"Audience friends, welcome to today's 'Within the Alliance', this is ESPN and I'm your host Edward Bowen."

In the bustling studio, with the green signal light of the live broadcast on, the noise disappeared in an instant, and all eyes were projected towards the camera. The analysts and commentators were ready, and Edward, as the host, smiled and looked at the camera lens, skillfully starting today's opening, and his energetic eyes gradually brightened.

"In the blink of an eye, the 2011 season is already halfway through. This week, the 10th week of the regular season is about to kick off and the playoff race is officially in the second half, and it is clear that every game of the week is crucial for every team aiming to make the playoffs, and the excitement of the game will also increase, which is undoubtedly a joy for the fans. ”

A simple summary sets the tone for today's show.

Edward turned his head, and the camera camera also followed his line of sight to the ten analysts and commentators present, "This week's game is full of countless highlights, the three night games are still in the spotlight, and Sunday's daily game is obviously a lot to watch, Charles, which game are you most concerned about this week?" ”

Charles Davis, as the biggest focus of the "league", is also a gimmick-making machine every week, and the energetic speech of each episode of the show is the biggest magic weapon to create ratings.

However, in the past few weeks, Charles's performance has slipped markedly, and he has almost disappeared.

In the first half of the season, Charles was severely slapped in the face for picking and finding fault with the San Francisco 49ers' rookie quarterback, except for the narrow victory of the Philadelphia Hawks in the fourth week, Lu Ke successfully occupied a place in the league with an unparalleled performance, which immediately put Charles in an embarrassment.

Before the official program of the regular season, the San Francisco 49ers officially announced that Lu Ke would serve as the starting quarterback, and in that episode of the "within the league" program, Charles humiliated Lu Ke in a big way, and even involved the suspicion of racial discrimination. This video, which has been played repeatedly on YouTube in the past period of time, has even exceeded 5 million hits.

For Charles, it was simply an ordeal of execution. So, gradually, Charles began to keep his mouth shut, waiting for a better opportunity to launch a counterattack.

Now, here's your chance.

"San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants." Charles's answer caused a commotion in the studio, and everyone looked at Charles in surprise.

Since the San Francisco 49ers won a hard-fought matchup on the road against the Detroit Lions, Charles has refused to discuss the team on the show for three weeks. Everyone knows that for Charles, the strong performance of the San Francisco 49ers, especially Lu Ke's excellent performance, is a complete humiliation.

But today, what's going on, Charles actually took the initiative to hit the muzzle?

In the midst of the commotion, Charles seemed calm and calm, spread his hands, and a confident and calm look appeared on his face again, "Yes, among all the games this week, this one is what I pay the most attention to." ”

Edward could clearly feel that all the guests were ready to move, everyone had itchy mouths, and they couldn't wait to start a conversation with Charles immediately, and the explosion and gimmick were already brewing, but as the host, he still accurately grasped the timing and preemptively cut to the topic, "Oh, why? ”

Edward asked everyone's curious questions, and quietly began to set the mood, "In this week's games, there are a lot of matchups worth paying attention to, at least, all three night matches are sworn rivals in the same district that can't be missed.

Especially on Monday night, the Green Bay Packers face off against the Minnesota Vikings at home, and just three weeks ago, the Vikings almost broke the Packers' unbeaten gold at home, and now the battle is rematched, and the two teams are definitely full of gunpowder. ”

As Edward said, the three night games of the week are all highlights.

In Thursday night's game, the Oakland Raiders and the San Diego Chargers face off in the American League West Division, both teams are now 4-4, plus the Kansas Chiefs are also 4-4, and the other Denver Broncos are 3-5.

On Sunday night, the New England Patriots played against the New York Jets, and both teams now have a record of five wins and three losses, and the competition for the top spot in the division is extremely fierce; What's more, these two teams are historical rivals, and the playoffs aside, neither side will make each other feel good.

Add to that Monday Night and it's definitely one of the most exciting divisional derbies in the league.

Needless to say, every game is going to be full of gunpowder, and you can already predict how exciting it will be.

However, among so many options, Charles chose the San Francisco 49ers vs. the New York giants.

Objectively speaking, the 49ers and the Giants are indeed important opponents.

First of all, the clash between the two cities of New York and San Francisco can be seen as a contest between the East Coast and the West Coast in a sense - because Los Angeles does not have a professional football team now, and on the North American continent, the-for-tat between the East Coast and the West Coast is all sides and all fronts. This also makes every matchup between the two teams sparkling.

Secondly, the historical head-to-head between the two teams is also quite interesting. In the history of the 49ers, the Giants have played the most teams in the playoffs, a full six.

