David Akins is a player in the NFL who has a rather ordinary but magical experience.
Kicker, the most ignored but crucial position in the team, has always been ignored in the draft. There are countless undrafted rookies. Most kickers are employed after the draft through trial training. Akens is no exception.
As an undrafted rookie, Akens couldn't even play in the first two seasons of his career and could only play in the training group. However, after a long career of thirteen years, he went from being an unknown undrafted rookie to becoming an undrafted rookie. He was selected to the Pro Bowl for the fourth time last year and created his own glory.
Salary negotiations between the Philadelphia Eagles and Akins reached an impasse after last year's season. In the end, Akins left the 49ers. Unexpectedly, in the fourth week of the regular season, the burden fell on Akins' shoulders. Facing his old club, he was about to become a key player in determining the outcome of the game.
Facing the boos and roars of the fans in the audience, the San Francisco 49ers players became Akins' strongest and only support. They continued to cheer for Akans.
Akens, who walked onto the court, performed calmly and unwaveringly. Amidst the noise, he accurately scored the extra point. The score on the court came to "27:28", with the home team in front and the visiting team behind.
The San Francisco 49ers are ahead! This was the first time in today's game that the San Francisco 49ers took the lead, and it was at the end of the game that they firmly took the initiative to win in their own hands!
But at this time, there are still forty-nine seconds before the end of the game. This means that the victory has not yet been won, and the Philadelphia Eagles still have one last chance. Forty-nine seconds, in normal times, are so short; but on the field, it is so long, long enough to make people's hearts stop beating.
Lincoln Financial Field, which had been noisy and exciting throughout the game, fell into absolute silence for the first time.
All the members of the San Francisco 49ers stood by the side of the court, watching every move on the court with anxiety and boredom. Forty-nine seconds, only forty-nine seconds before winning four consecutive games in the regular season; just now, Their offensive team used seventy-one seconds to overtake the score and reverse the situation. Now, they had to wait for another forty-nine seconds.
It was an absolute ordeal.
Lu Ke folded his hands on his chest. After taking off his helmet, his short black hair was already soaked. His delicate Asian face, among the whites and blacks, seemed to be maybe, maybe, maybe, but it didn't look like that. Dazzling and abrupt.
Raising his head, Lu Ke could see the breathless tension in the audience. His ears seemed to be able to clearly capture the beating of the hearts of the fans in the audience. It was extremely quiet and tense, but Lu Ke relaxed and couldn't help but feel relaxed. He laughed and said, "Tell me, did we score the touchdown too quickly? If I had known better, I would have deliberately delayed it for a while, or maybe I would have let Marcus run the ball to consume time, so that I would have no worries."
Logan, who was standing next to him, rolled his eyes and looked at the heartless Lu Ke speechlessly, "Ha! Ha!" He laughed dryly twice, "It's not funny at all, okay? I am now I was so nervous that I almost vomited, and you were actually joking next to me? Didn't you notice that Marcus was about to cry?"
"Get out!" Marcus didn't look up because the height difference was too big. It was too frustrating to stand in front of Lu Ke and Logan. He refused to look up or respond. Both of these are insane.
In just a few words of conversation, the situation on the court has quietly changed.
In a desperate situation, Michael Vick showed the style of the first man in history, maximizing his ability to run the quarterback. During a read option offense, he pretended to run the ball, attracting 49 He then took the initiative to run out of the pocket, completed a 22-yard pass in a quick move, and successfully connected with DeSean Jackson.
Subsequently, Jackson continued to advance with the ball, and in one go he reached the 45-yard mark of the Philadelphia Eagles' half, only five yards away from the half-court line.
The Philadelphia Eagles immediately called for a timeout, and the game time was fixed at 43 seconds.
After the game started again, the San Francisco 49ers' defensive team finally emerged strongly. Outside linebacker Patrick Willis successfully sacked Vick with lightning speed-for a running quarterback, sacking is more difficult. Big, because their pocket footwork is outstanding, but Willis's tough defense forced Vick to the ground, and the Philadelphia Eagles retreated six yards.
Immediately afterwards, cornerback Reggie Smith completed a key defense, swatting away Vick's pass to Jeremy McLean, and even almost completed an interception, but unfortunately it was just a little bit short, and he watched helplessly. The football fell to the ground, creating an incomplete pass.
"oh!"
Lu Ke and others who were standing next to the stadium watching the game collectively let out an annoyed sigh. If the interception is completed at this time, it will be a ball possession transition that kills the game. However, after sighing, Lu Ke was the first to start clapping, shouting loudly, "Number 30, great job!" and then gave Reggie Smith a thumbs up in affirmation.
