After four conference games, there are now only three games left in the 2011 season, two conference finals and a Super Bowl showdown.
Showdowns in the playoffs are already full of surprises and changes, and this year is no different. Tebow's disastrous defeat, the Packers' loss, the Ravens' staggering, Brady's strength...a series of historical records were broken one after another, and four wonderful games were once again completed, but among them, Lu Ke and Brees joined forces to contribute The best matchup of the season, this is undoubtedly the hottest topic.
Lu Ke became the biggest star shining in North America.
According to league statistics, in just twenty-four hours, Lu Ke’s No. 14 jersey skyrocketed and became the new champion of the U.S. jersey sales rankings, and for the next seven days, he firmly held the top spot. As the overall sales champion, sales figures have always shown a rising curve, showing incredible energy.
From thirteen wins to a zero-second buzzer-beater, from the ugly duckling of an undrafted rookie to the white swan that shines in the league, from the unheralded Chinese quarterback to the biggest discovery of the season, from Thursday night's defeat to The explosion of the Monday night game ended with the most exciting four-minute game of the entire season on the divisional stage...
After a long period of regular season preparations and accumulation time and time again, an astonishing light finally broke out!
Jersey sales are just the tip of the iceberg. On social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Photo Wall, the name "Lu Ke" is hanging high on the keyword search rankings, just like Kurt -Like the first season of Warner's "Cinderella", all eyes and focus are on Lu Ke.
"Can Lu Ke become the second Kurt Warner?"
In the first week of the regular season, Lu Ke defeated the Seattle Seahawks at home. Lu Ke passed for five touchdowns and achieved his highest quarterback rating of the season. After that, this topic has always been one of the hot topics, but before that, The issue is just an issue. No one believes that Lu Ke can reach such a high level. No one even believes that Lu Ke can last for half a season.
until now.
At this moment, with the San Francisco 49ers entering the National League Finals, this is no longer an issue that stays on paper. The potential is evolving into infinite possibilities. Only one more win is needed. This young four-pointer Guard can march to Indianapolis and stand on the stage of the Super Bowl.
What's more, standing opposite the San Francisco 49ers will be the New York Giants, an opponent they have defeated once this season. In the tenth week of the regular season, the two teams teamed up to dedicate a classic moment of zero-second victory, exhausting every last drop. Oil, this determines the outcome. This encounter again is worth looking forward to.
For the 49ers, this is a game that must not be taken lightly. Although they won the duel in the regular season, both sides fought hard until they ran out of gas, and the outcome was just a hairline. A slight difference could lead to a different ending.
For the Giants, this is a big step forward for revenge. They unfortunately missed the victory in the regular season. Now it is finally the important moment to prove themselves again. If they work harder and fight a little more, the results may be completely different. .
In an instant, all eyes were focused on the Conference Finals, which is about to begin this week, or to be more precise, the National League Finals.
It is true that the American League Finals also have a lot of topics:
The showdown between the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens is a meeting between the No. 1 seed and the No. 2 seed. Tom Brady, who is in great shape this season, faces Ray Lewis, whose defensive skills have not diminished this season. The fourth offensive team in the regular season will face the regular season. The third defensive team in the game, Bill Belichick versus John Harper, a well-deserved conflict, every topic is an absolute hot topic.
It is worth mentioning that these two teams have not played against each other during the regular season this season, but facing the Pittsburgh Steelers, the league's No. 1 defense, the New England Patriots lost the game; and facing the league's No. 3 offense, the New England Patriots lost the game. The San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens won the game, which may be a reference for this American League finals.
However, many topics in the American League finals still seem to lack some chemistry, are not tense enough, and are not exciting enough.
As for the National League finals, purely based on paper strength, the showdown between the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants is not equal.
In the technical statistics of the regular season, the 49ers' offensive team and defensive team both ranked third in the league, while the Giants' offensive team ranked tenth and the defensive team ranked 25th. The comparison gap between the two teams is really huge. There isn't much to discuss at all.
It is no exaggeration to say that this season, the competitive status of the two teams does not seem to be on the same level. The 49ers are riding high, gradually rising, entering the playoffs strongly, and becoming the biggest dark horse in the league; The Giants had ups and downs and twists and turns until the last moment. With their victory over the Dallas Cowboys at home, they narrowly missed the playoffs.
What's more, in the regular season meeting, the 49ers defeated their opponents at home.
