Two extra points.
After the quarterback caught the ball and scored a touchdown, and after the quarterback passed the ball to himself to score the extra point, the San Francisco 49ers once again made an amazing move and chose to gamble.
One trick attack is cleverness, two trick attacks are accidents, and three trick attacks... are strategies. Jim Hubble is using unexpected means and methods to break the game one after another, sprinting towards the final victory with unstoppable momentum, showing Absolute strength and domineering determination to win.
One step forward is heaven, one step back is hell. This is a desperate move. Hubble's tactical choices at critical moments once again amazed the entire league.
Strictly speaking, since choosing Lu Ke as the backup quarterback during last offseason, Hubble has already shown the temperament of a gambler. At critical moments, he always dares to fight against the odds, take risks, and let go. The man who fought was the same today, first with a heart-stopping quarterback play call, and now with the unexpected choice of gambling.
Because according to convention, Hubble can let go and leave it to his own defensive team.
Twenty seconds, deducting the kickoff time, is about three seconds, that is, there are still seventeen seconds left. For the New York Giants, without a timeout, they can try a quick kickoff, take a quick shot, and then leave the sideline to complete We must push forward, and the next step is to challenge the "Hail Mary".
The San Francisco 49ers can completely defend in a targeted manner, firmly hold on to a one-point advantage, and give a vote of confidence to the defensive team instead of choosing a near-death gamble.
But, who knows?
Perhaps it was precisely this gambler's wildness and bloodiness that allowed Hubble to inject an iron-blooded and tough game temperament into the San Francisco 49ers, which truly burst out in tactical choices, staffing and other aspects. The steel temperament of blood and fire. Maybe, maybe not.
The fact is that Hubble chose to gamble.
It is not so much that Hubble refused to trust his defensive team and chose the special team; it is better to say that Hubble gave up passive defense and chose to take the initiative. From the ups and downs of the past two encounters to the red-hot bayonet in today's game, who can say that this choice was not due to Hubble's inner demons?
Of course, Hubble will not disclose the information before officially choosing tactics, and the special team will not take the initiative to say it. The purpose of gambling kicks is to catch the opponent by surprise and take advantage of the opponent's unpreparedness to increase the success rate of gambling kicks——
If at this moment, the San Francisco 49ers are still the lagging side, then gambling is a well-known choice, and the special teams of both sides will naturally be particularly vigilant; but now that the San Francisco 49ers are the leading side, they still boldly choose to gamble Kick, this is almost crazy.
In the studio, Kirk's explanation took a drastic turn. He said "wait a minute" three times in a row, unable to hide his surprise and... excitement.
Time goes back three seconds and returns to the moment when the San Francisco 49ers kicked off the game.
David Akins stood on the run-up point. In order to conceal his intention of gambling, he still followed the conventional strategy and stood on the starting position of the long kick. Before officially kicking the ball, he carefully observed After taking a look at the position of the opponent's special team, Lu Ke's simple analysis of the opponent's special team players reverberated in his mind.
Among the entire team, no one can compete with Lu Ke when it comes to watching game videos, not even Hubble. During the game preparation period, Lu Ke's understanding of game videos was well deserved. Even the coaching staff would occasionally ask Lu Ke about the specific time point or positioning framework of a certain confrontation.
Of course, this is just a copy of the game video feedback; as for the specific tactical analysis, that is another matter. Lu Ke is a quarterback at heart, with a bold and adventurous offensive spirit.
After confirming the entire position, Akens gave a signal to his teammates, and then started to run. However, when he approached the football, he suddenly slowed down, raised his foot and kicked the top of the football hard. When he stepped down, he was like a clumsy newbie, making a complete mistake.
The football hit the ground hard, then bounced like a kangaroo, jumping forward with a clang.
It wasn't until this scene appeared that everyone realized that this was not a mistake, but a gambling kick. Shouts of astonishment rang out in the commentary box; while the cheers and shouts in the Candlestick Stadium instantly froze, and they all fell into a life-threatening silence.
All eyes were focused on the rugby ball. All the twenty-two players on the field were flying towards the rugby ball. Even Akins, who had just finished playing football, was no exception. Then you could see a man wearing The figure in the red jersey jumped out. After lowering his center of gravity, his upper body was almost equal to the ground. He kicked out his feet like a mantis, and with a swoop, he took the football into his arms.
