Dominate the Super Bowl-Chapter 751 - : 750 flawless days

Chapter 751: 750 flawless days

The defending champion, the focus of study and target for strikes throughout the League, especially since the Kansas City Chiefs maintained a strong lead all through the American League—

Perhaps, online critics have criticized the Kansas City Chiefs for their losses to the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams, for not being tough enough at crucial moments; but in the League, no one can overlook the Kansas City Chiefs. Their three losses of the season were by a whisker, and that is a reflection of their strength.

Naturally, Richie delved deep into studying this team, particularly the Offensive group, which had improved further this season, including Li Wei and Mahomes.

Richie was aware that the weak Defensive line of the Indianapolis Colts could hardly pose a problem, so he needed to use blitz and pressure tactics more cleverly and vigilantly; he also knew that Mahomes’s habit of forcing passes forward was still not completely adjusted, which might be the opportunity he could exploit.

So, Richie completed his setup—

The game started with Luck opening the scene with an excellent pass. A fifty-one-yard long pass was deadly enough to rekindle the classic memory of Luck, no one would forget the history of Luck’s first professional pass dazzling the League, proving his talent with actual action.

The young and hot-blooded Mahomes would certainly not show weakness, if there was no opportunity, Mahomes might not risk it casually; but if an opportunity arose, considering Mahomes’s age, personality, and habits, he would dare to seize it, even if it meant reaching into fire.

Imagine that this was Mahomes’s first playoff game in his professional career, facing the Indianapolis Colts led by Luck, Mahomes had the chance to show his talent and ability were not inferior to Luck’s, and he wouldn’t miss it.

From a positive perspective, this is audacity.

From a negative perspective, this is recklessness.

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In Richie’s view, one word could sum it up, “young.”

Therefore, Richie lured them step by step into the urn. From the first wave of offense to the first wave of defense, the Indianapolis Colts laid out their full plan, displaying an attitude of absolute victory against the defending champion even before stepping onto Arrowhead Stadium. They were already prepared to win this game.

Everything was a pre-game gambit.

On the field, the Indianapolis Colts chose neither to blitz nor to adopt up-close man-to-man tight defense at the line of scrimmage but opted for a regional defense covering the entire field—

Like a vast net, encompassing the entire field.

The Kansas City Chiefs deployed the Shotgun Formation, turning Li Wei into the fifth receiving point; arrows released in all directions. But the Indianapolis Colts responded calmly and confidently, the three linemen, two cornerbacks, and two safeties divided the field like a beehive, covering every corner.

Then, they retreated.

Simply put, the Defensive group of the Indianapolis Colts anticipated that Mahomes might opt for a deep long pass, so they started retreating a step earlier, stretching their defensive zone backward as much as possible to withstand the assault of the five Chiefs players.

The slight head start in the rapid movement gave them the upper hand without revealing their tactical intent, seizing the initiative early.

When the tactical moves of offense and defense played out on the sand table were fully displayed before his eyes, a sense of pride emerged, but Richie did not get distracted and kept his gaze fixed on Mahomes—

Moving, observing.

Adjusting, pushing off.

Finally, passing.

Mahomes seemed at ease, not under much pressure, completing the pass with a casual air, a parabola launched by his right hand tightly capturing everyone’s attention on the field.

A streak of auburn cut through the air.

The first reaction of the outside linebacker Shaquille Leonard was to initiate his run, to continue to charge forward; yet, his peripheral vision still covered the area he was responsible for, rapidly scanning Kelsey who had moved diagonally forward into the cornerback’s defensive area and Li Wei who was roaming a bit behind at the junction of the linebacker and cornerback’s defensive area, sounding the alarm.

The situation was somewhat odd.

Logically, Li Wei’s speed was an advantage, Kelsey’s strength was an advantage, so it should have been Li Wei cutting into the deep area, with Kelsey trailing behind.

But now, their positions were reversed. So, was Kelsey paving the way a step ahead?

Leonard was fully focused when, in the next second, he noticed a flash of brownish-red in the corner of his eye, streaking toward number twenty-three like a missile.

Wait, what?

Not a rainbow pass but a bullet pass?

Quarterback passes often need a parabolic path to counteract gravity, the deeper the passing zone, the higher the parabola required—that’s what a rainbow pass is.

Some short and medium passes do the same, controlling the accuracy with a parabola, but occasionally there are exceptions, relying solely on power to make a direct connection between two points, compressing time and accelerating the pace—that’s a bullet pass, with the distance completely determined by the power.

From any angle, Mahomes seemed to be preparing for a rainbow pass, aiming for the deep zone.

But it turned out to be a bullet pass?

So, what does that mean?

Leonard: Tricked.

Outsmarted by their own cleverness, the Indianapolis Colts believed their trap to be flawless, throwing all their weight onto long pass defense; but Richie forgot that behind the young quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs stood a man named Reed—

Perhaps Mahomes indeed was young, but undoubtedly, he was willing to keep learning and growing, also willing to collaborate with his coach.

This time, the Kansas City Chiefs chose not a long pass, but a medium pass.

A fifteen-yard bullet pass went straight into Li Wei’s embrace.

Effortlessly, with ease, Li Wei had already completed the catch—

First down, and yet, to be continued.

Leonard didn’t even have time to cry out in alarm and frustration; he immediately sprung into action, stopping and turning sharply, decisively abandoning Kelsey and rushing toward Li Wei.

Damn it, damn it, damn it!

Leonard gritted his teeth and charged at Li Wei with the ferocity of a tiger coming down the mountain, his speed, power, and presence all bursting forth in an instant.

But he had absolutely not anticipated that Li Wei wouldn’t dodge; instead, he went along with the momentum of the bullet pass, taking two steps back and, taking advantage of that force, went head-on towards Leonard.

Two small asteroids in high-speed motion didn’t even have time to blink before colliding head-on at breakneck speed.

Hmph.

Leonard felt a tightness in his chest. The combination of speed upon speed, power upon power, his muscles tensed up; there was no time to pull his arms together, as the unreasonable force and inertia had already destroyed his balance.

The next second, Leonard felt his body escape gravity’s pull, and he became light as a feather, soaring into the air, as if time-traveling to see the whole world turn into a swirling, surging heatwave.

Jenna: Annie, look, there’s a cow flying!

Li Wei wasn’t faring well either.

Leonard, 230 pounds (104 kilograms), dark, strong, and mad, earned the nickname “Madman” due to his passionate, boundless energy while playing on the field, always charging like a bull who sees a red cape, the impact oozing with overflowing energy.

Even though Li Wei took the initiative and managed to knock Leonard off his feet, he too had to confront the backlash of that energy, staggering and struggling to maintain his balance after the violent collision.

Danger, danger!