Monday night's game was at its most crucial moment, with the official time paused and two minutes to go until full-time.

The score on the court, "24:27", the San Francisco 49ers who are fighting at home are still three points behind,

The Pittsburgh Steelers, who are playing away, not only maintain the advantage of the score, but also hold the ball in their hands and still hold the initiative to win the game; But they faced a four-pitch six-yard dilemma.

During the timeout, players from both sides returned to their side of the team, gathered around the coaching staff, and followed the next instructions; The members of the logistics team held water bottles and asked the players one by one, and the bustling crowd was passing quickly.

In a short period of time, the atmosphere of the game did not ease, but became more and more tense.

Lu Ke held the thermos cup in both hands, drank the chicken soup one by one, and wore a down jacket over his shoulders, and then saw Willis walking towards him, gasping for breath, and asked with concern, "How is it, how is the state?" ”

"Not optimal, but sufficient." Lu Ke replied simply, now that his body temperature has gradually returned, he still can't help but shiver when he returns to the sidelines, and he needs to keep walking and jumping back and forth to keep his muscles hot.

But now it's the Steelers' offensive group that's more important, and it's not yet the 49ers' turn to play. Lu Ke raised his chin, "I think they will try to make an early move." ”

"For what?" Willis also followed Lu Ke's line of sight. Now the Steelers are facing a four-pitch six-yard, and even if they make an early move to five yards, it will still be a four-yard one-yard.

"Momentum Battle." Lu Ke said simply, "If you can make an early move, maybe the next step may be a real fourth-gear attack; And it can also consume game time. The difference between three points and six points is not as big as they imagined. ”

To put it simply, the gap is now three points. The Steelers opted for a four-gear strong attack, but failed, and then, if the 49ers can score a free kick, it will be a tie and go into overtime; If the 49ers can go to the touchdown, then the game can be reversed.

The Pittsburgh Steelers gave up a four-stop strong attack and opted for a free-kick to widen the gap to six points. Well, if the 49ers take a free kick and lose the game; If 49ers go to the touchdown, the game can also be reversed.

In other words, for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the difference between a three-point advantage and a six-point advantage is not as big as imagined.

If it is Lu Ke, he will choose the fourth gear to attack, try to deceive and move early, even if it is not successful, it will not hurt, once it is successful, the fourth gear and six yards will become four gears and one yard, that is the number of gears that can really try to attack.

Once they enter the situation of four gears and one yard, Lu Ke will choose to attack strongly, even if they fail, they can also consume game time, if they successfully complete the fourth gear conversion and reap the opportunity to attack in three gears, then they can basically kill the game.

As a quarterback, Lu Ke's way of thinking is more comprehensive and bold, and the only question now is, will the Steelers dare to try this? Do they have such courage?

After Lu Ke's reminder, Williston understood, his pupils narrowed slightly, and he smiled dumbly, "God, you are really a madman." But after the sigh, Willis walked quickly in the direction of the defensive staff and the coaching staff to communicate with everyone.

After the official suspension ended. Sure enough, the Pittsburgh Steelers chose to attack strongly, and Rothsberger led the offensive team back on the court.

Willis gathered all the members of the defensive team, and repeatedly emphasized that he would rather be half a beat slow on the tee, lose the advantage of forcing the start, and never move early. Because the opponent's fourth-gear six-yard completion is too difficult, even if they lose the advantage of the tee-off moment, they can still have the upper hand.

But...... Accidents still happened.

"Early move, defensive group, ninety-nine, free throws of five yards. Replay fourth gear. ”

The referee's voice came, and a suffocating sigh rang out in the Candlestick Stadium, and standing in the center of the court, Aldon Smith, the 99th outside lineback, had a lonely and tangled expression on his face, and Navoro Bowman was the first to jump up and vent his anger with swearing; And Willis was also extremely stunned, and subconsciously turned his head to look at Lu Ke who was standing on the sidelines.

At this time, Lu Ke was wearing a down jacket, still jumping in place to warm up, perceiving Willis's eyes, Lu Ke also clenched his free left fist, cheering him on, not only did not give up, but also did not panic.

Willis let out a long breath, his gaze falling on the timetable on the big screen: two minutes, still two minutes.

The official time pause returned, and the time was still fixed at two minutes, and only when the offensive team announced the kick-off did the time start again; But just now, before Rosslisberger kicked off, Aldon had already moved early, and then the referee threw out the yellow flag and suspended the game, which means that time is still not wasted.