Kyle Williams curled up his whole body and hugged the football tightly. His arms and legs formed a tight box, tightly confining the football in his body. There was only one thought in his mind. Thoughts, "Victory! Victory! Victory!"
As long as they can take the first step to control the ball, victory belongs to them; as long as they can firmly control the rugby, they can reverse the game; as long as they can grit their teeth, they will not repeat the same mistakes; as long as they can hold on to this second, they will Can redeem himself; as long as he can complete this gamble, he can become a part of this team again.
hold onto! Kyle, hold on!
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"Kyle Williams!"
"God! Kyle Williams! Kyle Williams of the San Francisco 49ers controlled the ball! Incredible! The gamble actually worked! It actually worked! Jim Harper's big gamble paid off! The New York Giants were completely kept in the dark and Tom Coughlin was completely at a disadvantage!"
"Now the referee still needs to review the video to confirm whether Kyle Williams crossed the safety line when he completed the ball. Only then can he confirm whether the gambling kick is valid. But...but! We will use the video replay in the studio to confirm Look, the San Francisco 49ers' gamble did go over ten yards, and Kyle Williams grabbed the ball half a step ahead of the opponent before they could react, which means the game is over!"
"Yes! The referee confirmed it! It was a legal gambling kick!"
"The San Francisco 49ers control the ball! The game is over, the game is officially over!"
"In the end, the San Francisco 49ers, playing at home, won the game in the countdown with a score of '43:42', without entering overtime, and refused to repeat the history of the conference finals! God, this wonderful duel is finally over. It ended with a victory for the San Francisco 49ers! God! God! God!"
"Who could have predicted the direction of this game?"
"In the conference finals last season, Ted Ginn was accidentally injured and left the field. Kyle Williams, who gradually became the third wide receiver, came on as a substitute. However, he missed the most important thing during a touchdown catch. A touchdown catch! After the game, countless fans expressed their strong dissatisfaction with Williams and shifted the responsibility for the loss of the game to Williams!"
"This season, Kyle Williams, who suffered from injuries during the offseason, lost his position as the third wide receiver after the arrival of Randy Moss and became the team's fourth wide receiver and top returner. , For Williams, this game is also a redemption battle, but he was unable to play during the redemption process, which is undoubtedly a huge regret."
"Now, Williams has used his own way to complete redemption! At the last moment, he successfully helped the team complete the gambling kick! Directly killing the game! This is not only a revenge, but also a redemption. For William This is undoubtedly a very, very important game for Steve, he helped the 49ers defeat the Giants!"
"He succeeded!"
"Listen, all the fans are cheering and celebrating victory!"
…
Kyle Williams' muscles all over his body were tense to the extreme, and he hugged the football motionlessly. There was only one thought in his mind. In order to win this victory, he must control the ball!
Powerful collisions and impacts continued to swarm towards various parts of the body. It was impossible to tell where they came from and where they landed. Even the pain had completely disappeared into the tight nerves and was just felt passively. Feeling the force of force after force, he clenched his teeth unmoved and tried harder and harder.
He couldn't make the mistake again.
he can not.
"Kyle, Kyle!" There was a heavy impact on the eardrum, and the arm could faintly feel the force of the slap, but it was like an echo coming from the other end of the distant valley, without any real sense; then, the body It began to shake violently, as if the earth was shaking.
Kyle then raised his head slightly and saw Arkens's face, "We succeeded! We succeeded!"
Kyle was stunned for a moment and asked repeatedly, "Did we win?"
"Yes, victory is ours! Kyle, victory is ours!" Akens shouted obliviously, his face and eyes filled with excitement and excitement, and every movement vented his emotions.
Kyle finally came to his senses and smiled brightly. Looking up, you can see the raging red waves of the entire Candlestick Stadium, and you can hear the roaring and tsunami of celebrations in your ears. The ecstatic faces are so distant yet so close.
The overwhelming shouts hit him unexpectedly, like a straight punch hitting the bridge of his nose. Before he could react, tears filled his eyes. He did it, he finally did it! He finished with the Gamble Kick! He completed the ball control! He completes the final piece of the victory puzzle!
At this moment, he finally completed his self-salvation.
Not only the audience, but also all the offensive and defensive players rushed into the field selflessly, surrounded Kyle, and wantonly celebrated this hard-won victory.
