Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 280 Rookie Showdown
JJ Watt said, don't underestimate Levi, that rookie is a real talent, if you look down on him because of the media, you will definitely suffer.

TJ Watt kept this in mind and never let his guard down throughout the game.

And now-

Levi as a receiving point?
Watt was shocked by his own thoughts. A chill ran up from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and his spine felt numb.

Throughout the season, in the six games so far, Levi has never appeared as a wide receiver. He is the starting running back and the most powerful output of the Kansas Chiefs' ground offense. Although the second running back Hunter has repeatedly put in outstanding performances as a wide receiver, Levi has not played once.

So much so that now after Watt makes a judgment, his first reaction is still to reject it.

How can it be!

Such an important game, such an important offense, an offense that decides the outcome, and it’s a Hail Mary, but Reed actually chose Levi as the passing point?
If Levi was a smoke bomb that disrupted vision, Watt would still think it was more reliable; but the problem was that Levi did not start with the other receiving players, so the function of this smoke bomb was very limited.

Furthermore, look around—

The Pittsburgh Steelers didn't notice Levi at all, or maybe they did, but each of them had a mission, their attention was completely focused on the end zone, their eyes were all on Hail Mary, so much so that they had no energy to think about why Levi was here.

Other receiving points, including Hunter, all had players closely guarding them, and even safety Mitchell quickly approached Kelce to ensure that the tight end had a numerical advantage.

But Levi didn't.

Levi, there was no Pittsburgh Steelers player within ten yards, a completely empty space.

Watt had no time to hesitate. At this time, only he and another safety, Davis, were free. Davis was rushing towards the end zone at full speed. He was going to do the same, but now Watt changed his mind.

Everything is just between lightning and flint.

Without hesitation, Watt changed direction and rushed towards Levi.

Even if Levi didn't have the ball, Watt didn't relax and was fully tense.

Not far away, a player from the Pittsburgh Steelers' defense immediately noticed this scene.

Mitchell: This rookie!

Hilton: It turns out that I lack experience.

At this moment, they should not be distracted. The most important task at hand is to guard key players, such as Kelce and Hill; the second is to block the end zone. As long as they grasp these two key points, no matter how Smith tries to play the Hail Mary, the defense will be able to gain the advantage.

Originally, Tomlin was worried that Reid might choose to pass the ball in the middle, trying to advance the free kick range and kill with a free kick; but the Kansas City Chiefs set up a shotgun formation, and from the beginning, all the receiving players rushed forward in a straight line with all their strength, trying to complete a breakthrough with speed, clearly aiming at the deep area.

The Pittsburgh Steelers' defense naturally has to remain constant in the face of change. They must closely guard the receivers and should not lose their position easily.

Watt is still too young after all.

Twelve seconds.

The game time was still passing, the air in the entire stadium was almost frozen, and the offensive and defensive sides were scattered in different corners of the stadium and confronted each other.

Thousands of eyes were all on Smith's shoulder.

Stepping back, moving laterally, adjusting position, Smith has solid basic pocket footwork skills. When Hayward was blocked and unable to exert effective pressure, Smith moved lightly.

And, watching.

Smith won a full five seconds. For the Kansas City Chiefs, whose shooting time is usually controlled within two seconds and is considered slow once it exceeds three seconds, Smith's holding time in the pocket is beyond imagination.

Then--

Smith took action.

It was precisely because Smith had been observing in the pocket for too long, and because Hill was rushing towards the end zone at full speed like a galloping horse, the Pittsburgh Steelers' defense focused all its attention on Hill.

Push off the ground, turn your body, and swing your arms.

Like shooting an eagle with a bow, the football flew out of Smith's palm, drawing a beautiful brown-red parabola across the field.

Huh. The entire Arrow Stadium took a deep breath, and then held its breath.

Bart's heart soared along the parabola of the football, almost bursting out of his throat, and he froze the next second -

ha?
Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it!
This was actually a 35-yard pass.

Long passes, of course, are still classified as long passes, but looking at the situation in front of us, a 35-yard pass only passes across the midfield and is still a very, very long way from the end zone, which completely disrupts the prediction.

Almost everyone thought it was a Hail Mary, at least fifty yards, aimed at the red zone or even the end zone. All the Pittsburgh Steelers' defensive players were retreating quickly and were already hovering at the front of the red zone; but in the end, Smith threw a "long pass" of thirty-five yards, and it was clearly seen in front of us:
The entire center court was completely cleared.

The Pittsburgh Steelers' defense was thrown into disarray.

It doesn't matter, don't panic, there is no need to make a fuss, the defense team just needs to form a siege and catch the turtle in the jar to complete the defense.

However, just as the defensive players were about to start, the offensive players suddenly stopped and turned, one by one, changing their faces and playing defensive roles, and began to break the block and intercept. The Pittsburgh Steelers defensive players' immediate secondary reaction was interrupted.

The situation has been reversed.

ten seconds.

In the hustle and bustle, everyone's eyes are looking towards the center of the court.

"Levi VS Watt".

Who could have thought that Watt accidentally saw through Reed's strategy and made an accurate judgment. Now all hope rests on Watt.

A showdown between two first-round rookies.

Watt is speeding up.

Obviously, Watt was also tricked. He thought it was a long pass. He knew Levi's speed, so he didn't stick to him at the first time. Instead, he kept a little distance away, not preparing to disrupt the ball, and preparing to wait for Levi to catch the ball and complete the tackle.

As a result, the plan was disrupted again.

A slightly shorter long pass finds Levi in ​​advance, which also means that Watt needs to step forward in advance, otherwise he will miss the opportunity to tackle.

The situation changed suddenly.

Levi, still not used to catching the ball.

It’s one thing to be able to catch the ball, it’s one thing to train for it, but it’s another thing to actually catch the ball in a match under pressure and to catch it in a Hail Mary moment that turns the tide. The whole timing and positioning is a little shaky.

Move forward and turn at the same time.

Levi turned sideways, and the next second he found that Smith's shuttle ball was flying quickly towards his shoulder. He thought Smith would pass the ball about thirty yards, but in fact it was about thirty-five yards.

It was only five yards, and there was no problem with the line, position, etc., but there was a problem with the landing point of the catching point. The parabola of the falling football was still a little high. Levi was originally going to catch the ball at the chest position, but now he had to catch it at the shoulder position.

awkward.

In a flash, Levi had no time to hesitate.

Turning around, his footsteps that were running towards the end zone evolved into footsteps with his back to the end zone. He faced the football and with both hands he picked up the standard shuttle ball into his arms.

The next step is to turn around again, face the end zone again and continue forward.

However, he had only completed half of the turn and had not yet been able to completely twist his body when he caught a glimpse of a tiger rushing down the mountain towards him from the corner of his eye.

It's Watt.

Everything happened too fast and Levi had no time to adjust, so he simply gave up turning and tensed his back muscles to prepare for the impact.

boom!
Colliding and grappling, the two chariots collided violently.

Watt: Grapple, done!

(End of this chapter)