Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 630 The Price of Growth
Calm and firm, frank and confident.

Levi is still Levi. He neither whitewashes the truth nor turns a blind eye. He faces failure upright and honestly.

Mahomes looked into Levi's eyes, was slightly stunned, and could no longer control himself. Tears burst out, his mouth was bitter, annoyed and angry. He hurriedly wiped away his tears with the back of his hand, nodded randomly, and spoke vaguely.

"I'll remember that. I will."

The truth is not difficult, but it still takes time to truly experience such a painful defeat, especially for the young Mahomes.

From withstanding tremendous pressure to take over the starting quarterback position, to continuously breaking records with amazing performances to prove himself, and then encountering a wake-up call at the peak of confidence, this growth adventure was full of thorns.

Although Mahomes tried to cheer up quickly, it was still too difficult. With his cheeks buried in his palms, he could be seen sweating and his whole body was flushed red. The bitterness and pain were heart-wrenching.

Sometimes, Levi couldn't help thinking, is it more despairing to lose a game by a large margin and not see any chance at all, or is it more tormenting to still have a chance until the last second but miss it and not be able to grasp the victory -

There is no answer.

Levi took a deep breath.

"Remember what we always said?"

"We win as a team, and we lose as a team."

"This is not an empty statement. Neither victory nor defeat is due to one person."

On the surface, Mahomes' interception was indeed the final turning point of failure; but until the last moment, the defense and special teams also had the opportunity to pull the reins and at least win an overtime opportunity for the Kansas Chiefs.

Including the block he made when his fingertips brushed against it.

However, none of them were able to grasp it.

More than ever before, Levi was deeply aware of the significance of Burns' first football lesson for him.

Football is a team sport where victory may not be achieved without any one link. Although all eyes are on the quarterback, every other position has its own value and significance.

"No one can be left behind."

These are Burns' exact words.

Therefore, they should not think that victory is solely their own credit; and naturally they should not think that failure is just a misalignment of a link.

"We had chances, from the first second of the game until the last second."

"Sherlock, you are our quarterback, you should understand the importance of looking at the overall situation. Winning or losing is not just about one mistake or one detail. We need to look at the overall situation and look at the game as a team. Otherwise, the result may not change the next time we meet."

"We shouldn't dwell on the details of the past. If we dwell on this and that, it will go on and ...

"Hey, it's just a regular season game, aren't you looking forward to the next meeting?"

The Kansas City Chiefs and the New England Patriots have no chance to play against each other again in the regular season. If they do play against each other again this season, it will be in the playoffs.

Single elimination.

With just one sentence, Mahomes raised his head again, his cheeks flushed, but the fighting spirit in his eyes had been ignited again.

Although the game just ended, Mahomes can't wait for the next meeting with the New England Patriots.

Ambition is surging in my heart.

Levi showed a smile - anger and sadness are good things because they prove that they care; but they cannot be trapped in these emotions all the time, they need to turn their emotions into motivation to move forward and the fighting spirit to confront head-on.

Levi knew that this was enough, and the rest would be left to time.

Levi stood up and extended his right hand toward Mahomes.

Mahomes grabbed Levi's right hand and stood up.

Levi didn't say anything more. He patted Mahomes on the shoulder and was about to turn around. There were other players in the team who were immersed in emotions and needed to cheer up. But before he could take a step, he was tripped by a chaotic sound -

From the spectator stands, just behind the Kansas City Chiefs dugout.

To be precise, those dirty, ugly and unbearable words never stopped at all. They continued tirelessly from the beginning to the end of the game, and reached a new peak after Gustkowski's buzzer-beater.

On the rugby field, hooligans are not as rampant and excessive as those in the British Isles, but as a sport with such fierce competition, the brutality and violence of fans are unavoidable.

Especially in recent years, the economic crisis has swept across North America and the unemployment rate has remained high. The poorer people are, the more restless they are, the more frustrated and angry they are, and then they vent all these negative emotions on the court.

It's the same thing in front of me.

New England has never welcomed "outsiders" and is undoubtedly one of the areas with the most serious and worst discrimination problems in all of North America.

Gillette Stadium gave Levi a good lesson last season, but the Kansas City Chiefs silenced them both times and walked away unscathed.

Tonight! Finally!
Gillette Stadium finally got its revenge and even Brady lost his composure for once. Even in a regular season game, he walked half a circle around the field to celebrate his victory, which stirred up the atmosphere of all the fans. What about the fans themselves?

The emotions that have been suppressed and controlled again and again are completely released.

This time, a new goal was added:

Mahomes.

Mahomes is a mixed-race child, his father is black and his mother is white, so his position is quite special. The blacks dislike him for not being black enough, and the whites dislike him for not being white enough, so he is stuck in an awkward position.

In the rookie training camp, the media once provoked Mahomes and asked him about his self-identity.

Although the NFL is becoming more inclusive and more common, overall, black quarterbacks are still a relative minority. Especially after the new generation of running quarterbacks of the "Four Great Running Backs" were plagued by injuries, the trend of black quarterbacks has calmed down a little. In the past two years, Wentz and Goff have become media darlings again, and Mahomes' position is indeed special.

In response, Mahomes said he was very proud to be a black man; but he always believed that as a football player, he still needed to speak with his performance on the field, and that would not change because of his skin color.

In addition, Mahomes was a substitute last season and did not attract much attention, so the attention surrounding Mahomes was ultimately limited.

Until tonight.

Like Levi, Mahomes was a minority in New England, facing a consistent, all-out assault at Gillette Stadium throughout the game, culminating in the New England Patriots’ buzzer-beating win.

Those dirty words that were unbearable to hear poured out like a rainstorm.

Levi didn't want to pay attention to this, because there was no need to bother with a group of ants. He could just treat them as a group of barking wild dogs. But not wanting to pay attention and not being able to pay attention are two different things. When the wild dogs were not satisfied with their barking and finally lost control and pounced on him, Levi would not surrender.

Those voices, sensing Mahomes' vulnerability, bared their fangs.

"Bastard".

someone shouted.

(End of this chapter)