Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 651 Half-time Champion
Compared to the 2017 season, which was full of contention and excitement, and the suspense was still lingering until the Super Bowl, the 2018 season showed a different attitude.

When the season officially kicked off, the two teams quickly opened up the situation with a series of dominant performances, fought their way out of the fierce competition, and lived up to expectations by continuing their strong performance all the way, becoming the league leaders.

Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs.

Faced with such a situation, the league couldn't be happier. Goodell even celebrated with everyone with a glass of wine, warmly welcoming a new era.

The two teams are evenly matched.

There is the National League and the American League, which are just facing each other and moving forward in parallel.

One team is led by third-year star quarterback Goff, and the other is led by second-year super rookie quarterback Mahomes, both of whom are pocket quarterbacks, echoing the league's focus on passing offense.

One team includes Donald, the league's best defensive player last season, and the other includes Levi, the league's best offensive player last season. They are head-to-head, defense versus offense, and they can become the league's next pair of rivals.

One team is led by McVay, the youngest head coach in the league who made history, and the other is led by Reid, one of the league's legendary senior coaches. The showdown between the new wave and the old wave will never lack highlights.

Most importantly, although the Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs are now in different divisions, they were once arch-rivals in Missouri.

From 1995 to 2015, the Los Angeles Rams were the St. Louis Rams, and like the Kansas City Chiefs, they were both located in Missouri. During those long twenty seasons, the two teams were always on edge every time they met, because of the competition among Missouri residents, and there was never a lack of topics.

Moreover, the Kansas City Chiefs won all six meetings between the two teams during this period, crushing the long-slumping St. Louis Rams with absolute advantage.

To the latter, the Kansas City Chiefs are a shadow, and the hatred index is off the charts.

Now, three years later, the Los Angeles Rams are about to face the Kansas City Chiefs for the first time since their migration to the City of Angels. Both teams have completed their transformation; but at the same time, the hatred and entanglements of the past are not enough to completely disappear in just three years, and all the new and old grudges are entangled together.

The game hadn't even started yet, but the smell of gunpowder was already in the air.

Everything, perfect.

An incomparable perfect matchup, a perfection that even the alliance could not create with careful planning, appeared naturally before their eyes.

From historical grudges to the current situation, from the confrontation between offense and defense to the confrontation between star players, from the matchups between players themselves to the confrontation between coaches and fans, every aspect ignites energy.

Not only Goodell, but the media went crazy, and social networks were no exception.

Collective frenzy.

This season, there is no need to say much about the Kansas City Chiefs. The defending champions have been making great strides and are currently leading the AFC with a record of nine wins and one loss.

Originally, people were worried that the fierce loss to the New England Patriots might awaken the psychological shadow of this young team, but now it seems to be purely unnecessary fantasy. The Kansas City Chiefs quickly returned to the winning track, showing their growth and transformation, and even continuing to perform better.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Rams are no slouch --

To be precise, it is not just "not inferior", but "better".

While the Kansas City Chiefs ended their five-game winning streak at the start of the season, the Los Angeles Rams' winning streak has not stopped.

Six straight wins! Seven straight wins! Eight straight wins!
After a two-point win over the Green Bay Packers in Week 1969 of the regular season, the Los Angeles Rams set a new team record and had their best season start since 2007. Their unstoppable and sweeping momentum on both offense and defense showed top dominance, reminiscent of the New England Patriots in the season.

That year, the New England Patriots won all 16 games in the regular season, creating the first undefeated season after the Super Bowl era, but unfortunately they lost to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl final and were unable to continue their perfect season. The same is true for the Los Angeles Rams.

They can attack and defend, have explosiveness and stability, have no weaknesses and no loopholes, and display top level performance in all aspects.

Isn't this the 2007 New England Patriots?

Plus, the team's location in star-studded Los Angeles has earned them the nickname "Cosmic Sheep," a nod to Real Madrid's "Galacticos."

However, the difficulty of an undefeated season is still too high, and the Los Angeles Rams have to pay the price for their youth and inexperience.

In the ninth week of the regular season, the team lost to its former division rival, the New Orleans Saints, by ten points, ending their unbeaten streak.

Everything seems familiar.

The Kansas City Chiefs lost to the New England Patriots. The shrewd Belichick teamed up with elite quarterback Brady, who remained strong this season and is only trailing the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC with a record of seven wins and two losses.

The Los Angeles Rams lost to the New Orleans Saints. The shrewd Sean Payton teamed up with elite quarterback Brees, who remained positive this season and overtook the Los Angeles Rams in the National League with an eight-win record, temporarily taking the top spot in the National League's No. 1 seed.

"The old wave vs. the new wave", "veterans vs. rookies", "tradition vs. challenge".

Similar keywords run through the entire process, constructing a wonderful picture of life so far in the 2018 season in every aspect, which is full of expectations.

And now!
The two new generation teams are about to face off, with the NFC's No. 1 seed facing off against the AFC's No. 1 seed in a half-season Super Bowl.

It's wonderful and exciting, no one wants to miss it, and no one should miss it.

And there is another important point——

The NFL has been trying to open up the global market and has gradually launched international competitions in overseas markets in recent years.

Since 2007, the London tournament has opened up the situation, creating a gap in the home fields of English rugby and football, and gradually expanding the influence of American football; the Asian market and South American market have also always been Goodell's target.

According to the plan, the Imperial Capital Tournament in China was ready, but due to the insufficient market size, the stadium selection, schedule arrangement, brand sponsorship, etc. all encountered setbacks to varying degrees, causing Goodell to temporarily shelve the plan and turn his attention to -

Mexico.

The Mexico City tournament has been a success for the past two years, which has increased confidence in the league.

Now, Levi has emerged and rekindled the league's confidence. Goodell is restarting the process of the Imperial City Tournament and launching plans for the Munich Tournament and São Paulo Tournament.

Of course, at the same time, we still need to consolidate the status of the London and Mexico City tournaments.

This year, the Mexico City tournament has scheduled the Los Angeles Rams vs. Kansas City Chiefs game.

When arranging the schedule during the offseason, Goodell did not expect the two teams to perform so well. He just expected the "Levi vs. Donald" matchup to spark topics and attract a wave of attention in Mexico City. Now, things have developed to this point, and it couldn't be more perfect.

The half-time Super Bowl lands in Mexico City?
Very good, very good, everything is ready, the time, the place, the people and the people are all right, and we are about to detonate the international market!
(End of this chapter)