1507 See also overtime
"God God God, could there be anything more wonderful? Lu Ke once again completed a miracle Mary, just when everyone thought that miracles could not be created, Lu Ke stepped forward again and told every doubter: Miracles are never impossible to create! ”
"As long as Lu Ke stands on this court, the San Francisco 49ers are the god of war who will never give up! Yes, the audience is now witnessing the rise of a god of war, from last season's undefeated aura to this season's desperate reversal, even in the face of severe injuries and injuries, Lu Ke can still lead the team to cheer up again, and they have once again confirmed the majesty of the defending champion - will never disarm! ”
Salek only felt that the whole world in front of him was shaking violently, all the red mixed with white and green rushed towards the sight, the fragmented color made the vision refract the bizarre image like a broken mirror, his head only felt a dizziness, everything began to jolt violently, and finally there was no way, he simply closed his eyes, escaped into the darkness, and looked for silence again.
Immediately after, countless noises began to approach rapidly from far and near, bursting above the eardrums, faintly catching the cheering and roaring voices of Logan and Crabtree that Salek reopened his eyes, the focus and focus refocused, and before the vision was completely clear, he couldn't help but emphasise, "I caught it!" I caught it! I really caught it! ”
The anxious and earnest voice was emphasizing one after another: he had successfully completed the catch, but he didn't know whether to appeal to the referee or avenge his teammates, just repeated it over and over again, with a hint of crying in his slightly trembling voice, lest he mess up the catch.
After all, he's just an underdrafted player, a substitute.
Then Salek saw Logan's face full of ecstasy quickly zoom towards him, grabbed his helmet, and roared in an almost roaring manner, "Touchdown!" We scored a touchdown! You've completed the touchdown! It was a touchdown! Touchdown! You've just done a Hail Mary! ”
Seleck's head was a little unresponsive: He? Hail Mary? He finished Hail Mary's catch?
Marcus rushed over; Boulding also rushed over; One after another, you can also see that the other offensive teammates are all rushing over frantically.
Hail Mary. Touchdown. This idea gradually became clear in my mind.
As soon as he was struggling, Salek stood up directly, pushed away his teammates who came to celebrate, rushed forward in a daze, and sprinted towards Lu Ke in ecstasy, but when he was about to come to Lu Ke, he braked urgently and stopped, and looked at Lu Ke with wide eyes, "Bambi, I caught it!" ”
The eyes eager to receive praise are like a child, looking up to his hero, following in the footsteps of his idol, finally achieving a small success, and then waiting anxiously for praise from his role model, even a "well done" can make him fly.
At this time, Lu Ke had just shaken off Dan Williams' grappling and stood up again, and then witnessed the referee's raised touchdown gesture to confirm the completion of Wanfu Mary, and joy and happiness overflowed in his chest; But he is no longer a rookie, he still calmed down quickly, because he knows that the game is not over yet, not to mention that there are still extra points that have not been played, and even if the extra points are hit, they are only tying the score, and it is still not a victory.
The process of falling from heaven to hell in the 2011 season of the National League finals is still vivid, the matchup of competitive sports, the result will never be known until the last moment, this is true for the Arizona Cardinals, and the same is true for the San Francisco 49ers, and now the two sides are just back on the same starting line, after entering overtime, it is a new game, Lu Ke refuses to take it lightly, and refuses to be complacent and proud, and it is not yet time to celebrate.
Then, Lu Ke saw Salek.
Looking at Selek's vigor, as if looking at himself in the 2011 season, Lu Ke knows better than anyone how much effort it takes for unselected players to stand on such a stage.
"Well done!" Lu Ke took the initiative to step forward and gave Salek a big hug.
There is no need for many words, a hug is the best reward, and then, Lu Ke approached Salek's ear again, raised his voice and said, "Come on!" We still have extra time to complete! Let's fight to the end and see what happens, how? Ready to get started? ”
The seemingly calm and simple words revealed a strong confidence and firmness, which once again ignited Salek's fighting spirit, full of enthusiasm but didn't know how to express it, and finally just nodded vigorously and roared at Lu Ke, "The fight continues!" Then he turned to the other teammates, held up the football ball in his hand, and shouted selflessly, "The fight continues!" ”
One sound, one more sound.
