"Viewers, welcome to today's 'Inside the League', this is ESPN TV, and I am your host Edward Bowen."
In the bustling studio, as the live green signal light came on, the noise disappeared instantly, and all eyes were directed towards the camera. The analysts and commentators were ready, and as the host, Edward smiled, looked at the camera, and expertly started today's opening, his energetic eyes gradually brightened.
"In the blink of an eye, half of the 2011 season has passed. This week, the tenth week of the regular season is about to begin, and the playoffs have officially entered the second half. Obviously, every game every week is important for It is crucial for every team aiming to make the playoffs, and the excitement of the games will also increase, which is undoubtedly a happy thing for the fans.”
A simple summary sets the tone for today’s program.
Edward turned his head, and the camera lens also followed his line of sight and looked at the ten analysts and commentators present, "This week's games are full of countless highlights. The three night games are still the focus of everyone's attention, and Sunday's day game Obviously there is a lot to watch, Charles, which game are you paying most attention to this week?"
Charles Davis, as the biggest topical figure in the league, is also a gimmick-making machine every week. His explosive remarks in every episode are the biggest magic weapon to create ratings.
However, in the past few weeks, Charles' performance has declined significantly and he has almost disappeared.
In the first half of the season, Charles was severely criticized for his criticism of the San Francisco 49ers rookie quarterback. Except for the narrow victory of the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth week, Lu Ke successfully occupied a place in the league with his unparalleled performance. , which immediately put Charles into a dilemma.
Before the official program of the regular season, the San Francisco 49ers officially announced that Lu Ke would be the starting quarterback. In that episode of "Within the League" program, Charles humiliated Lu Ke and even involved suspicions of racial discrimination. . This video has been played over and over on YouTube over the past few days, with a click-through rate of over five million.
For Charles, it was simply an ordeal of execution. So, gradually, Charles began to shut his mouth, waiting for a better opportunity to fight back.
Now, the opportunity has come.
"San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants." Charles' answer caused a commotion in the studio, and everyone looked at Charles in surprise.
Charles has refused to discuss the team on air for three weeks since the San Francisco 49ers won a tough road showdown with the Detroit Lions. Everyone knows that for Charles, the strong performance of the San Francisco 49ers, especially Lu Ke's outstanding performance, was a complete humiliation.
But today, what happened, Charles actually took the initiative to hit the gun?
Amidst the commotion, Charles appeared calm and calm, spreading his hands, with a confident and calm look on his face again, "Yes, of all the games this week, this one is the one I am most concerned about."
Edward could clearly feel that all the guests were ready to move, and everyone was itching to start a conversation with Charles immediately. Breaking points and stunts were already brewing, but as the host, he still accurately grasped the opportunity and took the lead. Cutting to the chase, “Oh, why?”
Edward asked the question that everyone was curious about, and quietly began to heighten the atmosphere, "In this week's games, there are many duels worthy of attention. At least, the three night games are all duels between rivals in the same region that cannot be missed.
Especially in the Monday night game, the Green Bay Packers faced off against the Minnesota Vikings at home. Just three weeks ago, the Vikings almost broke the Packers' unbeaten streak at home. Now, the two teams are fighting in another place. The room is definitely full of gunpowder. "
As Edouard said, this week's three night games are full of highlights.
Thursday night's AFC West matchup between the Oakland Raiders and the San Diego Chargers. Both teams are now four wins and four losses, plus the Kansas City Chiefs are also four wins and four losses, and the Denver Broncos are three wins and five losses. , the competition in the division is fierce, especially the intensity of the intra-district matchups has skyrocketed, which may really change the fate of the playoffs.
On Sunday night, the New England Patriots played against the New York Jets. Both teams now have five wins and three losses. The competition for the top spot in the division is extremely fierce. What's more, these two teams are historical enemies. Not to mention the playoffs, both sides will not make it easy for the other side.
Coupled with the Monday night game, it is definitely one of the most exciting division derbies in the league.
There is no doubt that every game will be full of excitement, and we can already predict how exciting the game will be.
However, among so many choices, Charles chose the showdown between the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants.
Objectively speaking, the 49ers and Giants are indeed important rivals.
First of all, the confrontation between the two cities of New York and San Francisco can be seen as a competition between the East Coast and the West Coast in a sense-because Los Angeles currently does not have a professional football team, and on the North American continent, the East Coast The tit-for-tat confrontation with the West Bank is on all fronts and across the board. This also makes every matchup between the two teams sparkling.
Secondly, the historical confrontation between the two teams is also quite interesting. In the history of the 49ers, the Giants are the team that has played against them the most times in the playoffs, six times.
