Logan Newman is jogging.
This is not an ironic description, but jogging in the true sense of the word. For Hail Mary's long pass, the speed advantage is not the most important. Accurate judgment of landing point and accurate receiving position are crucial.
After crossing half the court, Logan began to slow down. The other four teammates completed the overtake one by one. They buried their heads and rushed to the end zone regardless. Turning their heads, Logan noticed Lu Ke's danger. Huansheng, one grapple, another grapple, between flashes and leaps, Lu Ke's footsteps have almost reached their limit, but in the midst of the strong wind and rain, he held on tightly without compromising.
Logan knew that Bambi was online again.
Looking back, Logan began to adjust his steps and glanced towards the end zone. Kyle Williams and Marcus Lynch had already entered the end zone. Six New York Giants defensive players retreated early. After entering the end zone and waiting for work, the two red figures were in a huge white wave, looking like they might be swallowed up at any time.
Logan's steps still did not speed up, and he rushed across the thirty-yard line in a leisurely manner, and then he could see Vernon Davis and Brett Swain rushing along the sideline. Their running route presents a parabola that envelops from outside to inside, cutting in from the double springs on both sides of the end zone face to face, and finally converging at the front of the end zone.
The running routes of the four players, Williams, Lynch, Vernon and Swain, have never been coordinated or rehearsed. It seems that after more than half of the game, they have finally found the correct rhythm. Then it just magically fit together, merging flawlessly as intended.
The four players formed a half-moon shape, like a pocket protection for the offensive line. They stood shoulder to shoulder and toe toe to build a dam, trapping all defensive players behind them.
Williams and Lynch, who were the first to arrive at the position, successfully blocked their positions, while Vernon and Swaine successfully blocked the cornerbacks who were closely marking them. Like a blade returning to its sheath, with Williams, Lynch merged and squeezed the two defensive cornerbacks behind him, firmly blocking the position.
Incredibly, Williams, who has not been the main force for half a season, did not make any mistakes. As a running back, Lynch also did not make any mistakes. Even Swain, who has been in the training group, gave a perfect performance. Now, it's Logan's turn.
Suddenly accelerating, after Logan crossed the thirty-yard line, he sprinted with all his strength, twenty-five yards, twenty yards, fifteen yards, ten yards, turning and stopping suddenly, turning around, and Logan raised his head and looked towards He looked up into the sky and found a ray of light in the smoky blue sky, shining the light of the entire Candlestick Stadium.
found it!
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"Long pass! Long pass! The San Francisco 49ers' No. 14 rookie quarterback is trying a Hail Mary! Incredible! God, this is really incredible! Now the offense is still above its own thirty-five yard line, directly challenging The end zone? That's a sixty-five-yard pass! God! Oh, God!"
"The angle of incidence was very large. Lu Ke pulled the rugby up high, and the rainbow arc cut across the sky! Like a meteor! God, the arc of the pass this time was really too high, high and floating, the shuttle ball's The high-speed rotation reached its extreme, and the hazy clouds and fog around it had not completely dissipated. The rugby ball disappeared, seemingly disappearing into the clouds!"
At this moment, the entire Candlestick Stadium fell into an absolute stasis. Everyone, literally everyone, raised their heads and stared at the sky closely: the audience was like this, the commentators were like this, and the coaches of both teams This is true for players off the court, and even for players on the court.
They all looked up to the sky, facing the thin sunlight. In the light smoky blue mist, due to the backlight, a vague arc could be caught, but it created a kind of rugby ball. The illusion disappeared, and in a daze, everyone couldn't help but widen their eyes.
The energy penetrates the rainbow, and its momentum is like thunder, majestic and unstoppable! The entire sky was split into two halves under a ray of light. In an instant, the golden sunlight leaked out, projecting the shadow of the rugby ball's flight path. It was like light falling from the sky and a miracle coming, and the whole world fell into a state of solidification. middle.
"Appeared!"
Kirk's voice exclaimed, and in an instant, the commentator's identity was forgotten. Just as a simple fan, he couldn't help but want to scream and roar.
"After the football reaches the commanding heights, it begins to fall! The defensive players are moving quickly, looking for a landing point; the offensive team players are also adjusting their positions in small steps, getting stuck in position while looking for a landing point. The entire end zone In the middle of it, there was chaos, and all the players started to get crowded.”
"It's gone! The football is gone!"
"All the players are jumping up! Everyone! Who can catch this football? Who!"
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Small steps, small steps. Logan has been retreating. He can only use small steps to adjust his center of gravity. His eyes are fixed on the downward curve of the rugby, and the standard and uniform shuttle ball rotates into the field of vision. among.
