Offense wins the game, defense wins the championship. The same applies to rugby.

The Baltimore Ravens are a team that is known for their defense, and their tough defensive posture has swept the league and is fearful. One of the key players is Ray-Leis, known as "Thor".

The central defender was selected by the Ravens with the 26th pick in the first round in 1996 and began his legendary career.

Undoubtedly, Lewis is one of the best central linebackers in league history, and even removing the "one" doesn't seem too much of a problem; Even though he hasn't retired yet, he's already booked a Hall of Fame seat early. After entering the league in 1996, he was selected for the Pro Bowl every year except for his rookie season, the 2002 season and the 2005 season, which were absent due to injury.

Every year!

In other words, as long as Lewis is on the field, he is the absolute king of the Baltimore Ravens, and every team must pay attention to it.

Also, when the Baltimore Ravens won the Super Bowl in the 2000 season, the Super Bowl MVP was Ray Lewis.

It's no exaggeration to say that the soul of other teams may be quarterbacks, and the soul of the Ravens is definitely Lewis.

He is a game-changing midlineback, who is proficient in not only tackling and raiding, but also tackling, intercepting, making drops, and even returning touchdowns; He was also the fastest defender in history to get 30 sacks and 30 tackles, leaving behind a staggering string of historical records.

The Baltimore Ravens, like the Pittsburgh Steelers in their prime, win games with defense!

In 2008, the team received a new look, and the young coach John-Harbaugh, who was only 46 years old, moved in to the team for the first time in his coaching career. And on top of the draft, he selected quarterback Joe Flaco with the eighteenth pick in the first round to build a dynasty -

Defensively, their weak offense is finally starting to pick up. Making the playoffs for three years in a row is proof of that!

It is worth mentioning that John Hubble is the younger brother of San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Hubble, the two brothers are only one year apart, and both have become representative head coaches in the league, writing another good story outside the Manning family.

In this offseason, after Hubble officially entered the San Francisco 49ers, this "brother matchup" is the focus of attention. When arranging the schedule, the league was not optimistic about the strong rise of the San Francisco 49ers, but it still scheduled the game for Thursday night, and the main focus was the family civil war between the two head coaches.

It's like the "Manning Bowl", with Peyton Manning playing Eli Manning every four years. Because they're in different leagues, the divisions are rotated every four years.

But after the start of the season, there were surprises, the Baltimore Ravens are still strong, with seven wins and three losses so far; The San Francisco 49ers are on the rise, with a current record of eight wins and two losses, and the gap between the two teams is far closer than expected.

And it's even tougher.

For the San Francisco 49ers, the situation was even more urgent, having just arrived on the road after an unexpected home loss, first disrupting the pace of preparation on Thursday night, and then facing the biggest opponent imaginable; What's more, this is the first time this season that the 49ers have faced a truly defensive powerhouse – and the Tampa Bay Bugrates are no longer at their peak defense.

In other words, this is a "war of contradictions", attacking one's own shield with the spear of the other, and finally seeing whether the spear is sharper or the shield is stronger. The San Francisco 49ers must get back on their feet as soon as possible and regain their form; And for Lu Ke and the offensive group, this is the real test, the playoff level test!

Originally, Thursday Night was the focus of attention, and the eyes of the entire league were focused on it, but now, because of various factors off the field, the temperature of attention has skyrocketed; The most important thing is that this is the first time that the famous Chinese rookie has appeared on the stage of live broadcast in the United States.

In the past three months, the news about Lu Ke has been boiling and spreading for a long time, and the name of "Skywalker" is even more thunderous, although it is said that the game against the Detroit Lions was broadcast live on the Internet, although the game against the New York Giants was rebroadcast several times, but the weight of Thursday night's game is completely different, and people's expectations are naturally rising.

All of this makes Thursday Night a natural conversation-making machine before it even begins.

Even the league officials are no exception, sparing no effort to promote it, and some even believe that it will be "a potential matchup of the Super Bowl" - the "Hubble Bowl", which has established the focus of the game for the week in a semi-official manner.

Although the San Francisco 49ers had just suffered a surprise loss, they were still impressed by the steady performance throughout the season and initially built confidence, which was reflected in the opinion of many industry commentators, and did not collapse as a result of this loss.

