In 1978, the NFL was officially restructured, and the regular season increased from 14 to 16; At the same time, the playoff spots have been increased from eight to ten, and two wild card spots have been added.

Although it is only two games added, which may not seem like much from a numerical point of view, the physical and energy consumption of rugby professional games is far beyond imagination, and the impact of the changes in the two games is almost comprehensive, and it has a direct and far-reaching radiation on all links.

Even in the era of 14 regular-season games, the only team to win a season was the 1972 Miami Dolphins; Not to mention the fact that it has expanded to the era of sixteen regular-season games, and the 2007 New England Patriots became the only team to do so at the moment, which is almost an unrepeatable miracle.

You can simply list a set of numbers as a side-by-side comparison:

Since 2000, only six teams have won 14 in the regular season: the St. Louis Rams in 2001, the New England Patriots in 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2010, the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2004, the Indianapolis Colts in 2005 and 2008, the San Diego Chargers in 20006 and the Green Bay Packers in 2011.

In other words, the 14-win season in the regular season has been almost every year, with only 2000, 2002 and 2009 missing, which means that almost every year there is an absolute powerhouse who dominates the league, but even with such a strong performance, the journey from 14 to 15 is still extremely difficult.

Also after the turn of the millennium, there are only three teams left with 15 wins in the regular season, the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2004, the New England Patriots in 2007 and the Green Bay Packers in 2011.

Just a difference in wins, a large number of teams fell in an instant, mainly because under the restrictions of the NFL's special game system and relevant regulations, there is no difference between absolute strong teams and absolute weak teams, the so-called strong and weak comparisons are relative, in the long season, even the best team in the season will inevitably fluctuate.

So, the journey from fifteen to sixteen was left with only one feat for the New England Patriots in 2007.

From the first season unbeaten in 1972 to the second unbeaten record in 2007, it has been 35 years; From the restructuring in 1978 to the breakthrough in 2007, it took 29 years to wait for a complete victory. The long wait, the hard schedule, the difficult challenge, everything was obvious.

The League has always believed that 2007 was a myth, an unrepeatable myth that even the New England Patriots themselves would struggle to replicate the special experience of that year.

But who knows, just five years later, the miracle will happen again, which is even more incredible than the myth of 2007! Even more frustrating!

The San Francisco 49ers, who had been silent for eight seasons, rose strongly in the 2011 season, returning to the ranks of the playoffs with an excellent record of 13 wins and 3 losses, and deservedly became the biggest dark horse of the year; This season, the San Francisco 49ers have continued to work hard, made further progress with high-energy and stable performance, maintained their unbeaten season, and deservedly became the number one favorite to win the championship this year.

It's a miracle! That's the myth!

The all-winning season is back up!

When the game entered the fourth quarter, reporters from all over the United States were already writing press releases, waiting until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, and the major news media updated the news as soon as possible, celebrating the season feat of the San Francisco 49ers!

In less than 60 seconds, more than 300 media outlets were the first to announce the news, and just like the fireworks festival on the Fourth of July, all the media that had nothing to do with sports reported it as quickly as possible, and spread the news overwhelmingly.

ESPN, "San Francisco 49ers Did It!" Unbeaten in the season! ”

"Sports Illustrated", "Season Win Achieved!" San Francisco 49 people make history! The Chinese quarterback writes a Hollywood fairy tale! ”

"Sports Business Daily", "2007 Myth Reappears, San Francisco 49ers Achieve Season Unbeaten Feat!" ”

Yahoo Sports, "On the altar!" Jim Hubble + Lu Ke = 16 wins! ”

CBS Sports, "History is Born!" The league's second team to win all seasons is here! The San Francisco 49ers are back at the top! ”

"New York Times", "Record Night, witness Lu Ke's journey from nobody to the pinnacle of the season's victory, reality is always more exciting than movies!" ”

"Los Angeles Times", "A journey more legendary and wonderful than Hollywood movies: Lu Ke proves that he is not the second Kurt Warner, Lu Ke is Lu Ke!" ”

Chicago Tribune, "Accident? Indeed unexpected; Dark horse? Refuse to be upset! The San Francisco 49ers swept their opponents to claim their sixteenth win of the season! ”

The Washington Post, "Who Can Beat the San Francisco 49ers?" During the regular season: no one; So, what about the playoffs? ”

