When the Pro Bowl is about to take place, it also means that another season is coming to an end. There is only one last game left in the last week before the end of the entire season. Except for the American League champion and the National League champion, all other players’ seasons It’s all over and it’s officially the offseason.
At the same time, the time to take stock of the season has arrived!
In last week's NFC finals, the fifth-seeded San Francisco 49ers unleashed unparalleled offensive power, coupled with the strength of both the defensive team and the special teams team, and finally swept the top-seeded Seattle Seahawks for the second consecutive year. Reaching the Super Bowl, he showed a rare dominance, and continued to dominate the National League surrounded by heroes, which further demonstrates the maturity and strength of this team, which is really amazing!
Just before the NFC Finals, the AFC Finals took place first, with the top-seeded Denver Broncos facing off against the second-seeded New England Patriots.
After the start of the game, the Denver Broncos defensive team performed exceptionally well. They quickly entered the state at the beginning. Facing the New England Patriots offensive team led by Tom Brady, they suffered a strikeout after allowing Brady to come on twice in a row. There was no search at all. to any offensive touch.
On the other hand, the Denver Broncos offense also quickly gained a foothold at home. Although the first wave of offense unfortunately ended in a punt, this was also their only punt in the entire game. Subsequently, the offense ranked first in the league this season. The light bloomed in the hands of Manning.
First, a wave of offense advanced to the edge of the red zone, and finally kicker Matt Prater completed a 27-yard free kick attempt; then, another wave of offense continued for seven minutes. It advanced a full 93 yards, and Manning completed a one-yard touchdown pass to expand the lead.
In the last seven minutes of the first half, the New England Patriots' offense finally found some form, but it was still unable to continue until the end. It broke the deadlock with a 47-yard free kick; then, The Denver Broncos responded with a free kick to end the first half.
"13:3", the Denver Broncos, playing at home, took the lead entering the halftime break.
After the start of the second half, the Denver Broncos offensive team, which was the first to appear, once again completed a difficult advance. The two sides were in a stalemate for more than seven minutes. They completed 13 attacks and advanced a total of 80 yards. Manning's three-yard pass led to the goal. The team's top wide receiver, Demaryius Thomas, was found on the line and successfully scored a touchdown, further widening the score gap, which also forced the New England Patriots into a desperate situation.
At the critical moment, Brady led the team to complete a long push of more than five minutes. He repeatedly faced third-level dilemmas but was always able to reverse the situation. He finally reached the 29-yard line of Denver's half, but fell into a trap. In the desperate situation of two yards on fourth down, Bill Belichick chose to force a fourth down. As a result, during the confrontation on fourth down, Denver Broncos defensive tackle Terrence Knighton successfully sacked Brady, and caused a fumble to complete the ball transition.
This change of ball possession directly ruined all the New England Patriots' previous efforts and gave the Denver Broncos offense another chance.
Manning didn't miss it!
Subsequently, Manning led a wave of advancement for nearly five minutes until he reached the 19-yard line of the New England half before encountering a strikeout. Platt completed the free kick attempt in one fell swoop, further extending the score to "23 :3", which also forced the New England Patriots to stand on the edge of the cliff.
At this time, there were only twelve minutes and two seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Brady came on the field again. He finally completed a smooth attack, advanced to the red zone in one go, and completed a seven-yard pass connection to find wide receiver Julian Edelman (Julian Edelman), finally winning. Scored the first touchdown of the game.
However, just as the New England Patriots were approaching the score, the Denver Broncos opened the score again. Kicker Pratt completed a 54-yard long free kick, and the score became "26:10" , there are still seven minutes left for the New England Patriots.
Standing on the edge of the cliff, the New England Patriots completed a nearly four-minute drive to the edge of the end zone and fell into a third-down touchdown dilemma. Then Brady unexpectedly ran with the ball and successfully completed a five-yard gain. The touchdown run gave the team a glimmer of hope for a comeback.
Unfortunately, the New England Patriots chose to challenge the two-point conversion, but the conversion failed, which also caused the score to fall at "16:26".
At the last moment, the New England Patriots tried to gamble but failed. The Denver Broncos seized the ball and Manning once again led the offensive team.
Manning's continuous offensive success consumed a lot of game time and forced the New England Patriots to use three timeouts. During the two-minute official timeout, the Denver Broncos were caught in a fourth-and-2-yard dilemma. Head coach John Fox made an unprecedented choice. In order to force the fourth gear, running back Montee Ball lived up to expectations and completed a five-yard ground advance, completed the first attack conversion, and held the offensive ball.
