Jim Hubble is crazy.

Or, to be more accurate, Jim Hubble is deliberately provoking the self-esteem and pride of the Detroit Lions.

With nine seconds left in the first quarter, with the home team leading 14-0, Hubble chose a free-kick instead of a punt in fourth gear from 46 yards, which was an inexplicable tactic that did not take the opponent in any way, and the provocation and playfulness meant that it was too obvious.

Regardless of the outcome, the Detroit Lions will feel utterly humiliated.

Everyone thought it was a mess, even the fans of the San Francisco 49ers. Hubble apparently played around and didn't seem to be worried at all about the losing free-kick, and the Detroit Lions offense went straight to the 46-yard line; Without Denver's windy environment, it's almost impossible to tie the record for the longest free-kick in history in the Bay Area.

Denver's Mile Plateau aside, only Tom Depsisa in history has performed such a feat in New Orleans in 1970.

But anyway, the San Francisco 49ers now have a huge advantage, and the defensive team is in good shape, so it doesn't hurt to try, more like "Tom and Jerry", teasing and teasing opponents.

The 150,000 fans inside and outside the Candlestick Stadium thought so, but they didn't mind in the slightest, instead standing en masse, cheering on David Akens' Secret Service.

"Free kick (Field-Gold)! Smack! Kick! Smack! Kick! Smack! ”

Candace stood up! Curry stood up! Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning stood up! All the fans and spectators in the stadium stood up without exception, and the two syllables in unison shouted in response, accompanied by the sound of the rhythm of the hands striking, cheering for the team with a monstrous sound.

But for the Secret Service, they didn't mean to joke at all.

Second backup quarterback Scott Tolsin was back on the pitch as a handler, and kicker David Akons took to the court, stooped down and grabbed a few grass clippings, seriously tested the direction and speed of the wind, and meticulously began to prepare for the free-kick as if it were just a normal kick.

With all eyes on the audience, Akons stood in his familiar position, waiting for the referee's kick-off whistle, and then saw the rugby ball flying steadily, Scott grabbed the rugby ball with unmistakable accuracy, and deftly placed the rugby ball on the grass with both hands, and erected it.

Run-up, kick-up, kick-off.

Akens punched his calf straight, all his strength poured into the instantaneous burst of muscles, and then all eyes of the world focused on the football ball flying high, spinning and flying wildly, drawing a thrilling rainbow arc, leaving a lazy and lovely cloud of airplanes above the crystal clear blue sky, and then swaying and falling quickly towards the goal.

Closer, closer!

The rugby ball rolled upside down, then brushed against the threshold at the bottom of the goal, and narrowly rolled in.

Free kick, goal-winning!

"Wow!"

The audience was completely dumbfounded, and then the next moment, the consciousness returned to the body, and the excitement and excitement rolled and boiled in the blood, collectively, carnival!

"Incredible! Incredible! Incredible! ”

"David Arkens, a veteran kicker in his Chinese New Year's Eve, made a highlight at the end of his career, equalling the all-time record for the longest free-kick kick at 63 yards, a full 63-yard free-kick, and he succeeded! God, oh God! David Akons made history! He became the fourth kicker in history to achieve such a feat! ”

"Unstoppable! The San Francisco 49ers today are absolutely unstoppable! ”

Following last week's success, the San Francisco 49ers are back in the driver's seat! Shine the entire league with an amazing performance!

"17:0", the first quarter of the game officially ended, the San Francisco 49ers who played at home gave a perfect first quarter and completely dominated the game with an indisputably excellent state.

Basically, that's the tone of the game.

With a strong offensive team, a strong defensive group, and a solid special service group, the San Francisco 49ers have been perfect in their first home game of the new season.

It wasn't until the middle of the second quarter of the game that the Detroit Lions slowly regained their touch, still relying on Calvin Johnson's point, facing the combination of two defenders, Calvin used his absolutely tough individual ability to beat the defenders to complete a wonderful super difficult aerial catch, and Carol Rodgers was forced to foul and failed to defend Calvin.

Then, with his body out of balance, Calvin continued to push relentlessly, and if it weren't for the fact that Dashan Goodson didn't give up after he fell, continued to chase after him, and finally barely knocked Calvin off the sideline, then it was a long-distance touchdown attack.

