Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 661 Come prepared
"……pretty!"

"Effective collision. The Baltimore Ravens' defense showed excellent competitive form in the opening stage. Although Mahomes relied on excellent pocket footwork to avoid being sacked, Suggs still completed an effective collision with his rich game experience and disrupted Mahomes' passing action."

"Kelce caught the ball in an awkward position, but there was no chance for follow-up. The Baltimore Ravens forced the Kansas City Chiefs to face a third-and-3 situation again, which was another severe test."

"Within less than three minutes of the game, the Kansas City Chiefs' offense has already faced a third-down test for the third time. The situation is extremely stalemate."

“Of course, as expected, this is the game we wanted to see.”

In the live broadcast room, Jim Nantz and Tony Romo of CBS continued to partner up to commentate. The game had just begun, without any warm-up, and went straight into the bloody stage. As expected, both teams played strongly from the start.

The game between Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens will start at 1:00 PM on Sunday.

Not a night race.

The league also wanted to schedule a night game, but the Kansas City Chiefs have already played four night games this season, the most in the league. If the league plans to continue scheduling night games, it will also need to see the opinions of other team owners. Continuing to favor the Kansas City Chiefs may anger the public. Goodell had to make a choice, and the game was scheduled for the afternoon.

In a way, this is a good thing.

Because today, Kansas City officially entered winter. Although there was no snow or rain, the weather was clear and cloudless, with lazy sunshine shining down, and the weather conditions were excellent; but the temperature was minus three degrees Celsius, coupled with a cool breeze, the perceived temperature was nearly minus ten degrees Celsius, and there was no warmth at all.

The league should be thankful that this is not a night game, otherwise the temperature would drop precipitously.

Dryness and coldness mean that the leather of the football will be stiff, which is not conducive to holding the ball and passing the ball, so the team will often focus on ground offense.

This is not good news for the excitement and ratings of the game.

Facts have proven this countless times, and today is no exception.

At the start of the game, the Baltimore Ravens won the coin toss and Harbaugh chose the field, the side against the light; thus, the Kansas City Chiefs took the lead in the first half.

Taking the weather into consideration, the Kansas City Chiefs were more cautious in their offense at the start, relying mainly on short passes and running. The Baltimore Ravens were also prepared, and the first wave of offense and defense between the two teams caused exclamations.

The Baltimore Ravens forced the Kansas City Chiefs into third-down situations three times in a row.

The Kansas City Chiefs had completed the third-gear conversion twice before with beautiful tactical coordination, crossing the midfield line into the other half in a strong confrontation.

Now, it is the third time.

The intensity, frequency, and rhythm are heating up little by little.

In the live broadcast room, Nantz seemed a little excited.

"Wow, we didn't even have time to properly introduce the members of the Baltimore Ravens defense, let's...wait, Mahomes calls the snap."

"Run the ball!"

"No, fake run, real pass!"

"The Kansas City Chiefs' pocket was broken again, but Mahomes quickly passed the ball to Levi, who easily caught the ball and completed the third-down conversion."

"Levi is ready to move forward."

"Suggs! Beautiful! Suggs and Mosley teamed up to tackle Levi and knock him to the ground. They stepped forward in time and didn't give Levi the space to start accelerating."

"Levi completed the third-gear transition, but still didn't get a chance to continue to advance deeply."

"In today's frontcourt confrontation, the Baltimore Ravens once again showed the league's top level of suppression. Harper was fully prepared for this game."

Huchi, wheeze.

Less than three minutes into the game, the incredible intensity of the confrontation has already made people gasp for air, and they can feel the fire burning in their chests. Three consecutive attacks, all facing the test of third gear, although the Kansas City Chiefs successfully converted all three attacks and continued their offense; but the pressure brought by the Baltimore Ravens was rising steadily, so that the Kansas City Chiefs' offense was not smooth enough.

Whether it was passing or running, the Kansas City Chiefs' offense since the start of the game was all based on short yardage, which seemed fragmented and short, and failed to release explosive power.

It seems that this should be the strategy of the Baltimore Ravens. At least in the opening stage.

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When people discuss the traditional defensive powerhouses in the NFL, the Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Buffalo Bills are indispensable names. The Baltimore Ravens are also one of them. Even though the history of this team can only be traced back to 1996, they can still firmly occupy a place.

This season is no exception.

Although the Baltimore Ravens are still struggling so far, and only in the last three weeks did they seem to finally find their form in the chaos; the performance of the Baltimore Ravens' defense has always been in the upper reaches of the league.

As of this week, the pass defense ranks fourth, the run defense ranks fourth, and the overall ranking ranks third in the league.

From strength to toughness, the Baltimore Ravens are still the league's top tough guys this season.

With three consecutive wins in the past three weeks, the entire league cheered for Lamar Jackson to realize his athletic talent and admired Gus Edwards for performing the Cinderella story; but in fact, the continuous output of the defense team is the key to Baltimore Ravens turning the season around.

In fact, only one piece of data is enough to prove it——

In the sixth week of the regular season, the Baltimore Ravens faced the Tennessee Titans, the same team that had a close fight with the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the playoffs last season.

The Baltimore Ravens defense sacked Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota eleven times in a single game.

Eleven times in total.

Throughout the game, Mariota was completely stunned. He was sacked repeatedly and couldn't tell the directions, causing the Tennessee Titans to be completely confused.

"21:0".

The Baltimore Ravens swept the Tennessee Titans.

Eleven sacks in a single game rank second on the NFL Super Bowl era history list.

There are two teams that top the list of the most sacks in a single game:

The 1990 Kansas City Chiefs faced the Seattle Seahawks, and the 1985 Dallas Cowboys faced the Washington Redskins.

There were twelve sacks in each of the two games.

Time flies, thirty years are about to pass, and the league has changed dramatically. Now, the offensive banner no longer sees double-digit sacks of quarterbacks in a game, until the Baltimore Ravens defense once again went red-eyed.

Moreover, this is not just any opponent, but a team that advanced to the playoffs last season.

The strength is evident.

Therefore, no one can underestimate the Baltimore Ravens.

It now appears that Harbaugh carefully studied the Kansas City Chiefs' game tape and learned from the two games last season when the Philadelphia Eagles' Peterson faced Reid.

Then, based on the Baltimore Ravens' own situation, he tailored a set of tactics to confront his teacher head-on.

The Baltimore Ravens come prepared.

(End of this chapter)