Twenty-two yards in fourth gear.
Ever since Bruce Arians' red flag challenge, the momentum at home has reached a new peak. The Arizona Cardinals team burst out with amazing energy from top to bottom. In the fierce duel, they held their breath. Firmly control the initiative advantage in the fourth quarter.
Then, the San Francisco 49ers stood in a position of no retreat - fifty-five seconds, twenty-two yards on fourth gear, failed, then the entire season officially ended here, there was no other possibility.
Calm calm calm calm.
The whole scene seemed a bit chaotic, but Lu Ke's brain remained calm. Although the situation had reversed after the red flag challenge, Lu Ke knew that the real gap was still a millimeter, just like the San Francisco 49ers before. Leading for most of the game, the Arizona Cardinals never lost their competitiveness; the same is true now, the Arizona Cardinals' victory seems within reach, but the San Francisco 49ers may not have no chance.
Until the last moment, there is always suspense about the outcome!
what to do?
This was the only thought in Lu Ke's mind right now, but before he had time to think about it, Arizona Cardinals head coach Arians called a timeout - what does this mean?
This means that, standing on the edge of victory, it seems that they can already touch the hot temperature of victory. They are about to miraculously enter the playoffs by consecutively defeating the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers. Everything is so close. It's so true, but the Arizona Cardinals are nervous, at least Arians is nervous.
The entire studio was silent. The analysts and commentators couldn't think of more appropriate words, and they couldn't help but become nervous even as they hesitated.
"Now, there is a high chance that we will see Lu Ke challenge Hail Mary again. This is what I said, when Lu Ke stands as the commander of this offensive team, you should never ignore him in desperate situations. With his reversal ability, he now has the ability to intimidate any defensive team!"
"God, the referee missed a call! A fatal missed call!" While analyzing the scene, the video replay of the attack and defense just now was played in the studio——
Lu Ke tried to find Logan, his most trusted receiving point, with a 60-yard rainbow pass, but Logan was surrounded by three defensive players and unfortunately missed the ball; and now according to Judging from the video replay, Arizona Cardinals cornerback Justin Bethel committed a very serious pulling foul.
According to league rules, when the receiving player is trying to catch the ball, the defensive player is not allowed to pull to prevent the opponent from trying to catch the ball. Only after the opponent makes contact with the football can he start pulling, grabbing and other actions. , otherwise they will be sentenced to a foul for malicious damage to the ball.
This was the case this time. Before Logan took off, Bethel hugged Logan from behind, and gathered his hands to restrain Logan's shoulders. It was like a wrestling action, clamping down on Logan's arms and body. Completely unable to move, this is an unquestionable pulling foul, very obvious! It can even be seen that Bethel did not hesitate to foul to complete the defense, making it clear that he was not restraining his defensive actions.
But...the referee didn't throw a yellow flag, as if they were collectively blinded.
Standing on the sidelines, Hubble was furious and yelled at the referee to express his protest. Unfortunately, the San Francisco 49ers were unable to challenge the referee's decision. On the one hand, they had no timeouts and could not throw a red flag; On the one hand, after the two-minute official timeout, the head coach cannot challenge the referee with a red flag.
The analysts and commentators in the studio dutifully expressed their opinions, "This is a very obvious foul, but obviously the referee believes it is a legal physical contact. It is certain that after the game is over, this penalty will become the focus , because it is likely to be the key to the outcome of the entire game and determine the different fates of the two teams."
All the home fans inside the University of Phoenix Stadium were booing and cursing, continuously interfering with all the offensive tactics of the San Francisco 49ers. Those deafening sounds completely drowned out all sounds, and all the protests from Hubble and other coaches were They all disappeared, and you could only see them expressing their dissatisfaction with red faces, but you couldn't hear the specific content of their words at all.
Judging from the mouth shape, all of them are bad words.
As a result, the players on the court couldn't help but become agitated - if there were no fouls, would Lu Ke and Logan have successfully connected? Especially when he saw Lu Ke massaging his right arm again, his anger became even more uncontrollable, and his emotions began to agitate.
Then, his eyes fell on Lu Ke again.
