Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 575 A small test of one’s skills
——The arrow has just left the bow.

TJ Watt: What flew over?
TJ's attention was always on Mahomes, the quarterback was the source of everything; but no one could ignore Levi, especially when Levi approached the line of scrimmage, his peripheral vision was still catching his figure.

Can run the ball, catch the ball, and pass the ball.

This allows Levi to play an uncertain unknown factor in the offensive tactics. If you don't want to be led by the nose, you shouldn't guess Levi's moves, but should stay focused and take the initiative.

Just like TJ now——

The muscles are completely tense, ready to move.

then.

"attack!"

The kick-off command cuts through the sky.

Before TJ could start, a flash of red light rushed out. His vision could not keep up with his thoughts and he only caught a bright afterimage.

What...what's going on?

That's Levi?
In a flash, TJ immediately realized that Levi had deliberately faked a shot to deceive the defense, making it difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake, and finally seized the initiative. By the time they reacted, it was too late -

In other words, if TJ goes after Levi now, he has already lost the initiative.

With Levi's explosive power and acceleration, TJ knew clearly that he could not catch up, and he had been repeatedly abused to the point of numbness in the Miami training camp.

That feeling is deeply engraved in my bones.

At this time, it becomes a help.

In a flash, realizing that he had missed the opportunity, TJ gave up chasing Levi without hesitation and took a quick step forward to pounce on the quarterback.

Since Levi has already rushed out, it means it's a pass.

Since it was a pass play, they only needed to sack the quarterback to complete the defense.

What's more, Tomlin didn't intend to bluff when he set up the dragon gate formation. This was originally a surprise attack.

The Kansas City Chiefs could not have imagined that the Pittsburgh Steelers would not turn back until they hit the wall, and would incredible launch three consecutive raids, completely risking everything.

Tomlin was proven right.

Reid and Mahomes did not expect the Pittsburgh Steelers to be so stubborn as to make three consecutive raids, so they chose the passing tactic.

Now, TJ just needs to go with the flow and the Pittsburgh Steelers will be able to seize the initiative.

"Six-man pass rush!"

"Tomlin is crazy!"

Three defensive linemen, three linebackers, the Pittsburgh Steelers went all out.

Moreover, it is not a regular six-man pass rush. There is a mismatch between the linebackers and the defensive line, which disrupts the offensive line's positioning.

Hayward took the lead in breaking through.

He rushed into the pocket first, locking onto Mahomes like a black-faced devil, with a hideous smile in his eyes and blood spreading.

The pressure is overwhelming.

Mahomes is stepping back. The first thing the quarterback does when passing the ball is to open up space, not only to gain space for passing the ball, but also to gain space for secondary defensive reading. They need to capture the players' dynamics in real time.

however!
The Pittsburgh Steelers used six pass rushers to completely suppress the five offensive linemen to create a numerical advantage. At the same time, the tactical mismatch further widened the advantage. The offensive team's pocket was instantly caught in the storm and shattered.

Even before the pass target rushed out five yards, Mahomes saw Hayward coming towards him with his arms open.

Danger!

Mahomes remained calm in the face of danger, paused, and waited for Hayward to take the first step. At the critical moment, he took a step sideways to the right.

Huhu.

Mahomes could feel the wind whistling on his left shoulder.

Hayward was startled, but because he had just encountered this situation when tackling Levi, he was careful this time and did not overturn his center of gravity and throw his body completely out. Instead, he used his right shoulder to hit Mahomes' left shoulder.

Got it!

Hayward felt the force of the collision, but before he had time to think about it, he was left with another gap. He watched Mahomes take two lateral steps to the right and create a gap with his speed. Hayward lost his support and had no time to control his center of gravity, so he fell straight down.

Hayward: ???

Mahomes could feel the force of the squeeze and collision, but his strong body and stable lower body absorbed the shock wave, and he used continuous lateral cross steps to unload the force. His attention was immediately attracted by TJ who was flying towards him.

The collision is imminent.

However, TJ took a step forward, opened his arms, and guarded the angle tightly. He also made full use of Hayward's interference and Mahomes' distraction as he continued to look for the target to pass the ball, and seized the slight opportunity to pounce.

How to do?
Mahomes has to face TJ——

He can collide head-on like Levi did, use his strength to counter TJ's tackle, and finally get rid of it; he can also turn around and stop suddenly, turning around on the spot, and shaking off TJ with a Marseille turn.

However, his experience in the Miami training camp told him that it was not that easy.

In the blink of an eye, Mahomes continued to move sideways.

He did not rush into it, as it was obviously unrealistic to completely get rid of TJ in one go; he chose to pull his center of gravity horizontally in a small range, and then pull it again, taking consecutive small steps without trying to get rid of it, but to stagger the center of gravity. In this way, he shook TJ, forcing TJ to adjust his center of gravity again before he could tackle him.

One step, another step.

The stalemate between you and me is like a tango.

The two men completely left the pocket and were quickly approaching the right sideline. This situation was not common in the Smith era, when the quarterback took the initiative to leave the pocket; but judging from Mahomes' calmness and composure, he was no stranger to such situations.

Seeing that Mahomes' advantage was almost gone, he glanced at TJ, braked with his right leg, controlled his body, and then continued to push the ground to exert force.

Change direction.

The body is pulled to the left.

It was because of this mismatch that Mahomes, who moved to the left, and TJ, who also continued to move to the left, actually created a gap of a body length between the two.

TJ: Oops.

Although TJ reacted quickly, stopped and turned, and rushed forward immediately, Mahomes had already gained space and did not hesitate.

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

Draw the bow and shoot the eagle.

With his right hand fully extended and a force exerted, the football was pushed out, bursting out with the momentum of breaking through the air.

The next second, TJ grabbed Mahomes and the two rolled into a ball; but the football had already flown out and continued to climb up along a parabola.

A rainbow parabola.

Wait, this... this is actually a long pass?
So who is the target of the pass?
……

"attack!"

At the command, the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive team was deployed instantly.

On the left wing, three wide receivers were fully mobilized. One made a short pass laterally, one made a medium-short pass toward the sideline, and one made a deep vertical pass in a straight line. The three routes were like blooming flowers.

On the right wing, the tight end and running back also started immediately, one pulled towards the sideline with a short line, and the other cut into the center of the field slightly off track along the slot. Like morning glories, the two players also opened up space.

Five players, five lines.

Horizontally, it covers five different local routes in the left, middle and right areas; vertically, it covers all areas of the field including short, medium and long passes.

The shotgun formation is actually the standard classic shotgun!

It is truly like a goddess scattering flowers——

Fully open the line.

(End of this chapter)