Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 595: Rookie Connection
"Mahomes. Levi."

"Levi, breakthrough in the middle?"

"Levi, stepping back, reading the defense. The Pittsburgh Steelers' second line of defense stepped up very timely, with heavy troops on the right side, forcing Levi to move laterally and try to break through from the left side. The pressure is obvious!"

"Wait, this scene..."

"Levi!"

"Pass the ball!"

"God!"

"'Chief's Special', Levi's pass target is——"

Everything was quiet, everyone held their breath, and thousands of eyes were focused on the reddish-brown parabola. The whole world came to a standstill, with only that arc flying across the court, pulling at the heart of the entire Arrowhead Stadium.

“Mahomes.”

"Mahomes!"

"This is simply!"

The entire audience was shocked and dumbfounded as they watched their young quarterback catch the football steadily and then turn forward a little awkwardly.

Thirty yard line.

Twenty yard line.

Kelce's block cleared an important obstacle.

Ten yard line.

Five yard line.

Seeing the collision was about to happen, my heart suddenly rose to my throat. The whole audience was silent, even the sound of breathing was cut off, but I saw Mahomes change direction at the last moment and easily avoided the tackle.

End Zone Line

“Touchdown!”

“Oh my god!”

My scalp is tingling and my brain is buzzing.

“Touchdown!”

"Touchdown, touchdown, touchdown! Without a doubt, it's brilliant. Even though we're still at the season opener, the most exciting offensive play of the 2018 season has already begun!"

"The Kansas City Chiefs scored a touchdown with an unexpected trick play!"

"The Kansas City Chiefs overturned the situation in an unexpected way at an unexpected time and in an unexpected place, from Mahomes to Levi, and then from Levi to Mahomes, recreating the classic mode of the Super Bowl decisive moment at the beginning of the year. Levi's 35-yard long pass connected with Mahomes, who drove straight into the end zone and scored a touchdown with a fatal blow. It was absolutely wonderful!"

"……Wow!"

Admire, exclaim, marvel—

Mahomes was the same. He turned to look at Hill and Kelce in disbelief, his eyes full of confusion:
Touchdown, that's it?

The look of astonishment made Kelce laugh out loud. He pulled Mahomes by the shoulder and patted the young quarterback's helmet hard.

"Touchdown! Patrick, touchdown!"

It wasn't until now that Mahomes finally felt a little more real.

Passing a touchdown as a quarterback and catching a touchdown as a wide receiver are actually completely different experiences, and the adrenaline finally burst out.

The Kansas City Chiefs' offensive players gathered around Mahomes to celebrate, but Mahomes was looking for him in the crowd.

at last!

"Rookie, touchdown. Haha, touchdown! Come on, come on, one more!"

Mahomes actually lost his appetite and couldn't wait to ask for another one, which made the Kansas City Chiefs players burst into laughter.

Levi gave Mahomes a thumbs up and said, "Then give it another shot." Roar, roar, roar.

On the side, the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive team shook off their gloom, and one by one they joined in the cheering, creating a lively atmosphere.

Edmund: ??? Have you ever considered my feelings?

The rookie safety of the Pittsburgh Steelers fell in the encirclement, regretting his missed tackle. Before he could stand up, he fell into a red trap, just like Tang Monk trapped in the Spider Cave. He had never seen such a scene before. His face was full of fear, and he fled using his hands and feet.

There was a burst of laughter behind him.

Edmund: Damn it!
"Wonderful! So wonderful!"

"The Pittsburgh Steelers were completely caught off guard. Tomlin tried to stay the same in the face of change, but in this attack and defense, his caution and conservatism were caught by Reid, and he paid a heavy price. The Pittsburgh Steelers' defense was confused throughout the whole process and was unable to show the slightest threat."

"Now, the situation has become delicate."

"This was the first score by the Kansas City Chiefs since the second quarter. The slump and hardship in the past quarter and a half finally found a breakthrough. First, the defense team made a wonderful strikeout, then Levi's tough ground advance, and then the offense team's light and cunning trick attack. In the past three minutes, the defending champions regained the initiative."

“Dear audience, maybe the game has just begun now.”

The balance was overturned again.

"30:28".

Unlike the first and second quarters, the situation was closer and more stalemate. Although the Pittsburgh Steelers still maintained the lead, the score difference returned to within one possession, and the entire situation was overturned and reshuffled.

Everything needs to be considered in the long term.

This also means that both Tomlin and Reid have to be redeployed.

So, the question is -

Does Tomlin have some tricks up his sleeve? Does he have some tricks up his sleeve for Week 4 of the regular season against the Baltimore Ravens? If so, should he use them next?

The answer, it seems, is yes.

When the Pittsburgh Steelers' offense took the field again, running back Conner was entrusted with an important task.

Tomlin has been avoiding Bell's questions. In this game, he even gave up the ground offense and dealt with the opponent completely with the passing offense.

Facts have proved that the Pittsburgh Steelers do have this ability. If the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs had not also shown strong strength, Tomlin might have taken away the suspense of the game early in one wave.

However, now Tomlin still has to face the running back problem after all——

The entire league knows about Bell's absence, and the Pittsburgh Steelers' offense will lean towards Brown, and even Brown believes so; but this means that Tomlin's offensive strategy is exposed to the opponent in advance, and his own offensive tactical deployment is also tied up.

This is not good.

Precisely because of this, regardless of whether Brown is facing double-team defense, Tomlin is trying his best to avoid exposing his tactical intentions and refuses to arrange special tactics on Brown's side so that he cannot be easily discovered.

It's the same thing in front of me.

In a stalemate situation, Tomlin's first move is to start from the ground.

Tomlin believes in the personal abilities of running backs, and a top running back can indeed bring about changes; but he also believes that such changes are limited, with both the upper and lower limits being particularly obvious, so they are willing to renew Bell's contract but refuse to pay a price that exceeds the running back's value.

Compared with the individual ability of the running back, the role played by the offensive line and tactical coordination is more important. Tomlin believes in his brain.

then.

James Conner, the 105th pick in the third round this year, shoulders a heavy responsibility.

In the first three quarters of the game, Connor only ran on the ground with the ball once. At other times, he appeared as a wide receiver and an additional offensive lineman. Now he has finally officially returned to the role of running back.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are ready to break through on the ground.

So, is this a new trick or an old trick?

Connor was a little excited. As a running back trained by the University of Pittsburgh and a native of Pittsburgh, he hoped that he could play for the Steelers and become a mainstay of the team like Bell.

People should not have forgotten that Le'Vion Bell was only the 48th pick in the second round, right?
The order has no meaning.

(End of this chapter)