Willis patted Aldon on the shoulder heavily, "Cheer up." Four gears and one yard! Let's get the job done and get Bambi on the field! With that, Willis didn't pay much attention to Aldon, but quickly gathered all the members of the defensive team, "Guys, we need to get Bambi on the field!" ”

"It's the last time we defend the game, and if we lose, we lose the game! So, cheer me up! Look at the fourteen standing on the sidelines, that's our quarterback, he was in terrible shape today, he barely managed to calm down and pass the ball well, but he still kept a glimmer of hope for us to win, trust me, you don't want to lose this defense! Count to three, shout together, win! One, two, three! ”

"Victory!"

The game started again, and as expected, the Pittsburgh Steelers really opted for a strong offense.

After kick-off, Rothrisberger stepped back quickly, and with a turn he threw the ball out of the way with a knife in his hand, finding Antonio Brown who was pulling quickly on the left!

"Carlos Rogers! Carlos Rogers! Oh Jesus Christ, my heart almost stopped beating when Carlos Rogers slapped a pass from Rothlisberger at a crucial moment to prevent Antonio Brown from receiving the ball again, a game-changing defense! God, God, the referee didn't show the yellow flag and Brendan Rodgers completed the best defense of the whole game! ”

The fourth-gear transition failed, and there was no need for the special service group to fold the kick, and the offensive and defensive groups of the two sides faced off again above the 17-yard line, only to drop one by one, with the San Francisco 49ers attacking and the Pittsburgh Steelers defending.

This seventeen yards is seventeen yards in the 49ers' half; Moreover, the attack just now consumed a full eight seconds, and now there are 52 minutes left on the court. As Lu Ke said, this is a good deal for the Steelers.

"Now, with the San Francisco 49ers' offensive team back on the line, all the pressure is on the rookie quarterback. God, could this Monday night race be any better? ”

The players in the offensive and defensive groups gave each other thumbs up when they staggered up and down the court, and Carlos hit Lu Ke's shoulder hard, with a smug smile on his face, "This is for you!" ”

"Then now it's my turn." Lu Ke replied with a smile, put on his helmet, and ran towards the court.

At this moment, the entire Candlestick Stadium has been tense to the extreme.

All the spectators stood up collectively, and even all the staff in the VIP box, the stadium passage and the outfield space also stood up, and the restlessness and nervousness were exposed; Then, with the 49-man offensive team on the court, the shouts, cheers, and roars gradually subsided, and the "boo" that signaled everyone to be quiet was one after another, lest the slightest noise might disturb the quarterback's tactical arrangement.

Such a scene is spectacular.

All the players in the offensive group gathered around Lu Ke, forming a big circle, Lu Ke knelt on one knee, glanced at the countdown clock quickly through the gap, and said quickly, "We are no strangers to such a scene, so I believe you are not nervous at all." ”

The quip made everyone chuckle, "Now, I need your attention." Because, we still have one touchdown to complete. "It's not a free-kick, it's a touchdown, and the strong confidence revealed in the understatement reflects the brilliance of perseverance in every pair of eyes.

The Pittsburgh Steelers defense still didn't back down, but after beating back and forth in the second half, the change finally happened.

Now, both the mid-pass and long-pass areas have to be given more attention, and the opponent cannot be left to what he wants. The continued pressure from the front court means that the burden on the second-line defense is heavier, the corner-backs and security guards have to cover the position more comprehensively, and if necessary, the two interior defenders need to drop back a little bit accordingly.

The steel curtain is not really iron-clad after all.

This is not the most ideal situation, but for Lu Ke, it is enough.

Seventeen yards in the first half of the pitch and ten yards in the first gear.

After kick-off, Lu Ke could clearly see that the defensive positions of the safety guards and corner guards were retreating, obviously the deterrent effect brought by the fatal long pass just now was still not to be underestimated, but this time, Lu Ke chose the screen short pass tactic.

After a quick move, he landed close to Vernon Davis on the sideline, and with a precise control of a shadow pass behind his shoulder, he evaded William Gai's defense, and before Clark could make a stoppage, Vernon caught the football and immediately went out of bounds to complete a six-yard drive.

Two gears and four yards.

The San Francisco 49ers set up a shotgun formation, Lu Ke just made a foot adjustment, chose a quick short pass tactic, found Michael Crabtree and Vernon Davis on the left side at the same time, relying on Vernon's pick-and-roll, Crabtree completed the ball before the two defenders closed the goal, and then turned out of bounds.

It's another six yard. Not only did he succeed in getting the first attack, but he also timed a game in time.

Two short passes in a row, which only took seven seconds, and came to the 29-yard line in one go, efficient and powerful, the "San Francisco mode" seemed to be activated again!