"attack!"
Russell Wilson could immediately feel the pressure of the San Francisco 49ers' head-on collision. Although there were only four people rushing the pass, they still maintained their intensity. However, Russell was also prepared in advance and opened up with continuous step backs. After measuring the distance and winning the passing space, he adjusted his steps without hesitation and turned around to pass the football.
Take action quickly. Quick pass.
Russell is also using his own way to increase the rhythm of the game. Facing a third-and-four-yard situation, he changed the rhythm with short passes. He succeeded!
Wide receiver Doug Baldwin, who switched to the inside of the right wing, ran a small diagonal line toward the outside of the right side under the cover of tight end Zach Miller, using Miller to throw away the defensive players on this side. Then he won a space to catch the ball, stopped, turned, and caught the ball, and the whole action was done in one go!
Next, just push past the first down transition line before the cornerback steps up——
Baldwin turned towards the front again, and then he could see that the first offensive conversion line was close at hand. It only took two steps. Cornerback Carroll Rogers' footsteps were still three yards away. It was too late to return to defense. Baldwin He took the first step forward, but before he could lift his steps again, he hit the wall directly. It was... outside linebacker Ahmed Brooks!
Previously, Ahmed had changed positions along with Baldwin's shift, without any hint of his tactical intention to defend.
Because Baldwin and Miller are positioned so close together, Ahmed and Aldon Smith are positioned slightly further apart to avoid overlapping defensive lines. Sure enough, after the kickoff, Miller rushed towards the two outside linebackers, trying to jam the two players' positions by himself.
Aldon took the initiative to confront Miller, while Baldwin made a turn from behind and then sprinted towards Baldwin at full speed.
Seeing Baldwin catch the football, Ahmed accurately tackled Baldwin from behind in the next second. He turned around and threw Baldwin away, forcefully knocking Baldwin out before the first attack transition line. He pushed it back again and fell to the ground neatly.
A strong, tough performance that left nothing to chance.
There were exclamations of astonishment throughout the Century Chain, because of Ahmed's clean and strong defense, and because Baldwin's first attack conversion seemed to be just a little bit short.
At the game site, players and fans can only judge with the naked eye; during TV broadcasts, the broadcasters will use special effects to create the kickoff line, first attack transition line, etc., to facilitate analysis, commentators and TV viewers can make decisions Judging intuitively, the result at this time is already clear at a glance.
"One yard missing, just one yard missing. Doug Baldwin failed to complete the first attack. Although the specific result still needs to be judged based on the referee's on-site measurement, the line on the TV conversion screen is only for reference; but it can be seen from the screen , Ahmed Brooks' tackle was very timely, and he stopped Baldwin one step ahead of schedule. If nothing else, it was a four-yard, one-yard situation."
"The Seattle Seahawks' offense... still lacks a little change. On the one hand, Baldwin's tactical intentions were exposed too early and Brooks did not lose focus; on the other hand, Wilson's passing line control, in fact, there can be more changes. The pocket protection this time was quite solid, giving Wilson enough observation time and allowing Wilson to plan the passing route more carefully, but the on-the-spot changes still lacked highlights."
"The San Francisco 49ers defensive team completed a key defense, and now the Seattle Seahawks are facing a fourth-and-one-yard conversion, and the situation is a bit complicated."
In order to ensure the penalty, the referee chose to measure on the spot, confirmed the final fourth-and-one-yard situation, and then forced the Seattle Seahawks into a difficult situation.
Fourth gear and one yard, giving up the strong play, is equivalent to losing the toughness of the Seattle Seahawks in the fierce back and forth. Facing the opponent to score twice in a row, they failed to give a positive response. With such a The momentum returned to the locker room at halftime, which was definitely not good.
One yard on fourth down, choose to play hard. If it succeeds, everything is easy to say, but if it fails, they will directly give the San Francisco 49ers the opportunity to start the offense at the 34-yard line in their own half. There is still time in the first half. Fifty-five seconds later, this also means that even if the San Francisco 49ers cannot score a touchdown, at least Akins can try a free kick, which means Seattle has lost three points in a row, and the gap has widened in an instant.
According to the safe direction choice, it is wise to give up the strong play and directly punt to ensure that there will be no danger. At the same time, the initiative is given to the Seattle Seahawks' strongest defensive team this season to end the first half. But is this really the safest option? There are fifty-five seconds left in the game, and the San Francisco 49ers have three timeouts. Coupled with Lu Ke, who is at the forefront of the league in his ability to gather, who knows where they can attack in the end.
