The Green Bay Packers created a ball transfer and seized the opportunity to win back a victory; then, the San Francisco 49ers once again widened the score difference with a tough collision. The back and forth between the two teams was really exciting. People were excited, and after surviving the quagmire of mistakes in the first quarter, this exciting showdown in the wild card game finally took place!
Because the ground attack is very time-consuming, this wave of San Francisco 49ers' offense encountered almost no serious obstacles, but the game time was still very seriously consumed. After Akins hit the free kick, only the last two minutes of the first half were left. Minutes and sixteen seconds, the offensive time left for the Green Bay Packers is very limited.
The confrontation between the two sides has entered a fierce stage!
Although the Green Bay Packers fell into a three-and-five-yard situation due to the presence of wide receiver James Jones, Rodgers persevered in using his pocket footwork to avoid two sack crises in a row, and finally sent out A fifty-yard rainbow pass found the rotation wide receiver Randall Cobb!
This is the first super long pass between the two quarterbacks in this game - even more powerful than Rogers' previous 35-yard long pass!
Randall Cobb formed a one-on-one confrontation with cornerback Carroll Rogers. With Carroll seizing the position in advance, Cobb used his personal ability to forcefully create an overtake and counterattack Carroll's The defender was blocked, and in the entangled situation, he jumped on the spot, used the posture of pulling onions on dry land to forcefully get rid of Carroll's personal collision, and successfully completed a desperate catch above Carroll's head that shocked everyone.
The whole place is boiling!
The Green Bay Packers instantly went from twenty yards in one half to thirty yards in the other half. The home audience celebrated in an almost irrational manner, which also pushed the home momentum to a new peak.
The morale of the offensive team also announced a full recovery. With the help of this momentum, they directly entered the end zone and came to the six-yard line at the front of the end zone.
The San Francisco 49ers defensive team, which had always performed well in the first half today, once again burst out with enough energy at the critical moment to launch a counterattack with gritted teeth: a successful interception, another successful interception, and then the first goal of the game. With three sacks, he kept the Green Bay Packers offensive team, which was full of morale and reviving in an iron-blooded manner, on the one-yard line at the front of the end zone, but did not let the opponent succeed.
Although Aldon committed a foul when he sacked Rodgers in the third gear, giving the Green Bay Packers a chance to try for a touchdown on the third gear; but there were only four seconds left before the end of the first half. This means that the home team must make a choice, either to try for a touchdown in the end, or to slow down and choose a free kick.
McCarthy chose the latter.
Kicker Mason Crosby successfully kicked a free kick, which also brought the score to "10:24". The score difference was still maintained at two touchdowns, and the two sides entered the halftime break.
Similarly, the studio has also entered the midfield adjustment stage, but the analysts, commentators and guests cannot rest. Instead, they should summarize the first half and look forward to the second half.
"Looking purely from the score, the difference between the two touchdowns widened the gap. The anxious situation between the two teams seemed not to meet expectations; but it can be seen from the progress of the game that the current state of both sides is They are all constantly improving. The competition in the second half will undoubtedly be more intense, and the confrontation will be closer. The difference between two touchdowns is still not enough to ensure that the San Francisco 49ers can securely win."
Aikman's point of view was recognized by Kirk and Teddy. Later, they also expressed their professional opinions, analyzed the situation of the first half and predicted the focus of watching in the second half, and carried out the overall trend of the game. Looking ahead, he finally expressed his high expectations.
"We can now look back at the opening game of the first week of the regular season. The strength gap between the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers is very weak. After Lu Ke left the field injured, the Green Bay Packers successfully took advantage. And widened the score gap; but after Lu Ke returned to the court, the San Francisco 49ers' momentum increased steadily, and instead suppressed their opponents in all aspects, and finally completed the reversal with a narrow gap of one point."
"Then let us focus on this game. The roles and positions are reversed. The San Francisco 49ers are currently the leader. So, how will the second half of the game go?"
With everyone watching, the second half of the game officially begins!
The Green Bay Packers took the lead in the first half, and the San Francisco 49ers kicked off the second half.
From the first offense and defense of the second half, Lu Ke could clearly notice that the Green Bay Packers' defensive tactics had been adjusted again:
Increase frontcourt pressure and reduce quarterback raids.
In fact, this is borrowed from the Seattle Seahawks' defensive strategy - during the frontline confrontation, there is no need to sack the quarterback, but to create pressure on the offensive line's pocket, continuously harassing the quarterback, and allowing the quarterback to pass the ball. The ball is always in a bumpy state, and all control and accuracy are bound to be affected; at the same time, the defensive front line can increase the power of ground defense according to different tactical arrangements and combinations, thereby alleviating the pressure on the second line defense.
