1698 Not an inch
"Attack!"
Russell Wilson could immediately feel the pressure of the San Francisco 49ers rushing head-on, although it was only a four-man rush, but it still maintained the intensity, but Russell was also prepared in advance, opened the distance with consecutive step-back steps, and after winning the passing space, he adjusted his pace without hesitation, and sent the football out with a twist and turn.
Shoot fast. Pass the ball quickly.
Russell was also using his way to get the pace up, changing the tempo with short passes in a three-and-four-yard situation, and he succeeded!
Doug Baldwin, who switched to the inside of the right wing, ran a small diagonal line towards the outside of the right side under the cover of close end Zach Miller, and used Miller to shake off the defender on this side, and then won a space to catch the ball, stop, turn, and catch the ball, and the whole action was done in one go!
Next, just push the first attack transition line before the cornerback steps up -
Baldwin turned straight ahead again, and then you could see that the first attack transition line was close at hand, and it only took two steps, and the cornerback Carol Rodgers was still three yards away, and it was too late to return to the defense, Baldwin took the first step forward, but before he could lift his feet again, he hit the wall directly, yes...... Outside lineback Ahmed Brooks!
Ahmed had previously changed positions along with Baldwin's shift, and he did not shy away from his tactical intentions to defend against him.
Because Baldwin and Miller are positioned very closely, Ahmed and Aldon Smith are also positioned slightly apart to avoid overlapping defensive lines. Sure enough, after kick-off, Miller rushed towards the two outside guards, trying to single-handedly jam the positions of the two players.
Aldon took the initiative to confront Miller, and Baldwin made a turn from behind him before sprinting at full speed towards Baldwin.
Seeing that Baldwin caught the rugby, Ahmed accurately grabbed Baldwin from behind in the next second, and threw Baldwin directly over with a force, and pushed Baldwin back before the first attack transition line, and simply pressed it to the ground.
The strong and tough performance left no chance.
There was a stunned exclamation from the entire Century Chain Stadium, as Ahmed's clean and strong defense and Baldwin's first offensive transition seemed to be just a little bit closer.
At the game, players and fans can only judge with the naked eye; In the TV broadcast, the broadcaster will use special effects to produce the kick-off line, the first attack transition line, etc., so that the analysis commentators and TV viewers can make intuitive judgments, and the results are already clear at a glance.
"One yard off, one yard off. Doug Baldwin was not able to complete the first attack, although the specific result still needs to be judged according to the referee's on-the-spot measurement, and the line of the TV conversion screen is only used as a reference; But as you can see from the picture, Ahmed Brooks' tackle was very timely, and he stopped Baldwin one step ahead, and if nothing else, this is a four-gear one-yard situation. ”
"Seattle Seahawks' offense...... There was still a little bit of change missing, on the one hand, Baldwin's tactical intent was exposed too early, and Brooks didn't get distracted; On the other hand, Wilson's passing line control, in fact, there can be more changes, this time the pocket protection is quite solid, giving Wilson enough time to observe, allowing Wilson to plan the passing line more finely, but the on-the-spot changes still lack highlights. ”
"The San Francisco 49ers defensive team completed a key defense, and now the Seattle Seahawks face a four-pitch one-yard switch, and the situation is a little complicated."
In order to ensure the penalty, the referee chose to measure on the spot, confirmed the final four-gear one-yard situation, and then forced the Seattle Seahawks into a difficult situation.
Four gears and one yard, giving up the strong play, that is equivalent to losing the toughness of the Seattle Seahawks in the fierce back and forth, facing the opponent to score twice in a row, and they were not able to respond positively, with such momentum to return to the locker room halftime, which is absolutely disadvantageous.
Four gears and one yard, choose to play strong, and everything is easy to say if it succeeds, but if it fails, they will directly give the San Francisco 49ers the opportunity to start attacking at the 34-yard line in their own half, and now there are fifty-five seconds left in the first half, which also means that even if the San Francisco 49ers can't touch the shot, at least Akens can try a free kick, which is equivalent to Seattle losing three points in a row, and the gap will be widened in an instant.
It would be wise to go in a safe direction and drop the ball to make sure there is no danger and give the initiative to the Seattle Seahawks' strongest defensive group this season to finish the first half. But is this really the safest thing to do? With 55 seconds left in the game, and the San Francisco 49ers still having three timeouts, plus Lu Ke, who is at the top of the league without the ability to gather business, who knows where they can attack in the end.
