Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 793: One Step at a Time

beep—

The whistle sounded and the referee announced that the first half was over.

The disaster finally came to a temporary end, and Arrowhead Stadium was able to take a brief respite.

Jenna took a deep breath, her heart pounding, and took another deep breath, looking at the bright red number on the scoreboard.

"14:0".

In the end, she couldn't control herself and stood up suddenly.

"I want to go home."

Jeff was startled and called out to his wife, "Jenna?"

Jenna felt like she couldn't catch her breath, "I've had enough of this."

To watch Anne face a long, hard battle with little chance of winning, and finally lose tragically and completely, and now to witness the Kansas Chief go through it all with her own eyes?
She can't.

"Maybe, it's all because of me?" Jenna was a little flustered.

"I am the calamity, I am the curse, I am the culprit of the current situation, I should leave, for the chief and for myself."

As he spoke, he tried to leave.

Jenna tried to identify the direction in a panic, but she found that there were people all around her.

She couldn't breathe.

Jeff grabbed her, "Jenna...Jenna."

"Jenna!"

Jenna froze, and seemed to finally calm down.

After Jeff finished his roar, he realized that all the audience around him were looking at him, but at this moment, he didn't care about other people's gazes.

"Jenna, Annie hasn't given up, and neither has the Chief."

"Remember? Anne fought till the end, smiled till the end. We will not give up, because we cannot let Anne down."

Jenna was avoiding his gaze, refusing to look Jeff in the eye. She was still terrified and afraid, and still didn't have the courage to face the possibility of another heartbreak.

If the Kansas Chiefs also lost, did that mean that Anne's last dream was also shattered?

Jenna didn't dare to face it.

“Hey, trust the team.”

Someone shouted beside him.

This time, Jenna looked over and saw a strange fan.

"It's a difficult situation, it's terrible, even the weather is not helping, but if anyone can turn it around, it's our chief."

"That's right. Last year we were trailing 0:21 at halftime, but we still won."

"Today is different. Maybe we can't turn the situation around and end up losing and failing to defend our title, but I know that the New England Patriots can win, but they will never let us give up the victory."

"Yes, yes, yes. We will fight back in the second half and we will do our best to fight until the last minute."

"Whether we win or lose, we will fight to the very end at Arrowhead Stadium with the boys."

"Hey, what's that rookie saying?"

One after another, Jenna was overwhelmed. There were voices coming from all directions, and then they all shouted in unison.

"I have no confidence, but we will win!"

Hahaha!
There was a lot of laughter.

Jenna was a little confused. She thought the fans would complain, be disappointed and angry, or at least be nervous and worried. Such a first half was worth worrying about.

However, they did not. Not only did they not, but they all held their heads high with optimism, positivity, courage and determination, and faced difficulties and challenges calmly.

In them, Jenna seemed to see...Annie.

A warm feeling surged into my chest.

Jenna looked left and right, finally looking at Jeff.

Jeff took a deep breath and said, "No matter what the result is, we will face it together. This is what we promised Anne. Remember?"

……

The rain keeps falling, endlessly.

The sound of the pattering rain blocked out all the noise and bustle of Arrowhead Stadium, and the locker room seemed to be exiled to another time and space in the universe.

Extra quiet.

Not only was it absolutely quiet, but there were also sounds of panting, coughing, metal colliding, and footsteps. But it was precisely these trivial sounds that continued to flow without anyone speaking that made the silence of the locker room even more prominent.

A kind of silence. A kind of frustration. A kind of repression. A kind of depression.

Reed knew that they were facing a new dilemma, which was also another obstacle on the road to growth and transformation:
The fighting spirit, spirit and will were all there. Before the game started, the high morale had already reached the sky; but they were defeated by unexpected accidents and stronger, more mature and more experienced opponents.

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted.

Once you encounter a head-on blow and fail to achieve a breakthrough, you may never be able to break through again, and you will be trapped in this shackles for the rest of your life.

In the history of the NFL, there are countless strong teams that have been eliminated at this stage.

Recently there are the Indianapolis Colts led by Andrew Luck, the Atlanta Falcons led by Matt Ryan, the Carolina Panthers led by Cam Newton, and so on.

Are they not good enough? Are they not talented? Are they not good enough?
No, they had everything in place and were ready to reach the Super Bowl, but they encountered this obstacle and never rose again.

There are the New York Giants led by Manning Jr., the Pittsburgh Steelers led by Roethlisberger, the Seattle Seahawks led by Wilson, the Baltimore Ravens led by Flacco, and so on.

They have reached the Super Bowl, maybe even more than once, but have never been able to break through the psychological shackles. They are awkwardly stuck between an excellent team and an absolutely strong team, between reaching the top and winning the championship and establishing a dynasty, and they will always live in their own shadow.

Now, the same thing happened with the Kansas City Chiefs—

In the sixth week of the regular season this season, the Kansas City Chiefs were able to fight the New England Patriots to a draw, and the same was true when they faced the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers; however, they are back to the predicament of the divisional round a year ago and were completely left behind by the New England Patriots.

That feeling is like working hard for a whole year, thinking you have grown and transformed, but then you get hit with a wake-up call and are back to square one, as if waking up from a dream.

The surging impact easily destroyed the defense line.

If you are not careful, this may be the beginning of a collapse or the beginning of a psychological shadow.

Different positions, different states, and completely different difficulties. The game in front of us is different from being eliminated by the New England Patriots in the divisional playoffs two years ago, and it is also different from last year's divisional playoffs when we fell behind at halftime and made a comeback to defeat the New England Patriots. It seems familiar, but it is a brand new dilemma.

The problem is that the pre-match mobilization has pushed the morale to a new high. Because of Annie, the entire team took to the field with the belief that they must win. So, how should we mobilize the atmosphere now and how should we awaken fighting spirit and ignite hope?

Reed fell into deep thought.

Reed knows that the situation is tricky, but he also knows that after breaking down, there is a way to rebuild. A crisis is often an opportunity. This team, which is mainly composed of sophomores and juniors, may face a real chance for transformation. It depends on how he guides these kids to achieve a breakthrough.

My heart was in turmoil.

On the surface, everything seems calm.

Reed remained calm and composed, and then he made up his mind -

Start with tactics.

Honestly speaking, the Kansas City Chiefs did not play badly in the first half. Judging from the scores and statistics, it seemed terrible, but Reid believed that there was no problem with the tactics and player performance, they just lacked a little bit of luck. The gap between them and the New England Patriots was still very narrow.

The score is not the problem.

All they need is a breakthrough. One chance is enough to completely reverse the situation.

(End of this chapter)