Lu Ke didn't shout, because he knew that the effect of shouting at this moment would definitely not be good. He couldn't even make his voice heard, so how could he boost morale? Lu Ke always remained calm and composed. His steady and wise eyes hid all his emotions. He stared at his teammates with burning eyes. The confidence that burst out from the inside out was starting to grow a little bit. Infecting teammates bit by bit——
They have gone through ups and downs together, they have faced difficulties and obstacles together, they have overcome many difficulties together, and they are the defending champions! They are the makers of a perfect season! They are the writers of alliance history! And all the glory and halo are not obtained easily, but they are won step by step by overcoming obstacles and passing through obstacles. Even if they stand on the edge of the cliff again, so what?
They are warriors.
Gradually, the eyes of all the offensive players were focused on Lu Ke. The anger, irritability, and tension all condensed into motivation, an impassioned and powerful motivation. Since there is no retreat, let's give it a try. The situation is very, very difficult now, and all they need to do is believe in Lu Ke.
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Three yards before the end zone, twenty-two yards on fourth down. Multi-line attack, shotgun formation.
Lu Ke has already cleared the backfield. Anyway, even if he is sacked in the end zone, the result is still a loss. It is better to throw his arms out and compete with him, and make a Hail Mary gesture to make it clear. Just watch How did the Arizona Cardinals defense choose to respond.
Sure enough, the Arizona Cardinals defensive team retreated - it can be said to be old-fashioned or rigid, but it should be the same for all 32 teams in the league. Knowing that the opponent is about to challenge a Hail Mary, this is the way to go in Huashan, then The defensive team must press the front line, pull the net from the back line, and leave the middle. This is the choice ninety-nine times in a hundred games. The only exception is that it may hurt itself because of too many tricks.
Another explanation for cliché is called classic.
Now the Arizona Cardinals' defensive formation becomes clear. There are three defensive linemen on the front line, two outside linebackers three steps behind, and two linebackers and two cornerbacks two steps behind. The positions of the four players spread out horizontally, covering the entire field. The last two safety guards had retreated to 25 yards away. The entire layering was very clear, and the defensive focus was not deliberately concealed, because They know that it is difficult for the San Francisco 49ers to have other tricks, so there is no need for them to play tricks.
"attack!"
Lu Ke just adjusted his breathing, without hesitation, and immediately announced the kick-off.
Holding the ball in both hands, Lu Ke swept his eyes quickly. The five receiving players showed five running routes and began to rush forward in a straight line towards both sides.
There are no tricks, just one-on-one breakthroughs. Each receiving player faces a defensive player, and then uses his own absolute strength to form a breakthrough: there is no cross running, no mutual pick-ups, and no tactical coordination. It seems that The offensive tactics have regressed to those of the college days, and they used physical strength to complete the confrontation. Such a retro and simple tactic is the best choice when challenging the Hail Mary.
Because long pass tactics are difficult and difficult to trick, this is true for the defensive team, and it is also true for the offensive team. Strong breakthroughs relying on personal abilities are the best way to fight head-on.
Lu Ke started to retreat quickly without any hesitation to open up space, but the problem was that he was now standing in the end zone. If he retreated, he would have no position to continue retreating. Once he went out of bounds, the game would be over. It's like running with shackles on, the entire movement space is restricted.
Pull right, stop suddenly, turn around, retreat, move left.
Lu Ke used all his pocket footwork skills, trying to buy himself more time and space in the pocket; then the Arizona Cardinals defensive front tore the pocket!
Although there were only three defensive fronts against the offensive fronts, the offensive fronts had a weakness: they did not dare to let go for fear of accidentally fouling. However, Lu Ke completed the Hail Mary connection, but because of his own foul, Lu Ke All Ke's efforts were ruined, which made them tied up.
The defensive team seized on this weakness - they were not afraid of fouls at all. They even ran unscrupulously at the front of the end zone. They instantly reversed the numerical disadvantage and completed the breakthrough. The center's peak Dan Williams (Dan Williams) -Williams) dragged his 330-pound (150-kilogram) bulky body, broke through the pocket in a mighty manner, and flew towards Lu Ke.
But Lu Ke completed his turn two beats ahead of schedule, returning from the right side to the center and then to the left side. This made Dan Williams' weight shift extremely clumsy and he was unable to catch up with Lu Ke. However, his existence itself was a threat, putting Lu Ke's pocket in a state of turbulence.
Lu Ke went around a big circle, leaving Dan Williams behind, and ran seven or eight yards, completely standing in the gap on the left wing, looking for a passing target.
He needs passing targets! damn it! He needs a pass target!
