Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 242 A Thin Difference
"Defense!"

"Defense!"

The uniform cheers of support hovered over Arrowhead Stadium, the heat waves burned in the air, and the tense atmosphere was palpable.

The Philadelphia Eagles' offense finally played the tactics that Peterson wanted, finally!
In this offensive wave, Wentz played at his best, with a total of nine offensive plays, which took four minutes and thirty-seven seconds, leading the offensive team to advance 65 yards, and unstoppably broke into the Kansas City Chiefs' red zone. The end zone was already within reach, and the confrontation between the two sides became fierce.

Last season, the Kansas City Chiefs defense had a lot of struggles, but it was their tough performance in the red zone that contributed greatly to the team's victory.

In the season opener, facing the New England Patriots, the defense's red zone performance was mediocre, and it wasn't until the fourth quarter that they found their form and shut out Brady; and the same thing happened now, Wentz really played well, and the Kansas City Chiefs defense was a little embarrassed, and they didn't find their strength until the red zone.

Blocked the Philadelphia Eagles' touchdown attempts twice in a row, and came to a third-and-5 situation.

One side is determined to win.

One side will never give in.

The offensive and defensive collisions between us reached their climax at this moment.

Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry is cruising near the end zone.

In the past, safeties needed to cover the entire backfield, needed to be alert and flexible, especially in the era when passing was king, when safeties often represented the ceiling of the defense. But now that we have entered the red zone and our activity area has been compressed, the role of the safety seems to have become unimportant all of a sudden.

However, as a senior veteran, Berry has his own understanding.

Indeed, in the red zone, cornerbacks and linebackers have clear responsibilities and they need to defend accurately; and at this time, the safety's judgment of the entire situation is often the key to the defense's strength.

Berry's eyes were fixed firmly on Wentz.

People have always attacked Reed for not liking ground offense. Reed is a typical passing coach, and his offensive tactics are heavily tilted towards passing. Peterson is Reed's disciple, and his entire technical and tactical system is completely inherited from Reed. He is even more exaggerated and serious than Reed.

Just now, in this offensive wave, Wentz chose to pass the ball for all nine gears.

The running back never touched the football once.

LeGarrette-Blount, the NFL's rushing king last season, joined the Philadelphia Eagles from the New England Patriots this season. He had expected to become the team's offensive mainstay and stand beside second-year quarterback Wentz as an auxiliary, but now he is being left out.

BLUNT: What the hell!
So, this also becomes a game -

On the next play, will Peterson dare to call for a pass or will he run the ball unexpectedly?

No way, is Peterson really so crazy as to continue passing the ball?

Even Reid needs to rely on running to adjust his rhythm. Peterson won't just be so stubborn and pass the ball all the way to the end zone, right? Wentz is not Manning!

Especially after entering the red zone, when all the passing targets are closely guarded and the passing routes are prone to many crises, ground offense is often more impactful; however, just now in the first and second gears, Peterson really continued to call out the passing tactics, so that Pash was dumbfounded.

So, what about third gear?
At this time, Berry was observing and speculating.

Pass the ball? Run the ball?
"attack!"

...run the ball? Is Wentz finally ready to hand the football to Blount and let this 247-pound (112 kg) tank show his power?
Berry's pupils shrank, his attention was highly focused, and he locked onto the movements of Wentz and Blount.

then.

No.

Fake run, real pass.

Peterson actually chose to be stubborn to the end and fight to the end with passing the ball!

This is also an option.

While the rest of the defensive team was in the first act of their action, Berry took his time, capturing Wentz’s movements, making decisions based on the second-year quarterback’s looks and movements, and observing calmly and calmly.

Then, start - wide receiver Jeffery.

He was also the hero of the Philadelphia Eagles' first touchdown in the second half.

Wentz tried to connect with Jeffery again, but this time Berry got there first.

Berry ran towards the blind spot on the upper right side of the Kansas City Chiefs' end zone, quickly observed the position where Jeffery and his teammates were entangled, appeared on the passing trajectory in advance, jumped up first, and stretched his right hand to the extreme.

Stretch, extend.

bumped into.

Berry stretched out his palm and tried to wrap the football. If he succeeded, it would be an interception. However, Wentz's pass was more unstable than expected. It did not rotate evenly, so Berry could not control it with one hand.

bass.

The football cushioned Berry's palm, changed its parabolic flight path and flew out.

Out of bounds.

"Oh, almost."

"Berry was just a little bit away from getting an interception."

"God, this was so thrilling. Peterson insisted on passing the ball, and finally hit the wall in the red zone. After brushing past the interception, he was struck out. The end zone was within reach, but he couldn't score a touchdown."

“Of course, Peterson escaped with no interception, and the Philadelphia Eagles were still able to attempt a free kick to narrow the deficit and get back within a touchdown.”

"The game is not over. Despite the Kansas City Chiefs' excellent performance in the second half, the Philadelphia Eagles are still clinging to a ray of hope on the edge of the cliff."

Berry, feeling very annoyed and regretful, squatted down while holding his helmet.

Intercept, and let the ball slip through your fingertips.

After all, a ten-point gap and a seven-point gap are two completely different things. Now it is equivalent to giving the Philadelphia Eagles hope, and the game will still be entangled.

A slight difference gave the Philadelphia Eagles a glimmer of hope.

In the 2017 season, the Kansas City Chiefs' schedule was more difficult than expected. After the first game with the New England Patriots was narrowly decided in the fourth quarter, they were again tightly held by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second game, and the suspense of the outcome will still remain until the fourth quarter.

Maybe someone will say, it's just a missed interception, there's no need to make such a fuss, then Bart will stand up and correct the view -

In competitive sports, it is often these small details that determine victory or defeat. Missing opportunities comes at a price, especially in crucial games.

Otherwise, how did the Kansas City Chiefs' playoff curse come about?
Butt clasped his hands together and prayed devoutly. If the God of football really existed, he sincerely hoped that this turn of events could once again reverse the outcome and become a new starting point for the Philadelphia Eagles to suppress the Kansas City Chiefs.

"13:20".

Three minutes and twenty seconds into the fourth quarter, the two teams not only failed to widen the gap, but instead narrowed it. The Philadelphia Eagles did not give up hope.

And it didn't take long for the consequences of Berry's missed interception to become apparent.

The Kansas City Chiefs suddenly switched modes, completely ignoring the pass-run balance of the previous three quarters, and played with bursts and intensity with continuous passing offense. In the end, Smith and Kelce completed a 15-yard pass connection for a touchdown.

Then, the Philadelphia Eagles performed strongly, and Wentz turned on God Mode and played the most exciting offense in the two seasons since entering the professional league.

“Touchdown!”

"Carson Wentz! Oh, God!"

"What did I see?"

(End of this chapter)