Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 236: Go your own way

The atmosphere in the "Inside the Alliance" studio is indeed a little subtle.

Anyone with eyes can see that Bart and Levi are at odds with each other.

Although the reason was unclear, everyone present was a professional and they all knew that the game was not over yet and they still had to watch the second half.

Bart is just being quick-witted now. If the Kansas City Chiefs lose in the end, then everything will be fine and Bart will have the final say on right and wrong. But what if the Kansas City Chiefs win?
Just now, Lawson gave Bart a way out, but Bart refused, so they just watched from the sidelines, thinking it was fun to watch the fun.

It was not until Bart poured out all the words that should and should not be said that the other guests began to speak up and fulfilled their duties conscientiously.

There is one thing they all agreed on, that both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles did not perform normally in the first half. Although both teams' defenses performed well, they both needed offense to win, and the performance of both teams' offenses was far from expectations.

How to adjust the offense has also become a focus during the halftime break.

At the beginning of the second half, the Philadelphia Eagles, who took the lead in attacking, showed their determination.

Sophomore quarterback Wentz found his touch in a nine-game offensive drive and threw a 26-yard pass to wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, who had just joined the team this season. It was the first pass connection between the two and it was converted into a touchdown.

Arrowhead Stadium was a little dull. Obviously they didn't want to see their opponents score the first touchdown in their own back garden. This was not a positive sign.

"See, I told you so," Bart said.

The Philadelphia Eagles grabbed fate by the throat and opened the second half with the first touchdown of the game. Now the Kansas City Chiefs face a severe test.

"10:6"

The Kansas City Chiefs, playing at home, fell behind.

Bart sat contentedly in the chair, leaning back and relaxing, imagining himself enjoying the scene with a glass of beer in his hand. Everything was just as expected, and he was one step closer to his goal of washing away the shame and regaining his glory.

Then, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive team took the field again.

Just like in the first half, Smith and Levi started the game together. Reed did not make any obvious adjustments to the lineup during the halftime break. So, what about the tactics?

Bart shook his head slightly. Was Reid crazy? He had hit the wall repeatedly in the first half, but he didn't make any adjustments in the second half and insisted on going his own way? Was Reid really capable of this?
"attack!"

"attack!"

Arrowhead Stadium tried to gather some energy and continue to cheer for the home team, but the problem was that the first half was too dull. Even though they still hadn't lost confidence, their passion and enthusiasm were exhausted by the repeated wall crashes and punts. Now that they were hit hard, they couldn't get excited for a while.

It feels cold.

The whole scene was a bit chaotic and depressed.

Soon, the noise died down as Smith prepared to tee off.

"attack!"

Smith didn't hesitate at all. He turned around and handed the football to Levi, then stepped back to make way and clear the way for Levi.

The entire audience's attention once again fell on this rookie.

Wait, are they preparing to break through the middle?

Today, Levi and Hunter encountered dense defense on both sides, so breaking through the middle seemed to be a reasonable choice.

But it just sounds beautiful.

Don't forget that the middle area is where the linebackers gather. If you move forward rashly, you will only get yourself stuck in the muscle forest and end up hitting a wall.

So, what was the reason why Smith made way for the passage?
Could it be that he was just pretending to run and actually passing the ball?
In a split second, all kinds of speculations kept colliding in the brain. Not only the fans and spectators, but also the field was changing rapidly, and the offensive and defensive sides were constantly observing, reacting, and starting in the confrontation.

A strong wind suddenly arose.

However, Levi rushed out to the right along a 45-degree radial straight line. His speed was fully released in just two or three steps. Judging from his posture and trend, he should be preparing to use his speed to forcibly break away from the interception and tackle of the defensive forward along the slot.

The passage between the lineman and the tight end is called the slot.

Running backs and wide receivers are often able to find space to break through in the slot, but today, the triangle zone defense formed by the Philadelphia Eagles' defensive front line, linebackers and cornerbacks completely cut off the breakthrough space in the slot, so that Levi and Hunter's ground advances repeatedly entered the pocket and were unable to complete a breakthrough.

I have to say that the Philadelphia Eagles defense did play well and didn't leave many chances throughout the first half.

But this is also the fun of competitive sports. Creating opportunities, opening up situations, and reversing disadvantages in the collision between strong opponents, and what finally determines victory or defeat is often a fleeting moment.

Although the Philadelphia Eagles scored first in the second half, Levi remained unmoved and continued to focus on himself.

A glance from the corner of my eye.

Sure enough, defensive end Barnett followed closely.

As a rookie, Barnett was selected with the 14th overall pick in this year's draft. This year is hailed as the "big year for defensive ends," and he is the second defensive end selected this year.

Originally, Barnett's job was to match up against the running back, and he was a natural enemy of Levi. The No. 1 pick Garrett missed the game due to injury, so the other defensive ends were all trying to show themselves, and Levi stole all the attention as a running back in the first week, so a natural matchup was formed.

Moreover, Barnett is from the University of Tennessee, which is a sworn enemy of the University of Alabama in the same division. When they met last year, Barnett was ruthlessly crushed by Levi. Over the past six months, Barnett has been sharpening his knife and waiting for the moment of revenge. It is undoubtedly his dream to shine in the league by stepping on the corpses of his sworn enemies.

Barnett believed this was his chance.

In fact, Barnett did seize the opportunity. He was like a chicken with its blood pumped up throughout the first half. He was in exceptionally good form, like a tiger descending from the mountain.

However, Levi is not a wooden stake. He will not stand still and wait to hit the wall. At the beginning of the second half, Levi was ready for the confrontation.

Diagonal, outward, light steps.

Obviously, Barnett couldn't keep up, and his 6.26 feet (191 cm), 259 pounds (117 kg) body looked bulky and slow.

Wait, that's it? It can't be broken through so easily, right?

The Philadelphia Eagles' defense was able to stop Levi, but of course that's not all.

Although Barnett couldn't keep up with the pace, he could see the other three figures surrounding him at the first moment.

On the right side, cornerback Mills.

Diagonally in front of the left side, behind Barnett, is linebacker Mychal Kendricks.

The slot is near the middle, with Pro Bowl-level veteran safety Malcolm Jenkins.

This is the real problem.

Although Kendricks mistook it for a fake pass and started a little slower, he caught up immediately after realizing it was a running ball, forming a zone defense with the rest of the Philadelphia Eagles' defensive teammates.

They didn't defend Levi individually because the rookie wasn't worth it, but their defense against ground running was like a tight net.

As expected of the league's top-ranked ground defense last week, the team maintained its intensity even in the second half.

So, another difficult problem lay before Levi, exactly the same as in the first half.

(End of this chapter)