Chapter 379: Heroic Style
“I’m heading for Boston, whoa!”

“I’m heading for Boston, whoa!”

A biting cold wind howled over Gillette Stadium, and the fans’ uniform singing sounded like a circling dragon, towering over a corner of the stadium and gazing down at it.

This scene seems familiar——

In the season opener, the Kansas City Chiefs were leading and in control of the ball. The offense needed to kill time, keep Brady firmly on the bench, and march all the way across the finish line.

In the divisional round, the situation was similar but the positions were reversed. The New England Patriots were leading and controlling the ball. The offense needed to consume time and prevent the Kansas offense from returning to the court in order to firmly grasp the initiative for victory.

Similar situation, different location, the atmosphere is pushed to a whole new level.

In the first half, this one-sided divisional game was completely uninteresting. The New England Patriots once again entered the mode of punching in and out, and the Fox Castle in the playoffs showed the majesty of the devil’s home field.

However, no one expected that in the second half, there would be a dramatic turn of events. The Kansas City Chiefs blew the horn of counterattack, pressing forward step by step, and finally brought the suspense back to the game. All the neutral fans in front of the TV became excited.

The most tense and exciting moment of the game has finally arrived.

At this time, there were still two minutes and forty-five seconds left before the end of the game.

From the perspective of time, considering the official timeout and the three timeouts held by the two head coaches, this leaves endless possibilities.

If the New England Patriots are going to end the game in Brady’s hands, the offense needs to consume time and get two first downs at the same time.

At least once.

Otherwise, the Kansas City Chiefs offense will have another chance to turn things around.

So, what will Belichick choose?

Just now, the Kansas City Chiefs intercepted the ball and returned it for a touchdown. After the special teams successfully scored the extra point, the New England Patriots still had the ball. Without a break, Brady led the offensive team to take the field again.

Continue to pass the ball, not only to get the first attack, but also to approach the free kick area more boldly and proactively. As long as the New England Patriots can get another free kick or even a touchdown, they can completely kill the game.

Run the ball steadily, focusing on protecting the ball and wasting time, and keep a firm control of the ball with down-to-earth and steady steps. Anyway, it is the Kansas City Chiefs who need to be anxious now, and they can completely push the risky things to their opponents.

The former requires taking risks; the latter is too conservative
Especially when the New England Patriots had just suffered an interception and returned it for a touchdown, the difficulty of the current tactical layout naturally increased.

The game, at this moment, has become more stalemated than ever before.

however.

Houston’s mind was clear. There was no time to hesitate or be afraid. They had no way out now. They had to perform at their top level. They had to go all out and give it a try. There was no other choice.

So, Houston was totally focused, 100 percent committed.

Not only him, but the entire Kansas City Chiefs defense team burst into blood:
fighting! fighting! fighting!

“attack!”

Brady called the game.

Houston’s eyes were fixed on Brady. The front line confrontation in front of him was like a slow-motion replay. He passed through the gap between the players and caught Brady’s turning action.

Running the ball?

Also, the New England Patriots don’t need to take risks or be reckless right now.

But Houston didn’t care. His will was extremely firm from before the game started.

Raid.

No matter how the New England Patriots choose tactics, he will launch a surprise attack, engage in tit-for-tat confrontation from the momentum level, intimidate and suppress his opponent.

Push off the ground, start, and rush forward.

Houston’s body had just started to work, and then he noticed:
opportunity.

It seems that the New England Patriots are not prepared to waste time by running the ball. Belichick still believes in Brady and is ready to firmly grasp the initiative.

The reason lies in the offensive line.

If they choose to run the ball, judging from their poor running performance in this game, and use ground advancement to kill time, they should choose to run into the wall in the middle, pile up all the people in the middle, create a stalemate, and let time pass.

But at the moment, the offensive line did not do so, and still played one-on-one. What does this mean?

Houston accurately captured the glimmer of light among the crowd.

This season, the Kansas City Chiefs’ defensive line, which always performs well at critical moments, once again stepped up. With only three defensive linemen, they were able to suppress the opponent’s slightly weak offensive line.

Dash, jump, and move.

Under the desperate gaze of the New England Patriots’ offensive line, Houston flew through the meat grinder where the offensive line was entangled with each other like a butterfly, landed on one foot, opened his arms, and locked onto Brady in one go.

Brady was stunned.

Obviously, Brady did not expect the pocket to be broken so quickly. His steps were still retreating, and he did not have time to observe the target of the pass. The pressure on his face interrupted his reading action.

Eyes, look straight ahead.

The sights collided through the helmet, as if seeing the eyes of a tiger, calm and deep, but with a murderous intent firmly locked on the prey in front.

There is nowhere to escape.

Brady retreated continuously, bursting out incredible energy in the crisis, trying to get rid of Houston.

But Houston said: No way.

There is no pause.

One step forward, two steps forward, jump, pounce, and knock down with force.

“Capture and kill!”

“God, capture and kill!”

“Wow, that’s unbelievable.”

“It was exactly the same as the previous attack, almost a copy and paste. The Kansas City Chiefs’ defense showed absolute strength and high concentration. They saw through Belichick’s tactical intention of trying to steal a pass to get the first attack in advance, and completely tore the New England Patriots’ offensive line into pieces, giving Brady another sack.”

“Last time it was Revis, this time it’s Houston.”

“This scene!”

“It’s not common for the New England Patriots to make the same mistake twice in a short period of time, albeit in different ways, but the weak performance of the offensive line needs to be shouldered.”

“Now the New England Patriots are facing a rigorous test. They need to waste time and they need a first attack, but how should they do it?”

“The pressure is all on Brady.”

Nantz finished his comments and Romo added something.

“If it were me, I wouldn’t underestimate Brady.”

In one sentence, it seems very meaningful.

But before Nantz could elaborate with Romo, the situation on the court suddenly changed.

The New England Patriots fought back.

Belichick is a hero at heart, and they now have a firm grasp of the advantage, which also means they can make more risky attempts.

You’d be a fool not to take advantage of this space for error.

So, Belichick called out a…long pass tactic.

Long pass, it’s actually a long pass!

Unexpected, amazing, incredible, long pass tactics.

It was so unexpected and shocking that the Old Oak Tavern and Gillette Stadium were all in a daze, staring at the flight trajectory of the football in amazement.

Brady actually withstood the pressure and incredibly gained time and space despite being sacked twice in just two minutes.

Long sword, unsheath!
Long pass, the shells are delivered.

(End of this chapter)