Such tactics are "very beautiful" from a theoretical perspective, but they must face many difficulties in actual operation. The most basic thing is continuity. Frontline pressure must have continuity and impact, otherwise soft pressure will be counterproductive. It gives the quarterback more time to observe.
The biggest reason why the Seattle Seahawks can implement such tactics is that their players have outstanding individual strength and have innate advantages in body and shape. The intensity and intensity of the pressure can be implemented throughout the game, and every defense is a playoff game. level, which makes them unique in the league. It took head coach Pete Carroll three years to create the perfect defensive team in his mind.
During the halftime break, the Green Bay Packers realized that the defensive strategy was focusing on one thing and the other at the expense of the other. This allowed Lu Ke to continuously open up the situation through ground advancement and sudden short passes-the San Francisco 49ers' three touchdowns in the first half were all from the center. The zone formed a breakthrough and reached the end zone; the midfield gap also became a weak link in the defense of the home team, and then fell into a dilemma of falling behind in the score, which also forced them to make changes.
The Green Bay Packers' change of tactical focus also paid off brilliantly.
In the first wave of offense, Lu Ke encountered five consecutive pressures - not a sack or a direct impact, but a severe impact and deformation of the pocket protection, which squeezed out Lu Ke's movement space and observation space, forcing him to He had to find passing lanes in rough seas.
Such an impact is all-round, and the line layout, passing arc, passing point, running route, etc. all need to be adjusted accordingly.
For Lu Ke, a big plus is that after adapting and adjusting in the first half, the impact of the cold weather has been almost negligible. His physical condition has gradually adapted to the cold January wind in Green Bay, and his passing touch has returned to the average level. Control is noticeably improved - the issue of tough rugby leather still affects it, but at least passing can be more refined and accurate.
As a result, Lu Ke's passing became tricky and meticulous.
Despite encountering repeated impacts and the chaos of strong winds and waves, Lu Ke had to be calmer and eliminate all interference in order to complete the pass; but Lu Ke still successfully found the rhythm of the game——
Connected with Crabtree's shoulder shadow pass within two yards of the sideline, found a gap of about one yard between the two defensive players' close double team, passed the football to Selleck, and crossed the corner lightly The guard's head fell two yards behind him, allowing Boldin to shake off the defense. During the sack crisis, he threw the football back to Marcus, and then relied on Crabtree and Selleck to join forces to open the way for Marcus to complete the big yard. Counting ground propulsion...
And so on and so forth.
With four passes and one run, Lu Ke's offensive success rate remained at an incredible 100%. In a spark-filled offensive and defensive confrontation, he led the San Francisco 49ers' offensive team across the midfield line and into the opponent's half. Above the forty-six yard line, and then facing a one-yard situation on second down, the first pass connection error occurred.
The Green Bay Packers completely tore the pocket without warning and launched a surprise attack on the quarterback, taking the "suddenness" to the extreme, forcing Lu Ke to take the initiative to run out of the pocket, staggering in his steps, trying to get past the thick defensive players. Found Logan and got the first shot again with a short pass.
Unfortunately, in the panic, Lu Ke's passing arc was slightly lower; at the same time, Logan also lost his center of gravity and lost the receiving position. This was the first pass of the San Francisco 49ers since the beginning of the second half. undone.
But even if the pass was not completed this time, the referee used a yellow flag to prove that it was not Lu Ke nor Logan's fault, but because safety guard Bonet illegally pushed and hit Logan from behind, destroying Logan's The center of gravity was balanced, which led to Logan's failure to catch Lu Ke's pass.
A rough personal foul cost the Green Bay Packers ten yards. The San Francisco 49ers automatically got the first down and continued on to the 36-yard line in the opponent's half.
Ten yards in first gear.
With Lu Ke's kick-off slogan, the Green Bay Packers, who only had four pass rushers, suddenly moved forward with all their strength, adopting surprise tactics on defense for the second time in a row, breaking the tactical layout since the beginning of the second half. Such a sudden surprise. The offensive line wasn't prepared enough, and the pocket was ripped open again.
Although the offensive linemen were doing their best to stay in position and not allow the defensive players to break through further, Lu Ke was still trapped in a dilemma from all sides. To make matters worse, before Lu Ke had time to send the pass, the pocket position was already After being surpassed further, the defensive player flew towards Lu Ke regardless, which also put Lu Ke into the crisis of being sacked for the first time in the game.
Danger! Danger! Danger!