Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 685 The Spear is Not a Spear
"Go on the field, go on the field."

"Oh ho, it's our turn again."

"come on! Come on!"

The defensive team, led by Houston, Jones and others, all stood on the sidelines, cheering for their teammates and watching the offensive team step onto the field again.

The pressure is still there.

However, the mental state has quietly changed.

The offensive players opened their shoulders, held their heads high, relaxed their mouths, and entered a relaxed yet alert state, ready for battle.

In sharp contrast is the other side of the court, which is solemn, heavy, tense, and murderous, with a determination to move forward written all over their faces.

Indeed, for the Baltimore Ravens, even though they did not lose the game and the outcome is unknown, their mood at this moment is no different from a journey through hell.

In the fourth quarter, they finally broke the balance and surpassed the score, and they cut off Levi's performance. Seeing that victory was getting closer and closer, they were defeated step by step. First, they lost a touchdown and returned to a tie, and then they were blocked and struck out consecutively. After entering overtime, they were the first to lose the offensive right.

They have retreated again and again. Although it is not as bad as adding insult to injury, it is not far from it.

Now, stepping onto the court again, the belief in winning roars in their minds. The defensive players, led by Suggs and Mosley, burst out with a determination and heroism of a do-or-die battle, with murderous aura and fighting spirit burning all over their bodies, showing their edge and aggressively charging head-on into the opposing offensive group.

There is a sharp contrast on both sides of the Chu River and Han River.

The spear is not a spear, and the shield is not a shield. It is obviously a spear, but it exudes the temperament of a shield. It is obviously a shield, but it displays the momentum of a spear. The confrontation between the two is still a confrontation between the two, but the contradictory nature has silently completed the transformation, pushing the atmosphere of Arrowhead Stadium to the extreme in an instant.

Shhh!
It was not a boo, but a sound signaling silence. Arrowhead Stadium became completely quiet, making room for their offensive team to arrange tactics.

Mahomes regained his focus.

The young quarterback also showed his resilience. After experiencing two painful defeats, he faced a similar situation again. It was inevitable that he was nervous and had some inner demons. But it was only for a moment. With the help of Levi, he quickly returned to the game state.

Although it's not easy.

then.

The whole place was silent, with only the sound of the heart hitting the chest buzzing on the eardrums, getting faster and faster, almost exploding. Just standing there, the whole body trembled slightly uncontrollably.

The passage of time seemed to slow down, ten or a hundred times.

All eyes are focused on the court.

The Baltimore Ravens' defense still looks familiar. It can be seen that Harbaugh consciously disrupted the positions. The positions of linebackers, cornerbacks and safeties were staggered, but all stood in a narrow area within fifteen yards, in this way to disrupt Mahomes' defensive reading.

Everything is possible, because the linebackers' positions are integrated into the formation, and there is no way to judge whether Harbaugh will choose to blitz, ground defense or pass defense. This is in sharp contrast to the Pittsburgh Steelers' deliberately clear-cut layers of positions.

However, what was a little surprising was that the Kansas City Chiefs' offense changed its position.

Shotgun formation.

It was a bit rare that Reid did not put Levi next to Mahomes, but sent Hunter, using a "five-outside formation" and sending all five receiving points forward. The intention of passing the ball could be seen from the formation.

But is it really so?

If it is a shotgun formation of other players, it may be true; but the shotgun formation of the Kansas City Chiefs can also be seen as a deformation of the double running back formation. Relying on the presence of Levi, Reed can often hide many different tactics.

Including the "Chief's Special" that shined at the Super Bowl earlier this year.

"Attack vs. Defense".

From the beginning of overtime, one could feel the smoke of war between Reed and Harbaugh. Both coaches were throwing smoke bombs to confuse the audience. The tense and intense atmosphere collided strongly, and the temperature was rising steadily.

Unfortunately, the actual temperature at Arrowhead Stadium is dropping, and as cold air collides with hot air, the next step may be... an explosion.

Just as he was about to suffocate and his legs went weak, Mahomes' voice cut through the air - "Attack!"

Tap, tap, tap.

An arrow has shot from a bow, a horse has broken free from its reins.

All of a sudden, you can see the red storm on the Kansas Chiefs side rushing out.

One, two, three, four, five.

Five figures!

The shotgun formation was not a smoke bomb, but a real shotgun formation! Including Levi and Hunter, they all started to move out immediately.

Charge forward headfirst.

So, what about the Baltimore Ravens defense?
Unexpected, but not surprising.

Obviously, Hubble's strategy is slightly different, but it has not lost its advantage.

Four people rushing the pass.

The Baltimore Ravens did not put all their forces on the defensive front line. After maintaining the pressure on the front line throughout the game, they suddenly... let go at the beginning of overtime and turned to pour the pressure on the receivers.

Man-to-man defense plus zone defense.

A total of seven players all retreated and wove an impenetrable net in the short pass area. The short pass area that was wide open throughout the game was actually closed in Mahomes' passing field of vision.

Harbaugh's strategy is not to create direct pressure from the pass rush, but to create indirect pressure on Mahomes by blocking the short and intermediate pass areas.

In the final moments before the end of the game, the Kansas City Chiefs used this defensive strategy to make Jackson confused and fully expose his shortcomings in rough passing skills. Now the Baltimore Ravens are using the same tactics to embarrass Mahomes.

In an instant, the short pass area and the mid pass area were densely packed with people, and the red and black colors intertwined and collided together, which was dazzling.

The Baltimore Ravens' defensive strategy unexpectedly fits well with Reid's offensive tactics.

But is Reed's tactic so easy to crack?

Hill, forward.

Watkins, forward.

Hunter, forward.

Hill and Hunter on the left wing and Watkins on the right wing, all three players rushed forward after the kick-off, sprinting towards the midfield line and even deeper areas without hesitation.

Among them, Hill took the lead, fully utilizing his light and agile speed advantage, and his vertical striking ability burst out with incredible energy.

But in the blink of an eye, Hill's footsteps had already crossed the midfield line.

The Baltimore Ravens defense had to follow up immediately. When they relaxed the pressure on the front line, the defense had to prepare for the deep area because they knew Mahomes' long pass ability, which is also the biggest difference between Mahomes and the previous quarterback Smith.

In a flash, Hill had entered the long pass area, while Watkins and Hunter both retreated into the middle pass area after cutting into the long pass area, creating gaps in different lines and positions.

At this moment, another figure quietly broke out from the short pass area——

Levi!

Dazzling and overwhelming, the shotgun formation of the Kansas City Chiefs brought out the tactical advantages of the wide receivers' route running to the fullest, and five players worked together to create a storm in the Baltimore Ravens' secondary line.

Like Nezha making trouble in the sea.

(End of this chapter)