The 2012 season has ended in the blink of an eye after six weeks of competition and confrontation. The competition has become increasingly fierce. There were three teams that had maintained unbeatable victories in the previous five weeks. After this week, the Houston Texans were the first to fall behind and lost to the Greens at home. The Bay Packers were unable to continue their winning streak.
As a result, the only teams that remain undefeated this season are the San Francisco 49ers and the Atlanta Falcons.
But overall, the Atlanta Falcons' schedule is still relatively easy. Among the six opponents they have defeated so far, only the Denver Broncos entered the playoffs last season; and in the same set of data, the San Francisco 49ers' The number is three, including the defending champion New York Giants, last season's NFC top seed Green Bay Packers and the strongly resurgent Detroit Lions.
Naturally, when Chuck once again awarded the top spot in the strength rankings to the San Francisco 49ers, there was no controversy, but differences were inevitable. Some people support the 49ers, and naturally some people support the Falcons. There are still different opinions and opinions.
There is no doubt that these two teams are now the hottest representatives in the league, and both teams are also from the National League. This has once again triggered the statement that "the National League is more competitive than the American League." It's a pity that the two teams have no chance to compete in the regular season this season. Otherwise, you can look forward to the ultimate showdown of "King Meets King".
From "San Francisco 49ers VS Atlanta Falcons" to "Lu Ke VS Matt Ryan", the discussion topics in the league are boiling and endless, so much so that at the Pro Bowl Skills Competition, the friendship between Lu Ke and Ryan The interaction also became a focus of discussion among reporters, with both quarterbacks being asked what they thought of the other.
"I like Matt. He's a quarterback who can take any joke, and Tony and I really, really enjoyed talking to Matt during the Pro Bowl. Of course, I mean, his passing skills are incredible as well. , is undoubtedly one of the top players in the league, but personally, I still like his sense of humor more."
This was a comment from Lu Ke; on the other hand, Ryan also gave a corresponding reply.
"I don't know. I never understand his jokes. He and Tony seem to be from Mars, and their way of thinking is really hard to understand. So, if we meet next time, I hope he can stop telling it. It's a joke. Oh, you mean his ability? There's no doubt that Bambi is a great quarterback, and I have to say, the league still doesn't give him the treatment he deserves."
When reporters asked Ryan again about the "joke" topic, he still had a dull expression on his face, "No, I'm serious about that. I don't like it."
"Hey, you should say it in front of me. It's very hurtful to pass the news through reporters." On the other side, when Lu Ke was interviewed on related issues, he continued his joking tone and continued to joke.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is precisely because of the good relationship between Lu Ke and Ryan that the two can complain to each other so easily.
The same goes for Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys, "No, I don't know them, not at all. I'm not mentioned at all in their conversations, is it? We're not friends. Hey, did Bambi mention it? Ha, yeah, we have a bit of a friendship, he's the Charlie Chaplin of rugby, believe me, I'm serious."
Last year, the National League showed a trend of three pillars. Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees and Lu Ke continued to chase each other until the playoffs; this year, the National League in the first half of the season showed a double dragon drama. In Zhu's situation, Lu Ke and Ryan compete with each other and refuse to give in. I wonder if it can continue in the second half of the season.
From the current point of view, Lu Ke has quietly become the most favorable candidate for regular season MVP.
In the post-game technical statistics against the New York Giants this week, Lu Ke once again gave the best performance of his career.
Eli Manning, 24 of 38 passes, 367 yards, three touchdowns, one interception, quarterback rating of 110.3, PFF rating of 1.4.
Lu Ke, 27 of 39 passes, 507 yards, five touchdowns, one receiving touchdown, no interceptions, quarterback rating 156.7, PFF rating 2.0.
In this game, Lu Ke had a full-scale explosion. Both his quarterback rating and PFF rating created career highs. The latter got a perfect score for the first time in history, and the former was only one step away from the perfect score of 158.3; in addition, , this was Lu Ke's first 500-yard game in his career, his second five-touchdown game, and most importantly, it was another game without an interception.
In addition to such a top performance, there was also a 23-yard running ball advance that cannot be ignored - because the last wave of offense was so shocking, it triggered a storm of heated discussions, so that many people simply forgot about Lu Ke An unexpected running ball choice to start the second half.
This is the true peak state!
