Crabtree's knees finally gave out and he was about to fall! But just before he completely lost his center of gravity, he sprinted forward with his upper body, driving his body into a forward roll, and then fell into the end zone, completing the touchdown in a desperate manner!
After rolling forward, Crabtree stood up, turned around, and roared wildly at the Atlanta Falcons defensive players, "Ah! Ah! Ah!" Like the god of war descending to earth, he raised his head high. The fighting spirit and unyielding spirit are all released without reservation. No words are needed. Screaming one sentence after another is the best way to establish authority!
Facing a wave of tough defense from four defensive players, any mistake in one move could lead to an early end to the advance. However, Crabtree gritted his teeth and persevered, tearing a hole forcefully and scoring a touchdown in one fell swoop. success!
The entire Candlestick Stadium is in a state of shock!
All the players on the San Francisco 49ers offensive team rushed forward, hugged Crabtree one after another, continued to slap Crabtree's helmet, and celebrated the touchdown feverishly! Not only did they reverse the disadvantage of the game, but now they continue to widen the score gap, and the victory balance is tilting towards the home team little by little.
Lu Ke stood there and did not step forward, but he only felt that his energy and physical strength seemed to be a little exhausted - because this attack really consumed too much, and the confrontation broke out in an instant. After the continuous burst of adrenaline ended, his muscles I began to feel a large amount of lactic acid secreted, and the lingering fear of escaping from death made my spirit tense to the extreme.
After taking a few deep breaths and coming back to his senses, Lu Ke turned around and trotted towards the sidelines. Then he saw Akens who was putting on his helmet and preparing to go on stage. He raised his eyebrows towards Akens. Thumbs up, showing a confident smile, no need for words to express, the meaning is very obvious, "See, I said it."
Akens also smiled and nodded slightly, and then gave a thumbs up to Lu Ke in response: They will not give up in this game! They don't need to wait for their opponents to make mistakes to win the game, but take the initiative to win the game themselves! Victory needs to be won by yourself!
Akins did it too!
The extra points are completed at "35:27". Now the San Francisco 49ers have an eight-point advantage. This also means that the Atlanta Falcons not only need to complete a touchdown, but also need to complete two extra points to erase the Even the disadvantage, return to the tie, otherwise, the winner of this National League final will be decided.
At this time, there are eight minutes and three seconds left before the end of the game. The only good news for the Atlanta Falcons is that there is still enough time. Although their red flag challenge wasted a timeout, there is still enough time to complete the touchdown.
Ryan, who is fighting against the odds, appears again.
This wave of offense is undoubtedly the best performance of the Falcons in this game, even better than the three waves of offense that scored touchdowns in the first half.
After the confrontation and accumulation in the second half of the game, the tactical room immediately realized the problem. The 49ers concentrated their defensive power on Tony Gonzalez, cut off the connection between Ryan and Gonzalez, and forced all offenses to All the firepower is focused on Julio Jones, which also makes the Falcons' offensive team's tactics more predictable. Julio is very strong, but he is not omnipotent.
Moreover, the powerful impact created by the 49ers' frontline pressure forced the Falcons' passing yards to become shorter and shorter, and more concentrated in short passing areas. This is not Ryan's strength - Ryan's ability is to cover the entire field, both long and short. Combination and precise positioning can always fully open up the passing attack; but now that all routes are limited to short passes, the tactical layout lacks changes, further putting them in a dilemma.
In this wave of offense, the Falcons once again regained their offensive touch. Ryan shifted the core of the offense to Roddy White, which greatly relieved the pressure on Julio and Gonzalez; then through fake moves and early layout changes , waiting for the opportunity to find the two strong points of Julio and Gonzalez, which can often achieve miraculous results and complete the advancement of large numbers of yards!
In the strong confrontation, the 49ers defense team was still very tough. Safety guard Darshan Goldson blocked Ryan's 57-yard long pass attempt; forcing the opponent into third-down transition four times. situation, and almost caused Ryan to drop the ball for the second time, showing his strong strength.
But...the Falcons were able to keep going.
The controversial moment occurred when the Falcons took a 27-yard pass from the 43-yard line of their own half.
Facing a third-and-4-yard situation, Ryan suddenly gave up his usual receiving point and passed a rainbow pass to find No. 83 wide receiver Harry Douglas, who took advantage of the rush. He dropped cornerback Carroll Rodgers on a sudden stop, creating a five-yard gap to catch the ball, but ended up tripping over himself. Before completing the catch, he dropped to his knees as if praying to God. , caught the football.