Thanks to Dashan's tenacious defense, the touchdown turned into a free-kick – and the defensive team managed to knock out the opponent and force the opponent to face a four-gear four-yard situation, but the Detroit Lions still opted for a free-kick to break the deadlock with zero points.

Unfortunately, in the confrontation of offensive intensity, the Detroit Lions are far from being able to compete with the San Francisco 49ers.

Whenever the Lions' offensive team showed the momentum of chasing points, the performance of the 49ers' offensive group became even stronger, and even the morale of the 49ers' defensive group continued to rise, putting double pressure on the Lions' offensive team, forcing the opposing quarterback Matthew Stafford to be tough and try to keep up with the entire offensive rhythm as much as possible, and the result was-

Mistakes increased.

In the first half alone, Stafford had two interceptions and one drop, with three errors leading to a change of possession.

This is completely because the house leak happened to rain overnight, and the offensive team could not continue to stay on the court, which also meant that the Detroit Lions lost their weapons of confrontation, and they were defeated in the strong cheering of Candlestick Field; At the same time, he handed over the initiative of the game to the opponent's offensive group, and watched the opponent steadily accumulate advantages little by little.

Again and again, it's a vicious circle.

When the game was over, the final score was fixed at "38:10".

For the Detroit Lions, there was only one free kick in the first half, and in the second half, in the fourth quarter, taking advantage of the slight decrease in the intensity of the opponent's defensive group, "Megatron" Calvin stepped up again and turned a short six-yard pass into a 55-yard long-distance touchdown, a complete individual performance.

Other than that, that's all. Last season's majestic offensive group, the whole game was dumb, except for Calvin, the other players were almost all invisible, and the offensive front line released three tackles, which made Stafford tired and completely disappeared into the surging torrent of opponents.

The San Francisco 49ers, who scored 24 points in the first half and 14 in the second, can clearly feel that the offensive team consciously adjusted their form in the second half, not aggressive, but focused on controlling the game, avoiding injuries, and winning in a more relaxed way.

Especially Lu Ke's performance.

In the whole game, Lu Ke only scored two passing touchdowns, all from the first half, one with Ted Jean and one with Vernon Davis; The team's other three touchdowns all came from running touchdowns, two from Marcus and one from Gower.

This is the most outstanding pass-and-run balance game since Lu Ke took over the San Francisco 49ers' main quarterback position.

Although the objective reason is that the Detroit Lions' defensive team is mediocre, ranking only 23rd in the league last season, ranking in the bottom circle; But it is undeniable that Lu Ke's arrangement of tactical layout and the adjustment/training of offensive forwards are gradually showing their power, and the growth in the offseason is clearly visible.

In the full-court technical statistics, the performances of Lu Ke and Stafford, two high-profile quarterbacks, are very different.

Matthew Stafford, 19-of-33 passes, 195 yards, one touchdown, three interceptions and three tackles, has a quarterback rating of 47.1 and a PFF rating of -1.6.

It was almost the worst game of Stafford's career, with the stats down the line and no hope of a win in sight.

Lu Ke, 33 passes, 24 shots, 248 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions, quarterback rating 114.2, PFF rating 1.4.

It can be seen that Lu Ke performed calmly throughout the game, without the amazing performance of big ups and downs, winds and waves, but the steady game control and tactical layout led the entire offensive group to play a sure game, from the first minute to the last minute of the opening game, the victory of this game was in the pocket of the San Francisco 49ers, and there was no hope for the opponent.

In other words, the San Francisco 49ers showed a real powerhouse!

I still remember that when the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions met for the first time last year, the two winning teams met strongly, which caused countless heated discussions, and finally the 49ers took away an extremely difficult victory from the road; At the end of the final season, the two teams joined hands to make the playoffs, which sparked a storm of young quarterbacks and sparked numerous discussions.

Now, there is a sharp gap and change in the strength of the two teams, from the state to the process, from the confrontation to the momentum, showing an obvious gap in all aspects; And, all of this is reflected in the final score after the end of the game -

“38：10”。

The San Francisco 49ers didn't have to put much effort into their opponents, winning a hearty victory in front of 150,000 fans at home, and starting the season with two straight wins.

But the question is, what exactly happened this offseason?

Why did the re-meeting of two identical opponents present completely different results in all aspects?

Is it just because of the change of home and away positions?