632 Pre-match attention

After four divisional matches, the 2011 season is now reduced to just three games, two conference finals and one Super Bowl matchup.

The playoff stage is already full of surprises and changes, and this year is no different. Thibaud's fiasco, the packer's loss, the crow's stumbling, Brady's strong ...... A string of historical records have been broken one after another, and four exciting matches have been completed again, but among them, Lu Ke and Bliss teamed up to deliver the best matchup of the season, which is undoubtedly the hottest topic.

Lu Ke has become the biggest star shining in North America.

According to league statistics, in just 24 hours, Lu Ke's No. 14 jersey rocketed and became the new champion of the national jersey sales list, and in the next seven days, he firmly held the throne of the sales championship.

From thirteen wins to zero-second kills, from the ugly duckling who failed to draft to the white swan who shines in the league, from the unpopular Chinese quarterback to the biggest discovery of the season, from the defeat of Thursday night to the explosion of Monday night, and finally on the stage of the divisional competition, he delivered the best four-minute game of the whole season......

After a long season of regular season, the accumulation again and again, finally burst out with amazing light!

Jersey sales are just the tip of the iceberg, on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, the name of "Lu Ke" is even higher on the keyword hot search list, just like the first season of Kurt Warner's "Cinderella", all eyes and focus are focused on Lu Ke.

"Can Lu Ke become a second Kurt Warner?"

In the first week of the regular season, Lu Ke scored five touchdowns at home against the Seattle Seahawks and achieved his highest quarterback rating of the season, and since then, this issue has always been one of the favorites, but before that, the issue was just an issue, no one believed that Lu Ke could reach such heights, and no one even believed that Lu Ke could last for half a season.

Until now.

At this point, with the San Francisco 49ers reaching the National League finals, this is no longer a topic on paper, the potential is evolving into infinite possibilities, and only one more win is needed for the young quarterback to march into Indianapolis and stand on the Super Bowl stage.

What's more, standing opposite the San Francisco 49ers will be the New York Giants, who have beaten once this season, and in the tenth week of the regular season, the two teams teamed up to deliver a classic zero-second kill, exhausting the last drop of gas to decide the winner. This time we meet again, and it is worth looking forward to.

For the 49ers, this is a game that should not be taken lightly, and although they won the regular season, both sides fought to the end of the gas, and the victory or defeat was only a thin line. The slightest difference could lead to another outcome.

For the Giants, it was a big step forward for revenge, having unfortunately missed out on a win in the regular season, and now it's finally time to prove themselves again, and a little harder, a little harder, maybe the result will be very different.

In an instant, all eyes were on the Federation Finals, more precisely, the Nations League Finals, which are about to kick off this week.

Admittedly, the American League final is also a lot of talk:

The matchup between the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens, the meeting between the No. 1 seed and the No. 2 seed, Tom Brady, who is in good form this season, meets Ray Lewis, who has undiminished defensive skills this season, the fourth in the offensive group in the regular season vs. the third in the defensive group in the regular season, and Bill Bilicek vs. John Hubble, a well-deserved battle of contradictions, every topic is an absolute hot topic.

It is worth mentioning that in the regular season this season, the two teams did not play each other, but against the Pittsburgh Steelers, who are the league's first defense, the New England Patriots lost the game; Against the San Francisco 49ers, who are third in the league in offense, the Baltimore Ravens won the game, which may be a reference for this American League final.

However, many topics in the American League final still seem to lack some chemistry, not tense enough, and not exciting enough.

As for the Nations League finals, purely on paper, the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants are not equal.

In the technical statistics of the regular season, the 49ers ranked third in the league in both offensive and defensive groups, while the Giants ranked tenth in the offensive group and 25th in the defensive group.

It is no exaggeration to say that this season, the competitive state of the two teams does not seem to be on the same level, and the 49ers are riding the dust and gradually rising, entering the playoffs strongly, and becoming the biggest dark horse in the league; The Giants had their ups and downs, and until the last minute, with a home win over the Dallas Cowboys, they narrowly managed to get a playoff ticket.

What's more, in the regular season encounter, the 49ers defeated their opponents at home.