In all aspects, the suspense of victory or defeat does not seem to be great, and the strength comparison between the two teams is far inferior to the head-to-head matchup in the American League finals. However, the playoff showdown has never been about numbers on paper, otherwise The Denver Broncos wouldn't have overturned the Pittsburgh Steelers, otherwise the New York Giants wouldn't be standing across from the San Francisco 49ers.
The focus of discussion about this game is far from the calculation and inventory of paper strength.
First up are the New York Giants.
With a record of nine wins and seven losses, they entered the playoffs on the edge, but they burst out with unimaginable fighting power. In the wild card game, facing the Atlanta Falcons, who had 10 wins and 6 losses in the regular season, a team with seventh-best offense and 18th-best defense, the Giants delivered their strongest performance of the season, with a disparity of "24:2". Killed the opponent neatly.
In the divisional round, facing the Green Bay Packers, the favorites with fifteen wins in the regular season, they regrettably lost to their opponents with a score of "35:38" in the thirteenth week of the regular season. However, the Giants once again improved their status and made a big impact. The final score of "37:20" was so powerful that the Packers lost their temper at all.
The NeuroKnife is indeed a NeuroKnife.
All of this reminds people of the magical season four years ago——
They had six wins out of ten in the regular season and were second in the division, behind the Dallas Cowboys. However, they brushed the bottom line at the last moment and teamed up with their rivals in the same division, the Washington Redskins, to get on the last train and enter the playoffs, and then start a counterattack mode all the way. Defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers successively, and stood on the Super Bowl stage.
At the decisive moment, facing the New England Patriots who had created an undefeated record in the regular season, Eli Manning scored a touchdown pass at the last moment, defeated his opponent, and won his first Super Bowl championship ring.
So, what about this year?
Followed by the San Francisco 49ers.
Missing the playoffs for eight consecutive years, cleaning up the team during the offseason, replacing nearly half of the players and coaches, losing all four games in the preseason, the main quarterback being injured before the regular season... all terrible things. They are all crowded together, and no one is optimistic about this team's season prospects.
Four and a half months later, they were in the NFC Finals.
In the divisional round, facing Drew Brees, who had just created a historic season, Lu Ke, who was not afraid of tigers as a newborn, delivered the toughest performance of his career, especially the strong showdown in the last four minutes. Both sides worked together to contribute. Four touchdowns were scored, the score kept rising alternately, and the sparkling game almost made the onlookers suffocate.
The young and energetic San Francisco 49ers did not fall apart. They gritted their teeth and persisted until the end. They recreated "that catch" thirty years ago, defeated their opponents, and advanced to the National League Finals with high heads.
Lu Ke, one of the most outstanding players this season, once again showed the strength and tenacity of Joe Montana, which made all fans full of hope for the team; not to mention, he is also the first player in history A Chinese-American quarterback, every step is creating history for himself and the league.
So, can Lu Ke go further?
Now, these two teams, these two quarterbacks, stand in front of each other, fighting for a spot in the Super Bowl. Everything, from scratch.
Not just fans, not just neutral viewers, even the league has to agree. Although on paper, the American League finals seem to be more intense, in a practical sense, the National League finals are the focus.
So, on January 22nd, the federation finals ignited the war!
At three o'clock in the afternoon Eastern time, that is, noon Western time, the American League finals will start first.
At 6:30 pm Eastern time, which is 3:30 pm Western time, the National League finals will follow.
In other words, for the highlight of the night game, the league chose the National League Finals, shining the spotlight on Lu Ke and Manning Jr., and looking forward to this game making history again.
Tick tock, in the blink of an eye, six days passed through the fingers in the busy training, and the match day of the federation finals arrived. It seemed that before they had time to take a breath, they once again ushered in a game. There was no room for error in a top-notch duel; but for the professional players, preparations were carried out in an orderly and step-by-step manner, as if it was just an ordinary match day.
After the pre-game warm-up, the 49ers players returned to the locker room one after another and began the final preparations before the game. There was less than fifteen minutes left before the National League finals officially started.
The chatter in the locker room never got louder, and there was a faint sense of depression. Even though everyone tried hard to eliminate negative emotions, tension and excitement still grabbed the heart involuntarily, making everything chaotic. .
I don’t know who was the first to notice the sound next to him. He fell silent and listened carefully. Then slowly, the sound coming from the rustling radio waves gradually became clearer and clearer:
It was the final moments of the American League Finals.
