The knife falls from the hand!
The San Francisco 49ers showed excellent form in their first wave of offense when they bid farewell to Candlestick Stadium. They completed 80 yards on seven possessions and only faced a second down situation once. The entire offense was done in one go, without any slack or relaxation. The offensive was completed with a touchdown, and it was really difficult for the Atlanta Falcons defense to compete.
Originally, the Atlanta Falcons are better at offense than defense, and can even be said to be not good at defense. However, the injury-ridden situation this season has made the defensive team stretched even more. They are currently ranked 27th in the league, sixth from the bottom. Among them, he ranks 31st in ground defense and 21st in pass defense. Relatively speaking, the pass defense still has some strength.
However, facing the San Francisco 49ers offense that continues to improve and recover, the Atlanta Falcons' pass defense still failed to exert enough pressure, at least in the first wave of offensive and defensive duels, especially the frontline defense. Ke's pocket protection exerts pressure, which allows Lu Ke to complete the pass in a relatively stable environment, which is a fatal blow to the second-line defense.
This is a good start for the San Francisco 49ers offense.
After watching Crabtree crash into the end zone and score a touchdown, Lu Ke just lightly clenched his fists to encourage himself without celebrating loudly, and then turned around and left the field, leaving the field to the special teams team. In the last game at Candlestick Stadium, he still needs to devote himself wholeheartedly to completing this farewell game with the highest respect.
Then, Matt Ryan led the Atlanta Falcons offense on the stage.
An important part of the Atlanta Falcons' overall collapse this season is the injuries to the offensive team - the team's top receiver, the rookie receiver Julio Jones, the sixth overall pick in the first round of 2011, played against New York in the fifth week of the regular season. The Jets suffered a season-ending injury, which directly broke Matt Ryan's most trusted passing wing and forced the team's passing offense to completely reshuffle. This undoubtedly became the heaviest blow among the team's many injuries. one.
A simple look at a set of data will make it clear: In the four and a half games before the injury, Julio Jones completed 59 catches and advanced 580 yards, ranking among the 458 wide receivers in the league who completed the game. He was still able to rank 76th in the judging process throughout the season. This ability is truly astonishing.
After Julio was reimbursed for the season due to a foot injury, the Atlanta Falcons also lacked the core weapon of the team's pass advancement; to make matters worse, other wide receivers and tight ends also suffered from minor injuries, which made all offenses All the responsibility falls on veteran tight end Tony Gonzalez.
This 13-time Pro Bowl and six-time All-American legendary tight end suddenly became the veteran with the most receiving yards among active players in the league after Randy Moss chose to retire again. This year, he Already thirty-seven years old, a receiving player is already facing a severe decline in physical function. He relies more on his own experience to complete positions and runs.
It is true that Gonzalez still maintains a good state, and because he has assumed most of the receiving responsibilities, his receiving data has improved compared with the past three seasons; but his decline in state can still be clearly felt- — His ability to continue advancing after receiving the ball has dropped significantly. Coupled with the Atlanta Falcons' lack of passing targets, Gonzalez has become a key target, which has also caused his average yards per game to begin to decline. The opponent's defense The team's second-line tactical arrangement can always find more ways.
Faced with such a situation, everyone seems to think that the Atlanta Falcons offense is easy to bully?
actually not.
Last season, the Atlanta Falcons offensive team was extremely prosperous, and its passing attack was able to get whatever it wanted. It was on par with the San Francisco 49ers in the National League. However, at the end of the season, it was only ranked sixth in the league, and the ground attack still failed to provide much support; This season's golden offensive team has lost all its luster due to scars. It currently ranks only 20th in the league, but its passing offense still ranks ninth in the league.
What does this prove?
Matt Ryan is still as solid as a rock! An excellent quarterback can always change the disadvantages of the passing attack through his defensive reading and tactical layout. Even if the receiving player cannot break out to the top level, an excellent quarterback can still ensure that the lower limit of his passing attack is not reached. Will collapse.
Currently, the Atlanta Falcons average 22.1 points per game. They still have the ability to score, but they just lack the toughness at critical moments. Any team that underestimates this team could capsize at any time.
