Dominate the Super Bowl-Chapter 1141 - 1140 No Man’s Land

Effortlessly, casually strolling—

Li Wei of the 2017 season makes a comeback.

Indeed, the Minnesota Vikings have studied game footage meticulously, and the Kansas City Chiefs’ passing offense this season is indisputably upgraded across the board.

Overwhelming.

It’s not just the "Cheating Motion"; the entire route running and cover strategy is fully spread out, with Watkins and Hardman mostly serving as decoys yet capable receivers to ensure that Kansas City Chiefs’ passing offense can spread its firepower.

After Mahomes’ unexpected injury, Moore temporarily took over as the team’s quarterback. Reed consciously reduced the strategy of long backfield passes, focusing on short and medium routes, combined with Li Wei’s diverse activation of the "Chiefs Special" to ensure the offense remained agile and versatile.

Under such circumstances, the Minnesota Vikings employed a more targeted defensive strategy.

On one hand, they continuously pressured Moore from the frontline. After all, Moore isn’t Mahomes; his performance under pressure might plummet, and if Moore falters, Li Wei alone can’t hold up.

On the other hand, they employed zone coverage upfront, not marking any player specifically, scattering a Heavenly Net primarily to block passing routes, as Moore and Li Wei’s passing abilities are limited, making it difficult to open up routes.

This also means they often rely on the patterns rehearsed in training, lacking the ability to change passing strategies with second reads like Mahomes, which means predictable patterns the Minnesota Vikings could preemptively plan against through repetitive study of game footage.

From top to bottom, united as one.

The Minnesota Vikings’ desire to directly defeat the Kansas City Chiefs is not just lip service.

They mean it seriously.

However, this strategy faces a problem—

Ground attack.

More precisely, Li Wei.

Li Wei, a variable, a factor, the Kansas City Chiefs Offense’s core weapon.

Some outsiders might question: the entire league knows Li Wei is the Kansas City Chiefs’ leader, so why do the Minnesota Vikings focus on passing defense rather than ground defense? Are they underestimating Li Wei?

It’s not entirely without that mindset, but this time, the Minnesota Vikings are indeed thoughtful and deliberate.

Indeed, with Mahomes absent, the Kansas City Chiefs’ passing offense might encounter problems, forcing Reed to emphasize ground attacks; however, Reed also knows Li Wei’s strategic position is exposed, and if they hope to break through with Li Wei, they must rely on passing offense to relieve ground pressure and share the focus, and the passing game must be smarter.

For this reason, the Minnesota Vikings aimed to cut off Moore’s firepower through passing defense, thereby gaining an advantage in ground defense.

Meanwhile, the Minnesota Vikings haven’t ignored Li Wei. In the NFL matchup against Kansas City Chiefs, ignoring Li Wei is like seeking death; however, they’ve not chosen to mark Li Wei individually.

Because they know that individual marking can’t entirely limit Li Wei, and they know that individual tactical marking often falls into the trap of Li Wei acting as bait.

Rather than sacrifice a player for ineffective one-on-one marking against Li Wei, it’s better to adopt a team strategy, relying on collective strength to form opposition.

The strategy results from extensive discussion by the entire coaching team.

They’ve been studying the Kansas City Chiefs’ patterns, attempting to formulate a clear strategy from a team perspective to restrain the Chiefs’ offense.

From a theoretical standpoint, the Minnesota Vikings’ strategy is correct.

However, does Reed really sit idly by, waiting for opponents to decode him?

Clearly not.

Against the Green Bay Packers, everything was unexpected; they had to perform on-the-fly, hiding Reed’s chaos and panic behind diverse tactics.

After the game, Mahomes was confirmed to miss the match. Reed had time to sit at the tactical table calmly, think and evaluate the situation, and naturally, the situation was different.

Compared to Mahomes, Moore’s mobility and variability aren’t on the same level; the Kansas City Chiefs need more tactical patterns to ensure passing offense’s strength; but patterns often mean rigidity, and it may already be exposed to opponents’ view.

Therefore, Kansas City Chiefs need to make full use of variables within patterns to create chaos.

Then, who could be more suitable than Li Wei?

In most league teams, ground offense also has patterns: offensive line clearing, Tight End blocking, dual running back cooperation, and so on; the Kansas City Chiefs are no exception, and excellent ground offense requires a systematic support, an undeniable fact.

However, Li Wei is special because within the Kansas City Chiefs’ ground attack system, he can create waves through defensive reading and situational adaptation, performing breakthrough actions in head-to-head strong confrontations; such variables are Li Wei’s killer feature as a league top running back—

For this reason, Li Wei’s average rushing yards are so insane, and long-range sprints and deadly touchdowns repeatedly become critical game-changers.

Even Li Wei himself is unsure of his next move, let alone the defensive group?

Thus, this scene unfolded.

Sudden stops and turns, instant changes in direction, moving elegantly, with speed and rhythm consistently treading nimbly like a Wind Fire Wheel, eluding grasp.

Mysterious and elusive, Li Wei transformed into a stream of light amidst the densely woven Heavenly Net in front of him with agile and elegant footwork.

"Tackle! Hit!"

"Li Wei casually changes direction to effortlessly escape the defensive end Daniel Hunter’s entanglement."

"Lineman Eric Kendricks is stepping up to assist the defense."

"Marseille Turn!"

"Li Wei’s footwork spins 360 degrees within a gap, slipping past Kendricks’ body, while Kendricks appears like a rigid puppet, helplessly watching as Li Wei performs this unbelievable maneuver right in front of him, missing the tackle entirely, and Li Wei has found rushing space."

"Defensive end Everson Griffin charges in!"

"Griffin throws himself recklessly, trying to stop Li Wei."

"Hit!"

"Beautiful! Li Wei, wow, unbelievable! Li Wei detects the crisis in advance, accelerating to dodge Griffin’s all-or-nothing charge with absolute speed."

"The Titanic avoided the iceberg this time!"

"Breathtaking! Incredible!"

"Li Wei! Li Wei continues, and now there are only two safeties left on the Minnesota Vikings at the front of the end zone."

"Li Wei is accelerating, sprinting, and safety Harrison Smith is trying his best to catch up. This four-time Pro Bowl veteran is trying to be the last gate of the Minnesota Vikings Defense!"

"However!"

"Li Wei changes direction. Oh, changes direction again!"

"Harrison Smith misses the tackle!"

"Li Wei! Li Wei! Casually strolling! Effortlessly! Harrison Smith couldn’t even touch Li Wei’s jersey!"

"Li Wei, breakthrough, charging in!"

"Touchdown!"

"Without a doubt, touchdown!"

"Li Wei’s 53-yard long-distance sprinting touchdown opens the score for the Kansas City Chiefs!"

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