Chapter 967: Chapter 967: A Great Momentum

Chapter 967: A Great Momentum

Moss could clearly feel that he was losing control of the football. His fingertips were dancing, and the ball was moving around. The force of gravity was pulling it down quickly, and with the powerful influence of the two external forces, the downward momentum was far greater than he had imagined. Then, Moss caught a glimpse of a white figure passing in front of him.

It was a teammate.

Moss didn’t think, didn’t have time to think, and couldn’t think. He just made a judgment based on his animal instinct. Following the force and spin of the football, he opened his palm and pushed the ball out.

It wasn’t a pass, but a push.

After the game, in the tactical meeting when they watched the game tape, everyone complained that Moss’s choice was inexplicable, as if he couldn’t wait to throw a hot potato. The football then fell quickly like a meteor, as if a comet was hitting the earth. It was simply a mess.

But Moss argued, "It was a divine stroke of genius! That’s what you call a divine stroke of genius! Inspiration! Do you understand? Bambi definitely understands!"

"If it was caught, it was a stroke of genius. If it wasn’t caught, it means your brain is full of water." Lu Ke replied. Moss couldn’t argue with that.

Logan and White were entangled.

Normally, White was on defense and Logan was on offense. Logan caught White off guard and had the upper hand. He used his shoulder to knock White away, breaking White’s momentum of hitting Moss. With a horizontal collision against a vertical forward movement, White stumbled backward.

But unexpectedly, White committed a foul.

White grabbed Logan’s jersey tightly, refusing to let him go, and used his body weight and backward momentum to pull Logan over without any regard.

Logan’s feet were already moving forward. Now that he was being pulled by White, he continued to move forward with the momentum.

As he saw the flag being thrown, White became even more reckless and held on to Logan’s jersey tightly. Instinctively, Logan started to resist. After an emergency brake with his feet, he started to step back repeatedly. The two of them were in a stalemate, pulling and tugging at each other.

However, Logan’s balance was more stable, and he quickly gained the upper hand. He started to pull in the opposite direction, and White’s control was also weakening little by little.

In a certain moment, the action and reaction forces reached a state of balance. Logan’s movement stopped at a point, and then he saw Moss push the football toward him as if he was throwing away a hot potato. Logan didn’t understand what was happening, but he instinctively took a step forward, bent his knees, and lowered his center of gravity. He reached out to scoop up the oval-shaped ball before it hit the ground.

Luckily, the force that Moss had on the football was almost negligible. Logan didn’t feel any reaction force and caught the ball with relative ease.

With the superposition of inertia and reaction force, Logan completely shook off White and stumbled toward the left. But he still couldn’t control his body and had to use his left hand to support himself on the grass, getting back up on his hands and knees.

With a quick scan, he saw McCourty about three yards to his right, but McCourty and Moss were already completely entangled. He couldn’t even make a second move. He was already losing his balance and was about to fall like a collapsing building. About seven or eight yards to his left, wide receiver Michael Crabtree and cornerback Kyle Arrington were entangled.

In the middle of McCourty and Arrington?

That was a path about seven yards wide and twelve yards long that led to the end zone.

Logan felt his feet grinding against the ground like two raging flames. The power in his calves burst out without any reservation. Pushing off the ground! Pushing off the ground! Pushing off the ground!

The sound of his footsteps echoed in his ears, and the sound of his muscles bursting echoed in his blood. Logan charged forward with big strides. He could see McCourty’s panicked and terrified expression and Arrington’s struggle to break free from Crabtree’s block. But in a distance of just twelve yards, they were too late.

Too late.

"Two players double-teaming! Randy Moss jumped high and made the catch. The difficulty of this catch was really high. He not only had to jump and catch the ball while leaning back, but he also had to face the interference of two defensive players. Moss caught it! Wow, this is a long pass of about 37 yards! Moss actually caught it!"

"Wait, wait, Moss couldn’t control the ball!"

"Safeties Devin McCourty and Steven Gregory are trying to break Moss’s balance. Gregory raised his right hand and hit the ball. The three of them fell in a heap. Wait, Moss dropped the ball! Moss dropped the ball! My God, McCourty and Gregory made a great play! They hit the ball away at a crucial moment!"

"No!"

"Logan Newman! Wait, why does Logan have the ball? What’s going on?"