Gradually, the exuberant fighting spirit of the San Francisco 49ers spread from the court to the sidelines, giving the Arizona Cardinals a head-on blow!
They have almost touched the edge of victory, and their fingertips can even feel the hot temperature of victory, five seconds, just five seconds away from victory; Half a yard, it only takes another half yard for Dan Williams to tackle Lu Ke early, and Peterson can destroy the pass early, but that half yard just slipped through his fingertips, and before he could react, the balance of victory returned to the balance of power again.
The Arizona Cardinals were a little dazed, they didn't even know how it all happened.
There was a roaring boo at the University of Phoenix Stadium, which overwhelmingly pressured the visiting team; But at this point, there was an illusion that they couldn't tell whether the boos were directed at the away team or the home team, and the trance made the Cardinals players not know how to react, and they all stood there like walking corpses.
Because it was a touchdown after the official timeout, the referees needed to make an official replay to ensure the game was fair, which gave both teams a short respite.
Lu Ke led the offensive team back to the sidelines, and at a glance he could see Akens who was practicing kicking.
According to the rules of the game, although the last pass of the San Francisco 49ers had consumed all the game time, the game time has now been cleared; But because the offensive team has completed a touchdown, they will still get a play-off point and they can even challenge for a two-point play-off if they want to, and it doesn't matter if the game time is cleared.
At this time, the score on the field was "23:22", and the home team was in front.
The San Francisco 49ers, who had just completed a touchdown, closed the score to a one-point gap, and all eyes fell on the special service teams of both sides who were about to complete the extra point kick.
The Arizona Cardinals still have a chance to finish the game, while the San Francisco 49ers will have to score a playoff to send the score into overtime.
Having missed two free kicks in this game, it is clear that David Akens's form is far from being adjusted to the best, continuing the downward trend of overall form this season, but at this time all the heavy responsibility falls on the shoulders of Arkens again, the legendary veteran who is approaching the age of forty, the veteran who officially retired after the end of this season, and now comes to the crossroads that will decide his fate -
Will he be able to earn another chance for the San Francisco 49ers' playoff journey? Or did he finish the last kick of his career and end up in failure?
There was no shouting, no support, and Arkens was able to concentrate on his kicking practice.
Nervous? Nervous, of course; But he's been through so many of these scenes in his career, and he knows he can't get cranky, or he'll be stuck in a mess of thoughts, and he has to focus all his attention on the technical moves of kicking, just like Lu Ke. Of course, it won't be easy, but Akens believes he can do it!
Akens will never forget Lu Ke's sunny smile that bloomed after the Super Bowl last season, "David, I think you may have to hold on for another season." ”
Persistence, for Lu Ke and for himself, for victory and glory, Akens knows that his career is perfect, he doesn't need to prove himself, but really fights for himself and the team, now, the team needs him to step up, then he will complete his task!
Even the kicker is an integral part of the team.
The referees finally finished the replay and reaffirmed the correctness of the on-field decision: a touchdown! It was an undisputed touchdown! Now it's the turn of the special services teams of both sides.
Akens turned his head to look at Lu Ke, but found that Lu Ke was not too nervous at all, but was discussing tactics with Kip, Greg and others, and seemed to be ready for overtime, which made Akens relax a little, retracted his gaze, and he followed his teammates on the stage.
Formation, swing the ball, standing.
Everything was familiar, and Arkens meticulously prepared for himself - the Arizona Cardinals were no longer timeout, his kicking action was undisturbed, but Arkens remained highly focused, all eyes on the football and the goal.
Kickoff.
Run up.
Kicker.
Kickball.
The whole process went smoothly and in one go, with Arkens' right foot firmly hitting the side of the rugby, and then the rugby drew a small arc, slightly dangling, faintly revealing a hint of unease, as if flying towards the left side of the goal.
But just when everyone thought the rugby ball was off track, it quickly grazed the inside of the left club, and everything fast-forwarded at ten times the speed, and then the rugby ball landed on the net.
The goal referee raised his hands in the air and made a gesture to score a goal.
"23:23", overtime came.