Everything was so familiar, but Logan had an illusion: Lu Ke's long pass was more accurate and stable. With just a scan of his sight, Logan could accurately determine the whereabouts of the football, or in other words , is not a careful judgment made by the brain, but a judgment made by the body's habitual instinct and the subconscious mind. There is no need to think at all, and the steps and muscles have already made corresponding adjustments.
Backing up, backing up again, the five-yard line appeared in front of his eyes. He took two long steps back, and then his pupils shrank slightly. He knew that the football's fall should accelerate.
really!
The falling force of the football suddenly began to become ferocious, and the entire falling speed and curve tightened. It looked like the pass was aimed at the back half of the end zone, but in fact it was aimed at the front half of the end zone. People who are not familiar with Lu Ke's passing touch are bound to make mistakes in judging the placement, just like the New York Giants defensive team at this time.
At the critical moment, Logan calmed down more and more. With a full burst of adrenaline, the whole world stopped for an instant, as if he was standing on the top of Mount Everest, looking at all the mountains at a glance. The feeling of superiority overlooking all living things made everything around him... It became clear and concrete, and he could even hear the thin tracks of the wind sliding through it.
Logan suddenly began to speed up. While leaning back, he lightly kicked his feet. The power of his calves fully burst out, and he flew high into the sky, lingering in the air for a long time, as if he had wings. Soaring freely above the azure sky, with his hands raised and slightly bent, he appeared accurately on the fast-falling route of the rugby ball.
"Pop", Logan could feel a familiar sense of crispness and solidity, and even the rotation trajectory of the shuttle ball was so accurate.
He caught it!
Immediately afterwards, he hit a wall hard behind him. Before his hands could complete control, he could feel countless hands smashing down on his face. The gusts of wind and rain rose from zero to a hundred places and rushed over unreasonably. In an instant, all the internal organs began to tumble.
Logan, who was stagnant in mid-air, could not control his body at all. He only felt a force of a thousand pounds pulling him down. His muscles seemed to have begun to fall apart, but he gritted his teeth and stared at the turbulent waves. With the impact, his fingertips suddenly closed, tightly grasping the football.
The next second, a huge wave crashed down, and the whole world fell into darkness.
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"The twenty-yard line! The fifteen-yard line! The ten-yard line! The five-yard line! God, God, God! Logan Newman! Logan Newman No. 88! No. 88 of the San Francisco 49ers! Newman! Newman! Newman completed the catch! Newman accurately caught Lu Ke’s pass at the edge of the end zone! God! Oh, God! Logan Newman! Newman!”
"Catch it! Catch it! Catch it!"
"The referee called it! Touchdown! Oh, God, oh, God! Touchdown! It's a touchdown! It's a Hail Mary touchdown! Incredible, this is incredible!"
"The San Francisco 49ers' rookie quarterback was on the stage of the National League Finals. At the last moment, facing a desperate situation, he bravely tried a Hail Mary gamble, and he succeeded! The Chinese-American quarterback succeeded, he Created history! He created an unsurpassed and unbelievable history!"
"This is a Hail Mary that flew sixty-five yards in the air. This is the longest Hail Mary that flew in the air in the history of the NFL! Incredible, this is simply incredible! In the first week of the regular season, the first Hail Mary in history A Chinese-American quarterback made a brilliant debut. Lu Ke completed a 66-yard touchdown pass! It shocked the entire league! But that was the opening touchdown pass, not a Hail Mary! The reason why Hail Mary It’s precious and difficult because it’s a pass in the countdown phase! It’s so difficult that it’s unimaginable!”
"But, Lu Ke succeeded! God, Lu Ke really succeeded, a sixty-five-yard Hail Mary! A brand new history of the NFL! Obviously, this Chinese-American quarterback is creating his own history. He proved once again that even if Even though he is a Chinese-American player, he can still become the best and top quarterback in the league! There is no doubt about his ability! At this moment, we have all become witnesses of history!"
"This is a touchdown! There is no doubt that this is a wonderful touchdown! The touchdown from Lu Ke to Logan Newman, the touchdown from No. 14 to No. 88 (14-to-88 ), with two seconds left before the end of the game, the San Francisco 49ers came back from the cliff again. They scored a touchdown again, and the game was about to return to balance! God! God! God!"
"What else can be more exciting? What else can be more exciting? What else can be more glorious? This is history! We are now standing on the node of history! Hail Mary! Hail Mary! Lu Ke is done A Hail Mary! The first Hail Mary from a Chinese-American quarterback in history!"
