Under the moonlight, Logan and Julia sat side by side. The night was thick and everything was quiet. When the hustle and bustle of the whole city settled down, the scenery in front of them took on a different look. The bright moonlight made people unable to help but Intoxicated, neither of them spoke, but their irritable moods gradually settled down.
Austin's cheerful voice came from the room behind him, stirring up waves of sound in the quiet air, like the sound of waves under the night, noisy and noisy, but peaceful in a different way.
"...I've said it, I've said it a long time ago, running quarterbacks does have their strengths, but for a real quarterback, passing the ball is the most important. After all, the quarterback is not the running back! I know it! Those teams must be regretting it now. No one is optimistic about Bambi in the draft, haha, everyone is dumbfounded now..."
Inadvertently, Logan and Julia both turned their heads, looked at each other, exchanged glances, and then chuckled.
"How long do you think Dad's mood will last?" Julia asked.
"I think it will be in the next week," Logan replied. "This victory has been a long time coming. What's more, Bambi's performance today was really outstanding. Even Drew Brees said in the post-game interview I agree. Wait, you didn’t fall in love with Bambi because of his performance on the court, right?”
"Logan!" Julia exclaimed, expressing her shyness.
Logan laughed happily, and his wanton laughter alerted the fireflies hidden in the grass, and the fluorescent stars danced rapidly, making the night more beautiful.
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In the 2011 season, in the second game of the divisional round of the playoffs, the New England Patriots faced off against the Denver Broncos, and the game officially came to an end.
Before the game, there were many topics and concerns, especially in another divisional game held on the same day. The San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints teamed up to present the most exciting matchup of the entire season, which also made all expectations begin to rise. After the game, there were a lot of topics and a lot of attention, but it was recorded in history in a completely different way.
In just the first half of the game, the outcome was determined, and it was very tragic.
For the Patriots, Tom Brady was in great shape, with a hot touch and full firepower. He made 18 of 25 passes, passed for 246 yards, one interception, and threw five touchdowns, becoming the seventh player in history to achieve this goal. A quarterback with such a record!
Following Sid Luckman, Daryle Lamonica, Joe Montana, Kurt Warner, Kerry Collins, Payton -After Manning, another quarterback managed to throw five touchdown passes before halftime in the playoffs.
On the Broncos side, Tim Tebow completely lost himself, passing and running the ball completely collapsed, 3 of 13 passes, 22 yards passing, and 2 yards running. All performances were a complete disaster.
During Tebow's sleepwalking performance, it was not until the beginning of the second quarter that safety guard Quinton Carter successfully intercepted and returned the attack into the red zone, and then running back Willie Willis-McGahee completed a touchdown run, and the Broncos scored for the first time.
The score in the first half was fixed at "35:7".
In addition, a shameful record was also born. Tebow's number of successful passes - three, which was even lower than Brady's number of passing touchdowns - five, wrote Tebow's record in a way that the world will remember. Beau's "brilliance", obviously, everyone knows that the chosen one can't pass the ball, but such a terrible pass is still jaw-dropping.
At halftime, everyone took it for granted that the second half would become garbage time, and it would be difficult for the Broncos to repeat the miracle of beating the Steelers in the last game. It turns out that this time the viewers were right.
At the end of the game, the final score was "45:10". In the entire second half, the Patriots only got one touchdown and one free kick, while the Broncos only got one free kick. It was a boring and dull game. It was all garbage time. The New England Patriots easily defeated the Denver Broncos and advanced to the American League Finals. The winning margin of 35 points also set a new playoff record.
The only suspense in garbage time is, can Tebow show a signs of recovery?
the answer is negative.
Tebow's performance was still a disaster that he couldn't wake up from. In the whole game, he passed 9 of 26, 126 yards, ran the ball for 13 yards, no touchdowns, one fumble, and no interceptions; in addition, the Broncos offensive team It also set another historical record in the playoffs. There were a total of sixteen offenses before and after, but they failed to advance the yardage and also lost yards.
Among them, the pass success rate of 34.6% is also Tebow's personal season low.
Although the pass success rate of 46.5% in the regular season is bad enough and is at the bottom of the league; but who knows, the playoffs can actually refresh the lower limit and continue to make history. The miraculous path of the chosen one is indeed miraculous, but in another way Just a way.
In stark contrast, Brady's statistic performance was complete. In the game, he completed 26 of 34 passes, 363 yards, six passing touchdowns, and one interception; following Daryl Lamonica, Steve After Jeff Young and Drew Brees, Tom Brady became the fourth quarterback in history to pass six touchdowns in the playoffs.
