Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 336: Battle between Fellow Disciples
"Burton!"

Directly in front of him, a call made Burton Burns raise his head suddenly, and he bumped into Nick Shaban's eyes, and then he realized that he was caught for being absent.

Burns adjusted himself awkwardly and cleared his throat.

"Sorry, Coach. It's just..."

After a slight hesitation, he swallowed the words.

The University of Alabama continued to perform strongly in the 2017 season. Following Henry in the 2015 season and Levi in ​​the 2016 season, Jacobs, who completed his growth and transformation in the 2107 season, took on the responsibility of leading the team to rapid progress.

The Crimson Tide had an excellent record of eleven wins and one loss in the regular season. The only loss came in the "Steel Bowl" in the last week of the regular season, which was regrettable. But the Crimson Tide regained its spirits, topped the Southeastern Conference again, and made it into this year's National Championship Game.

Because of the loss in the Steel Bowl, the Crimson Tide, which had been holding on to the top seed all season, slipped directly to the fourth seed. This also meant that the team had to face this season's top seed Clemson Tigers in the semifinals of the National Championship Game, and they were old rivals again.

"24:6".

The Crimson Tide defeated Clemson in the national championship game for the third consecutive year with a resounding victory and marched into the final battle with their heads held high.

Two days later, on January 8, the Crimson Tide will face the University of Georgia in Atlanta, striving to complete the three-peat and continue Alabama's storm.

Right now, the coaching staff was holding their final pre-match tactical meeting, but Burns was distracted.

The reason is very simple -

Today is January 6th, and the first round of the NFL playoffs wild-card game is about to begin.

In the afternoon, the first wild card game of the National League was over. The Atlanta Falcons, who suffered an epic comeback and regrettably lost in the Super Bowl last season, regrouped and faced the Los Angeles Rams, who have risen comprehensively this season and have a strong candidate for Defensive Player of the Year in Aaron Donald. The Falcons played their best passing offense of the season and completely defeated the young Los Angeles Rams.

"26:13".

The sixth-seeded Atlanta Falcons defeated the third-seeded Los Angeles Rams and advanced to the second round of the divisional game.

The air was filled with smoke.

At this moment, the tension and intensity of the playoffs suddenly burst out.

Then, at 5:15 pm Western Time, which is 8:15 pm Eastern Time, the first wild card game of the American League will be on stage:

"Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tennessee Titans".

The NFL specifically scheduled this game as a night game, which once again proved the league's confidence in supporting Levi, and promoted the playoff life-and-death battle without hesitation. Otherwise, judging from the topicality and the ball market, the collision between Atlanta and Los Angeles would be more worthy of a night game, but Goodell still insisted on the strategy.

Burns was a little absent-minded. He was thinking about this game very much.

Henry was his disciple, and Levi was the one he personally taught on the road to football. Although the two had never met, Burns often mentioned each other when chatting with the two children. Although they were strangers, there should be an indelible sense of familiarity between them.

Burns had imagined the scene of the two disciples confronting each other and had various guesses, but he never expected that the two would actually meet in a life-and-death battle in the playoffs.

The palms of the palms and the backs of the hands are all meat.

Burns had been restless since the past few days, feeling expectant, worried, relieved and nervous. All kinds of conflicting emotions were pulling and colliding with each other. He could only devote himself wholeheartedly to the preparations for the final battle of the US Championship to try to divert his attention; but now, all kinds of emotions were surging again.

Burns didn't want to miss the game, no matter who won or lost, he wanted to witness it with his own eyes.

however.

The words came to his lips, but he swallowed them back. He shouldn't delay the team's preparations, and as an assistant coach he shouldn't take the lead in being distracted.

"No, it's okay. Let's continue." Burns took a deep breath and focused again. Shaban smiled, "Oh, really? I was thinking that today's meeting would end here and we would go to watch the night game tonight, but since you said it's okay..."

"Coach!" Burns suddenly raised his head, his face full of excitement.

Shaban couldn't help but smile, "The whole conference room can see that you are distracted. You are afraid that others don't know that your mind has flown to Kansas City."

Not only Burns, Shaban also couldn't control his curiosity.

In a blink of an eye, Henry has entered the professional arena for two years, but due to the team's tactics, his abilities have never been truly utilized, and he does not have the style he had during the Crimson Tide period.

Levi was different. Reed was willing to give him the opportunity, and he seized it firmly, breaking records in his rookie season.

Now the two meet on the field, but it is not known whether this can be a turning point for Henry in the professional arena, nor whether Levi can help the Kansas City Chiefs change their sluggish playoff predicament.

"Burton, what do you think of this game?"

"I personally think Kansas has a higher chance of winning. Smith and Levi have good chemistry, and Hunter also had a great rookie season."

"Ah, I'm still worried about Derek. He was so successful in college, but he has never been able to show his strength in the professional arena."

"Yeah, that's how the NFL is. I don't know what Mulakai thinks."

"I think the Titans manager didn't think it through. The team already has a strong running back, so why pick another one? This is incomprehensible. Mulakai can't reuse Derek, so he must still consider the mood and salary of the team's top running back."

In the hustle and bustle, the coaching staff arrived at the hotel's executive corridor which was already packed with Crimson Tide players.

When the young people saw the coach, they raised their arms and shouted one after another, and the noise was very lively.

Burns was stunned. "You guys! Why are you all running over here?"

"Coach Burns, how can we miss this matchup between the Crimson Tide and Storm?"

"That's right, no matter who wins today, it will be a victory for the Crimson Tide in the end."

"The red tide roars! The red tide roars!"

Roar, roar, roar, one after another cheered in perfect harmony. Even though they were not at Arrowhead Stadium, the atmosphere here was no less exciting.

Burns couldn't keep his serious face any longer, and raised his arms high, "Red Tide, Roar!"

The other members of the coaching staff behind him shook their heads helplessly and started to complain one after another.

“Josh, Josh, who do you think will win today?”

Among the players, the chattering continued, and their eyes were fixed on the team's top running back, Jacobs.

Jacobs was a little embarrassed——

To them, Henry was God, a high and untouchable figure; and Levi was a comrade-in-arms, a partner who fought side by side and created miracles together.

Most of the players who had gone through the Henry era had left school, and Jacobs didn't know how to judge.

Subconsciously, Jacobs turned his head and looked at a figure next to him.

"Rookie." Ronnie Clark gave the answer without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)