"Beep", the referee's whistle sounded, announcing the end of the game.
The big screen above the Candlestick Stadium displayed, "40:0", with the home team in front and the visiting team in back.
There was no suspense, no reversal, or even fun. Everything just followed the script of the first half and reached the end without any doubt. The commentators' predictions were not wrong this time.
The San Francisco 49ers ushered in their second hearty victory of the season, second only to the game that slaughtered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home; however, compared to the fifth week of the regular season, this game went a step further and successfully Completed a clean sheet, completely making the opponent's offensive team work in vain throughout the game. They could not even kick a free kick. In the end, they could only witness the home team's victory.
The San Francisco 49ers are truly terrifying!
Strong defense. The 49ers kept a clean sheet in the entire game. This was the 49ers' first clean sheet of the season. The perfect performance brought the essence of defense to the extreme. It also included two interceptions and a fumble, and gained an interception return touchdown. Array, impeccable.
Sharp attack. There were only two punts in the game. Apart from that, every time he came on the field, he scored, two passing touchdowns, one running ball touchdown, four free kicks, no interceptions, no fumbles, just Only allowed one sack, which was also perfect.
From the offensive end to the defensive end to the special teams team, the San Francisco 49ers seemed to have access to the two channels of Ren and Du and completely controlled the entire game.
Although the state of the St. Louis Rams this season is a big question mark. They won all four games in the preseason, but fell apart in the regular season. Now they have become a strong contender for the No. 1 pick. They are really not a strong opponent; but this season In this game, the San Francisco 49ers took full control of the initiative and covered almost the entire game, which is still amazing.
It is no exaggeration to say that from the first minute of the game, the St. Louis Rams had no chance. The San Francisco 49ers comprehensively crushed their opponents throughout, severely suppressing their opponents and leaving them breathless. , completely reduced to a massacre without any suspense!
Suddenly, people realized something, or a coincidence:
In the fourth week of the regular season, the San Francisco 49ers narrowly lost to the Philadelphia Eagles. The following week, the 49ers massacred the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home, achieving the team's largest victory in nearly a decade.
In the eleventh and twelfth weeks of the regular season, the San Francisco 49ers suffered consecutive losses, losing to the Arizona Cardinals and Baltimore Ravens. In the following week's game, the 49ers shut out the St. Louis Rams at home and completed the entire game.
It is worth mentioning that in the past two seasons, the San Francisco 49ers have had zero-point games.
One was last year, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a clean sheet. The 49ers failed to score a point and suffered a humiliating defeat. The other was the year before last, when the 49ers had a clean sheet against the St. Louis Rams at home, which became one of the best memories of the 2009 season. .
After the 2011 season, the San Francisco 49ers met the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and St. Louis Rams in similar or opposite ways, continuing the grudges between them. This is really an interesting reincarnation.
After the failure, he would try his best, and then burst out with double or even triple the huge energy, completely crushing the opponent in the next game.
This season, the same situation happened twice, which really made people pay attention——
Everyone is worried that the young and energetic San Francisco 49ers may have too many ups and downs. After encountering setbacks, they will collapse and plummet. This is a tuition fee that every young team must pay; but the reality is different.
This young team is tough and strong. It defeated the Detroit Lions and the New York Giants in a tough match. After the defeat, it started from scratch and never gave up. This spirit, this tenacity, and this perseverance are really impressive. Marvel, like grassroots, simple and unpretentious, but absolutely practical.
Now look back at Lu Ke's performance in this game. He made 36 of 45 passes, 456 yards, two touchdowns, zero interceptions, and one sack. His quarterback rating was 125.8, and his PFF rating was 1.5.
In every statistic and every performance, Lu Ke completely defeated his competitor Sam Bradford in this game. For an undrafted rookie, it seems that defeating every opponent quarterback is a must. It's a moment worth celebrating, especially with last year's No. 1 pick and Offensive Rookie of the Year on the other side.
But for Lu Ke, the situation is a bit special.
Because this quarterback has gradually gotten rid of simple and crude horizontal comparisons and is writing his own miracle.
The biggest gain for the entire league's offensive team this season is that they have rediscovered their winning touch and once again delivered top performances, defeating the doubts and provocations of the past two weeks and triggering a wave of praise; after small fluctuations and bumps, another Once back in contention for regular season MVP, the rookie quarterback has become a phenomenon.
