When the Tigers came back on the court, there were only five minutes and seven seconds left in the first quarter.

The first wave of attack by both teams consumed a lot of time, and both offensive and defensive groups showed strong competitiveness, perhaps neither side was in 100% competitive form, resulting in a bit of a stumbling game; But overall, the winning spirit and intensity of the confrontation on both sides were good enough to present a wonderful first quarter.

The same goes for the next races.

The San Francisco 49ers' defensive team showed great momentum and intensity, repeatedly handing over tough defenses, one sack, one forced rush pass, and two last-minute sabotage passes, making the opponent's offense stumble and repeatedly falling into the dilemma of three long yards.

But the Cincinnati Tigers' attacking team was no slouch, with a high level of focus, led by Andy Dalton, who consistently completed vital three-gear offense at critical moments, continued to push and stumbled to continue the offense.

The chemistry of the game gradually became hot, and there were a number of hard collisions between the two sides, with the Yellow Flag appearing four times, and the San Francisco 49ers' defensive team dominating three times, and the number of yards penalized allowed the Tigers to push forward.

In the end, the 49ers' defensive team narrowly managed to keep the Tigers out in front of the red zone, and Dalton was only eleven yards away from a touchdown in the end zone, but the 49ers still delivered a beautiful defense to contain the touchdown into a free kick. The Tigers didn't risk playing fourth gear and scored a free-kick to close the score to "3:7".

Immediately afterwards, the San Francisco 49ers offensive team and the Cincinnati Tigers defensive team also showed their intensity.

On the one hand, Atkins in the defensive group still performed well, intercepting and running the ball and making hasty passes; In the midst of the crisis, he also slapped a pass from Lu Ke, and although he was not able to make an interception, he still joined forces with his teammates to curb the powerful offensive of the 49ers.

On the other hand, the offensive team led by Lu Ke was a balanced pass, and after coming on the field, he escaped a sack and sneaked a fourteen-yard middle pass, leading the team to move forward quickly, and at the same time making the opposing defenders angry; Subsequently, the short pass tactics and strong running balls, the distribution of the entire offensive tactics was reasonable and in place, and the four receivers were in full bloom.

Unfortunately, advancing to the Tigers' seventeen-yard position in the half, a long pass, the power was a little too much; A run of the ball was not able to advance yards; A short pass was successful, but it was only six yards forward and failed to get the first attack. In desperation, the 49ers also chose a free kick.

After David Akons scored a free kick without any suspense, the score came to "3:10".

At this point, there were less than sixty seconds left until the end of the first half. Despite this, the Tigers' attacking team did not give up.

In football, the first and second quarters are the first half, and the third and fourth quarters are the second half. In the middle of the first half, although there is a break, the offensive and defensive progress will not be cleared, only at halftime.

In today's game, the Tigers were the first to attack, and the San Francisco 49ers were the first to attack in the second half. Therefore, at this time, the Tigers continued to attack, and if they wanted to score or touch down, long passes were the only option; But alas, Andy Dalton's pass was in place, but the San Francisco 49ers' second-line defense didn't get distracted, and both offenses declared the pass incomplete.

In the end, the game time ran out, and the first half was over, and the players from both sides returned to the locker room with a score of "3:10", and the 12-minute halftime break ended quickly.

The atmosphere of the competition is still suffocating!

There was a muffled "bang", and the sound of body armor and body armor colliding with each other, was transmitted through the ubiquitous radio microphones in the arena, even sitting in the studio, Kirk and Teddy couldn't help frowning and exclaiming, "This time the capture is really too fierce!" ”

"The Tigers' defensive tackle Keno Atkins and perimeter backback Manny Lawson teamed up to tackle, without any suspense, without leaving any chances, and a double ghost slammed the door and pressed Lu Ke down again. This time, the capture came too timely, and finally curbed the momentum of the 49-man offensive group and relieved the pressure on the Tigers. ”

Lu Ke raised his hand to pass the ball, but was tackled at the moment of passing, the rugby was not able to pass, and the Tigers' defense team grabbed the rugby. Wait, is this an incomplete pass, or a drop? The referee will need to watch the replay to determine the answer. ”

The difference between an incomplete pass and a dropped ball is: who is in the hands of the rugby ball.

The so-called incomplete pass means that the quarterback passed the rugby out, and the rugby in mid-air at this time is equivalent to a masterpiece, and the offensive group receives the ball, that is, the ball is received; When the defensive group receives the ball, it is an interception; No one receives the ball and lands directly to the ground, forming a dead ball, then the ownership is back in the hands of the quarterback, and at this time, if the defensive team player grabs the football again, it is also invalid.

