent and determination in their eyes were unprecedentedly consistent.

Now the score is tied, and their offensive group once again found a chance to turn the situation around. As long as they can complete this defense, Levi can come on the court again.

Linebacker Ray Grande calmed down completely and carefully looked at the San Francisco 49ers' position.

On the surface, everything seems normal, it's just an ordinary pistol formation, but in fact, everything is regular, because the San Francisco 49ers strictly follow the tactical manual to enter the game.

Different running routes and different combinations are dazzling. But they are not ordinary fans, they are professional players. At the same time, they are not watching from the sidelines, but have been experiencing the game in person. The running route combinations of the San Francisco 49ers gradually become clear in their minds, just like cracking a code.

Once the running routes of the San Francisco 49ers were cracked, Shanahan was helpless. After all, he was just standing on the sidelines directing the game. He could not play the game on behalf of the players. In the actual game, things change rapidly and any slight mistake could cause things to go off track.

Just now, that's it, the Kansas Chiefs are gradually seeing through Shanahan's running route coordination.

However, the Kansas City Chiefs did not rush to put pressure on the ball. They held their positions with zone defense, covering the passing routes on the one hand and guarding against the running back committee's efforts on the other. As for Garoppolo, they were not prepared to put pressure on the ball, but let Garoppolo pass the ball.

The pressure is at the end, not at the starting point.

Regland noticed a detail and turned to look at another linebacker, Higgins. He was about to communicate, but found that Higgins was lip-syncing.

“Coleman.”

Running back Tevin Coleman.

There was a hint of brightness in Regland's eyes, and he nodded slightly to Higgins, as if he understood Higgins's thoughts.

Second gear, ten yards.

"kick off!"

"Garopolo makes a quick short pass, trying to connect with Kittle!"

"No, Kittle is a smoke screen, the target of the pass is Samuel!"

"The San Francisco 49ers opened up the defense with a double play, but wait, fake play!"

"Fake fax run?"

"No, it's still a pass. Garoppolo's target is running back Coleman!"

"Samuel and Kittle are both breakaway players, and Coleman is trying to complete the catch, but!"

"Beautiful!" "The pass was incomplete!"

"The Kansas City Chiefs completed a wonderful defense. Although Garoppolo made consecutive fake screens to try to distract the defense, the Kansas City Chiefs linebackers remained highly focused and were not deceived by Samuel and Kittle's split screens. Higgins teamed up with Ray Grande to get stuck in position."

“Coleman couldn’t get to his target accurately, and Garoppolo’s pass fell directly into the gap.”

"Second consecutive incomplete pass!"

"Wow, this is great! The Kansas City Chiefs' pass defense, which has been up and down this season, has become tough at critical moments. Now the pressure has doubled, no, it may even be ten times. The San Francisco 49ers are facing a crisis of third down and yards. In such a tight and stalemate game, this is a third down with no way out."

Huchi, wheeze.

My breathing became more and more rapid. The rapid secretion of lactic acid made my throat dry and my muscles sore. My calves trembled uncontrollably and I didn't even have the strength to straighten my back.

From Garoppolo's interception to Hardman's touchdown to the San Francisco 49ers facing third-and-, everything happened too fast, not only in terms of time, but also in terms of the fierceness of the confrontation and the stalemate in the atmosphere. It was like being thrown into a dryer, entangled together in a crowded and hot manner and spinning at high speed.

The sky was spinning and the earth was turning upside down.

However, there is still no time to rest and breathe, Garoppolo must announce the start of the game——

"attack!"

Garoppolo acted decisively and left the pocket without hesitation under the cover of running back Yuszczek.

Modern outside zone offense system.

At the critical moment, Shanahan also brought out his trump card. The cooperation between Garoppolo and Yuszczek has made great contributions at critical moments many times this season.

Garoppolo is observing and judging, trying to capture the hesitation and indecision in the defender's eyes: run the ball, or pass it?
A short moment is enough.

But this time, Garoppolo was disappointed. There was no wavering in those eyes. The Kansas City Chiefs defense didn't fall for it and still held its position.

The arrow is on the string, ready to be fired at any moment.

Garoppolo had no time to hesitate, but what should he do? Who should he pass the ball to?
Samuel failed to create space, and Sanders was swallowed up by the red and disappeared. Obviously, the Kansas City Chiefs knew that the San Francisco 49ers might challenge the middle pass or even the long pass. The third-down and ten-yard situation did not leave Garoppolo with many options, which made the defense team's layout more relaxed.

To make matters worse, Chris Jones was already rushing towards them like red magma, with his fangs bared and claws bared. Yuszcek immediately switched positions to meet him, but this also meant that their passing tactics were exposed, and the Kansas City Chiefs' defensive team's zone defense instantly became tighter.

Kittel!
Lifeline, Kittel.

Obviously, Kittle realized the urgency of the situation and the San Francisco 49ers chose to pass the ball, but the modern outside zone offensive system failed to deceive the opponent. The Kansas City Chiefs defended tightly and cut off the passing target, which caused Garoppolo to be isolated and helpless with no passing target.

So, Kittle ran back and returned to the position two or three yards in front of the line of scrimmage to meet Garoppolo, and he could deal with the rest later.

At this time, Garoppolo didn't care about the third-gear transition situation. He threw the football to Kittle in a panic, clinging to the life-saving straw.

however--

The trajectory of the football was obviously too low, and it hit the ground hard like a baseball. Kittle had no time to bend down and could only watch the football hit his feet.

Pass, incomplete.

Kittle looked up at Garoppolo: …

Garoppolo looked up at Kittle: …

transfixed!

(End of this chapter)