The first two playoff meetings saw both teams on a rapid rise, with Joe Montana leading the team to defeat their opponents twice and win the Super Bowl on both occasions; The next three playoff meetings were the last laugh on the New York Giants, and the first two were Super Bowl wins.

Among them was the 1990 Peak Showdown. At the time, the San Francisco 49ers had just won the 1988 and 1989 Super Bowls and were chasing their first three-peat.

In the Nations League final, the 49ers led the game and held the lead between the games until an accidental drop by Roger-Craig gave the New York Giants an offensive opportunity. The Giants managed to grasp it, scored a free kick, defeated the 49ers with a score of "15-13", entered the Super Bowl, and successfully won the championship.

Later, in the first round of the playoffs in 2002, which was also the last time the San Francisco 49ers entered the playoffs after the millennium, the New York Giants maintained a huge advantage of "38-14" until the end of the third quarter, but in the end the 49ers successfully reversed the game and defeated their opponents with a score of "39-38" to enter the second round of the playoffs.

Currently, the all-time head-to-head record between the two teams, all meetings including the regular season, draws; Just the playoffs are tied. It can be said that it is really difficult to solve.

Still, these were eight years ago, after the fall of the 49ers, the rise of the giants, and the two teams going down different paths, the next two meetings were lackluster. This time of year, from all angles such as hype gimmicks, game explosions, and matchups, this game simply can't compare to three night games.

"I know, of course I do." Charles said unhurriedly, "But have you noticed that the five teams with the best records in the entire league right now, four of them are from the National League, which are the Packers, the 49ers, the Giants, and the Lions. That means they're not just competing for a playoff spot, they're also rehearsing for a playoff matchup. ”

Charles confidently glanced at the other analysts and commentators in the studio, and regained his long-lost look, "In other words, the matchup between the 49ers and the Giants, the intensity and meaning of the game are different, and the excitement is definitely worth looking forward to." ”

It's a fact.

As Charles said, even without the gimmick of intra-division matchups, the matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants can be among the top three in terms of intensity among the many matchups this week; If you look at it purely from the perspective of record, the 7-1 49ers and the 6-2 Giants, this matchup is the highest-ranked matchup this week with the smallest gap.

Comparable to the Detroit Lions in the sixth week of the regular season.

This is something that everyone knows, and definitely not the answer that Edward was hoping for.

"So, which team do you think will emerge victorious?" Spencer Larson chimed in with a smile on his face, bringing up a meaningful topic.

The other analysts and commentators all laughed and said nothing, and they all showed that they were watching a good show. "Spencer VS Charles", is such a duel going to reignite the flames of war again?

"The New York giants." Without hesitation, without pause, crisp and crisp, Charles's answer was so sonorous and powerful that he could even hear the sound of Mingjin and respond strongly.

Indeed, the war is back in flames!

"What I'm more curious about is whether you came to a conclusion based on the comparison of strength, or based on the questioning of Lu Ke?" Spencer was not surprised by Charles's answer, and continued to press for the camp step by step.

Charles wasn't a, he could naturally hear the pitfalls in Spencer's words, but he didn't care. Now, everyone knows what he once said about Lu Ke, even if he changes his tone now, it is estimated that no one will believe it, so why doesn't he stick to his point of view and go all the way to the end frankly?

"I never thought Lu Ke had the potential to be a good quarterback." Charles expressed his opinion bluntly, and the sharp showdown, which had been silent for weeks, began to emerge again.

Not only Spencer, but other analysts and commentators also showed a playful look, obviously not expecting Charles to "open his eyes and tell nonsense".

For a quarterback, one can dislike it, it's a matter of personal preference. Quite simply, no one likes a quarterback who is their arch-rival in the same district, or even wants to curse him.

But for commentators, they can't dismiss a quarterback's stats and results, and they have to analyze them from a relatively objective perspective and then attach their own personal preferences, which is no problem.

But that's clearly not the case with Charles now......

"God." Spencer exclaimed directly, "Didn't you see Lu Ke's quarterback rating?" ”

But before the words could be finished, Charles raised his hand and slammed it on the table, and a loud "bang" echoed throughout the studio, so that everyone was stunned.

The grievances and depression that had been squeezed deep in his heart for a full time were finally released at this moment, Charles stared at Spencer with red eyes, "Don't tell me about any quarterback ratings, everyone knows that this is a controversial rating, its favorite quarterback will always be Aaron Rodgers, and a running quarterback like Michael Wick is unlikely to be favored at all." ”

"In the final analysis, the quarterback rating is just a reference data, and it has no substantial value at all, and it cannot prove that Lu Ke is a good quarterback." Charles's anger poured out, "It's only eight games, please don't compare him to Kurt Warner, it's an insult to Warner." ”

Without a pause, Charles continued, "So, yes, I don't think the San Francisco 49ers can win this week. ”