Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 347 The strong wind rises
"Wonderful!"

“Wow, that’s wonderful!”

"Okalapo completed a beautiful block, intercepted Smith's pass halfway, and was just about to steal it. The suspense is still there!"

"At the critical moment, the Tennessee Titans' defense also showed the intensity of the playoffs, just like the two games this season that defeated the Jackson Jaguars. The bloodiness and iron fist at the critical moment showed the temperament of this team."

"Now, the Tennessee Titans must intercept the Kansas City Chiefs at the 40-yard line, where the Kansas City Chiefs' rookie kicker Harrison Butker still faces tremendous pressure."

"Although Buck once scored a 53-yard free kick this season, the regular season and the playoffs are different after all, and the pressure is different."

"So, the Tennessee Titans have no way out. They must intercept their opponents. Now they are showing the strength and intensity of their red zone defense. This young Titans team also has the belief that they must win."

On the sidelines, Harrison Buck was practicing kicking the ball over and over again, preparing for the final buzzer-beater.

In the second week of the regular season, Kansas City Chiefs faced the Philadelphia Eagles. Rookie kicker Jack Elliott had a chance to score the winning goal. He made a beautiful gamble kick, but unfortunately he failed in the end.

At that time, the Philadelphia Eagles were hit by injuries, and they hurriedly signed Elliott, who had failed to compete for the starting position, from the Cincinnati Bengals training group to come to the rescue.

Buck's story is very similar.

In this year's draft, Buck was selected by the Carolina Panthers with the 233rd pick in the seventh round. Unfortunately, he lost in the competition for the starting position within the team, so he was transferred to the sparring group. He never expected that the starting kicker of the Kansas City Chiefs would also be on the injury list. In the third week of the regular season, Buck hurriedly packed his bags and came to Kansas City to become the starting kicker of the Chiefs.

In fact, Buck has performed well so far—

Extra point shooting percentage, 100%.

Free kick success rate, 100%.

Moreover, he once kicked a 53-yard free kick. There is no doubt that Buck is one of the most stable and outstanding kickers this season.

But things are different now.

This is the playoffs, this is a buzzer beater, this is a chance to turn the entire season around.

Buck's heart was pounding.

Taking a deep breath, Buck turned his head and looked at the court. At a glance, he could see the player with the number 23 on his back, who was so focused, so dedicated, and so persistent, with a high fighting spirit burning in his body.

He also wants to be like him and burn out in the arena.

Forty-yard line, third down and six yards.

The Kansas Chieftain is trapped again—

Smith made consecutive short passes, and the Tennessee Titans simply gave up on rushing pressure and cut off all passing routes with an airtight red zone defense mode. Although Smith still completed the connection through quick short passes and relied on a two-on-two blocking strategy to advance the yardage, he was still at a disadvantage.

Every time the receiving player catches the ball, he faces at least a double-team defense, and sometimes four. Even if he has the help of his offensive teammates, he is still outnumbered, so the effect of each advance is not ideal.

Two digits, three digits, five digits.

Most of the time, the Tennessee Titans' strategy was very simple and very aggressive. They completely treated the area near the midfield line as a red zone defense, fighting for every inch of land and refusing to give up an inch. The confrontation became stalemate soon.

Moreover, Smith could not keep passing the ball toward the sideline because the Tennessee Titans were already alert. Preventing the Chiefs players from going out of bounds after catching the ball was a secondary goal. The aggressive defense that aimed at interceptions every time also made Smith feel tremendous pressure, and the requirements for passing accuracy were beyond imagination.

At the critical moment, Smith's ceiling as a quarterback was once again exposed.

The situation became entangled.

Although the Kansas City Chiefs continued to advance, the situation did not look good and there was little time left in the game.

Twenty-seven seconds.

The victory or defeat depends on this one.

The Kansas City Chiefs took advantage of the incomplete pass to launch an offensive plan. All eyes were focused on Levi.

Olakapo hesitated. Wait, right? The team's final buzzer-beater should be given to the quarterback, right? Levi is just a running back, and a rookie at that. Reed wouldn't be so crazy, right? Moreover, the ground attack at the last moment was a waste of time. The Kansas Chiefs almost used Levi as a wide receiver in this wave of offense. He wouldn't change his mind, right?

Then, Olakapo looked towards Smith.

As far as I can remember, Smith rarely had any special expressions at critical moments, but I don't know what Levi said at this moment, Smith and the other players around him all burst into laughter, and they were still able to talk and laugh in the face of life and death moments.

Involuntarily, Olakapo's gaze drifted towards Levi again.

Calm, open-minded, head held high, and bright smile.

He exuded a sense of ease and leisure from the inside out, and the tension and anxiety that permeated the entire place seemed to have no effect on him at all. He easily focused all attention on it.

So, is Levi the key, or the bait?

Olakapo had a headache, but he had no time to hesitate because the Kansas Chiefs had already formed their battle array.

Maybe this is the last offensive play of the Kansas City Chiefs?

The whole audience stared with bated breath.

Even Buck, who was practicing kicking a football, stopped and turned to look over.

The wind that had been blowing suddenly stopped, and the whole world seemed to have pressed the pause button, with everything including breathing and heartbeat coming to a halt.

"attack!"

A shout pierced the sky, and soon after, one could hear the sound of helmets colliding with helmets and bodies colliding with bodies, like mines exploding everywhere.

Olakapo's first reaction was to pause, take a quick scan, and subconsciously prepare to retreat. He still needed to be wary of the short pass attack of the Kansas City Chiefs; but the next second he couldn't help but curse secretly.

Damn!

Run the ball.

It's actually running the ball!
In the most important and crucial offensive of the game, the Kansas Chiefs unexpectedly did not choose to pass the ball, but chose to hand the football to the running back again.

In fact, the principle is not difficult to understand.

Just like the last attack where the Tennessee Titans chose to hand the ball to Henry on third down and 17 yards, they steadily advanced some yards through ground offense and consumed time; but the difference was that the Tennessee Titans just fought for a better punting position, while now the Kansas City Chiefs are fighting for a better free kick position.

The strategy is clear at a glance.

The Kansas City Chiefs needed to consume time, advance yards, and leave the suspense of the decisive battle to rookie kicker Buck.

however!
The Tennessee Titans' defensive tactics have not changed, and they still remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances.

As a result of the back and forth dislocation, the situation of offensive and defensive confrontation between the two sides underwent subtle changes.

Olakapo did not panic: It doesn't matter, they have heavily concentrated their troops in the short pass area, and even if they run the ball, they can still catch up quickly and overwhelm Levi with human wave tactics, letting Levi taste the feeling of running head-on into a wall.

The Tennessee Titans did not lose the initiative!
After pausing for a moment, Olakapo started up again and immediately rushed forward. In a split second, he was killed again, catching him off guard.

Smith did not play any tricks, made any fake moves or bluffs. He immediately handed the football to Levi, buying Levi time and space to advance as many yards as possible so that the free kick would be more likely to be successful.

After Levi took the football from Smith, he continued the whole smooth process, rushing forward in a straight line without stopping or delaying.

Wait, straight line?
Levi was actually preparing to break through from the center?
No way……

(End of this chapter)