Time magazine, "Unstoppable!" The San Francisco 49ers defeated their opponents and won the last victory of the season, completing the feat of winning all and going down in history! ”

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In the midst of a vigorous and mighty news tsunami, San Francisco's local media are naturally not far behind, and their concise and powerful news is hailed as the best headline of the year -

"San Francisco Chronicle", "Sixteen Battles, Sixteen Victories!" ”

There are no superfluous words, no complicated embellishments, no lengthy sentences, just such a simple and clear sentence, but it releases all the emotions that San Francisco has been waiting for for eighteen years, not only for the excellent record of the undefeated season, but also for the depression and dullness that have been silent for so many years, and until now it can finally be vented without reservation.

Even more exaggerated are social networking platforms.

On Twitter, an average of 10,000 messages appeared every second, although it was still not as good as last year's "chicken soup battle" in the regular season and the divisional game in the playoffs, and it failed to break the record again; But this data can still be among the top five of Twitter's data frenzy, which clearly shows the attention and expectation from the entire league.

No one expected that the San Francisco 49ers would really complete the feat of winning all seasons!

Indeed, the San Francisco 49ers have been nearly unstoppable this season; Indeed, after defeating the New England Patriots, no one seems to be able to stop the San Francisco 49ers; Indeed, the San Francisco 49ers have indeed reached the most coordinated state after two seasons of running-in; It's true that the Arizona Cardinals are not the best sniper option......

However, when the victory was actually achieved, the emotions of amazement and disbelief involuntarily erupted, because the San Francisco 49ers were not New England patriots.

When the New England Patriots made history in 2007, they were the peak maturity of the team that had won three championships in four years, and the all-win season seemed to be the result of the right time and place; The San Francisco 49ers in 2012 are a young team that has just recovered after eight years of silence.

Question or sigh; Whether it's complaining or jealousy; Cheer or curse.

Whether fans like it or not, the San Francisco 49ers still achieved the feat of winning all 16 games, and as a result, there was a storm on social networks.

The most intuitive example is that Lu Ke's personal Twitter account was released 290,000 times by Aite in less than an hour, which is an unsurpassable historical record, and all eyes are focused on the Chinese second-year quarterback.

After a season of precipitation, the doubts about keywords such as "Chinese" and "unsuccessful" have almost disappeared, because after entering the second grade, everything must speak with strength; But the result was a shocking one, as the sophomore quarterback completely changed the attitude of the entire league with his powerful posture of sweeping through the army.

In the face of a record of 16 wins, no one can say any negative words, and keywords such as "Chinese", "unsuccessful", and "second grade" have all now become the best embellishments of this miracle journey. Of course not!

Most importantly, other people don't like it, so what? The San Francisco 49ers fans showed their support and support, and that was enough. As for the naysayers and jealouss -

Defy? Hold on!

It's like the current Candlestick Stadium.

The game was over, but the nine still didn't leave, both inside and outside the stadium, and all the fans shouted the same name in unison, "Bambi!" Bambi! Bambi! ”

The uniform shouts hit the same rhythm, like the beating of drums in the depths of the earth, the pulse of the earth stirred under the feet, the veins of the earth flowed in the sight, the red sea of the sky was filled with tumbling and boiling mist, and the whole bay area was dyed a faint pink, and even the roaring ocean became tame, and the waves of air were stirred up in unison, and the sky was overwhelmingly rippling.

The thumping sound made every fan, every player, every coach, and even every onlooker feel it, and it was completely integrated.

In a trance, it seems that the soul belonging to this stadium, this city, this ocean, and this land is condensing strongly and magnificently, casting a king's heart, beating with a poof.

Although there is still a distance from the task requirements of "Casting the Heart of the King" - because the requirements include the San Francisco 49ers must enter the Super Bowl, at this moment, you can really feel the pulse and impact, in Lu Ke's chest, beating calmly and powerfully.

From the shining debut of the Rose Bowl to the unity of the people in the Candlestick Stadium, Lu Ke is like a giant who stands up to the sky, slowly stands up after awakening, and truly has the powerful power to open the world, listen, that is the cry from the universe, echoing between heaven and earth.

"Bambi!"

"Bambi!"

"Bambi!"