Compared with Bradford last year, Lu Ke went further this year and shined throughout the league; at the same time, he also led the team to continuous victories——
With the victory in this game, the San Francisco 49ers' season record has reached nine wins and three losses. Due to the inefficiency of the other three opponents in the same district, they have already entered the playoffs with half a foot. After eight years of returning to the playoffs, we can already enter the countdown.
It’s no wonder that after the game, the fans at Candlestick Stadium ushered in a crazy celebration party, as if they had entered the playoffs, as if they had entered the Super Bowl, and more importantly than victory, the team came back again. Got on the right track. During this season, their confidence and belief have reached an unprecedented high!
Other cities on the North American continent are currently unknown; but what is certain is that in the city of San Francisco, Lu Ke already has the support of all 49 people, fanatical and firm support, even those Asians in Chinatown. Their faces began to become friendly.
After three weeks of depression, three weeks of dullness, and three weeks of bitterness, now 49 people can finally release their emotions. There is no doubt that this Sunday is party time.
Praise, praise, praise, during the interview session after the game, the entire San Francisco 49ers were immersed in the frenzy of praise. They returned to the spotlight, bathed in the crowd and surround of praise. Especially the first clean-sheet victory of the season made the reporters excited.
However, in the league and among neutral fans, they are not so optimistic, so simple, so positive, and they show a different look.
Because the shadow of two consecutive losses still hangs over the head, because the St. Louis Rams are not a qualified touchstone, and because of last week's Thursday Night Game.
Thursday Night Game, broadcast live across the United States, is a crucial performance stage for any team:
To put it bluntly, the team's performance is related to the owner's income and future investment; to package it up, the team's performance will be displayed on the public stage to show every rugby lover and everyone Neutral fans, and even every amateur spectator, show their strength and style.
Not every team can be on the stage of the playoffs or the Super Bowl, but every team can be on the live broadcast stage of night games. Fans of those strong teams can be spread all over the United States and even around the world, and live broadcast of night games is the most important and direct channel and way. No team wants to miss out.
But, the San Francisco 49ers screwed up.
Although Lu Ke was always trying to turn the tide; although the final score of the game was not an insurmountable chasm; although the content of the strong confrontation was full of sparks... but the San Francisco 49ers were completely screwed up, without any Room for justification.
For most neutral fans and fans, this is definitely a big disappointment.
After the exaggeration and promotion in the first half of the season, "Lu Ke Skywalker" has become the biggest hot spot in the league. He is the first Chinese-American quarterback in history, the first Chinese-American player in history to start, tying Kurt Warner's record. , broke Peyton Manning's record... Almost every piece of news was a compliment, which made the audience's expectations for this game steadily rising, and they even made a special trip to wait in front of the TV.
Especially Chinese-American audiences have become more or less curious and turn on the TV to try to witness history. Unlike the previous broadcasts on Fox TV, the Thursday night game is on a separate channel - there is only one game in the same time period, and all the fans are focused on this game, so the attention is naturally different.
According to post-game statistics, the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens attracted nearly 60 million viewers, setting a new high for a Thursday night game this season and even rivaling the playoffs.
The results of it?
As a result, the audience watched a messy game, with nine sacks and countless yellow flags, which shattered the game into pieces; and Lu Ke, who was the center of attention, was helpless in a terrible pocket. It's like a canoe trapped in a stormy sea. Let alone riding the wind and waves, even survival has become extremely difficult.
This kind of game is not only disappointing, but even infuriating.
Everyone in the league knows that Thursday night games are not easy. Many players and teams usually perform brilliantly, but when they come to the night game stage, they suddenly lose their way and lose themselves, and they lose their standards. Under the high attention, the atmosphere, sight and mentality are all different, and the state is naturally different.
The performance of the San Francisco 49ers is not the most terrifying in the history of night games!
But here’s the problem. Every game in the playoffs is broadcast live across the United States. The scale and lineup are not on the same level as night games. They are grander, more important, and more exciting. As for the Super Bowl, which attracts global attention, that is The ultimate test.
Now, if even a night game is so scary, does that mean that even making the playoffs will be a disaster?
San Francisco 49ers, unconvincing.
