Compared with the American League, which is stable and calm all year round, the turmoil and disputes in the National League are much more exciting. As of the end of the fourteenth week of the regular season, twelve of the sixteen teams still maintain their position in the season. The hope of the playoffs is not only a theoretical possibility, but actually every loss may change the pattern of the playoffs. Such a situation where a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend also makes the charm of the NFL burst to the extreme.
Even among the four National League teams currently out of the playoffs, three were last season's playoff teams. Who can be sure that they will not suddenly break out in desperate situations and then be caught off guard? What about the leaders who want to pull down the horse? Then the National League playoff pattern will be even more chaotic. This is the most interesting part.
Therefore, no team dares to take it lightly, and no team can underestimate its opponents. The slightest negligence may cause the ship to capsize in the gutter. In the American League, it seems harmless to occasionally overturn a game or two; but in the National League, one accident may ruin the entire team's efforts throughout the season. This is a dance on a high-altitude tightrope.
In the fifteenth week of the regular season, the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers took place under such a background.
On one side is the defending champion whose strength is recovering, and on the other side is the team that continues to be in sluggish form; on one side is the championship team competing for the fourth seed spot before the playoffs, and on the other side is the deputy squad leader who is basically out of action for the season. A strong contender, the suspense of victory seems to be lacking. All boards are unanimously optimistic that the San Francisco 49ers will defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the guest room to continue their winning streak.
But is it really that simple?
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' season record is four wins and nine losses, even better than the Atlanta Falcons and Washington Redskins, only one victory behind the New York Giants; in addition, it is worth noting that in the ninth week of the regular season, The Tampa Bay Buccaneers forced the Seattle Seahawks, who were unbeatable this season, into overtime on the road, and fought until the last moment in the overtime. Then they unfortunately lost the game "27:24". It was just The disadvantage of a free kick.
Since this game, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers seemed to have opened up the two channels of Ren and Du, and the defensive team completely found the feeling. In the next five games, they had an excellent record of one win and one loss - in other words, The 2013 season started with an eight-game losing streak. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who were already determined to miss the playoffs, found a new beginning in the game against the Seattle Seahawks. All four wins in the season came in ninth place in the regular season. weeks later.
The strong upward momentum must not be abused!
Does this story sound familiar? Aside from missing the playoffs, that's how the professional analysts and commentators in the industry view the San Francisco 49ers, isn't it? So, does anyone else think this will be a one-sided game?
At least, the San Francisco 49ers refuse to be arrogant. The team cannot afford any negligence or mistakes in any game now. One victory can directly bring an end to the entire season. They have traveled a long way to this point, not just to fall at the end. On the front line, this also makes them go all out to prepare for the game and face their opponents!
Judging from the progress of the game, the San Francisco 49ers, who maintained absolute concentration, easily took the initiative!
In the first quarter of the game, Lu Hao, who had a steady output of firepower, scored two consecutive passing touchdowns. The first touchdown found Crabtree, who had just returned from injury not long ago, and completed it with a trademark shadow pass behind his shoulder. On the connection line, when Crabtree received the purple football ball, he turned around and jumped. He successfully avoided the cornerback's tackle and slid sideways into the end zone, easily completing the seventeen-yard pass for a touchdown. .
Selleck stood at the edge of the end zone and completed a three-yard short pass. Relying on his size advantage, he withstood the opponent's safety guard with his back. He turned around and dunked under the basket like a basketball, passing through the opponent's block. Stepped into the end zone and scored the second passing touchdown in the red zone for the San Francisco 49ers.
Facing Lu Xian's increasingly mature offensive style, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' defensive team failed to show enough strength to contain the passing attack, and even the ground defense also had continuous problems. The second quarter had just begun. A major mistake. Running back Frank Gall, who was gradually improving in the second half of the season, dodged two tackles in a row, drove straight in, and advanced a five-yard ball on the ground under the cover of his teammates. It became a twenty-seven-yard touchdown run.
It can be clearly noticed that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the main game were a bit resistant to the offensive. Although the team's defensive team has recovered strongly in the past five weeks, the San Francisco 49ers carefully studied the game video and targeted it. Adjustments were made proactively, and under Lu Ke's planning, the situation on the field was once a one-sided avalanche——
Less than half of the second quarter, the score on the field has already stretched to "0:24". So far, the San Francisco 49ers have scored in all four attacks, including one free kick and three touchdowns. This makes the home team really a little bit disappointed. Embarrassing.
