Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 657 Escape intact
Tests come one after another.

Challenges come one after another.

The pace of professional competitions never stops. Even though the Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs have just completed a wonderful peak showdown together, the progress of the regular season will not slow down.

Fortunately, when the league arranged the schedule, it took into account objective factors such as the Mexico City game, the distance traveled, the time difference, etc. In order to ensure that the team would not lose their regular season preparation rhythm due to the international game, they also made preparations in advance.

Bye week.

The Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs got a brief respite from their bye weeks in the final week of November.

As a blessing in disguise, the two teams, which had just finished the most exciting, thrilling and best-watching game of the season, can use the next week to complete their adjustments.

This is good news.

However, this is only a temporary respite. After just one week of adjustment, the war has reignited and the challenges remain.

The Kansas City Chiefs are about to travel to challenge their division rivals, the Oakland Raiders.

No one will forget that last season the Oakland Raiders upset the Kansas City Chiefs, ending the latter's six-game winning streak to start the season and leading to a series of six consecutive losses; however, the Kansas City Chiefs turned things around and defeated the Oakland Raiders to end their six-game losing streak and get back on track.

They are mortal enemies in the same district, and every confrontation is full of highlights.

This season, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Oakland Raiders have taken two completely different paths. The Kansas City Chiefs currently lead the AFC with nine wins and two losses, still ranking first in the seed; the Oakland Raiders, however, are stuck in a desperate vortex of two wins and nine losses, becoming a strong contender for the No. 1 pick.

A heaven and a hell.

And there is one more very important thing——

Earlier this year, the league held a team owners' meeting and formally voted to approve the proposal for the Oakland Raiders to move to Las Vegas. The team will officially complete the relocation in the 2020 season.

It means the football team, which has been in Auckland since 1995, is leaving.

This is not all.

The Golden State Warriors, an NBA team based in Oakland, has also announced plans for a new stadium and will soon be heading to San Francisco, just across a bridge, to start their journey in their new home stadium.

First it was the basketball team, then the football team. The city of Oakland is gradually losing its own teams. Ultimately, it is because of the economic crisis, the sluggish ball market, and the city government's inability to allocate funds to fund a new stadium, which ultimately led to the exodus of teams.

A professional alliance is, after all, a business alliance, and everything is geared towards profit.

However, it was a devastating blow to the residents of this city. The team that they were deeply bound to left just like that, which was equivalent to the collapse of half the sky that supported their daily lives.

Auckland residents protested and complained, but ultimately they were unable to change the will of the big bosses.

Whether it is the Golden State Warriors or the Oakland Raiders, their days in this city are counting down.

It is precisely because of this that every home game this year can feel the heroic atmosphere of "the wind whistles and the Yishui River is cold", and the atmosphere is completely different.

Now, the Oakland Raiders are about to face their bitter rivals in the same division, the Kansas City Chiefs. Perhaps the feud between the two cities of Oakland and Kansas City will end here, and young people in the future will gradually forget their past entanglements with the other city.

It is embarrassing.

From the past to the future, and then looking at the present, the fates of the Oakland Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs are completely different. Every meeting between the two teams in the future will be particularly precious and become the last bright spot in the city’s memory.

Then, the Oakland Raiders broke out.

Despite the poor record this season, despite the demoralization of the team inside and outside, despite the team being in a precarious situation and feeling anxious with no tomorrow in sight, standing in front of the Kansas City Chiefs, the atmosphere is completely different.

The Oakland Raiders' offense was firing on all cylinders, showing momentum and attitude amid the roaring cheers of the home crowd, and engaging in a fierce offensive battle against their division rivals, which was truly impressive.

In the first half, the game was in a stalemate.

Before the game, the Oakland Raiders players expressed their ambitions. They were not afraid of the Kansas City Chiefs, and they did not care whether the team's season had ended early or the outcome of a game could not change anything. They were fully prepared to overthrow the defending champions.

No reason, just because it was the Kansas City Chiefs. That was enough.

The Oakland Raiders did what they said. Their brilliant performance made people feel the burning vitality. The home audience was all in a state of ecstasy, and the overwhelming cheers released a continuous energy.

However, in the second half, the game officially entered Levi's performance time.

In the third quarter alone, Levi ran for 101 yards, received 32 passes, scored two running touchdowns and one receiving touchdown, completely destroying the Oakland Raiders defense with his devastating performance.

Levi, who performed poorly in the previous game, quickly recovered after the bye week and got back on track, dominating the game with a dominant performance.

The Oakland Raiders were defeated.

Although quarterback Derek Carr was still trying to hold on to the game, after two interceptions, Carr fell into despair.

Tragic, tragic, and sad.

The Oakland Raiders were ultimately unable to replicate last season's miracle.

"49:33".

The Kansas City Chiefs escaped unscathed and took away an important victory on the road.

Judging from the score, the Kansas City Chiefs won without any bloodshed; but the game was very close and stalemate, and the gap was not widened until the second half of the third quarter. The Oakland Raiders did give the defending champions a severe test.

But the Kansas City Chiefs finally stood the test, and for the second time this season, they quickly adjusted after a tough defeat and got back on track, avoiding losing streak and gradually showing the maturity of a strong team.

At the same time, this victory also bought the Kansas City Chiefs some breathing space.

The New England Patriots have been chasing relentlessly and have maintained the suspense of the No. 1 seed in the American League.

Now, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Oakland Raiders to get back on the winning track, while the New England Patriots lost unexpectedly to the Tennessee Titans led by Derrick Henry, suffering their third loss of the season, temporarily pausing their pursuit of the Kansas City Chiefs. The AFC's No. 1 and No. 2 seeds remain unchanged.

However, there are still four weeks left in the regular season, and there are still countless possibilities.

For the Kansas City Chiefs, home-field advantage in the playoffs is particularly important because the team has remained undefeated at home so far this season, with only two losses all occurring away from home. Home-field advantage will play a more important role in the playoffs.

The Kansas City Chiefs need to maintain their advantage, and the New England Patriots will not give up chasing.

Then, in the 14th week of the regular season, the Kansas City Chiefs will face the toughest and most difficult challenge of the season at home. The value of the home unbeaten record will depend on this:

One of the traditional kings of the American League, the Baltimore Ravens.

(End of this chapter)