973 Kill a pass

"Intercept!"

"It's a transcript! Security defender Devin McCotty kills the game! He intercepted Lu Ke's eleven-yard pass at the edge of the end zone, which was a turnaround interception! God, oh God! ”

At the critical moment, Lu Ke and Moss's connection had a slight deviation, and Lu Ke's pass was obviously half a body back, which made Moss unable to twist his body to complete the ball. McCotty, a decent security defender in this game, never gave up, stared at the incoming ball, and completed the interception before the rugby hit the ground in a leaping way! ”

"Incredible!"

"It's all incredible! Who could have predicted such a trend in the game! Lu Ke, who has always been stable in passing this season, gave his third interception in today's game......"

"Wait, wait, Yellow Flag, why is there a Yellow Flag?"

"It was a crucial decision! It was even a game-changing decision! So, could this be a season-changing decision? Yellow Flag Appearance! ”

"The referee blew the game off and Ted Jean was shaking his head repeatedly, what's going on? Jerrod Maio was arguing with the referee, but the referee refused to plead and insisted on his own decision, what happened? Could it be a foul on the defensive team? Things seem a bit chaotic right now and we need to watch the replay of the game footage. ”

There was some confusion on the pitch, and Jean stood there and shrugged his shoulders, as if to say: the penalty was correct, how innocent I was, and how wronged I was if there was no yellow flag.

Moss stood not far away, looking around in some confusion, as if trying to figure out what was going on.

And the players of the New England Patriots defensive team have surrounded the referees and began to appeal and protest.

"Oh...... Foul, it was indeed a foul, a clear foul! ”

"Lu Ke's pass should have been to Ted Jean, both in terms of arc and strength, but in the middle of the confrontation, Maio sensed the crisis, he pulled Jean's helmet and destroyed Jean's receiving position, which was a very obvious foul for pulling the helmet, and the circumstances were very serious, there was no room for argument."

"After Jean's position was missed, the arc of the rugby ball did not fall immediately, and Moss, who was standing and overlapping Jean's front and back, still had a chance to complete the pass, but unfortunately, the accident happened too quickly, Moss ran a little over, and was not able to jam the position of receiving the ball, but McCotty, who was half a step behind, found an opportunity to intercept.

"This ...... It's a reversal within a reversal! ”

Although this is Gillette Stadium, the home whistle is unlikely to be so clearly biased, and the defense's appeal has not been able to change the referee's decision.

"Pull helmet foul, defensive group, fifty-one; The attacking group won the first attack directly; The game time was adjusted back to twenty-seven seconds. ”

The referee announced the result, and the audience erupted in boos, and the foul of the defensive group directly gave the San Francisco 49ers a first attack, from the 23-yard line to the 13-yard line; At the same time, the defense team's justification just now delayed the game, and the referee also dialed back the second hand wisely.

McCotty, who had just finished interception, stood in place with a dejected face, he thought he had become a hero and saved the game and the whole team; But before the ecstasy could be excited, all the efforts instantly returned to the original point again, from the mortal world to heaven and then to hell, so great that the heart was almost unbearable.

And Lu Ke, who just thought that he had sent a copy, let out a long breath. There is no problem with the tactics and the passing itself, or his interpretation of the defense is not in place, the passing is also a little hesitant, the control is not in place, and then after getting closer to the end zone, the difficulty of the attack is definitely increasing, and he must now calm down his brain as soon as possible and refocus on the next tactical arrangement.

Ten yards in gear.

The sophistication and maturity of the entire New England Patriots team showed off in this defensive bracket, leaving only four defensive forwards to attack the pockets, and the other seven players were all scattered around the receivers, cutting off any potential passing routes.

If that's all there is to it, it's just a regular operation.

The most cunning part is that Bilicek completely disrupted the defensive forward formation: No. 50 Rob Ninkovic was originally an outside defender, but after the kick-off, he completed a cross with his teammates, and he became a defensive end; At the same time, defensive tackle Vance Wilfolk temporarily moved a position to the middle, transforming from defensive tackle to spike, changing the entire defensive tactics.

It can be understood that the original Patriots defensive group was a "4-3" formation, with four defensive forwards being two defensive tackles and two defensive ends; Now, Wilfolk has suddenly become a spike, a "3-4" formation, with three defensive forwards one spike and two defensive ends.

This also makes Ninkovic a redundant player in the "3-4" formation.

