With the hand raised and the knife dropped, the touchdown was completed, just like retrieving something from a bag; immediately afterwards, the San Francisco 49ers' special team came on the field and completed the extra point kick, successfully gaining a point, and the score came to "7:17".
Although it was just a touchdown, at halftime, the seemingly unreachable score gap suddenly became closer and closer. Now, less than two minutes into the second half and just ten points behind, anything was possible.
However, the Dallas Cowboys didn't panic, at least not the offense.
Under the leadership of Tony Romo, they still maintained the efficiency of the first half of the game, played steadily, and balanced passing and running. It took more than four minutes to enter the red zone of the San Francisco 49ers. The entire momentum was unstoppable. .
If the Dallas Cowboys complete a touchdown at this time, the score gap will widen again, and the Dallas Cowboys will continue to put pressure on the San Francisco 49ers.
At the critical moment, the 49ers defensive team, which had always performed poorly today, finally showed its courage. The red zone defense was airtight. It intercepted the running ball once, not only failed to advance, but also lost yards; it created two passes. The ball was not completed, and one of them almost resulted in an interception.
In the red zone, the Dallas Cowboys' offensive offensive was stopped abruptly. In the end, the Cowboys had no choice but to take a free kick. After gaining three points, the score reached "7:20".
Although it was not a touchdown, the Cowboys stabilized their position in time and made a strong response. After receiving the free kick, they once again consolidated their lead.
With less than five minutes left in the third quarter, Lu Ke led the San Francisco 49ers' offensive team to appear again.
However, the effect of the kickoff just now was very bad. The 49ers' returner tried to return the ball, but there was no room to advance, and he was directly sacked by the Cowboys' special teams player above the eight-yard line.
Our own eight-yard line, this position is really too embarrassing and too dangerous.
The reason why we say this is because in a football game, if the offensive team's football falls within the own end zone, this will create a safety point, and the opponent can win two points.
For a simple example, Lu Ke was sacked while holding a football in his arms. He fell into his own end zone with the football in his arms. Then, this was a safety score; or, after Lu Ke was sacked, he dropped the ball and the football Fell into the end zone and then a Cowboys player picked it up, which was also a safety.
In other words, the quarterback is only eight yards in front of his own end zone, and in order to kick off the ball, the quarterback must distance himself from the offensive line, which also brings the quarterback further closer to his own end zone. A small mistake may cost you safety points. This also restrains the hands and feet of the offensive team and limits the layout and arrangement of tactics.
Standing on the eight-yard line, Lu Ke noticed a change in the Dallas Cowboys' defensive formation: above the offensive line, a full six players were piled up, with two linebackers and a cornerback entering the forefront; behind him were another Two linebackers, waiting for an opportunity; scattered near the twenty-yard line are two safeties and a cornerback.
In the "6-2-3" defensive formation, the Cowboys put on a strong surprise attack and listed the formation with the determination to create safe points; relatively speaking, the defensive strength in the backcourt was suddenly weakened.
In this way, the backcourt pass defense must be a zone coverage defense. Each of the three players is responsible for a zone, and then complements each other according to the quarterback's tactics; but the focus of the entire defense is still on the quarterback's raid.
Following Jim Hubble's instructions, Lu Ke quickly deployed tactics, but then during his defensive reading, he read the changes in defensive formations. New ideas came to his mind in a flash, and he issued an order.
This is a pistol formation, with Marcus standing behind Lu Ke; and above the offensive line, in addition to five players, there is a wide receiver and a tight end standing on the left; A wide receiver.
After changing tactics, Logan, who was standing on the left side, ran across the field unsteadily. After passing behind Lu Ke, he stood behind Kyle Williams, who was on the outside of the entire formation, and the two people overlapped.
Before the Cowboys could react, Lu Ke shouted directly, "Kickoff!"
After Lu Ke received the football with both hands, he quickly stepped back, and in three long steps he opened the distance between himself and the offensive line - and the defensive line.
There was no pretend handover, and Marcus could be seen diagonally rushing forward from the left; at the same time, Michael Crabtree, who was on the left side of the offensive line, also rushed toward the left sideline; the entire line The offensive line also moved in small steps towards the left side, and the entire 49ers offensive group was crowded to one side.
Along with this, the Dallas Cowboys players also began to run quickly towards their right side and start defending; the trend of lateral movement pulled all players on the court to move towards the same side.
Raise your hand, pull back, and face to the left. Lu Ke's posture changed, and it seemed that he was passing the ball to the left to Crabtree. The Dallas Cowboys' first-line defensive players immediately began to rush fiercely, trying to complete the surprise attack and interrupt the pass, but the next second, DeMarcus S-Wil noticed something was wrong:
Instead of running a receiving route, Marcus joined the offensive line and joined forces to fend off the defensive line's surprise attack.