This is a tricky choice.
Peter Carroll did not expect to find himself in such a predicament. But Carroll is not as entangled as he imagined. If it were the regular season, he would have sought stability; but this is the playoffs, so he naturally chose to give it a try. Since the San Francisco 49ers are so tough, they must also stay tough. Even if you take huge risks, you must be tough, otherwise the situation at halftime will be very difficult and detrimental to the second half.
Even if it was just to gain some publicity, Carroll had to choose to force fourth gear.
"The Seattle Seahawks chose to force the fourth down. They laid out a ground attack formation and sent two running backs. But is this a smoke bomb?"
No, this is not a smoke bomb. After the kickoff, Russell turned around and handed the football to the running back, but the target was not Marshawn Lynch, but fullback Michael Robinson. Immediately afterwards, Russell and Marshawn also joined Robinson and worked together to push Robinson forward.
Bulldozer mode!
All players in the Seattle Seahawks offensive team gathered together and forced a breakthrough from the ground in bulldozer mode. Even if the San Francisco 49ers made predictions in advance and also used the sea of people tactics to build up a wall, in the end the ground attack was more powerful. The strong Seattle Seahawks have the upper hand.
"One code achieved!"
"The Seattle Seahawks relied on fullback Robinson's ground advancement to complete the fourth-and-one-yard conversion, once again winning themselves the opportunity to continue attacking. Carroll immediately called for a timeout, stopped the game time, and re-established the offense for the offense. The layout, the game after the first half was still full of sparks!”
At the critical moment, they got rid of the tactical game and fought with absolute strength. The Seattle Seahawks, playing at home, escaped death and once again won a glimmer of hope.
However, the San Francisco 49ers defense is not discouraged and will start all over again!
In the next fifty-two seconds of the game, the two sides experienced three yellow flag fouls and three timeouts between the home and away teams. It was a full back-and-forth. The game lasted less than one minute but lasted nearly five minutes. The back-and-forth Hui's entanglement further detonated the smell of gunpowder, and there was even a physical conflict on the court. Although it was not serious, a yellow flag was still thrown. In a roundabout way, Russell's "Hail Mary" challenge ended in failure, which was officially Declared the end of the first half of the game.
The San Francisco 49ers defense did not let up at the critical moment, once again showing its concentration and strength, never leaving many opportunities for the opponent, including Marshawn Lynch's beast mode, which was not able to break out, and there was no danger. After the fierce duel in the first half, they entered the locker room with a score advantage and a suppressed aura.
"Undoubtedly, this is the half with the highest quality of game content since the start of the playoffs. Neither the San Francisco 49ers nor the Seattle Seahawks slacked off at all. The quality of each offense and defense was high in the back-and-forth between the two sides. Excellent, it also made the game's rounds relatively shorter but tougher. In the entire first half, the San Francisco 49ers only completed three offenses, and the Seattle Seahawks only had four offenses. San Francisco, playing away from home, only caught With one foul and one mistake, we opened up the score in an instant and successfully maintained our score advantage.”
"But the Seattle Seahawks, who are now lagging behind, are not inferior. Except for that unexpected mistake, the entire defensive and offensive levels are also top-notch, especially the offensive team's performance is eye-catching - the overall thinking is a little lacking. It’s clear, but it still holds onto the game and doesn’t fall behind, it’s very good!”
"The two teams are still in the same state now, which also means that the second half of the confrontation is bound to be more exciting and more intense."
“For reference, the Seattle Seahawks have trailed in the first half four times this season, twice at home and twice on the road, and they have only lost one of those four games, including three wins. In the ninth week of the regular season, we faced the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Century Chain Stadium. We trailed 7:21 at halftime, but made a strong comeback in the second half and eventually entered overtime, winning with a score of 27:24!"
"This is a team that is very good at tough battles. The Seattle Seahawks' defense will never be afraid of any team. They can always show enough intensity in the second half - especially when the opponent's offensive team shows up with physical strength and energy. When things were going down, they were still able to stay focused and fight for the win in their own way.”
"However, it is important to note that the Seattle Seahawks have won three of four halftime deficits, and the only game they lost was against the San Francisco 49ers."
"There is no way to predict the trend of the second half now. After all, the score difference is still relatively small. The Seattle Seahawks, the top seed in the National League, will definitely not surrender. Now it depends on the halftime break. What method can Pete Carroll come up with to contain Lu Ke? Also, have they really thought clearly about Lu Ke's plan, and can they break the game? It is conceivable that the second half of the game will be even more exciting."