With the New England Patriots having no timeouts, Manning calmly used continuous ground advancement to consume the remaining game time.
The final score was fixed at "26:16".
The fifteenth confrontation between "Manning vs. Brady" ended with Manning's victory. The confrontation between these old enemies will continue, and Manning, who has returned from injury, can defeat his old enemy Brady. Dee is even more of a feat, aiming for the Super Bowl! He has also become the third quarterback in history to lead two different teams to the Super Bowl!
Although Manning is still far behind Brady in the regular season record, his playoff record has been tied with two wins and two losses. The two old enemies in the league are evenly matched, which makes people wonder about the potential of next season. The fight may be full of expectations again.
This victory also means that Manning returned to the game after sitting out the entire 2011 season, and proved with his outstanding performance that his sword is not old!
The original choice of the Indianapolis Colts is understandable. This is a business behavior. Andrew Luck’s performance in the past two years is also worthy of recognition; but Manning’s ultra-high level and performance in these two seasons In super strong form, they have faintly suppressed the Indianapolis Colts. This season, they have directly entered the Super Bowl, successfully silencing all the doubting voices at the beginning.
There is no need to pursue whether the Indianapolis Colts were right to give up Manning and choose Luck, because time will tell the answer; but could the Indianapolis Colts handle Manning's contract better two years ago? This matter is obviously up for debate, and some things are not exactly business.
No matter what, the Denver Broncos successfully defeated the New England Patriots and reached the Super Bowl again. This was the first time that the Denver Broncos had returned to the Super Bowl stage after winning the Super Bowl for two consecutive years in the 1997 and 1998 seasons. Head coach John Fox defeated Bill Belichick in the playoffs for the first time in his career. He had failed to win the previous two games. This victory was also a blessing after a long drought for Denver.
American League Champions, Denver Broncos.
NFC champion, San Francisco 49ers.
The Super Bowl matchup is here!
The former is the top seed in the American League and the league's top offensive team; the latter is the defending champion, and the offensive team has swept 108 points in the past two playoff games. This also means that the pinnacle showdown in the Super Bowl will be a head-to-head matchup. Although the expected "Contradictory War" could not be staged, the excitement and expected value of this attack battle were definitely not inferior. Countless voices of anticipation erupted on social networks early on.
Obviously, this matchup will be filled with countless spotlights. If you want to make this matchup more exciting, then Pro Bowl weekend can obviously do that.
Before the debut of the Pro Bowl weekend, all the relevant awards of the regular season were released immediately. A summary of the exciting battles of the seventeenth week of the regular season. In addition to the two teams on the Super Bowl stage, the other thirty teams The team should also be applauded for their regular season efforts.
The reason why NFL games are so exciting and the reason why the ratings are ever-lasting is because the thirty-two teams in the entire league have gone all out to complete every game. The anxious and fierce confrontations have changed the playoff seats. The victory is precious and makes the Super Bowl championship even more rare. Now, it’s time to reward them for their hard work and dedication.
First of all, in the regular season MVP selection, Peyton Manning and Lu Ke launched an extremely fierce competition.
Putting aside the regular season data for the time being, just looking at their performance in the conference finals, these are the two quarterbacks in the best shape in the league this season.
In the AFC finals, Manning made 32 of 43 passes, 400 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions. This was Manning's third playoff game in history with 400 yards passing, tying Drew. -League record held by Brees with quarterback rating of 118.4 and PFF rating of 1.7.
In the NFC finals, Lu Ke made 27 of 37 passes, 358 yards, four touchdowns, and no interceptions. This was Lu Ke's tenth consecutive playoff game with more than three passes, far ahead of the league's historical record list, with four. Shooting guard rating 139.3, pff rating 1.9.
From control to execution, from state to strength, both quarterbacks truly demonstrated their superb skills and abilities, truly interpreting the famous saying "the quarterback is the brain of the team" and integrating the entire core The role of the pivot is vividly demonstrated, leading the team to victory.
When you leave the playoffs and return to the regular season, you can clearly find one fact: Manning and Lu Ke are both writing league records in their own way this season. There is no doubt that they are the league's highest-level four-point scorers. Guard representative, this also makes the selection of regular season MVP extremely difficult, for everyone who participates in voting.
So, who should you choose?
Peyton Manning, who will turn 38 in March, or Lu Ke, who turned 24 this past November? 2k reading network