Six against six.
The Dallas Cowboys' assault tactics were like a torrent meeting a dam, and were blocked for a moment; Crabtree, running on the left, pulled at least two Cowboys defensive players, which meant...another one The side was completely empty.
On the field, a blink of an eye is enough to change the entire situation.
The information in the mind only has time to interpret, not to convert. Weir could only follow his instinct, tearing a gap in the offensive line and rushing forward, but his steps were a little slower than half a beat, and he saw Lu Ke step back again, two steps in a row. , opened the distance between the two people in time, but Lu Ke was already standing on the front edge of the end zone.
Weir was not affected in any way. He stared at Lu Ke intently. Like a black bear, he raised his hands high and rushed forward, trying to continue the task of capturing and killing him. However, he had just taken the first step. Just watched Lu Ke throw the football.
Football shot.
Weir forcefully twisted his body and braked at the same time to avoid a foul - after the quarterback completes the pass, any player's collision will be deemed a foul, even if the defensive player fails to resist gravity or has an unstable center of gravity and accidentally dives. When it comes to the quarterback, it's still a foul.
Will fell heavily to the ground, his mouth full of grass clippings. After reacting at this time, the curses broke out; almost at the same time, the San Francisco 49ers fans at the scene burst into earth-shattering cheers. Weir knew that the pass was completed, "Grass! Grass! Grass!" Annoyed and anger poured out in a steady stream.
"Kick off, the 49ers' entire offensive formation moved to the left, Lu Ke passed the ball, Crabtree, no, no. It was a fake move just now! After a feint, Lu Ke turned around and it was a pass from the right. , right side! Right side!"
Troy Ball's voice was already slightly hoarse, but not only did it fail to stop him, it actually made him even more excited, waving the lineup in his hand and shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Just as the entire offensive group moved to the left, Williams and Newman ran a route to the right. Williams cut inside to the left, and the Cowboys' No. 21 cornerback Mike Jenkins -Jenkins) was very focused. He was originally moving towards the right side of the Cowboys. Now he stopped suddenly, turned around and guarded Williams, and stuck to Williams. He just missed it! Oh, Newman! Newman, who was unguarded. Quick diagonal shot towards the right sideline, neutral! Neutral!"
Troy just felt like he was about to have a cerebral hemorrhage. He said "gap" over and over again several times, as if the tape had jammed, because the gap was really too big, at least within the fifteen-yard area, there was no defense. players.
A pull from the left side left the defense on the right side empty; another cut in from the left side mobilized the last defensive player in the short passing area; the remaining player to receive the ball ran diagonally on the right side, leaving the gap open. In front of you.
The Dallas Cowboys adopt a triple zone coverage defense of two safeties and one cornerback. Now one cornerback is on the other side and one safety has been moved away. As a result, there is only one left in the entire Cowboys backfield. Safeties on defense. The door is wide open!
After the Cowboys invested heavily in the raid, the 49ers' timely tactical changes blocked the Cowboys' flow, and the entire defensive gap was completely torn open. This is absolutely a fatal blow to the Cowboys, whose pass defense was nearly perfect in the first half!
"Thirty yards, that's a thirty-yard pass! Newman caught the football near the right side of the thirty-yard line, no defense! No defense! God, this pass is so beautiful, so clean. , accurate, like a scalpel, completing the pass just right.”
Troy's eloquent commentary vividly demonstrated the unstoppable San Francisco 49ers' offensive.
"Newman turned around, pushed forward, and kept pushing! There was only one safety left in the entire backfield of the Cowboys, No. 40 Danny McCray. McCray was chasing! The moment Lu Ke took action, Mike Ray noticed the gap and even though he was covering the gap, the distance was too far and he couldn't run at the first time; Jenkins was also catching up to cover the gap."
"Thirty-five yards, forty yards, forty-five yards, center line! McCray made a contribution, Cowboys' No. 40 safety guard made a contribution! He completed the tackle, pushed Newman to the ground, and ended this time Advancement. Unbelievable! Simply unbelievable! The San Francisco 49ers' offensive team fully recovered in the second half and once again showed a smooth attack. The kickoff was from their own eight yards. The advantage of a tactical interleaving brought the team to halftime in one go!"
At the end of the commentary, Troy simply threw the starting list in his hand toward the sky, clenched his fists, raised it high to the sky, and couldn't help shouting excitedly, "Wonderful! Really wonderful!"
The entire Candlestick Stadium was completely boiling!