If the MVP of the regular season half-way was selected now, it is estimated that Lu Ke could easily be elected with a high vote. This is not a random guess, but a well-founded inference——
In the sixth week of the regular season, the best players of the week officially selected by the league are released.
The best offensive player in the American League is Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos, the best defensive player is Jailes Baird of the Buffalo Bills, and the best special teams player is Jacoby Jones of the Baltimore Ravens. .
The National League's best offensive player is Lu Ke of the San Francisco 49ers, the best defensive player is Antrell Roller of the New York Giants, and the best special teams player is Kyle Williams of the San Francisco 49ers.
This is the second time since the start of the 2012 season that Lu Ke has been elected Player of the Week. He is also the only player in the league to have been elected Player of the Week twice, including all players in the offensive team, defensive team and special teams. Including; in addition, Lu Ke was also elected as the National League's best offensive player in September.
By the way, the winner of the American League's Defensive Player of the Year for September is JJ Watt.
It is obvious that after the start of the new season, Lu Ke was full of firepower and embarked on an upward curve that climbed steadily. From fans and viewers to commentators and analysts, from social networks to league officials, everything ushered in a full-scale explosion. The land ushered in a heyday.
Just when everyone was worried about "sophomore syndrome", Lu Ke went against the grain and delivered a perfect answer, leading the league with absolutely outstanding performance, from team record to personal performance. This also allowed Lu Ke to easily surpass the topical figures Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III, becoming the most topical player so far this season.
However, for Lu Ke, nothing has changed much, at least not earth-shaking changes.
He has no time to care about the heated discussion information on social network platforms, because the regular season is still in progress, not the offseason, nor the end of the season. He must devote himself to the preparations for the next game; what's more, The next two games are divisional civil wars and cannot be viewed as simple games. He needs more time to prepare for the games.
When a person stays away from the media and information, he will unknowingly create a deserted vacuum zone, as if he is isolated from the world, and becomes completely quiet.
This is Lu Ke's current state.
Although today is Monday, the first rest day after the game day, Lu Ke still completed his schedule at his usual pace: doing recovery training in the morning, watching the game video in the afternoon, and returning to his parents' house for dinner in the evening.
After the start of the regular season, Lu Ke's life became extremely regular. Almost every day was packed with schedules. He only had very little time to relax a little. Naturally, the time he spent with friends and family decreased sharply. Especially now that Lu Ke lives alone, and Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning also need to go to work, the number of times they meet is even more limited.
As a result, every week, the only chance for his parents to meet him is on game days, and it is still between the stands and the stadium, let alone away games. Although this is the price that professional players have to pay, Lu But Ke didn't want that.
Therefore, after the start of this season, Lu Ke made adjustments to his schedule, arranging as much rest time as possible after the game day, and made a special trip home to have dinner with his parents, even if it was just to listen to their boring chatter. Nagging, this is also good; if it is canceled for some reason this week, then it will definitely persist the next week.
Last week, in order to prepare for the New York Giants game, Lu Ke spent all his time watching game tapes and skipped dinner on Monday, but not this week. No matter how difficult and important next week's game is, family time cannot be replaced.
Because of Monday, both Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning had to go to work, and dinner time was scheduled for eight or after eight-thirty. Every time Jiang Youning insisted on cooking some delicious home-cooked dishes for his son.
Later, the company where Jiang Youning worked unexpectedly learned of this tradition, and her immediate boss also gave the green light, allowing Jiang Youning to get off work thirty minutes early every Monday and make a special trip to traditional wet markets and supermarkets to buy ingredients - this was exclusive to Jiang Youning. Lu Ke's small benefits can also be seen in his extremely high popularity in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Of course, Lu Ke would not miss the time to go home. It was just a little after five o'clock in the afternoon, so he drove back home in a leisurely manner. The neighbors greeted him enthusiastically again, and then Lu Ke was getting familiar with it. sat down in the hall.
On the coffee table were placed a variety of hometown snacks, all of which were made by Jiang Youning himself. Sauced beef, peanuts, magnolia chips, walnut kernels, nougat... Jiang Youning asked about all of them with the recipes. Professionals, including Lu Ke's personal nutritionist and the team's official nutritionist, completed the production themselves after confirming that all the materials met the regulations.
Lu Ke sat down comfortably on the sofa, hugged a bucket of walnut kernels, and slowly relaxed.
Until there was a knock on the door, "knock, knock".
