Dominate the Super Bowl

Chapter 379 378 Heroic Style

"I'm heading to Boston, wow!"

"I'm heading to Boston, wow!"

Over Gillette Stadium, the piercing cold wind roared, and the neat and unified singing of the fans hovered like a giant dragon, dominating and overlooking a corner of the field.

This scene felt familiar—

The season opener, the Kansas City Chiefs led the score and controlled the ball, the Offensive group needed to consume time, firmly keeping Brady on the bench, and charging past the finish line with a victorious song.

The divisional game, the situation was similar but roles reversed, New England Patriots led the score and controlled the ball, the Offensive group needed to consume time, and denied Kansas Chiefs Offense another appearance, firmly holding on to the prerogative of victory.

Similar conditions, different positions, catapulted the atmosphere to a whole new level.

In the first half, this one-sided divisional game was utterly uninteresting, the New England Patriots fell back into their routine mode of work, showing off the Devil's home field's majesty at Foxborough during the playoffs.

Unexpectedly, the second half saw a dramatic turn, as the Kansas City Chiefs sounded the counterattack, pressing step by step, and eventually brought the suspense back into the game, causing all the neutral fans watching on TV to get excited.

The most tense and thrilling moment of the game had finally arrived.

At this point, there were two minutes and forty-five seconds left until the end of the game.

Time-wise, considering the official time-outs, and both head coaches holding onto three time-outs, endless possibilities remained.

If New England Patriots were ready to end the game in Brady's hands, then the Offensive group needed to consume time while securing two first downs—

At least one.

Otherwise, Kansas Chiefs Offense would once again have a chance to turn around the game.

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So, what would Belichick choose?

Just now, after Kansas City Chiefs intercepted and returned a touchdown in the Special Duty Group successfully kicked the extra point, it was still New England Patriots' ball possession; no rest time, Brady led the Offensive group back on the field.

To continue passing, not just to secure a first down, but to boldly and proactively approach the field goal range, as long as New England Patriots could secure another field goal or even a touchdown, that would completely kill the game.

Stable running, focusing on protecting ball possession and consuming time, firmly controlling the ball possession with solid and steady plays, since it's Kansas City Chiefs that needed to hurry now, they could leave the risky endeavors to their opponents.

The former, requiring risk; the latter, overly conservative

Especially since New England Patriots just suffered an interception return touchdown, the complexity of the current tactical layout naturally escalated.

The gambit, at this moment, stuck unprecedentedly.

However.

Houston's mind was clear, no time for hesitation and no time for fear, they had no way back, they had to perform at their top level, they had to go all-in, no other choice.

So, Houston was completely focused, one hundred percent committed.

Not just him, the entire Kansas City Chiefs Defense burst out in a surge of fury:

Fight! Fight! Fight!

"Attack!"

Brady announced the start of the play.

Houston's eyes were locked on Brady, the confrontation in the front line seeming like slow motion, as he slipped through the gaps between the players and caught Brady's turning movement—

Running the ball?

Indeed, New England Patriots didn't need to risk or act rashly now.

But Houston didn't care, from before the snap, his resolve was exceptionally firm.

Blitz.

No matter how New England Patriots chose their tactics, he wanted to blitz, to initiate a confrontation in terms of momentum, intimidating and suppressing the opponents.

Push off, launch, charge forward.

Houston's body had just started, followed immediately by noticing:

An opportunity.

It seems New England Patriots had not planned to use running to consume time, Belichick still trusted Brady and planned to firmly hold the initiative.

The reason lay in the Offensive line.

If they chose to run the ball, given their poor performance in running the game, they should have opted for a middle push to exhaust time, stacking everyone in the center to create a stalemate and let time pass.

However, the offensive line didn't do that, but was still going one-on-one.

What did this mean?

Among the crowd, Houston captured that glimmer of opportunity accurately.

In this season, at crucial moments, the Kansas City Chiefs Defense had continuously risen to the challenge, with just three defensive linemen firmly suppressing the slightly exhausted opposing offensive line.

Sprinting, jumping, weaving through.

Under the desperate gaze of the New England Patriots' offensive line, Houston moved like a butterfly through the tangled mess of the lines, landed on one foot, spread his arms, and instantly locked onto Brady.

Brady was taken aback.

Clearly, Brady had not anticipated the pocket collapsing so quickly; his steps were still in retreat, not yet observing the passing target when the oncoming pressure disrupted his reading.

His gaze was direct.

Their eyes collided through the helmets, calm and profound like the eyes of a tiger, yet a killing intent firmly locked on its prey.

No escape.

Brady kept retreating, bursting with incredible energy amid the crisis, trying to shake off Houston.

But Houston said, "No way."

Without hesitation.

One step forward, two steps forward, a leap, a dive, overpowering takedown.

"Sack!"

"God, a sack!"

"Wow, unbelievable."

"Just like the last offensive wave, almost like a copy-paste in intensity, the Kansas City Chiefs Defense demonstrated absolute strength, highly focused, preemptively deciphering Belichick's intentions to sneak in a pass for the first strike, utterly tearing the New England Patriots' offensive line apart, delivering another sack to Brady."

"Last time it was Revis, this time it's Houston."

"What a scene!"

"Uncommon for the New England Patriots, the same mistake committed twice in a short span, albeit in different fashions, but the offensive line's weak performance needs to shoulder the blame."

"Now the New England Patriots face a strict test; they need to consume time, they need a first strike, but what should they do?"

"All the pressure is on Brady."

Nantz's remarks came to an end, and Romo added a comment.

"If it were me, I would never underestimate Brady."

His statement seemed profoundly significant.

But Nantz didn't have the chance to elaborate with Romo, as the situation on the field suddenly changed—

The New England Patriots fought back.

At his core, Belichick is a strategist; now firmly in control, this also meant they could attempt more risks.

Not to utilize such room for error would be foolish.

So, Belichick called for a … long pass strategy.

Long pass, indeed a long pass!

Unexpected, astonishing, incredible, long pass strategy.

Because it was so unexpected and shocking, everyone at the Old Oak Tavern and Gillette Stadium froze, gaping as they watched the football's trajectory—

Brady, against all odds, under pressure, having suffered two sacks in just two minutes, incredulously bought himself some time and space.

The long sword, unsheathed!

Long pass, the cannonball delivered.