The so-called dropped ball means that the ball of rugby still belongs to the offensive group, either in the hands of the quarterback, or the receiving player completes the catch, and then at this time, the defensive group shoots the rugby or uses the impact to create a drop, then the football returns to the state of ownerlessness, whoever grabs the ball, who has the ball.

So, when the quarterback starts passing the ball and the defense completes the sack, causing the football to fall to the ground, how can you tell if the pass is incomplete or the ball is dropped? The rule of thumb is whether the quarterback makes a pass, pulls his arm back, wavs his forearm, or completes or is about to complete a throw.

If it does, the pass is not complete; If you don't do it, or you don't have time to do it, it's a drop.

In this defense just now, Atkins and Lawson were really fast, and almost at the moment when Lu Ke passed the ball, the two of them completed the tackle. Whether the pass is incomplete or dropped is difficult to tell with the naked eye, and the referee must confirm it through a slow-motion replay.

But regardless of the decision, one thing is for sure, the San Francisco 49ers' offensive momentum has taken a heavy hit.

After the start of the second half, the San Francisco 49ers' offensive team still showed strong propulsion ability, and Lu Ke, as the brains of the team, was always able to lead the opponent by half a foot in terms of tactics and gain the upper hand in every electric attack.

Got six consecutive first strikes, advanced 68 yards, and came to the 22-yard line of the opposing half; Among the six first attacks, none of them fell into the unfavorable situation of the third gear attack, four of which were two to complete ten yards, two were the first gear to achieve the first attack transition, six passes, four runs, the mystery of the balance of the pass and run to the extreme, the whole attack is smooth and unstoppable.

Strictly speaking, the Tigers' ground defense was excellent today, thanks to the heavy forward leaning of the raid tactics, the concentration of the front-line defenders remained high, leaving not much chance for the running backs, Marcus Lynch, Anthony Dixon and Kendall Hunter, all three of whom took turns but none ran the oversize.

However, Lu Ke's pass gradually opened up the situation, and only six passes in the second half were successful five times, advancing thirty-nine yards; Restrained by passing, the running guards were not able to run phenomenal yards, and were still able to advance four to five yards with each advance, which was very efficient, leaving the Tigers with more pressure.

With the keen capture of the fighter, the accurate reading of the defense and the decisive killing of the pass, Lu Ke gave full play to the quarterback's strengths, and the defensive group of the Tigers was faintly unable to parry.

As Kirk said, after four minutes and 14 seconds of the second half, the 49ers' offensive team was already above the 22-yard line, and the second gear was 6 yards, and if Lu Ke continued to complete the pass, the red zone was already in sight.

In the face of the crisis, the Tigers players held their breath, suddenly accelerated and suddenly released, completely tearing apart the 49ers' offensive front, Atkins and Lawson teamed up to complete a crucial sack to temporarily stop the bleeding.

The sudden outburst of Atkins and Lawson was really fierce, Lu Ke didn't have any chance, and before he could make a shot, he was directly caught on the ground. However, a second before the tackle, Lu Ke seemed to try to pass.

Yes, judging from the slow-motion replay of the TV station, before the grab, Lu Ke's passing action had been completed, and this was an incomplete pass. I don't know what the referee's decision was, but judging from the outside footage, it should be that the pass was not completed. ”

In the studio, Kirk and Teddy were also watching the replay to learn about the situation.

In this attack, Lu Ke's tactical arrangement still has the upper hand, and it can be seen that Logan Newman and Michael Crabtree have both run out of gaps, and Lu Ke has also seized the opportunity, so he is ready to pass. Wow, it's a pass in the direction of Crabtree, and once the pass is successful, it's at least a ten-yard push to get to the edge of the red zone in one go. ”

In the replay, details that could not be seen during the live broadcast could be captured, and Teddy's exclamation involuntarily overflowed, "Atkins and Lawson's tackle is really too timely, a little slow half a beat, Lu Ke will complete the pass again." The game will be a different story. ”

'Atkins was in amazing form today, and it was his 25th personal tackle. The grappling completed by multiple people teamed up, each person counted half a time, "and there were three more hasty shots at the same time." His performance alone supported the entire Tigers' defensive group, even better than Andy Dalton, and stole the style of today's rookie matchup! ”

Teddy's praise wasn't over yet, and Kirk added, "So what does it mean that the 49ers still take the lead in the score with such an amazing performance from Atkins, and Lu Ke still performs well?" ”