Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 227 A cold sweat

"Rookie vs. Goat"?
Ha ha.

Brady was very calm and confident. He strode onto the grass with his head held high. He believed that he could make a comeback. He not only believed it, but knew it.

This confidence is not groundless——

Looking at the entire game, the New England Patriots only punted once, which was the last offensive wave in the fourth quarter. All other scores were either touchdowns or free kicks, without any misses throughout the whole process.

Indeed, Brady was not in his best form today, but he will teach the rookie a lesson on what it means to be the best player in the league and the best player in history:
Winning when you are in your best condition is natural, and every professional player can do it, otherwise you might as well go home and farm; but being able to find a way to win when you are not in your best condition is great.

Brady is really good at what he does.

The offensive lineman who had just been criticized by Brady improved his condition and performed well, providing solid pocket protection and buying time for Brady.

After two consecutive offensive waves, the New England Patriots fell into a third-gear dilemma, but Brady still found a gap at the critical moment and completed the third-gear conversion.

Brady is doing CPR for the New England Patriots' offense, not only keeping it alive, but also keeping it close to midfield and firmly in control.

The key is tight end Gronkowski.

As mentioned earlier, for a long time, the role of the tight end focused on breaking blocks and setting screens. Although they also played the role of receiving the ball, because of their bulky size and slow speed, they were between running backs and wide receivers, so their positioning was unclear and their role was relatively limited.

Until two players changed history:

Graham of the New Orleans Saints and Gronkowski of the New England Patriots.

Their strength and physique give them greater ability to fight and break through, and they can even play the role of armor-piercing; at the same time, they have excellent speed, and their powerful advances can often continue after being tackled.

Instead, they combine the advantages of running backs and wide receivers, play an irreplaceable role, and completely reverse the important position of tight ends in the era where passing is king.

Fans often make fun of the New England Patriots' offensive tactics:

"Look for Big Gron in third gear."

In other words, in the third gear, Brady will most likely look for Gronkowski. Even if the defense sees through him, Gronkowski will be able to solve the problem with his own personal ability, and the defense will not be able to stop him.

Some teams even had to send out two or even three people to defend Gronkowski in the third gear. Such tactics may lead to losing sight of one thing while focusing on another, but the real disaster is that even if the three people defend together, they still cannot stop him.

This is Gronkowski's ability.

It's the same thing in front of me.

In two consecutive third-down situations, Brady connected with Gronkowski without exception, relying on his most reliable and stable passing target to solve the problem.

Corny, but effective.

How to stop Gronkowski is a problem that the entire league needs to worry about.

Until Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Allen Bailey gave the answer, at least a solution to the problem.

Ten yards in one gear.

The two front lines were in a stalemate, and Bailey immediately noticed Brady's intention to connect with Gronkowski, preparing to catch the defense off guard.

After all, this is first gear, not third.

but!

Bailey was so focused that he immediately saw through Brady and Gronkowski's intention to connect, and immediately stood up straight and raised his hands to form a block, just like in a volleyball game.

Brady's passing was mediocre today, especially his control in the short pass area. The arc of this pass was obviously not high enough and was directly intercepted by Bailey.

It was just a little bit away from an interception, just a little bit away.

The entire Gillette Stadium broke out in a cold sweat, including Brady.

Gronkowski tried his best but there was nothing he could do. He could only watch the pass being intercepted midway, unable to do anything.

After escaping death, Brady immediately realized that the situation had become even more tense.

Second gear, ten yards.

If you don't want to fall into the dilemma of having to take risks on the third-down long pass, then the second-down offense must play smarter and more risky. In fact, it is true that Brady is ready to try a long pass on the second-down.

However, the Kansas City Chiefs defense, which had been suppressed in the first three quarters of the game, did show amazing form in the fourth quarter.

Raid!

It was more than just a surprise attack. Linebacker Houston broke through from the outside like a dagger, cut into the pocket in just three or two steps, and pounced on Brady like a wolf.

BRADY: Oops.

Under normal circumstances, Brady might have made a hasty move to avoid being sacked, but it was already the most critical moment of the game and there was little time left. If he didn't take risks and fight hard, he would have no chance.

So Brady continued to hold the ball, moving around, trying to dodge Houston's sack and continue looking for a passing target to turn the tide.

Faced with Brady, who is staggering like an old ox cart, Houston naturally will not miss this great gift.

A pounce, a hug.

Houston grabbed Brady accurately and rolled him into a ball without any mercy.

Huh!
The entire Gillette Stadium gasped, but no one could exclaim in surprise yet.

"Drop the ball!"

"God!"

"The football fell out of Brady's arms. It was a fatal drop."

The live broadcast room was stunned, watching Brady being rubbed and tortured like a rag. In the chaos, the football broke free.

"Houston!"

"Justin Houston, he actually got the ball before Brady did."

"Possession transition!"

"On the first possession of the game, the Kansas City Chiefs defense strangled fate with an unparalleled performance at the critical moment."

"Intensity! Explosion!"

"What are we talking about when we keep talking about the qualities that the Kansas City Chiefs lack?"

"That's what we're seeing right now. It's the team's ability to continuously explode on the ground and complete long-distance advances, and it's also the team's ability to use tough defense to continuously break the opponent's offensive momentum and even create a change of possession."

"Now, the initiative of victory or defeat is in the hands of the Kansas City Chiefs."

"It can be seen on the screen that Brady is very angry and his emotions are out of control again."

Damn it!

Brady was unable to control himself after all. He threw his helmet to the ground and cursed.

Damn it, damn it, damn it!

A short pass was almost intercepted.

The long pass on second down was sacked and the ball was lost.

The New England Patriots' offense was suppressed from all sides, and Brady was forced off the field without even having a chance to connect with Gronkowski.

This also means that they need to expect the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive group to make shocking mistakes, otherwise the victory of this game will not belong to them.

Leading for nearly three quarters, but getting crushed in the fourth quarter?
What's going on, what's the script?
Even Brady, who had seen countless storms, still lost control.

"Grass!"

Now, there are only sixty-three seconds left in the game. It's easy to tell that the Kansas City Chiefs will use a ground attack to waste time. They don't need to attack, they just need to use up the time to win, unless the rookie running back also loses the ball.

Etc., etc--

No... No way? Is it really...?
(End of this chapter)