In a football game, you score a touchdown and gain six points, and after that, there is an opportunity for an extra point. There are two types of additional points: one point, or two points.
The so-called two-point extra point is also called a two-point conversion. The offensive team will kick off at the two-yard line before the end zone and pass or run the ball again. As long as it enters the end zone again, it will get two extra points.
In fact, this is equivalent to standing on the two-yard line to complete another touchdown in addition to the team's touchdown, and there is only one opportunity to attack. Two points, the score is higher, the difficulty is higher, and the risk is higher. Teams often only make choices when tactically necessary.
The so-called one extra point is relatively simple. The kickoff is also from the two-yard line before the end zone, twenty yards from the goal. As long as the kick is scored, then the goal is scored.
For a kicker, a twenty-yard kick is equivalent to a penalty kick in football. The difference is that in penalty kicks, the players face the goalkeeper one-on-one; in extra points, just like free kicks and punts, the special teams team versus the special team team can pick each other off and intercept each other.
Overall, the one-point extra point shooting rate is relatively high. Last year, the league's overall data was 99.3%, which is much higher than the penalty kick shooting rate. When most teams choose extra points, they often choose one point instead of two points.
However, no matter how high the hit rate is, there is still a 0.7% turnover rate. The more tense and critical the moment, the more likely it is that accidents will happen.
Now is the winning moment!
The score on the field was "20:20". The San Francisco 49ers were eligible for extra points. All eyes in the audience were on the shoulders of kicker David Akins.
This is a veteran, a senior veteran. He participated in the draft in 1997 and was ultimately undrafted. After a series of trials, he spent some time with the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers as a member of the sparring team; Officially entered the league and joined the Washington Redskins; he was laid off the following year and went to the European Indoor Football League for most of the year. He returned to the league at the end of 1999, joined the Philadelphia Eagles, and spent his career with this team. 's golden years.
Although he is an undrafted rookie, the position of a kicker is inherently special. In the draft, few teams specifically select kickers. David's strength has been demonstrated in the Eagles. In his 12-year career as a professional player, David was selected to the Pro Bowl four times, including in 2010, one All-American First Team, four All-American Second Team, and He got a brilliant answer and is still at the peak of his career.
This offseason, David left the Philadelphia Eagles and moved to the San Francisco 49ers, becoming the kicker at Candlestick Stadium.
In the preseason, the San Francisco 49ers' offense was a disaster, but David always maintained a stable performance. He was responsible for extra points and free kicks, including a fifty-nine-yard kick. Free kick, amazing skills——
On the rugby field, a free kick of more than 45 yards is a long distance, and the risk and difficulty are very high; while a free kick of more than 50 yards is a good time, place, and requires a little luck.
David Akins is still as good as ever; the twenty-yard extra point is even more readily available.
With nine seconds left in the game, the special teams players from both sides completed their formation. David stood in front of the end zone, quietly waiting for the moment to kick the ball.
Candlestick Stadium was extremely noisy. The 49ers fans all quieted down and shut their mouths tightly, fearing that their slightest sound might disrupt David's playing rhythm; the Cowboys fans tried their best to make noise. , roaring, screaming, roaring, insulting, swearing, using all possible means to try to drag the game into overtime.
"Beep!"
Whistle, kickoff, start. The special teams of both sides collided fiercely. David took a calm approach, then watched the center kick off, supported the ball hand to catch the ball, raised his right leg high, kicked off, exerted force, and hit the ball. The whole process was completed in one go without any hesitation or panic.
Then I saw the rugby ball drawing a parabola high and straight and entering the goal! Accurate hit!
However, the cheers at Candlestick Stadium had just started, and the referees in the middle of the stadium kept blowing whistles, and then made vigorous gestures with their hands, "It doesn't count." The meaning was simple, clear and straightforward, and the cheers immediately turned into boos.
Chris Wilson wailed and hugged his head, sat down heavily, and used every movement of his body to express his disappointment. After being extremely nervous, his knees began to weaken and he could not even stand. live.
"The Dallas Cowboys requested a timeout! Cowboys head coach Jason Garett requested a timeout!" Kirk Charleston was also riding a roller coaster at this time, and his heart was soaring. Falling into the chest, "The Cowboys are making an all-out effort to disrupt 49ers kicker David Akins' rhythm and force the game into overtime."
Not a foul, but a timeout.
When kicking a key extra point, there is a temporary timeout when the opponent's kicker is running up, then the kicker's extra point will not count this time and the kick must be played again. Under such heavy pressure and tense atmosphere, it can often create miraculous effects, disrupt the kicker's rhythm and disrupt the kicker's mind. This is a commonly used trick in the league.
