1408 Walk in the dark
From the 2011 season to the 2012 season, Lu Ke came out with a strong long pass, and the first pass in the first game of his career was a direct touchdown of a super long pass, which was amazing; The feat of "Hail Mary" has also become the deepest impression of countless neutral fans.
Watching Lu Ke's games, there are often big ups and downs, high lifts, high fights, big openings and closings, and every attack is gorgeous and risky, which makes neutral fans addicted. Even last season, after Lu Ke's playing style gradually matured, he did not try to reduce his long passes, and once the opportunity appeared, he was still unrelenting.
But this season, Lu Ke has gradually grown into a game master, and the long pass is still the strongest weapon, but now he will not frequently challenge the long pass in pursuit of quick wins, but more to fight for victory with a balanced tactical game of passing and running, and the style of play has begun to become more solid and practical - or rather, more boring.
But for true insiders, they understand that Lu Ke's art of the game, like a game of Go, is elegant and wise, profound and complex, showing the charm of rugby at a higher level.
Compared to last week's game against the Washington Redskins, the San Francisco 49ers have returned to their familiar routines, and the proportion of pass-through offense has regained the upper hand, but Lu Ke is still not the most shining one in the offensive group, the receiving team is. Through the groping of the first quarter of the game and the assault of the second quarter of the game, Lu Ke's short pass began to open up the situation, and burst out with power through the receiver.
Crabtree made four back-to-back shadow passes, including a 22-yard long pass, and was in good form in his first game after six months.
After receiving an eight-yard short pass, Logan relied on his ability to dodge two tackles, crash through a defense, and drive all the way into the end zone to complete an 82-yard touchdown.
Boulding used nine catches to complete a 98-yard advance, with an average of 10.89 yards, which was created under Lu Ke's tactics of focusing on short passes, completely making the opponent's defense second-line useless.
Salek also managed to make three catches and push for 20 yards, which was not impressive, but gradually found some presence on the court.
Lu Ke is responsible for passing, the receiver is responsible for the dirty work, the short pass-based passing offense is still vigorous, relying on the excellent play of the receiving team, the San Francisco 49ers offensive group relied on the pass to advance 275 yards, and the performance of the running back group in the ground advancement fell slightly, encountering a strong sniper from the opponent's ground defense, but still gained 119 yards.
It can be felt that the San Francisco 49ers offensive group, which is adjusting its game style and tactical layout, is still not at the best level, but it is still showing a steady upward development curve, low-key and down-to-earth to find their most comfortable way to play, and they are gradually picking up for two consecutive games.
In the end, the San Francisco 49ers offensive team scored a total of five touchdowns in the whole game!
Among them, three were from running backs, one each from Frank Goyle, Marcus Lynch, and Kendall Hunter; Two came from passes, one each from Logan Newman and Angang Bolting.
It can be clearly perceived that the running back and receiving team are the biggest contributors to the whole game, but Lu Ke, whose quarterback rating has returned to his normal level, is extremely low-key, even if the pass success rate is as high as 72%, he has not been able to become the most shining player in the offensive group as he has been in the past two seasons.
The reason is very simple, Lu Ke mainly used short passes throughout the game, assisted by raiding middle passes and long passes, without the thrilling moment of 70 yards of super long passes, more often he still relied on the continuous promotion of wide receivers and close forwards after completing the catch to open up the situation, which also made the audience have an illusion:
The receivers are running all over the field, doing their best, relying on their own breakthroughs to lead the team to continue to advance; And Lu Ke stood in his pocket and sat firmly on the Diaoyu Tai, his sense of presence was really too weak.
Not enough visual impact.
This also made the focus and hot spots focused on the receiving team, especially Crab Tree, who had just returned in this game, and Lu Ke, who had always been shrouded in the spotlight, quietly hid his tracks, did not attract too much attention, and continued to low-key to find his offensive touch.
Now the San Francisco 49ers are finally maturing.
When the defensive group was faced with the dilemma of mistakes and ups and downs, the offensive team steadily established a lead for the team, and began to put pressure on the opponent from the first quarter of the game, and after taking the lead in the score, the offensive team was always able to re-stabilize the situation in time with a better performance in the face of anxiety and tangled situations.
