Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 294 Spiritual Symbol
He said, "I believe in us."

There was a sense of matter-of-factness in his understatement, and there was no ego, arrogance, or pride that he had just shown. He had quietly integrated into the group consciousness, which reminded Lilith of the game they lost to the Orank Raiders.

The offensive team didn't even get a chance to play.

Perhaps, the impact of that game on this "football rookie" was more overwhelming than he had imagined. Hidden behind that smile was passion and fighting spirit, lighting up Arrow Stadium like a little sun.

Lilith couldn't help but look forward to it.

No more fear, no more worry, no more hesitation, but look forward to the next game and bravely move forward with open arms to embrace the challenge.

"Rosen?"

The call came again, and Lilith realized that she had been distracted.

She raised her eyes and found a smile in Levi's eyes. He spread out his right hand and gestured with his chin. Then she reacted and put the Kinesiology tape in Levi's palm.

Lilith was just about to say a few words to cover it up, but she didn't expect that Levi didn't expose her distraction just now, but turned around and left, catching her off guard, and the words stayed on the tip of her tongue.

After taking two steps forward, Levi stopped and turned around without warning.

"And I believe you can do it."

Lilith was stunned, looking at Li Wei's back as he walked away. That confident smile was deeply imprinted in her mind, and even the lines on Lilith's face, which had been cold and defensive for many years, slowly softened.

After adjusting her breathing, Lilith quickly packed up all the books, went into the locker room to change her clothes, and prepared for a new day of work. She could faintly hear the sound of conversation coming from the training ground outside. The players should be here too.

Then--

"What the hell!"

"Someone, take that traitor out!"

"Levi, are you crazy?"

"God, the coach's heart would probably collapse if he saw this."

"Rookie, what do you mean by this? Come on, let's talk in the locker room."

The hustle and bustle, the chattering, the sounds that come one after another are intertwined together.

Lilith quickened her pace and walked to the window. At a glance, she could see Levi, wearing a black Oakland Raiders home team jersey, standing alone among a sea of ​​red and white training uniforms. He stood out from the crowd, a unique weapon that attracted hatred and easily attracted everyone's attention.

Towels, helmets, wrist guards, water bottles, a bunch of miscellaneous items were thrown at Levi with a crackling sound, and the laughter and complaints were very lively.

Levi didn't mind and just played dodgeball there like he was juggling.

"Poor!"

Next to the training ground, fans who had arrived early to watch the team training could no longer contain their anger and booed one by one. There were only a dozen people, but they suddenly burst out with amazing energy ten times and a hundred times greater.

Obviously, they didn't like this scene.

"Go away!"

"Burn it, burn it, now! Right now!"

"Are you crazy? This is Kansas, Jesus--damn--Christ!"

Sure enough, what Lilith predicted finally happened.

So, what about Levi?

Li Wei raised his hands high, made a rock gesture, and shouted wantonly -

"Go! Raiders! Go!"

Porphyrin!
Shhh!
The whole audience booed loudly.

Levi not only did not stop, but he continued to raise his hands to stir up the atmosphere, the boos continued to rise, and all kinds of objects were thrown down like a rainstorm. Until, "Hey, those are my sneakers!"

At a glance, you can see Mahomes' left foot shyly stepping on the upper of his right shoe, like a flamingo, while Smith next to him has an innocent look on his face.

what!
The collective roar of laughter.

When Childress arrived at the training ground, he saw this scene and was stunned.

In recent times, the entire team has been filled with a sense of low pressure from the inside out and from top to bottom. Reid did not show it, but the other members of the coaching staff all had frowns on their brows, and offensive coordinator Nagy was losing his hair in clumps. The bleak winter was looming over Arrowhead Stadium.

They have been worried and have been trying to motivate the team, but with little success. Every defeat will hit their self-confidence, and low self-confidence will lead to a lack of explosiveness at critical moments, forming a vicious cycle.

Helpless.

In a football match, it is the captain who should step forward and stabilize the locker room at this time, but it is different in rugby.

Although there are captains in rugby, the captain has no real power and is often just a spiritual symbol who is replaced every season and even every game.

The Kansas City Chiefs' captains this season are Smith and Kelce on offense and Houston and Berry on defense.

Berry is out for the season, Smith is mild-mannered, and Houston is taciturn, so Kelce is alone in leading the atmosphere in the locker room but is unable to make any difference.

Unexpectedly, it was Levi who stood up.

Childress couldn't help but think of Reed's evaluation of Levi -

Did Reed foresee this scene? Although he is a rookie, a newbie, and one of the few Chinese players to enter the NFL, Levi showed a completely different side, making full use of his "uniqueness" to firmly glue the locker room together.

Maybe, the Kansas City Chiefs are indeed experiencing a transformation; maybe, the pain and lows of six consecutive losses are an opportunity for the team to grow and transform.

Maybe they are on the right track.

On the training ground, the players finally regained their long-lost smiles and relaxation. Seeing this scene, even Childress's shoulders relaxed, and the huge rock pressing heavily on his chest seemed to be lightened a little.

Levi continued to raise his right hand, "Go, Raiders! Go!"

Porphyrin.

This time the boos were obviously much more orderly, but behind the boos, the laughter was even brighter.

The fans near the training ground finally reacted. They smiled helplessly, but still expressed their protest unwillingly and booed.

In the hustle and bustle, before the training started, we finally saw the players starting to play, chase and complain again, completely different from the caution and repression of the past few weeks. The restrained atmosphere as if walking on thin ice collapsed under the golden sunshine.

As a result, Lilith also smiled.

Perhaps this is a beginning. They need such spirit and will. After all, this week they will face the Oakland Raiders again.

Enemies in the same district.

I have previously introduced the NFL's schedule and matchup pattern. Teams from different divisions often only meet once every three or four years. It is rare for teams like the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers to meet and entangle with each other repeatedly by chance.

Naturally, those matches were just that, matches, lacking some spark.

But it is different between the four teams in the same division, just like Manchester United and Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, AC Milan and Inter Milan. The division showdowns are comparable to the derby in the same city.

First of all, they meet twice every season.

Second, the division champion will advance to the playoffs.

With all these factors colliding together, the divisional showdowns are naturally full of sparks.

The Oakland Raiders are their mortal enemies in the same division.

(End of this chapter)