In the "Within the League" program, analysts and commentators are also undecided, they generally believe that this will be a five-to-five game, there are too many factors to determine the outcome of the game, and it is very likely that an unexpected accident will determine the final outcome of the game, as in the New York Giants game.

In the end, six commentators chose the Baltimore Ravens, including Charles, because their defense is still resilient, and Ray Lewis is in his prime, not to mention, the defense always wins games; The four commentators chose the San Francisco 49ers, because the offensive group is changeable and complex, especially Lu Ke's wisdom and calmness, and the overall strength is more balanced.

Interestingly, this time, Charles did not initiate the bet.

Fresh from the "Transpacific" fiasco, he needs to keep his head down for a while. Deep down, he also understands that the outcome of this game is inherently within a millimeter, and if he rashly chooses to gamble, it is very likely that he will dig a pit and bury himself, so that he will not take the initiative to send himself to the guillotine.

From the side, you can see how close and fierce the showdown between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens is. It's all about play!

As the regular season enters the second half of the season, the battle for the playoffs is gradually starting to intensify, and each game may determine the direction of the playoff spots; Although a playoff spot seems like a probable event for the 49ers and the Ravens, they still have to go all out, not to mention, this game can also be regarded as a training for the playoffs-

No one is fighting to make the playoffs and then a round-round tour.

One thing is for sure, both teams will do everything they can to win! Another big war, on the verge of breaking out!

……

"Sss

Sitting in the studio, as a bystander, Teddy still couldn't hold back, gasped, frowned, and involuntarily began to cry out in pain, "This impact is really fierce." Ray Lewis tore a passage hard, cut in from the blind side, hugged Lu Ke fiercely, and fell to the ground heavily, Lu Ke had no chance, no chance! ”

"Ouch!" When the commentary was halfway through, it began to play back on the TV screen, and when he saw the scene of Lewis capturing Lu Ke, Teddy couldn't help but exclaim, and directly interrupted his commentary, his whole face wrinkled, and then gasped again, "Hiss! Too rough, too ruthless, Lu Ke looked like a paper doll, and he was torn to pieces in a daze. ”

At this moment, M&T Bank Stadium is in the midst of a tsunami, and the home fans are cheering for another excellent performance by Ray Lewis, and the powerful sack is undoubtedly the heaviest and most powerful blow to the opponent's offensive group, strangling the quarterback from the source, and the counterattack effect is undoubtedly the best choice!

For the Ravens, this is their favorite rhythm, with powerful raids and ramming, like a flood, smashing the opponent's offensive forward line into a dazzled and nowhere to be found.

But for the referee, the collision just now was not so good.

"The referee threw the yellow flag, which was definitely a yellow flag foul and rough treatment of the quarterback. Not only was the grappling too aggressive, but the grappling position was also too low, and judging from the slow-motion replays, the referee's decision was accurate, and such a tackle could have led to injury to the quarterback. ”

"God, the current situation is really not good, Lu Ke is still lying on the ground, there is no movement, and we have no way of knowing whether he is injured or not. There was nothing wrong with that yellow flag decision, but if the 49ers lost their starting quarterback, it wasn't a loss that a yellow flag foul could make up for. ”

The San Francisco 49ers' offensive team surrounded Lewis, there was a push and shovel on the court, the Ravens players rushed up, and the referees were in control of the game, but the scene was still a little out of control. Oops! Halfway through the commentary, Teddy saw the replay of the grappling again, and Teddy still couldn't hold back, and let out another amazement, unable to believe his eyes.

Although rugby is originally a powerful sport, actually witnessing those flesh-to-flesh collisions still makes onlookers cry out in pain.

"The second half of the first quarter was the second time of the game, and it was Ray Lewis's second tackle of the game, and the Ravens showed excellent defensive form today, barely giving the 49ers offensive team too many chances, and Lu Ke even had very limited time to shoot. Now, the pace of the game has entered the mode that the Ravens are most familiar with. ”

At this moment, Kirk interrupted Teddy's explanation and said loudly, "Lu Ke stood up, the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers stood up, he jumped in place a few times, and raised his hand to signal that he was okay. That's good news! Oh, God. ”