Dominate the Super Bowl-Chapter 773 - : 772 loves the new and hates the old

Chapter 773: 772 loves the new and hates the old

Compared to “old ham” Andrew Luck, fresh faces like Goff and Prescott clearly had more appeal, so the League arranged a night game stage, anticipating a youthful duel that represents the future.

Last season, Goodell had high hopes for the League’s Defensive Player of the Year, Donald, but unfortunately, the Los Angeles Rams fell short in the wildcard round, disrupting the whole plan, and the League had to forcefully promote other matchups.

This season, the Los Angeles Rams came back stronger and even better than last year, quickly becoming a favorite to win it all. Goodell once again ignited hope, looking forward to Donald matching strides with Li Wei.

“Los Angeles Rams vs. Dallas Cowboys”—this was the firm first step.

However, ideals are plump, reality is skeletal—

The game, not good-looking.

It wasn’t that it fell apart or was boring, it was just simply not good-looking.

Unlike the first divisional game, the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Dallas Cowboys was generally considered to be more comprehensive and more exciting.

Offense was one aspect—both teams had powerful weapons; defense, on the other hand, was another aspect. Both teams’ defensive quality was ranked high this season. If both offense and defense kicked in fully, the game would be exciting to watch.

Unfortunately, things went contrary to wishes.

Here, there was another critical factor:

The focus and pressure of the playoffs.

Its presence was always an unknown factor. Some might burn their cosmic energy and perform extraordinarily, some might be restrained and underperform, and others might completely get lost in the glaring spotlight of the playoffs.

Right now, that was the case.

For the second consecutive season, the Los Angeles Rams performed well in the regular season but underperformed in the playoffs; this time, the Dallas Cowboys also fell short.

The excitement level of the game kept dropping, truly hard to call appealing.

Goff and Prescott, both quarterbacks, still revealed their youth. Despite performing well in the regular season, both found themselves in trouble—

Goff had a passing completion rate of 53.4%, threw for 186 yards, and did not score any touchdowns.

Prescott, with a passing completion rate of 62.5%, threw for 266 yards and scored one touchdown.

The overall slump was not even because the defensive groups were outstanding; it was purely self-inflicted confusion, losing grip on the game rhythm.

In the end, the Los Angeles Rams still managed to break through with a solid ground game.

Moreover, it wasn’t Gurley, the top running back for the Los Angeles Rams, who had also underperformed. Fortunately, the second-string running back CJ Anderson stepped up and saved the Los Angeles Rams.

“22:30”.

The home-stationed Los Angeles Rams relied on a fluent run in the second quarter to establish a victorious foundation, narrowly defeating the Dallas Cowboys and proudly advancing to the next round.

Goodell took a long breath, still shaking his head slightly deep inside—

Los Angeles Rams, please rise up, okay? Opportunities won’t always present themselves; when they do, you have to firmly grasp them, or else it’ll be too late for regrets.

Although the first divisional game was also uninteresting, at least Goodell could see a positive side; whereas for the second divisional game, Goodell could only sigh:

Winning is good. Winning brings hope, and there really is no need to ask for more.

The first day of the divisional games came to a close:

One game was completely one-sided, another game saw both sides perform poorly and was utterly chaotic.

This, hard to judge.

But that’s the playoffs, just like the knockout stages of the World Cup. Everyone looks forward to exciting match-ups, yet reality often brings surprises, and these uncontrollable unknowns are what make competitive sports most fascinating.

The journey continues, as eyes turn towards the second day of the divisional games.

However! But! Totally unexpected!

Exactly the same!

The second game day was an exact replica of the first, the only difference being that the order of the matches was reversed.

The first match, “New Orleans Saints VS Philadelphia Eagles”.

Dull, mistakes, chaos.

Complete malfunction, interceptions flying everywhere, turnovers caused by mistakes one after the other, just like the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Dallas Cowboys, even the elite quarterback Brees’s performance was indescribable.

However, Brees still managed to stand his ground with his rich experience, and in the last quarter, pulled off a classic offensive play that lasted a full eleven minutes, persistently using short passes and running plays to consume game time, facing third gear conversions yet narrowly escaping each time, and finally ending with a field goal, minimizing the time for the Philadelphia Eagles’ offensive group to counterattack.

Still, the Philadelphia Eagles’ offensive group got three minutes and twenty-one seconds to attack; but this time, Foles was unable to replicate the miraculous aura of last season, and the Wanfu Mary attempt ended in failure.

“14:20”.

The New Orleans Saints struggled and won their advancement.

When the final whistle of the game sounded, Foles’s face was full of dejection.

Standing in the center of the field, Foles recalled the defeat at last year’s Super Bowl, his mouth bitter and his heart reluctant, but Li Wei came up to him:

It’s not over. See you next year.

Just a simple greeting, yet it became the courage for Foles’s whole season of struggle and perseverance, looking forward to competing against Li Wei at the Summit of the Forbidden again.

However, the entire season’s stumbling steps ultimately came to an abrupt halt, unfortunately, he couldn’t keep his promise to meet Li Wei.

Worse still, the fate of quarterbacks Foles and Wentz was about to come to a crossroads in the offseason, and this time Foles had no confidence that the team’s management would keep him again.

Taking a deep breath, Foles let out a heavy sigh:

Li Wei, it’s up to you now, I hope you keep fighting, at least let us continue to believe that dreams exist.

The second game, “New England Patriots VS Los Angeles Chargers”.

Center of attention, absolute focus.

Unfortunately, the Los Angeles Chargers collapsed.

Like the Indianapolis Colts, they crumbled under expectations and pressure, but in a slightly different manner.

Quarterback Rivers performed excellently, continuing his regular-season rampage, stepping up and strongly confronting the New England Patriots’ defensive group.

But, the Los Angeles Chargers’ ground attack was completely cut off by Belichick, with only a mere 21 yards advanced in ground attack throughout the game—

Just 21 yards.

This led to the entire offensive burden falling on Rivers’ shoulders, and despite his excellent performance, he ultimately couldn’t sustain it alone.

In contrast, the New England Patriots had their offense fully open.

Brady’s performance was not bad, but undeniably fluctuating, seemingly still distracted by rumors off the field, he passed for over three hundred yards but also threw three interceptions.

However, Brady was supported by the team’s ground attack, sharing the pressure, where three running backs together scored four touchdowns, ensuring the New England Patriots could continually produce firepower in the cold weather of Foxborough.

The game was still exciting, but did not meet expectations, fitting perfectly with the “Kansas City Chiefs VS Indianapolis Colts” match in terms of overall progress, the suspense didn’t last long.

“28:41”.

The New England Patriots effortlessly defeated the Los Angeles Chargers to advance to the conference finals.

With that, the divisional games all came to a close.

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