Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 798: Suffering from hardship
For a moment, the New England Patriots were caught up in the rhythm of the Kansas City Chiefs, and Belichick was unable to come up with a better solution.

The situation is sliding towards the Kansas City Chiefs.

What's worse is that the Kansas City Chiefs used ground attack to launch a bulldozer-like siege, but the speed was not slow, and they continued to advance steadily all the way.

One link after another.

The New England Patriots had no time to breathe. The front line defense, which had performed well overall this season, was dizzy and lost in the weird offensive rhythm of the Kansas City Chiefs. Their breathing, footsteps, and heartbeat were all in chaos. They had just experienced the halftime break but felt like they couldn't keep up.

After advancing for more than four minutes, the Kansas City Chiefs were close to the 20-yard line of the opposite half. This should be the most steady and unstoppable attack in the whole game. It felt like musketeers advancing on a cold weapon infantry regiment. The New England Patriots had no way to retreat.

then!

The New England Patriots woke up from their dream and finally turned the situation around. They showed their defensive strength twice in a row while their defensive area was retreating again and again and fully compressed.

A stop to Levi and a timely tackle on Kelce pushed the Kansas City Chiefs to a third-and-6 situation.

Get a little footing.

As the Kansas City Chiefs got closer and closer to the red zone, the confrontation between the two sides became more and more intense and tougher; at the same time, the New England Patriots also burst out with energy, and the defense team slightly recovered some of the disadvantage, and the smoke of confrontation filled the entire stadium.

But Belichick still dare not relax:
In this wave of offense, the Kansas City Chiefs' offense was highly focused. Even when facing the third-down long yardage, everything was within Reid's plan and was completed easily and calmly. It seemed like a third-down crisis, but in fact everything was under Reid's control, and the New England Patriots' situation was still difficult.

If they weren't careful, the New England Patriots might have faced a counterattack at the start of the second half.

Belichick has not and will not forget the lessons of last year's divisional round. Such a humiliation was enough once, and there is no need to experience it a second time.

It's raining all the time.

Belichick used the tactical board to cover his mouth and gave continuous instructions, which was bound to increase the intensity and rhythm of the defense at the front of the red zone.

On the other side, the Kansas Chiefs remained unmoved and continued to line up in pistol formation.

Moreover, Mahomes called the kickoff without hesitation and seemed to be unaffected by the third-and-long yardage.

"attack!"

After the kickoff, Mahomes turned around and stretched out his right hand toward Levi.

Handover? Or a fake smokescreen?

In a flash, one could clearly feel the brief pause of the New England Patriots' defense. Their bodies, stretched to the extreme, leaned forward at the first moment, ready to intercept Levi; but their strength and speed were not fully released, for fear that the front line would step forward and exert full pressure, and Mahomes' fake run and real pass would make all their efforts go to waste.

Sure enough, the next step, Mahomes took the football back.

Adjust on the spot and look up.

Belichick: Dangerous.

This is already the front line of the red zone. On the one hand, the area that the New England Patriots need to cover is compressed, and the defensive intensity can be improved. On the other hand, the coverage area of ​​the Kansas City Chiefs' passing offense is compressed, and the offensive rhythm can be improved. Mahomes only needs a quick short pass to have a fatal lethality.

At this moment, watching Mahomes's observation movements, Belichick's heart tightened, and he felt nervous but also a little excited.

“Accurate prediction!”

Fake run, real pass.

Reed is still Reed, and the long ground offense still ends with a passing offense.

If Smith was the quarterback, Reid might still rely on Levi, after all, the explosiveness at critical moments still depends on the rookie; but now the quarterback is Mahomes, and the passing offense also has explosiveness at critical moments. Judging from Reid's personality, the possibility of choosing to pass the ball has skyrocketed.

Especially when this wave of offense is entirely focused on ground offense.

The difference is, when is the sneak attack on the pass?
That's it.

It's all about timing. Reid is waiting and Belichick is calculating. This is the game.

After losing to the Kansas City Chiefs twice in a row and a narrow victory in Week 6 of the regular season, Belichick has been vigilant, repeatedly studying game videos, trying to understand Reid's psychology and accurately predict Reid's key choices. For example, in front of him.

Belichick was happy: the prediction was accurate.

The New England Patriots' defense made obvious forward moves, seemingly preparing for ground defense, but their movements were full of energy, as if they were wary of Hill, Kelce or Watkins other than Levi playing the role of running back. They were passive and did not dare to act rashly; but in fact, what they were really on guard against was pass defense.

then.

As Mahomes began to look at the target, Van Noy moved.

Have it.

They have been waiting for a moment like this, to give a shocking lesson to the Kansas City Chiefs' group of rookies who are full of enthusiasm but lack experience. Winning the Super Bowl once may be just a matter of luck, but winning the second time or defending the title will not be so easy.

Tap, tap, tap.

Van Noy retreated quickly, not only him, but also Hightower and Roberts retreated.

It's not man-to-man defense, but zone defense.

In just one second, the New England Patriots' defense completely changed its momentum, showing its sharp claws, ready to severely hurt the Kansas City Chiefs' offense.

While retreating and observing, Van Noy immediately confirmed his judgment.

Kelce, Hill, Watkins, all the receiving points spread out, and the space just over twenty yards from the end zone was full of red figures.

Among them, Hill took the lead and rushed directly to the end zone lightly and nimbly.

Van Noy quickly adjusted his center of gravity, looked back at Mahomes like a rhino looking at the moon, looking for the direction of Mahomes' pass.

Belichick's tactics were accurate and sharp, with the defensive line exerting full pressure. Although it was just a basic four-man pass rush, this time there was tactical coordination, which made the opposing offensive line feel the pressure and hit Mahomes from a distance, trying to prevent Mahomes from passing the ball steadily.

So, Van Noy saw Mahomes retreating in small steps, trying to gain space to adjust while also opening up the field of vision for the secondary defensive reading.

Hill?

Van Noy noticed Mahomes' gaze and reacted immediately.

The next second, Mahomes passed the ball.

Van Noy's heart tightened: Sure enough, it was the direction of Hill.

Push off the ground, exert force, and release speed.

Van Noy sprinted and tried to gain some space in the race with the football, while continuing to observe Mahomes' pass trajectory to find a suitable defensive position.

then.

Van Noy was stunned: ...

Levi?

Why does Levi appear here?

Shouldn't Levi be the bait and then the sixth offensive lineman to protect Mahomes, only to become a useless chess piece because the New England Patriots saw through his tactics?

Why did Mahomes turn around and flick the football back to Levi?

What!

Running the ball?

The Kansas City Chiefs chose to run the ball again? Is Reid crazy?
……Grass.

(End of this chapter)