But the nightmare is still not over.
The San Francisco 49ers still scored smoothly on their fifth possession. David Akins looked at the trajectory of the football in disbelief, burst into his helmet and laughed heartily. The 55-yard free kick attempt actually went in? This is the San Francisco 49ers' longest free kick record this season. This is indeed incredible for Akins, whose condition continues to decline.
Faced with such a situation, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were somewhat helpless: they had tried their best, and this defense was the most successful and effective matchup so far in the first half of the morning. They thought they had forced their opponents to strike out and punt. They didn't expect their opponent to be able to complete a 55-yard free kick, so what else could they do?
That kind of emptiness and helplessness made the home team players have the urge to laugh.
The first half is not over yet, and the score is already "0:27". The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are not the San Francisco 49ers. They simply do not have the ability to break out of the reversal; and the San Francisco 49ers will not lose carelessly to Jingzhou. This game There is not much suspense about the outcome of the game. Everything develops in the direction of the standard ending, but accidents are like this, and they often come at the slightest moment of dazzle.
"conflict!"
"There was a conflict between players on both sides of the ball. The scene looked a bit chaotic. Players from both sides had physical pulls and collisions. The situation was very difficult. The referee was trying to control the situation, but players on both sides behaved irrationally. Everyone Trying to control the situation."
"Both sides had player situations. San Francisco 49ers star inside linebacker Patrick Willis and Tampa Bay Buccaneers backup running back Michael Smith collided. Willis was defending Michael holding the ball. When we broke through, we completed the tackle accurately, but both people fell to the ground, and neither of them could stand up. Then the scene became chaotic. We missed the key and didn't understand how things happened. We need to look back now. Record it."
Lu Min sat on the bench, flipping through the tactical manual, and whispered to Kip Kleist about the tactical layout of the next attack. Then there was a bustling shout in his ears, because the visiting team The noise could not be distinguished clearly, but Lu Su could clearly feel that his teammates on both sides were commotion, and he couldn't help but raise his head.
"Walter! Walter, Walter!"
"Those damn bastards! I'm going to kill them!"
"shameless!"
"Walter! Where is Walter!"
"Patrick is hurt."
Panic and angry voices alternated in his ears. For a moment, Lu Xuan felt that time had frozen in place.
Isn't this the Pirates of Pawan that he imagined? This does not have to be a stumbling block for the San Francisco 49ers in their playoff journey and title defense this season, nor does it have to be a crucial turning point for the San Francisco 49ers this season. He can accept the Green Bay Packers or the New Orleans Saints, or even The Seattle Seahawks, those big games and those intense rivalries, are indeed full of surprises, but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? No, it doesn't have to be like this.
The sounds in the ears, the laughter in front of the eyes, the breathing in the chest, and the temperature on the surface of the skin, everything seems to be extremely slow. You can even see the dust flying slowly between the white jersey and the brown-red jersey, the hot air The glistening sweat distorted the focus of the whole world, and then he could see his teammates eagerly entering the stadium one by one, and there were frightened and angry faces beckoning him to come forward, with red faces and protruding veins. The ferocious face was roaring crazily.
Everything was so foreign and seemed to have nothing to do with him.
But then, those words invaded and broke all the balance: "Patrick is injured." Then the world returned to normal, and the surrounding figures and noises rushed away like a torrent, because it was too much It was too fast and too fierce, pulling Lu Ke's body forward passively and continuously, but he couldn't feel his own steps at all.
Willis injured?
Willis is injured!
Willis is injured
Lu Ke's thoughts were a little confused, but he didn't have time to sort them out. He could only feel a panic. The rapid heartbeat made his whole body panic to the extreme. It seemed that he didn't even know where to put his hands and feet -
Patrick Willis? Willis, who has been a mentor and friend since joining the team? Willis, who always stood behind him with unwavering support? Willis, who will always be on the same side as him? Has Willis, who has been injured throughout the season, finally fallen?
"Hey, Bambi, you may need to lead the team with David for the rest of the title defense journey, and I may regret my absence." Looking at Willis, he showed a painful and ferocious smile, Lu was about to abandon his helmet and armor.
