The long-standing Tennessee Titans have a new look this season, starting the season with three wins and one loss, temporarily tied with the Indianapolis Colts for first place in the division.

Third-year quarterback Jack Rock was far from top-notch, but he was consistent, scoring four touchdowns in four games, but not stealing or dropping the ball, in other words, a very good turnover; At the same time, the pass run was relatively balanced, relying on ground offense to open up the situation, allowing the Titans to enter the long-lost victory track.

Then, the "beard curse" was fulfilled again when Rock suffered a muscle strain, and backup quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick took over the starting quarterback position.

Objectively speaking, Fitzpatrick has been able to serve as a backup quarterback on many teams, and he still has two brushes, and his passing ability and judgment have reached the league average; His biggest problem is consistency, and he may have a peak performance of four touchdowns in the last game, and four consecutive interceptions in the next game.

After taking over the starting quarterback position, Fitzpatrick led the Titans to face the Kansas Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks successively, and it was also the bad luck of the beard, both teams ushered in a full-scale explosion this season - the Seahawks naturally need not be said, the Chiefs experienced last year's nightmare season and became the vice-president, this season has rebounded strongly, and under the leadership of quarterback Alex Smith, they are still unbeaten in the season and lead the American League strongly.

Standing in front of the Kansas Chiefs and the impregnable Seattle Seahawks, the bearded-led Tennessee Titans suffered a series of brutal ravages/ravages, ushered in two consecutive defeats, and the season record suddenly fell to three wins and three losses, which also made the team's playoff hopes rekindled after four years immediately waver.

It is against this backdrop that the Tennessee Titans are about to host the San Francisco 49ers.

The Titans at this moment are reminiscent of the 49ers two weeks ago – suffering a losing streak after suffering an injury to their main quarterback, and then facing a team that is adjusting to a desperate need for a win in the hope of continuing their playoff hopes. But things are a little more difficult for the Titans, as it's still unknown whether Jack Rock will be able to return to the court.

According to the doctor's diagnosis, Rock needs to be out for three weeks, that is, to return in the eighth week of the regular season, and now facing the San Francisco 49ers, it seems that it is not a wise choice.

In this regard, the Titans have always maintained a cautious attitude, in the preparation stage, the starting quarterback has always been Fitzpatrick, ESPN's analysts and commentators believe that the second meeting of "Lu Ke VS Beard" is about to appear, in order to analyze this game, the general opinion is that it is difficult for the Titans to stop the 49 people who are continuing to rise, and the winning rate should not be large.

But the day before the game, on Saturday, Ian Rapoport reported on Twitter: Locke's recovery from injury has far exceeded expectations, he has been approved by the doctor, and he has shown good form in training, and the coaching staff has decided to make Locke appear after careful consideration.

As a result, the rookie showdown of "Lu Ke VS Lock" is about to be staged!

In the 2011 draft, Lu Ke and Locke did not have much intersection, just a nod of the head, at that time Locke was a high-profile potential rookie, and was even once thought to be able to threaten Cam Newton's top pick position, especially when the negative news about Newton's college days broke out, Locke's market rose even more.

At the end of the round, Newton was the top pick, and Rock was drafted by the Tennessee Titans with the eighth pick in the first round, and he was the second quarterback to be drafted that year.

In the past two years, Rock and Lu Ke have both established themselves in the league, but the career curves are very different, Lu Ke has reached the Super Bowl, and Rock is still working hard for the first playoff trip of his career. Now that the two rookies of the same year are facing each other, the highlights are naturally not as good as the previous Watt, but they still attracted a lot of attention, especially Locke's return from injury in this game, which has too many similarities with Lu Ke's current situation, and fans and viewers can't help but wonder what kind of performance Locke can deliver.

In fact, there was a bit of a surprise!

Originally, Rock was not a quarterback who opened and closed widely, playing steadily, distributing reasonably, and being loyal to the coach, but more of a relatively stable system quarterback, his performance naturally could not be compared with a quarterback like Lu Ke who controlled the whole court, the style and type were far from the same, and the overall game scene and process could be predicted in advance.

After the game really started, Locke, who had returned from injury, showed an extremely strong desire to win/want, and the Tennessee Titans' offense unexpectedly began to dominate the passing offense, which was completely different from the previous six weeks of play, and really killed the San Francisco 49ers by surprise.