In addition, the New England Patriots also inadvertently broke a shackles of their own.
In the history of the league, the Patriots are not a traditional strong team. Before the 21st century, they only entered the playoffs four times in the entire 40 years; but after the 21st century, Bill Bilicie Under the leadership of Gramps and Tom Brady, this team became the first overlord within ten years. Except for its absence in 2002, it reached the playoffs in all other years.
Facing most teams in the league, the Patriots have more wins than losses, but the Broncos are an exception. Whether it is the regular season or the playoffs, the Patriots are at a disadvantage in all competition records.
After successfully winning this game, the Patriots defeated the Broncos twice in the same season for the first time since 1964.
If the game between the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers had not been held early, the New England Patriots would have set a series of historical records in this victory, but the reality is that there is no if, and now all playoff-related historical records, All signed with the names of the San Francisco 49ers——
Total yards gained, total points scored by a single team, total points scored by two teams, total touchdowns.
The Patriots performed so brilliantly, but they still failed to break many records in the first divisional round. This further highlighted the incredibleness of that game. Whether it was the Saints or the 49ers, their performance was amazing. The entire league is even better than the Patriots!
Just one day ago, there were countless discussions about the divisional round. Everyone was looking forward to the showdown between the "Chosen Ones". Tebow and Lu Ke were placed together, expecting the two young players to write miracles again.
Now, they did write miracles, but in very different ways.
Thibault is just like Cinderella. After midnight, she instantly degenerates into Cinderella. All her halo dissipates and she falls into the mire with no one paying attention. In comparison, Lu Ke's performance is even more incredible. , at the end of the day, everyone was discussing Lu Ke on social networking platforms.
The next day, two other division games were staged.
First up is the Baltimore Ravens versus the Houston Texans.
This game undoubtedly became a shining duel of the defensive team. The Ravens created four ball possession transitions, including three interceptions and a fumble, which dominated the outcome of the game. With two minutes to go before the end of the game, At the minute, Ravens safety Ed Reed intercepted Joe Flacco's pass, ending the game.
The Texans' defense also performed well, with linebacker Brooks-Reed and rookie defensive end JJ Watt shining brightly. The former contributed six tackles, two and a half sacks and one production dropped the ball; the latter contributed nine individual tackles, three combined tackles, and two and a half sacks, making Ravens quarterback Flacco almost invisible.
But in the end, the experienced Ravens were slightly better, winning with a score of "20:13" and reaching the American League finals for the third time in history.
Next up is the Green Bay Packers versus the New York Giants.
The process and result of this game were shocking. The Packers, who had swept the entire team this season, had no touch in the first game of the playoffs. From offense to defense, Aaron Rodgers was completely misfired. A total of two touchdowns were passed in the game, and there were also two interceptions——
In the entire seventeen-week regular season, Rodgers threw a total of six interceptions. There were two passes in this game, which is really unsatisfactory.
On the other hand, Eli Manning showed excellent competitive form, with three touchdowns and two interceptions, and he had the upper hand in passing yards and passing tactics - Manning passed 21 of 33 passes. Among them, 330 yards; while Rodgers made 26 of 46 passes and 264 yards. Whether it is the passing success rate or the average passing yards, unbelievably, it is Manning who leads the way.
In the end, the Green Bay Packers lost miserably to the New York Giants at home with a score of "20:37".
This game also created a lot of history.
For the second consecutive year and the fourth time in the past five years, the No. 1 seed in the National League fell in the wild card round; for the sixth consecutive year, the defending champion failed to win any playoff victory on the road to defending the title. ;For the fourth time in history, a team with 15 or more wins in the regular season failed to win the Super Bowl - the previous three times were the Minnesota Vikings in 1998, the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2004 and the 2007 Steelers. New England Patriots.
On the other hand, the New York Giants are also making history. This is their fifth consecutive road victory in the playoffs - in 2007, they won the Super Bowl after four consecutive road victories, and this game against the Packers was Game 5. In other words, the Giants are not afraid of playing on the road at all, and they always win every time.
At this point, the 2011 playoffs have officially entered the conference finals.
American League, No. 1 seed New England Patriots vs. No. 2 seed Baltimore Ravens, Patriots home court.
In the National League, the second-seeded San Francisco 49ers will face the fourth-seeded New York Giants. The 49ers are at home.