In all respects, the suspense of victory or defeat does not seem to be large, and the comparison of the strength of the two teams is far less than the needle-to-point matchup of the American League finals, but the playoff matchup is never a number on paper, otherwise the Denver Broncos would not have upset the Pittsburgh Steelers, otherwise, the New York Giants would not have stood opposite the San Francisco 49ers.

The focus of the discussion about this match is far beyond the calculation and inventory of strength on paper.

First up is the New York giants.

With a record of nine wins and seven losses, he entered the playoffs with a sideline goal, but burst out with unimaginable combat effectiveness. In the wild card game, facing the Atlanta Falcons, who were 10-6 in the regular season, the team that attacked seventh and defended 18th, the Giants delivered their strongest performance of the season, with a disparity of "24:2", and slaughtered the opponent neatly.

In the divisional round, facing the Green Bay Packers, the favorite to win the championship with 15 wins in the regular season, lost to the opponent with a score of "35:38" in the thirteenth week of the regular season, but the Giants improved their state again and showed great power, and the final score of "37:20" made the packers have no temper at all.

The Nerve Knife deserves to be a Nerve Knife.

All of this is reminiscent of the magical season four years ago.

Ten wins and six losses in the regular season, second in the division, behind the Dallas Cowboys, but at the last moment, he wiped the bottom line, joined hands with the Washington Reds, the sworn enemy of the same district, to catch the last train together, entered the playoffs, and then started the counterattack mode all the way. Defeated the Tampa Bay Pirates, Dallas Cowboys, and Green Bay Packers to stand on the Super Bowl stage.

In the final moment, facing the New England Patriots, who had an unbeaten regular season record, Eli Manning defeated his opponent with a last-minute pass touchdown to claim his first Super Bowl championship ring.

So, what about this year?

This was followed by San Francisco with 49.

Missed the playoffs for eight consecutive years, the team was purged in the offseason, nearly half of the players and coaches were replaced, the preseason was all lost, and the main quarterback was injured before the regular season...... All the terrible things were squeezed together, and no one was optimistic about the team's prospects for the season.

Four and a half months later, they reached the Nations League final.

In the divisional round, facing Drew Briss, who had just created a historic season, Lu Ke, who was not afraid of tigers, handed over the toughest performance of his career, especially in the last four minutes of the strong duel, the two sides worked together to give a total of four touchdowns, the score continued to rise alternately, and the sparkling game made the onlookers almost suffocate.

The young and vigorous San Francisco 49ers did not fall apart, gritted their teeth and persevered to the end, recreating the "that catch" from 30 years ago, killing the opponent and struggling to reach the National League finals.

Lu Ke, one of the most outstanding players this season, once again showed Joe Montana-style strength and tenacity, which made all fans full of hope for the team; What's more, he is also the first Chinese-American quarterback in history, and every step is creating history that belongs to himself and the league.

So, can Lu Ke go further?

Now, these two teams, the two quarterbacks, are standing in front of each other, fighting for a Super Bowl berth. Everything starts from scratch.

Not just the fans, not just neutral spectators, even the league has to agree that although on paper, the American League final seems to be more intense, but in reality, the National League final is the focus.

So, on January 22, the federation final ignited the flames!

At 3 p.m. Eastern Time, or 12 p.m. Western Time, the American League finals kicked off first.

At 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time, or 3:30 p.m. Western Time, the Nations League final was then played.

In other words, the highlight of the night game, the league chose the final of the National League, and the spotlight was on Lu Ke and Xiao Manning, looking forward to this game to make history again.

Tick-tock, in the blink of an eye, six days of training have been slid through the fingers, and the day of the Federation Finals has arrived, and it seems that before they have time to catch their breath, they once again ushered in a top-level showdown that cannot be missed; But for the professionals, the preparation was methodical and step-by-step, as if it were just a normal match day.

After the pre-game warm-up, the 49ers returned to the locker room one after another to begin the final preparations before the game, and there were less than 15 minutes left before the official start of the National League finals.

The chatter in the locker room never became noisy, and there was a faint depression, and even though everyone tried to eliminate the negative emotions, the tension and excitement still involuntarily grabbed the heart, making everything chaotic.

I don't know who first noticed the voice next to me, fell silent, listened intently, and then slowly, the sound from the rustling radio waves gradually became clearer and clearer:

It was the final moments of the American League final.