After the change in Wilfolk's position, he was one-to-two, blocking the positions of the two attacking strikers; The other two defensive forwards also moved out, blocking Joe Stanley and Alex Boone on the outside of the offensive line, respectively, so that the 49ers' left offensive guard Mike Ruppati was set up and became a dead chess without alignment.

At the same time, Ninkovic took the initiative to skim the outside line, bypassing the outside of Alex Boone, and suddenly cut into the pocket to carry out a grappling of Lu Ke.

Such a tactic is actually one of the tricks offense, Bilicek's sudden change without warning at a critical moment caught the San Francisco 49ers off guard, not to mention Lu Ke, and Hubble, who was standing on the sidelines, was also dumbfounded.

This season, Lu Ke's pocket footwork has made great progress, and in a crisis situation, he still did not compromise easily, took the initiative to pull horizontally to the left, shook off Ningkovic's first tackle, and relied on Rupati's demolition to win passing time; But the problem is that in a hurry, Lu Ke was not able to find a better passing route.

In the end, Lu Ke's passing arc was too low, and it smashed straight at Moss's feet, and there was no possibility of completing the ball at all.

The pass is not completed.

Two gears of ten yards.

The eyes of all the members of the offensive team were projected towards Lu Ke, continuous high-intensity non-gathering attack, and the game process was varied, coupled with the fact that it was close to the end of the season, every player's energy and physical strength were severely tested, and it was inevitable that he was a little out of breath, but those bright eyes revealed an unwavering light, and he wholeheartedly believed in Lu Ke.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Ke made a tactical slogan arrangement for the first time in this wave of offense, not a formal gathering, but taking advantage of the opportunity to pause the game time brought by the incomplete pass just now, and quickly completed a set of tactical arrangements, and at the same time allowed the offensive players to take a breath.

Then they were united again to complete the formation. In the face of such a high-intensity and high-tempo game, the opposing defensive group suffered more than them.

"Attack!"

Shotgun formation, two-by-two formation.

On the right, Chad Hall and Ted Jean lined up, and after kick-off, both of them sprinted towards the deep area at the same time, Hall slightly towards the outside touchline and Jean slightly towards the inside goal, like blooming flowers; But the two men ran at very different paces, with Hall staggering and adjusting his pace, while Jean galloped forward.

Marcus Lynch, meanwhile, slowed his pace a little and then jumped out of the slot, a little lower than Jean, also sprinting to the inside to target the post, rushing five yards before sprinting straight towards the wide aisle between Hall and Jean.

The running path of the three players instantly moved the five defenders en masse.

On the left, Logan Newman and Randy Moss lined up, and after kick-off, the two men ran in different ways, Moss rushed forward and cut in a horizontal straight line, like a scalpel, and pulled quickly along the position behind the lineback; Logan moved quickly in the direction of the corner post.

The movement of the two players also immediately attracted three defenders: cornerback Kyle Ellington kept a close eye on Logan; The other two players followed in Moss's footsteps.

It also means that only three defenders are attacking the attacking line.

Lu Ke, who was already standing in the shotgun formation, continued to retreat after holding the ball, scanned the entire court, raised his right hand and made a passing move in the direction of the center

Moss and Jean appeared in the area one after the other, how similar to the previous attack, but the difference was that this time Moss was up front and Jean was in the rear.

The overlapping of the two players made it impossible for the defenders to make accurate judgments at all, and Lu Ke only needed to adjust the angle of entry of his wrist to change his passing target, which made the entire defensive group angry.

Just when Lu Ke was about to make a move, the moment his right hand waved forward, he pulled his body and continued to push forward, not taking the rugby out of his hand at the shooting point, but pulling his body to continue to twist and push, and turned about thirty degrees in the left direction again, and the accumulated power instantly burst out and pushed the rugby out.

It's not a pass in the middle, it's a pass from the left.

The goal on the left is:

Logan Newman!

……

As he crossed the five-yard line, Logan staggered himself and Ellington with an emergency brake, then activated a second time, instantly unleashing his speed to the maximum, flashing past Ellington, who had just stopped in his footsteps, like a gust of wind, and then slammed into the end zone near the corner post.

The little shredded step adjusted to turn, and then Logan saw the shadow pass that landed behind his shoulder.

Take a deep breath, adjust your body, put your hands on your shoulders, make a gesture, and catch the ball steadily!

He's got it!