Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 742 A Basin of Cold Water

Obviously, Bart has a unique talent for making people angry to death, not only when facing Levi, but also when facing other teams and players.

Indianapolis Colts: Not you, and neither is your whole family.

fly into a rage.

However, Bart didn't mind the gnashing of teeth and frustration inside and outside the Indianapolis Colts; on the contrary, he completely enjoyed it. This is one of the joys of this job:

You can curse people in public without any scruples, without using any foul language.

In fact, objectively speaking, the Indianapolis Colts' defense is not bad, even better than the Kansas City Chiefs.

The regular season has come to an end and all team rankings are out.

In the defensive ranking, the Indianapolis Colts ranked tenth, while the Kansas City Chiefs were only twenty-fourth. The gap was more obvious than expected, especially the Kansas City Chiefs' terrible pass defense, which ranked thirty-first in the league, second from the bottom.

Compared with last season, the Kansas City Chiefs' pass defense is worse. It can also be seen from the side that this year's strategy of building a defensive team through the draft did not work. Berry's absence and Houston's weakness are shortcomings that cannot be made up in a short period of time.

But why does the Kansas City Chiefs' defense seem to be performing so well and saving the Kansas City Chiefs' victory from the brink more than once?

The key point is here. In the critical moment, the Kansas City Chiefs' defense still withstood the pressure and did not collapse, retaining the team's tenacity. Not only Houston, but also the young players led by Jones and Fowler have withstood the test.

The Indianapolis Colts, on the other hand, usually have great defensive statistics, but they often fail at critical moments and have lost six games throughout the season, which is twice as many as the Kansas City Chiefs.

At the end of the day, the Kansas City Chiefs and Indianapolis Colts are teams that rely on offense to win.

In the season's offensive rankings, the Kansas City Chiefs are ranked first in the league, with a clear advantage and far ahead, and are hailed as the strongest and most outstanding team since the 2013 Denver Broncos. And unlike the Denver Broncos that year, this year's Kansas City Chiefs have a balanced passing and running game, and the entire offensive system is more comprehensive and varied.

The biggest shortcoming should be Mahomes' youth. The twelve interceptions in the season are just a superficial phenomenon. The real crux of the problem lies in Mahomes' lack of experience. His choices and judgments at critical moments are still not mature enough.

If we only discuss passing offense, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Rams are all better than the Kansas City Chiefs; but the Kansas City Chiefs rely on more than just passing.

Levi's maturity and calmness complement and help Mahomes, and the ground offense can always be a guarantee, which makes the Kansas City Chiefs' invincible offense.

And what about the Indianapolis Colts?
This offensive group ranks fifth in the league, its ground offense is only 20th in the league, but its passing offense ranks sixth in the league, which is almost the same as the Kansas City Chiefs, and each has its own strengths.

Originally, the Indianapolis Colts' offense was completely focused on passing the ball, just like the Denver Broncos in 2013. Once the passing offense ran into trouble, the team's entire offensive system would get stuck and fall into trouble.

But it just so happens that the Kansas City Chiefs' passing defense is a mess and ranks last in the league.

The Indianapolis Colts are full of confidence and determination, and they firmly believe that they can defeat the Kansas City Chiefs and advance to the conference finals.

However, Bart gave him a wake-up call.

In Bart's opinion, there is no team in the league this season that can compete head-on with the Kansas City Chiefs and win; the only team that can keep up with the offensive power of the Kansas City Chiefs is the Los Angeles Rams with Goff and Gurley as a partner, but the offensive firepower of the Los Angeles Rams is still slightly inferior.

If they launch an offensive counterattack, the Indianapolis Colts will not be able to stop the Kansas City Chiefs; moreover, the Indianapolis Colts' own offense also faces the problem of imbalance. Once there is a problem with the passing offense, the game may end early.

and so.

"I don't think the Kansas City Chiefs can defend their title. After advancing to the conference finals, whether facing the New England Patriots or the Los Angeles Chargers, the Kansas City Chiefs have tasted defeat in the regular season. It is estimated that it will be difficult for them to make it through and finally fail."

"Despite this, I still believe that the Kansas City Chiefs can beat the Indianapolis Colts and advance to the conference finals for the second consecutive season. This is already a feat, isn't it?"

Kansas City Chiefs: Thanks for the compliment.

Indianapolis Colts: Haha. This is Bart's ability. He offended both teams at once.

However, despite Bart's harsh words, his views have received a lot of support, and the "league" is no exception, with overwhelming support for the Kansas City Chiefs.

"9:1".

Among the ten commentators, only one is optimistic about the Indianapolis Colts' upset.

It is precisely because of this that the league scheduled this game as the first one and received a round of applause. Most people believed that there was no suspense in this game.

however.

The Kansas City Chiefs are still proceeding step by step, and the atmosphere in the team is solemn.

Obviously, the team also knows that they are the favorites, but no one can relax or be careless, because they know that this game cannot be taken lightly, and they have reasons to win this game -

Felix.

This fan is not just an ordinary name. Everyone in the team knows him, the big boy who sits in a wheelchair but always has a smile on his face, the big boy who suffers from illness but always fights alongside the team.

with no exceptions.

When Houston brought the jerseys made by Felix and other children to the locker room, the warmth and weight of each jersey weighed heavily on his chest, reminding him all the time:

We must not be proud, we must not be complacent, and we must not take victory for granted.

Victory will not fall into a bowl from the sky. It requires hard work, fighting and trying one's best to obtain it.

This was a must-win, not just for the team.

On Thursday, after practice, Reid gathered all the players together.

"…Felix is ​​no longer in danger and returned home with his mother this afternoon. However, his condition is still not good, and I'm afraid he won't be able to come to participate in the regional competition."

I just breathed a sigh of relief, but my heart started beating again.

The shadow of death seems to always hang over my head, lingering.

After the breakup, Levi noticed that Mahomes was depressed and upset.

He patted Mahomes on the shoulder. "Hey, Felix has his battle, and we have ours. And don't forget Eric."

"We have a mission, too."

Not only Felix, but also Eric Berry.

Felix is ​​fighting death, while Berry is battling injuries.

Time is passing, the season is coming to an end, and a situation similar to last season is happening again. Berry is still trying to return to the court, but the situation is obviously not that simple.

Originally, Berry hoped to return to the divisional round to bring hope to the team's poor secondary defense; however, the injury has healed, but the condition is worrying.

He is still Eric Berry, but he seems to no longer be the safety Berry.

(End of this chapter)