In competitive sports, many times when the authorities are fully focused, they forget themselves and do not feel nervous. On the contrary, the bystanders standing nearby, or the audience in front of the TV, feel that nervous because they cannot control the trend of the game. It's enough to suffocate. Lu Ke has now finally experienced what it means to have a "heart stuck in the throat". If he had a choice, he would rather fight on the court.
After two consecutive offensive and defensive successes, there were still twenty-nine seconds left in the game. The Philadelphia Eagles now faced a third-and-16-yard challenge. However, there is no difference between third gear and fourth gear for them, which means that they have two opportunities to complete the sixteen-yard advance.
Sixteen yards on third down, Vick unexpectedly chose to run the ball himself. When every second is extremely precious, running the ball is definitely the unwise choice; but Vick still chose to trust his legs and pushed forward ten yards, successfully falling to the ground. , the Philadelphia Eagles asked for their second timeout.
Six yards on fourth and 24 seconds in the game. After the kickoff, Vick once again relied on his legs to run out of the pocket and found No. 87 tight end Brent Serek in the crowd. -Celek), completed a six-yard short pass, and then Celek continued to advance four yards before being sniped down.
The Philadelphia Eagles actually escaped death and completed the pass on fourth down and six yards. At the critical moment, Serek used his physical advantage to forcefully throw away the 49ers outside linebacker Parez Harrelson, and then used an emergency stop to complete the ball. Just one step.
This pass was successful, but all the San Francisco 49ers teammates held their breath, and all the fans in front of the TV also completely stopped breathing.
But the game is still not over. Now, the Eagles came to the 35-yard position of the 49ers half, and the free kick was within easy reach.
Of course, according to the rules, the Eagles can now challenge the free kick. Although their kicker Alex Henry's longest distance record in college is fifty-seven yards, and the current free kick position is about fifty-two yards, any free kick over fifty yards is not allowed. It was a big gamble, so to be on the safe side, they had to move forward.
In the next wave of offense, the San Francisco 49ers' defense burst out with unimaginable strength, successfully destroying the mid-pass connection and forcing the Philadelphia Eagles to use their last timeout.
Vick then tried a short pass and found another wide receiver, Riley Cooper. Cooper successfully completed the ball, but the 49ers defensive team intercepted it in time and forcefully passed Cooper. Intercepted near the line of scrimmage——
In the end, the referee made the decision and Cooper only advanced one yard.
Immediately afterwards, the Philadelphia Eagles had to quickly line up, and Michael Vick dropped the ball to stop the clock: the quarterback took the initiative to drop the football on the ground beside him, creating a dead ball and stopping the game clock.
Nine yards on third down, no timeouts, eight seconds on the clock. The Eagles had no choice but to challenge the free kick. A fifty-one-yard free kick, this will be the most important and difficult free kick in rookie kicker Alex Henry's career. Under the spotlight, Henry walked onto the field.
The free kick was successful and the Eagles reversed; the free kick failed and the 49ers won.
The tight air almost started to boil. After the referee blew the kickoff whistle, the Philadelphia Eagles center kicked out the football. Henry sprinted and prepared to kick the ball. However, at the critical moment, the San Francisco 49ers used up their last timeout. , ruining Henry's playing rhythm.
Henry had to slow down during his approach, wait for the timeout to end, prepare again, kick off again, and then kick the ball again.
The entire "Joe's Bar" fell into absolute silence, and the sound of the TV was adjusted to the maximum. The buzzing noise passed through the airwaves, traveled across the entire North American continent, and rang clearly in everyone's ears; Then you can hear the sound of the heart beating, thump, thump, thump, and it seems that even the blood flow has slowed down.
The world seemed to have stopped, and only the small area above Lincoln Financial Field was still functioning normally.
Suddenly, someone opened the door of the bar and shouted, "Anthony!"
"Shh!" Everyone turned their heads and booed collectively, and then ignored the guy who was so frightened that he stood there and didn't dare to move. They all turned to look at the TV screen again, all eyes falling on On Alex Henry.
Kick off, hold the ball, run up, kick off, kick the ball.
The rugby ball drew a long, high arc in the air, and seemed to disappear into the sunlight for an instant, causing the heart to stop suddenly. Then it reappeared in the shadow of the stadium roof, and hit with a "bang" On top of the goal post, you can even see the goal post starting to shake violently. The crisp sound made the whole world break out in a cold sweat; the next moment, the rugby ball reflected a strange curve and "whispered" Sliding between the goals.
The two referees standing at the bottom line of the goal took a step forward at the same time, raising their hands high: Free kick, penalty!
Reversal, anti-reversal; absolute kill, anti-annihilation.