However, Douglas immediately lost his center of gravity. The football was beating violently in his arms, and it seemed that it touched the bottom before he could complete the control. However, he fell to the ground in time, concealed the situation in his arms, and pretended to successfully complete the catch. ball.
The on-field referee determined that this was a successful catch, but Jim Harper was dissatisfied and threw a red flag to challenge.
After reviewing the decision, the referee upheld the original decision, which caused an uproar in the stadium. Hubble kept emphasizing to the referee with a red face, "That was a dropped ball! That was obviously a dropped ball! God! Didn't you see that? Are you here?"
There was also heated discussion in the studio. Some people thought it was a dropped ball, while others thought it was a successful catch.
Then Kirk made a wonderful point, "The previous out-of-bounds decision when Marcus Lynch caught the ball in the end zone and scored a touchdown was controversial; now the ball drop decision when Harry Douglas received the ball and completed the third-speed transition, There is also controversy, can we think that this is the referee trying to find a balance?"
Everyone looked at each other, but they didn't know how to make an accurate decision. These two penalties were a matter of opinion, and they would still be the subject of discussion even after the game was over; but during the game, the referee's penalty was the final decision, and no one Can be overturned.
Appeal? That was after the game.
With this controversial catch, the Atlanta Falcons offensive team once again was able to stay alive and continue to advance; and, in one go, they advanced to the 15-yard line at the front of the 49ers' end zone, once again ushering in a great opportunity for a touchdown!
The entire audience held their breath and cheered for their defensive team! The offense has done their job, now it's the defense's turn to end the game!
Ten yards in first gear.
The ground defense combined by Willis and Bowman blocked No. 32 running back Jacquizz-Rodgers behind the line of scrimmage without losing any yards. In the previous wave of offense, Jay Quez was already tightly tackled by Aldon, but he advanced nine yards. His ground running was extremely strong, but this time he failed.
Ten yards in second gear.
Ryan chose to pass the ball, but could not find any passing target at all - the second-line defense strangled all lines, and the front-line defense completely tore the pocket. At the critical moment, Ryan could only choose to quickly short pass to find his own 44 No. 5 wide receiver Jason Snelling.
Snelling stood two yards from the line of scrimmage and caught the football, but Willis reacted in time and completed the key single tackle immediately, holding Snelling firmly in place.
At the same time, the moment after Ryan took the shot, two defensive players jointly sacked him.
Third gear and eight yards.
Ryan led the entire offensive line to move laterally to the right, shaking the defensive line's position, and then passed the football toward the corner post. Unexpectedly, the passing arc was too flat, and the 49ers' outside linebacker Aiha Mad Brooks leaped high and intercepted the football in mid-pass—not intercepting it, but swatting it away to break up the pass.
Pass incomplete.
In the blink of an eye, the Atlanta Falcons were in a fourth-and-8-yard dilemma!
In this wave of attacks just now, the offensive team really consumed too much time and stumbled forward. Now there is only one minute and fifteen seconds left in the game. This also means that a free kick is not enough to save the game. They need one. Touchdown! And it was a two-point extra-point touchdown!
The Falcons have no choice, force a fourth down!
Fourth gear and eight yards.
In the bustling crowd, Ryan felt unprecedented pressure on his pocket. All the players on the front line and second line were piled up in a short thirteen-yard space. It was almost breathless. Ryan felt as if his life was hanging by a thread. , in danger, and in a hurry, the football can only be passed out quickly!
Ryan chose a short pass in the central zone. He did not expect a direct touchdown. Instead, he completed the first attack conversion and once again won the opportunity to attack on the third gear. He tried to find the wide receiver Roddy White who performed well in this game!
Obviously, Roddy had run out of a gap and appeared in front of Ryan.
But, this is a trap!
Ryan had just passed the ball when three defensive players in red jerseys swarmed up and disrupted Rody's catching rhythm with a head-on collision!
In the fierce wind and rain, Roddy was like a fluttering feather, unable to find any opportunities at all. Not to mention that his center of gravity was firm, even his feet were constantly moving messily on the ground, unable to find any opportunities. In the gap to breathe, the eight-yard passing distance came to him almost in the blink of an eye. Roddy had no time to adjust. He only had time to pat the football with his left and right hands, and then...
The football flew sideways.
Pass incomplete!
No matter whether it was a player from the home team or a player from the away team, no one celebrated or was upset, including all the spectators who looked at the referee for the first time: Is there a yellow flag?
No!
No yellow flag foul!
This was a clean defense, which meant that the San Francisco 49ers defense strangled the game!