In the first quarter, a touchdown.
In the second quarter, two touchdowns.
In the third quarter, a touchdown.
In the fourth quarter, a touchdown.
The San Francisco 49ers kept their overall form relatively stable and balanced, and although the scene looked chaotic for a while, and the situation was far more tense than the score looked, they never completely lost their advantage, and finally won the victory steadily, leaving no chance for their rivals in the same district, defending their home glory and successfully defeating their opponents.
“35:16”。
This is the final score, the St. Louis Rams worked very hard and very hard, they tried their best to achieve the long-cherished wish of "season double" against their rivals in the same region, but in the end they were still unable to achieve it, and unfortunately returned home. To make matters worse, in the playoff race, they have lost their advantage and fallen out first.
That's the value of a divisional civil war.
For the San Francisco 49ers, the loss to the New Orleans Saints brought the team's season record to eight wins and four losses, surpassing their arch-rivals Arizona Cardinals to second place in the division, and still holding the advantage in the playoff race.
But more importantly, the team's form is steadily rising, and the team is heading towards the next game in a low-key and composed manner.
As we enter the second half of the season, the likes of the Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks and other teams have come to the fore to capture much of the league's attention, and last week's Sunday night game saw the spotlight of old rivals Peyton Manning vs. Tom Brady.
Defending champions San Francisco 49ers have gradually lowered their profile, especially in the past two weeks, when opponents have lacked enough talk and even the gimmick of a division civil war has not been able to make more waves, which has allowed the team to briefly break away from the media spotlight and quietly make a fortune to quietly win two straight games and always maintain the contention for a playoff spot.
Then, in the fourteenth week of the regular season, the focus matchup finally came: San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks!
At this time, the attention was once again focused on the San Francisco 49ers, and people suddenly discovered that the defending champions, who had won two consecutive victories in a low-key manner, had quietly improved their record to eight wins and four losses, and Lu Ke was also steadily regaining his form and continuing the team's steady upward momentum.
This also makes the ensuing partition civil war suddenly much more interesting.
There is no need to say about the history of the battle between these two sworn enemies in the same district, they are undoubtedly the most topical and impactful pair of rivals in the league in the past two seasons.
What's even more exciting is that in the past two seasons, the form upward curves of the two teams have just collided head-on, which has also created a real strong matchup. The three matchups of the regular season and playoffs in the 2012 season are still talked about by countless neutral fans.
The duel of "Lu Ke VS Wilson" seems to have become a representative of the new generation of duels.
After entering the 2013 season, the situation of the two teams changed slightly, and the development trajectory was slightly different, with the San Francisco 49ers facing a period of turmoil and ups and downs, and the post-Super Bowl winning syndrome was in full swing; The Seattle Seahawks, on the other hand, had a full-blown season — reminiscent of last season's San Francisco 49ers in every way.
The "Explosive Army", which has been at the center of the league's hot topic last year, has been upgraded again this year, and after completing the reinforcement work through a series of drafts and transfers in the offseason, Pete Carroll has finally built the defensive lineup he dreamed of, from individual ability to team cooperation to game intensity, etc., all aspects have reached a perfect fit in all aspects, and finally exploded with unimaginable energy.
So far, the Seattle Seahawks defensive group ranks first in the league, sweeping the top spot in all stats:
Ground defense, pass defense, allowed opponent to advance yards on the ground, allowed opponent to pass to advance yards, allowed opponent to get first attacks, average points conceded per game, average number of ball conversions per game, etc., etc.
All of these stats dominate the league across the board, not just to lead the way, but they all show the strength of the Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers at their peak, and some even believe that this defensive group is super dominant enough to rank among the top three in history.
Such a terrifying defensive dominance is enough to make every team's attacking group fearful!
In the just-concluded week, the Seattle Seahawks faced the New Orleans Saints led by Drew Bliss - the same team that brought the San Francisco 49ers home two weeks ago, and the Seahawks defense only allowed Bliss to win seven points, with a disparity of "34-7", easily crushing the opponent and achieving a hearty victory.
In the face of the full-court coverage and full-court pressure of the Bombardment Army, Drew Bliss was also helpless, which can be seen from the side the majesty of this defensive group!