In the first two playoff encounters, both teams were in a period of rapid growth. Joe Montana led the team to defeat their opponents twice and successfully won the Super Bowl twice; the next three playoff encounters , the New York Giants had the last laugh, and they also won the Super Bowl the first two times.
Including the peak showdown in 1990. At that time, the San Francisco 49ers had just won the 1988 and 1989 Super Bowl championships and were chasing the first three consecutive championships in history.
In the National League Finals, the 49ers led the whole game and maintained their advantage throughout the game until Roger Craig's unexpected fumble gave the New York Giants an opportunity to attack. The Giants successfully grasped the opportunity. After taking the free kick, they defeated the 49ers with a score of "15:13", entered the Super Bowl in one fell swoop, and successfully won the championship.
Later, in the first round of the 2002 playoffs, which was also the last time the San Francisco 49ers entered the playoffs after the millennium, the New York Giants maintained a huge "38:14" advantage until the end of the third quarter. But in the end, the 49ers successfully reversed the game, defeated their opponents with a score of "39:38", and advanced to the second round of the playoffs.
Currently, the historical records of the two teams are tied in all games including the regular season; only in the playoffs, the record is also tied. It can be said that it is truly inextricable.
Despite this, these were already eight years ago. After the 49ers' fall and the Giants' rise, the two teams took different paths, and the subsequent two encounters were lackluster. This time this year, from all angles such as hype gimmicks, game highlights and dueling sides, this game cannot be compared with the three night games.
"I know, of course I know." Charles said calmly, "But have you noticed that among the five teams with the best records in the entire league, four of them are from the National League, namely the Packers, 49ers, Giants, Lions. This means that now they are not only competing for a playoff spot, but also rehearsing their playoff matchups."
Charles glanced confidently around the other analysts and commentators in the studio, regaining his long-lost look, "In other words, the matchup between the 49ers and the Giants has different intensity and significance. It’s so exciting and definitely worth looking forward to.”
This is a fact.
As Charles said, even without the gimmick of an intra-division matchup, the intensity of the matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants can rank among the top three among many matchups this week; if purely from a record perspective, seven wins The 49ers with one loss and the Giants with six wins and two losses, this matchup is the highest ranked matchup with the smallest gap this week.
Comparable to the Detroit Lions in Week 6 of the regular season.
This is what everyone knows, and it is definitely not the answer Edward hopes to get.
"So, which team do you think can win the final victory?" Spencer Larson interjected with a smile and raised a meaningful topic.
The other analysts and commentators all laughed and said nothing, showing expressions of watching a good show. "Spencer VS Charles", will such a duel reignite the war?
"New York Giant." There was no hesitation, no pause, crisp and clear answer. Charles' answer was so sonorous and powerful that you could even hear the sound of gold ringing as he responded forcefully.
Indeed, the war is back on!
"What I'm more curious about is, did you draw the conclusion based on the comparison of strength, or based on questioning Lu Ke?" Spencer was not surprised at all by Charles' answer, and continued to press for the camp step by step.
Charles was not an idiot, so he could certainly hear the trap in Spencer's words, but he didn't care. Now, everyone knows what he said about Lu Ke. Even if he changes his tone now, no one will believe it. So why doesn't he stick to his point of view and go all the way to the end frankly?
"I never thought Lu Ke had the potential to become an excellent quarterback." Charles expressed his views straightforwardly. After a few weeks of silence, the sharp duel began to emerge again.
Not only Spencer, but other analysts and commentators also showed a playful look, obviously not expecting that Charles would "open his eyes and tell lies."
People can dislike a quarterback, it's a matter of personal preference. The simplest thing is that no one likes the quarterback of their rival in the same district, and even wants to curse that quarterback.
But for commentators, they cannot deny a quarterback's data and performance. They must analyze it from a relatively objective perspective and then add their own personal preferences. This is no problem.
But this is obviously not the case with Charles now...
"God." Spencer exclaimed in surprise, "Didn't you see Lu Ke's quarterback rating?"
But before he finished speaking, Charles raised his hand and slammed it on the table. A loud "bang" echoed throughout the studio, so that everyone was stunned.
The grievance and depression that had been squeezed deep in his heart were finally released at this moment. Charles stared at Spencer with red eyes, "Don't tell me anything about the quarterback rating, everyone knows it. This is a controversial rating, and its favorite quarterback will always be Aaron Rodgers, and there is no way a running quarterback like Michael Vick will be favored."
"In the final analysis, the quarterback rating is just a reference data. It has no substantive value at all and cannot prove that Lu Ke is an excellent quarterback." Charles' anger burst out, "It's just eight It's just one game, please don't compare him to Kurt Warner, it's an insult to Warner."
Without pausing, Charles continued, "So, yeah, I don't think the San Francisco 49ers can win this week."