It's a tricky choice.
Pete Carroll didn't expect to find himself in such a predicament. But Carroll is not as entangled as he imagined, and if it is the regular season, he will seek stability; But this is the playoffs, and he naturally chose to let it go, and since the San Francisco 49ers are so tough, they have to be tough, even if at a huge risk, otherwise the halftime situation will be very difficult and not good for the second half.
Even if it is to fight for breath, Carroll must choose to play in fourth gear.
"The Seattle Seahawks opted for a strong fourth, they laid out a ground-and-ground formation and fielded two running backs, but could it be a smoke bomb?"
No, it wasn't a smoke bomb, after kickoff, Russell turned and handed the football to the running back, but the target was not Mashawn Lynch, but full-back Mike Robinson, and then Russell and Mashaun also joined Robinson, working together to push Robinson forward.
Bulldozer mode!
Even if the San Francisco 49ers made a prediction in advance, they also used crowd tactics to pile up a wall, but in the end, it was the Seattle Seahawks who had stronger ground offensive power that had the upper hand.
"One yard reached!"
"The Seattle Seahawks completed a four-gear one-yard transition with full-back Robinson's ground advancement, and once again won themselves the opportunity to continue the offense, and Carroll immediately asked for a timeout, stopped the game, rearranged the offensive group, and the game continued to spark after the first half!"
At the critical moment, he still got rid of the tactical game and fought with absolute strength, and the Seattle Seahawks, who were fighting at home, escaped death and won a chance to survive again.
However, the San Francisco 49ers defense team is not discouraged and starts all over again!
In the next 52 seconds of the game, the two sides experienced three yellow flag fouls, a total of three timeouts for the home and away teams, and several back and forth, but the game time of less than a minute lasted for nearly five minutes, and the back and forth entanglement further detonated the smell of gunpowder, and there was even a physical conflict on the field, although it was not serious, but it was still thrown the yellow flag, and it went around and around to the end, ending with Russell's "Hail Mary" challenge, which also officially announced the end of the first half of the game.
The San Francisco 49ers defense team did not drop the chain at the critical moment, once again showed their focus and strength, and never left too many opportunities for the opponent, including Marshawn Lynch's beast mode was not able to break out, and ended the fierce duel in the first half without danger, and entered the locker room with a score advantage and aura suppression.
Undoubtedly, this is the highest quality half of the game since the start of the playoffs, the San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks have not slackened at all, the two sides have been in the back and forth between you, the quality of each offense and defense is very good, which also makes the game relatively less round but tougher, in the entire first half, the San Francisco 49ers only completed three offenses, while the Seattle Seahawks only had four offenses. San Francisco, who were playing away, only seized the gap of a foul and a mistake, opened the score in an instant, and successfully defended their advantage. ”
"But the Seattle Seahawks, who are now behind, are no less impressive, except for that accidental mistake, the level of the entire defense and offense is also top-notch, especially the performance of the offensive group is eye-catching - the overall idea is a little less clear, but it still bites the game and does not fall behind, very good!"
"The two teams are still on the same level right now, which means that the second half is bound to be more exciting and intense."
"For reference, the Seattle Seahawks have fallen behind in the first half four times this season, two at home and two away, and they have only lost one of their four games, including three wins against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Century Chain Course in the ninth week of the regular season, when they fell behind at halftime '7-21', but came back strong in the second half to finally go into overtime and win with a score of '27-24'!"
"It's a team that is very good at playing hard, and the Seattle Seahawks defense is definitely not afraid of any team, and they always show enough intensity in the second half – especially when the opponent's offensive team is experiencing a drop in energy and energy, but they are still able to stay focused and try to win in their own way."
"However, it's important to note that the Seattle Seahawks have won three of their four halftime downs, and the only one they lost was against the San Francisco 49ers."
"There is no way to predict the trend of the second half now, after all, the score gap is still relatively weak, the top seed of the National League, the Seattle Seahawks, is bound to not be restrained, now it depends on the halftime time, what can Pete Carroll come up with to contain Lu Ke, and whether they have really thought about Lu Ke's layout and whether they can break the game? As you can imagine, the second half of the game is bound to be even more exciting. ”