Rock showed what makes him a great competitor to Cam Newton for the top pick in the first round - as a traditional pocket quarterback, he has the physicality and agility to run with the ball in an open space, and although he is a little inferior in long passing, many scouts think he can be an Aaron Rodgers-style quarterback.

Passing and running the ball, Rock was extraordinarily active throughout the game, and even had enough yardage to advance on the ground to match his running back Chris Johnson – the same running back who broke the 40-yard sprint record in 2008.

By the way, Chris Johnson was widely known for breaking the 40-yard sprint record in rookie training camp and instantly became the center of attention, but under great pressure, Vendrick performed abnormally in the test, scoring only 10 out of 50; Later, the specific inside story was no longer reliable, but he retook the exam a second time and changed the exam papers, and the score of 21 points was obviously normal.

Returning to Locke, from passing to running, he became the hub of the entire offensive group, and such a full-court style of play was almost unrecognizable; However, there are gains and losses, and his pass success rate and error rate have increased relatively highly, with the first interception of the season and the first drop, which personally led to two ball conversions.

Overall, Locke's performance is still good.

41 passes, 25 from the field, 326 yards, two touchdowns, one interception, two tackles, 33 yards of ground advancement, 92.1 quarterback and 1.2 PFF.

This is Locke's personal best performance of the season!

Thanks to Locke's outstanding performance, the game scene once entered a confrontation battle, which made the audience in front of the TV who lowered their expectations addicted, and had to applaud the daring adventures of the Tennessee Titans and Locke, regardless of the outcome of the game, it can definitely be called courageous.

But in the past two seasons, entering the offensive battle, the San Francisco 49ers have never been afraid of any opponent, even the New Orleans Saints led by Drew Bliss, even the Green Bay Packers led by Aaron Rodgers, the offensive team led by Lu Ke has never flinched, and now it is the same against the Tennessee Titans.

If Locke's performance in his comeback from injury is eye-catching, then Lu Ke's full-court performance is amazing.

36-of-29 from the field, 378 yards, three touchdowns, no interceptions, two tackles, 18-yard ground drives, 140.7 quarterback rating, 1.9 PFF rating.

Since his comeback, he has scored three or more touchdowns in three consecutive games, and this game also created a first time in Lu Ke's career - the first pass success rate exceeded 80%, reaching 80.56%; Although the passing yardage did not break 400 yards, it can be seen from the side that Lu Ke brought out firepower through powerful short transmissions, enlivening the entire offense.

Compared to Rock, who shines all over the court, the entire San Francisco 49ers team has its own shining moments.

The defensive team made two more ball conversions, although they were not able to make four or more ball conversions in three consecutive games, but the strong and stable firepower output still showed the strength of the defensive group, Aldon Smith's absence brought many uncertain factors, and the overall performance of the defensive group did have obvious ups and downs, but they still held on tightly to the game.

For the third week in a row, the offensive team was in excellent form with both running backs putting on excellent performances to drive over 80 yards in both fields, and Marcus and Goyle each netted a touchdown on the run, and the ground offense was finding its groove after the pass.

In addition, the special service team also played well, and Kassim-Osgood, a 2003 rookie who just joined the team this season, successfully completed a punt return touchdown at the end of the third quarter, directly pushing the Tennessee Titans who were trying to bite the score into the bottomless abyss, and once again widening the score gap.

Compared with the team that suffered three consecutive defeats before, the San Francisco 49ers team has been reborn in spirit and game status, and in the midst of many negative factors of turmoil and unrest, it has finally shown the strong posture of the defending champions, which has also made the league landscape once again have a subtle change.

In the face of the San Francisco 49ers in such a state, the Tennessee Titans, who had tried their best, still couldn't find too many opportunities, just attacking one game, and then the gap was widened and widened, and there was no hope of narrowing. Compared to last week's Arizona Cardinals, it doesn't seem to be much better.

The courage is commendable, but there is still no power to return to the sky.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, "17:42", the San Francisco 49ers easily defeated the Tennessee Titans by a huge score difference, and retreated from the away side, mercilessly sending the home team to three consecutive defeats.

After three consecutive defeats, three consecutive victories were strong!