According to the normal process, after the 49ers score the extra point, it is the Cowboys' turn to kick off. After the kickoff is over, the Cowboys offensive team can still go on the court and attack again. They can use the timeout in their hands to play out in a limited time. At least, they can try a fatal long pass; but the problem is that there are only nine seconds left in the game. A kickoff and an attack. There is no time at all, and the hope is too slim.
Therefore, the Cowboys' head coach chose to waste the timeout in his hands, hoping that the kicker's mind would be broken and lead to a mistake.
Sitting in the audience, Chris crossed his hands tightly, prayed devoutly, and muttered, "God, Jesus, Allah, Buddha... No matter who it is, please hear my prayer. Please, Please, please! It has to go in, it has to go in! Oh my God, please go in!"
In the center of the field, players from both sides lined up again, preparing for the second extra-point kick. Chris felt like he was suffocating with nervousness. He even dared not look directly, but he couldn't bear it. He forced himself to widen his eyes and watch every move on the court. Then the whole world seemed to move in slow motion. , every move is so slow, so clear, full of powerful grace.
Kick off, hold the ball, kick, kick, fly, hit.
With a "swish" sound, it was crisp and clean, without any deviation, without any tension, without any suspense, and accurately hit an extra point. The battle-hardened, experienced, calm and sophisticated David Akins withstood the test and completed the fatal shot!
"Ah!" Chris jumped up again, opened his mouth, opened his eyes, opened his arms, and just screamed and kept screaming, "Ahhh!" and then kept running around the seat, The narrow space was not able to restrain him at all, and he enthusiastically hugged everyone around him. Finally, he jumped on the chair, raised his hands high, screamed, and screamed again, "Ahhhh!"
My heart suddenly exploded, as if I owned the whole world!
"The buzzer beater! The San Francisco 49ers completed the buzzer beater!" Troy Ball's hoarse shout spread through the airwaves. "There are only six seconds left in the game, and the Dallas Cowboys have no time to complete the counterattack! This means that the San Francisco 49ers Completed an incredible kill and won the game!”
Troy jumped up and down excitedly and kept shouting, "After experiencing a clean sheet in the first half and experiencing the ups and downs in the fourth quarter, the young players of the San Francisco 49ers, under the leadership of rookie quarterback Lu Ke, overcame the Overcame difficulties and achieved a shocking reversal! We witnessed the reappearance of 'that pass', we also witnessed David Akins' fatal kill, and we also witnessed the first game of this first-year quarterback's career. A fourth quarter comeback!”
"Crazy, the entire Candlestick Stadium is going crazy! They defeated their league rivals, they replicated the scene in 1981, and they once again proved that Candlestick Stadium in the regular season is still an unbreakable fortress for the Dallas Cowboys! Crazy, this is really too much Crazy! After this battle, the rookie Chinese quarterback once again withstood the test, once again completed self-proof and self-salvation, and incredibly won the game! God! God! Wonderful, really wonderful!"
Troy's passionate explanation aroused cheers throughout the San Francisco area and even the entire Bay Area——
Some people pressed the car horn tightly and responded one after another, like fireworks, to celebrate the team's victory; some people rushed out of the convenience store at the gas station and ran around in the open space like a madman. There was a steady flow of cheers; some people smashed beer glasses in the bar, roared and shouted wantonly, beat their chests, and celebrated the victory.
At this moment, they caroused and enjoyed themselves to the fullest. Step on the body of your mortal enemy and win the second week of the regular season!
The commentators have gone crazy, and so have the fans, but the players in the stadium still cannot lose their minds. There are still six seconds left in the game, so they still have to kick off the ball in a disciplined manner and get into the game again until the game time runs out.
The special teams team re-formed and then took the kickoff. The San Francisco 49ers' kickoff was high and far, and landed in the end zone. After the Dallas Cowboys returner caught the football, he did not choose to catch the ball safely. Holding the football in his arms, he started running back, hoping to break through the obstacles, score a touchdown, change the score again, and reverse the game again.
However, the San Francisco 49ers special team did not let the victory get to their heads and promptly knocked the returner to the ground above the Cowboys' 12-yard line. Then, the game time officially ran out and the referee blew the signal to terminate the game. The whistle announced the San Francisco 49ers' winning streak!
"Ahhh!" At this time, the San Francisco 49ers players began to cheer. Lu Ke raised his hands high and shouted, but before he had time to celebrate, all the players swarmed over and shouted crazily, "Bambi! Bambi! Bambi!"