"Newman is continuing to advance! Newman has shaken off outside linebacker Tracy White! McCourty is helpless. Newman is charging. Newman is still charging! My God, oh, my God! Kyle Arrington is also too late. He couldn’t break free from Michael Crabtree’s block in time. He’s too late!"

"Newman!"

"Logan Newman has entered the end zone!"

"Wow, my God, how did this happen? The San Francisco 49ers have scored a touchdown again. Wait, wait, we need to sort this out."

"Just now, after Patrick Willis made the interception, he gave Lu Ke the opportunity to start the offense from the 46-yard line. The New England Patriots chose to rush the quarterback. Their strategy was very successful. They completely broke through the pocket and flushed Lu Ke out, but Lu Ke... avoided the first sack, and he avoided the second sack. Then he voluntarily ran out of the pocket and threw the ball!"

"Facing the double-team of two defensive players, Randy Moss made a difficult catch. But with the continuous hits and interference, he couldn’t control the football. At the critical moment, the football somehow ended up in Logan Newman’s arms. After Newman shook off the man-to-man coverage, he made a 12-yard charge into the end zone."

"Touchdown! There is no doubt that this is a touchdown! A brilliant touchdown! Wow, this touchdown can definitely be called one of the top ten plays of the week, or even the best play of the week! It can even be among the top 25 plays of the entire season. How did all this happen?"

"We need to watch the replay now!"

According to the rules of the league, a football can be passed backward an infinite number of times, but it can only be passed forward once.

Just now, Lu Ke threw the ball forward to Moss, and then Moss pushed the ball backward at the last second, pushing it into Logan’s control. After Logan caught the ball, he charged into the end zone and scored a touchdown.

This was not a trick play but a quick reaction in a chaotic situation. From Lu Ke’s escape from the sack to Logan’s blocking, to Moss’s tough catch, and finally to Logan’s re-catch, an accident plus an accident plus an accident ultimately created this brilliant offensive play.

After the game, regardless of the outcome, this touchdown was selected as the number one play in the league’s official top ten plays.

Logan went crazy.

Moss went crazy.

Hall and Crabtree also went crazy.

Even the defense and special teams on the sideline went crazy.

This touchdown was not only a result of the collaboration between Logan and Moss but also the containment by Hall and Crabtree, which was crucial and irreplaceable. This was a touchdown that the entire receiving team of the offense completed together. In addition, the defense, which had just made a crucial interception, and the entire San Francisco 49ers were united together to complete this touchdown.

The four receivers hugged each other, roaring and releasing themselves with abandon.

On the sideline, all their teammates were also cheering wildly and high-fiving ecstatically. That powerful morale was bursting out with a force and power that made Gillette Stadium tremble.

Unstoppable!

The current San Francisco 49ers’ offense was truly unstoppable!

This was their fourth touchdown since the second half began! Whether it was offensive efficiency, offensive intensity, or offensive rhythm, the San Francisco 49ers showed superior excellence. Although it was hard to admit, the fact was that Lu Ke’s performance was more passionate and more energetic, completely overshadowing Tom Brady’s brilliance on the other side of the field.

Now, the New England Patriots’ defense was getting exhausted. Their performance could not be called bad, but they just couldn’t stop the opponent’s iron hooves. The situation from the first half seemed to have been reversed in the second half. The difference in details made a world of difference in the game.

When David Akers kicked the extra point again, the score was already "33-28."

A five-point difference. Now, the gap between the two teams was only five points. It was a distance that could be surpassed with one touchdown. With six minutes and thirty-three seconds left in the game, anything was possible. It could almost be said that both sides were back on the same starting line: the New England Patriots had the advantage of time and score, while the San Francisco 49ers had the advantage of momentum and morale.

A seemingly insignificant change in detail could change the entire situation of the game.

Regardless of whether Belichick and Brady had anticipated this situation, one thing was for sure: the home fans inside Gillette Stadium had not. They were now in a state of chaos. The only person they could trust was their quarterback: Tom Brady.

The quarterback who was underestimated but repeatedly created miracles.

It was amazing to think that in the past season, Brady and Lu Ke were often compared, not because Lu Ke’s strength had reached such a high level, but because both quarterbacks were greatly underestimated in the draft and had now proven themselves. So what now?

Lu Ke had once again proven his resilience, and now it was the "Miracle Boy" Brady’s turn.

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