The San Francisco 49ers defensive team will not make such a mistake. With Patrick Willis absent from this game, everyone on the defensive team knows that the last two regular season games must not be taken lightly; and, these are also the last two games. This is a chance to train for the playoffs in advance, because they may need to start the playoffs without Willis——
They need to hone their tactics, practice cooperation, and become familiar with confrontation. They still need to practice many, many things. That means every defensive play in the final two games is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The front line of the defensive team put tremendous pressure on Matt.
Matt still looked for opportunities to advance steadily and efficiently, and successfully obtained two first attacks through his own scheduling. However, in the face of the sudden changes of the defensive team, there were still serious problems with the pocket protection of the offensive line, and Matt was unable to do so after all. Reversing the disadvantage, the defensive team finally completed the strikeout by sacking Matt.
The tone of this game can be seen from the first wave of offense and defense of both sides:
Lu Ke and Matt are both very good quarterbacks. They are both good at finding opportunities to advance in difficult situations, but the cards they have in their hands are different, and the intensity of the defenses they face is also different, which also makes the two The quarterback stood in a completely different situation and changed the direction of the game bit by bit.
After all, the Atlanta Falcons defense failed to put more pressure on Lu Ke. This allowed the San Francisco 49ers offense to completely stretch its hands and feet. Both the passing attack and the ground attack opened up the situation. The second-line defense suffered continuous blows. The defensive tactics There was a sense of embarrassment and exhaustion, and the advantage was like a seesaw, gradually tilting towards the home team.
In turn, the Atlanta Falcons offensive team still failed to deal with the problem of tactical connection-the pocket protection in the frontcourt could not create more time and space for the ball in the backcourt, and everything could only rely on Matt Ryan's hard work. Looking hard, the rhythm of the attack was intermittent, and unknowingly fell into a sluggish rut.
Matt Ryan worked very hard, even tried his best, to carve a way out of the difficult situation, but every attempt must be made with all his strength, repeatedly testing on the edge of danger, it seems like a big gamble , the last passing attack of the game can be called the epitome of:
The Atlanta Falcons' pocket protection was torn apart again, and Matt was forced to find a passing lane under tremendous pressure, passing the football at the critical moment; but the receiver failed to find enough space for the match, and the entire The passing line was like a wild dance on a tightrope, precarious and shaky, and finally the defensive players came out again——
Navarro Bowman caught the football before Tony Gonzalez, and killed all Matt Ryan's counterattack attempts with an interception, bringing the final end to this farewell game.
Because the nickname of Candlestick Stadium is "The-Stick", Navarro's interception was also called "The-Pick-at" by many analysts and commentators. -The-Stick)", in this way, the history of Candlestick Stadium was completed.
The whole game is over.
Matt Ryan, 34 of 48 passes, 348 yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions, quarterback rating of 87.9, PFF rating of 1.1.
Lu Ke, 21 of 26 passes, 222 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions, quarterback 130.6, PFF grade 1.6.
It can be seen from the data of the two quarterbacks that Lu Ke insisted on a balance of passing and running, and played very easily throughout the game. His passing success rate reached 80.8%, and he took an absolute advantage without spending too much effort; And Matt tried his best. Due to the lack of support from his teammates, he almost carried the entire offense by himself. His accurate passing success rate can still show his skills, but many choices are too risky and have always been very difficult. Matt, who made few mistakes, had two interceptions, but in the end he was still unable to reverse the situation.
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, the score of the last game at Candlestick Stadium was fixed at "40:24". The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Atlanta Falcons at home and wrote the final perfect chapter in the history of Candlestick Stadium with a victory. With one stroke, the era of the San Francisco 49ers belonging to Candlestick Park has come to an end.
Looking at the entire game, the Atlanta Falcons worked very hard, but were never able to shake the San Francisco 49ers' lead; the San Francisco 49ers also maintained their strong performance throughout, and the back-and-forth between the offensive teams of both sides presented a long-lost game. The battle between opponents made the game even more exciting.
For neutral fans, the offensive battle is undoubtedly enjoyable to watch; for home team fans, there is no suspense in the game that leads the whole game and they can enjoy the atmosphere of this carnival party; just Even the fans of the visiting team, after losing their season goal, can relax and watch the game without enjoying it but not getting angry. They can also find positive factors from the negative situation.
As a result, the guests and hosts thoroughly enjoyed the "Christmas War" staged in advance, and completed the report performance in a harmonious manner. Candlestick Stadium is about to enter history.
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