Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 223: Master of Stealing the Spotlight
It was unbelievable. Even though I saw it with my own eyes, I still couldn't believe my eyes. The 100% third-gear conversion rate was really too outrageous. This was an unacceptable fact because it proved that they were not able to seize the game.

Strength, yes.

Quality, got it.

But failing at critical moments is very demoralizing.

The New England Patriots' defense was panting and blood-thirsty, like a pack of hungry wolves, desperate to prove that they could also stop their opponents. Then, they saw that figure.

Number twenty-three.

Just in time, the moment they had been waiting for to wash away their shame had finally arrived.

If Hunter played the role of running back and wide receiver, confusing the team, causing the offensive tactics to be elusive, disrupting New England's defense and causing the defense to be in a mess, this can barely be considered a reason; then Levi's destruction of the ground defense is another matter, and they need to get back their ground and save their face.

One, two, sharpening their knives.

Levi and Hunter took turns on the stage, and Hunter's dissatisfaction could be clearly felt.

Hunter is in good shape now. Although his ground running is still not on track, he has proved his versatility at the wide receiver position, which is also an important weight in his competition with Levi. He is eager to stay on the field, continue to find his form and continue to contribute to the team.

But Reid wanted the running backs to take turns to play for rest and adjustment as well as for tactical adjustments, and Hunter had no choice.

Hunter glared at Levi: It’s better not to ruin such a good situation.

Levi noticed Hunter's eyes, and a smile rose slightly on his lips:
That's good. Anyway, the entire Gillette Stadium is now staring at him, so one more Hunter won't make much difference, and one less Hunter won't make much difference.

In fact, Hunter's outstanding performance also made Levi realize the existence of healthy competition. He will not let his guard down and will continue to use his outstanding performance to keep Hunter at the position of the second running back.

Full of power.

As soon as he came on the court, Levi could feel the gazes from the opposing defensive team. The momentum was condensed and the aura was fully open. The whole pressure made the air completely condense, and the new and old hatreds that had been suppressed and accumulated before were completely ignited.

Prepare to aim at Levi and release them all.

Levi still remained calm——

He is the bait.

Belichick is an old fox, but Reed is not weak either.

Reid accurately grasped the situation on the field. He noticed the emotional fluctuations of the defensive team. The decreased physical strength caused by pressure exposed more uncertainties. He used this fluctuation to divert attention and create opportunities for passing the ball.

Deep down, Reid still believes in passing the ball.

Ten yards in one gear.

Smith faked a run and then passed the ball, successfully drawing all the firepower to Levi with his lifelike handover action, but in the chaos he kept stepping back, stretching his arms, bending his bow and shooting the eagle, and it was obvious that he was preparing for a long pass.

This time, Reid walked ahead of Belichick.

Levi played an excellent bait role, completely disrupting the layout of the short pass area and buying Smith enough time and space to pass the ball.

Smith made a long pass, an incredible 40-yard parabola aimed at the end zone, a fatal shot.

The entire Gillette Stadium was shocked. There was a sound of gasps from the audience, and even the commentators in the live broadcast room were all stunned.

I have to say that Reed's offensive tactics were really impressive.

The only regret is——

No connection was successful.

New England Patriots safety Chung became the last line of defense for the players at a critical moment. He got stuck in the end zone and snatched the football away from Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Hill one step ahead of him. The clean and strong defense allowed Gillette Stadium to go around the death line and return to the ground.

My brain is buzzing.

If the Kansas City Chiefs had been allowed to score another touchdown, the fourth quarter would have been really dangerous. The Zhong family almost single-handedly saved the team's life.

With this momentum, the New England Patriots' defense finally showed its strength, and this six-man raid did not give Smith any chance.

Sack. Outside linebacker Harrison finally got what he wanted, sacked Smith in the pocket, and stopped the Kansas City Chiefs from continuing to attack with the pass, and in an extremely difficult situation, he bought a glimmer of hope for the New England Patriots.

The whole place was boiling.

No one expected that the fourth quarter would be so close and the Kansas City Chiefs' offense would be so strong. It is hard to imagine how bad the situation would be without the Zhong family's life-saving pass defense.

Harrison has begun to dance--

Three gears and sixteen codes.

The New England Patriots are one step away from striking out the Kansas City Chiefs.

Moreover, with such a large number of yards on third down, it is particularly easy to defend whether it is a pass or a run, and the defense occupies an exceptionally powerful position.

Generally speaking, in such a situation, the offensive team will often choose to pass the ball. After all, the third gear is sixteen yards, and to complete the third gear transition, they must gamble on the long pass, so the defensive team will move back a little and just hold on to the long pass.

But if the offense chooses to run the ball, trying to advance some yards and get a free kick position, the defense will also have no problem, because the running back needs to advance sixteen yards to complete the first attack conversion, which means the defense has enough space to step back and cut off the running ball.

In other words, the defense has a full sixteen yards of space to adjust, make mistakes, follow up, and make up for the deficit.

The situation is completely in the defense team's favor.

The Kansas City Chiefs, who had successfully converted three third downs before, may not be able to continue advancing.

"Defense!"

"Defense!"

"Defense!"

The uniform shouts from Gillette Stadium poured out like a rainstorm, and the entire stadium shook slightly, as if shaking the world.

The momentum was so overwhelming that it was extremely difficult for Smith to make tactical arrangements. He could only communicate by shouting at the top of his lungs and using gestures.

"What tactics will Reid choose this time?"

"In the first three third-down conversions, two were by Kelce and one was by Hunter. Reed's passing tactics did make changes in limited space, but this time the third-down long yardage obviously needs to face more severe challenges."

"Is it possible that Reed unexpectedly hands the football to the running back?"

As soon as Michaels expressed his opinion, Collinsworth couldn't help laughing, obviously disagreeing.

Michaels looked over, "Chris?"

Collinsworth shook his head. "If it was Hubble or Rivera, sure, they might take the risk, but Reed? Almost impossible."

"Look at the Super Bowl last season, everyone thought Carroll was going to hand the football to Lynch, but what did he do?"

"That's Lynch in 'beast mode'."

"And now Reid has a rookie in rookie mode. I don't think he should choose to give such a key number to a rookie. If it is Adrian Peterson, well, I admit there is a 10% possibility, but unfortunately, Peterson is not at Gillette Stadium at this moment."

"My guess is the long ball, Hill. They tried it once on first down and ten yards, hey, third down and sixteen, why not try it again?"

In the live broadcast room, analysis and discussion are taking place.

On the court——

"attack!"

Smith announced the kickoff, took a few steps back, raised his chin and began to observe.

Sure enough, pass the ball.

So, was the pass intended for Hill? Kelce? Or... Levi?
Wait, Levi?
Why did Smith give the football to Levi?

Oh, God, Reed is crazy.

(End of this chapter)