"San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks", this is undoubtedly the most high-profile game in the fourteenth week of the regular season, because of the endless competition between the rivals in the same region, and because the outcome of this game will be directly related to the direction and trend of the playoff spots.

As the only team in the league to take the lead in reaching 11 wins, the Seattle Seahawks still failed to lock up the playoff spots in advance, and the fundamental and direct reasons are because of the San Francisco 49ers, who are chasing after and chasing after the San Francisco 49ers.

Currently, there is a three-game separating the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers, and if the Seattle Seahawks can beat their opponents, they can directly secure the division title with three weeks left in the regular season, securing a playoff spot early.

At the same time, considering the direct competition between the New Orleans Saints and the Carolina Panthers in the South Division of the National League, the Seattle Seahawks also have a good chance of securing the playoff home-court advantage of the top two seeds with this victory, which is definitely worth a thousand dollars for the team sitting on the Devil's home stadium Century Chain Stadium.

The San Francisco 49ers, on the other hand, are much simpler, and if they want to avoid the complications of a wild card race, beating the Seattle Seahawks in a head-to-head meeting is the only option to keep the chances of winning the division title. And if they get to the stage where they are in the race for a wild card, every win counts.

The simple summary is that if you want to make the playoffs and take the initiative of the playoff spot into your own hands, with only four games left in the regular season, victory is the only goal of the San Francisco 49ers. Victory! Victory! Win again! Otherwise, everything else is empty talk.

Of course, even if playoff spots aside, these two teams are desperate to eat each other's flesh and drink each other's blood, so how can they easily let their opponents go? For both teams, victory is the only option, there is no other possibility, and no other possibility is accepted.

However, this game is slightly different.

The San Francisco 49ers have been the stronger side in the past two seasons, with the Seattle Seahawks considered a challenger; However, the positions of the two teams have been reversed this season, and the injury-plagued San Francisco 49ers are the underdogs, and now they need to attack the Seattle Seahawks in their prime, and such a subtle change will have more or less an impact on both players.

Even Lu Ke is no exception.

In the face of the Seattle Seahawks, Lu Ke's mentality is always subtly different.

In the original rookie training camp, the discrimination and disdain revealed during the interview between head coach Pete Carroll and quarterback coach Carl Smith really made Lu Ke breathe a sigh of relief in his heart - yes, Carl Smith is still the quarterback coach of the Seattle Seahawks, and every time he plays, he still stands on the side of the court, directing the offensive team's tactical arrangements.

Later, Lu Ke and the Seattle Seahawks became mortal enemies in the same area; Later, Lu Ke and Richard Sherman became rivals; Later, the "minimum consumption" became a dead knot between the two teams, and truly evolved into a never-ending hostile pair.

It is precisely because of this that every time he plays against the Seattle Seahawks, Lu Ke's motivation is extraordinarily abundant, and he does not need to be mobilized at all, the whole person is like a clockwork robot doll, going all out, actively mobilizing his best state, from the first second of the game to the end of the whistle, he will not have the slightest relaxation, and it is even more impossible for his subordinates to be merciful.

This season's competition is a little different.

The Seattle Seahawks were the strong side, and the San Francisco 49ers were the side that challenged the opponent, and the first meeting of the season ended with a big win for the Seattle Seahawks, completely breaking the momentum and power balance between the two teams in the past two seasons; And the dominance of the "Blaster Legion" and the tough defensive front line made them an unattainable and insurmountable barrier within the alliance, standing in front of all offensive groups.

By all accounts, the San Francisco 49ers are underdogs — not the 2011 season of "I'm still skeptical about this team," but the underdogs of hard power.

But Lu Ke seemed more and more excited!

The real fun of competitive sports comes from the confrontation of masters, the stronger the opponent, the more dangerous the challenge, and the more difficult it is to win, the more interesting such confrontation is.

A great match requires two powerful opponents to "cooperate" to complete the performance!

Lu Ke has never been afraid to challenge the strong, on the contrary, he always looks forward to being able to challenge the strong, because only in the collision of strong and strong can he tap the strongest potential and burst into the best state, especially when this strong opponent happens to be the Seattle Seahawks, and he is also the current top seed in the league, the excitement is even more irrepressible.

Since the loss to the New Orleans Saints, Lu Ke has been adjusting his tactics and adjusting his state little by little, he has begun to get used to the way of playing with injuries, and is becoming a more mature and intelligent quarterback step by step, and his ultimate goal is not just the playoffs.

In the playoffs, the opponent's strength and form will be stronger, and at the same time, because of the single-game elimination system, there are more accidents, and the intensity of the game can be raised to a higher level, or even more, which is a severe test for every player on every team.

After two games of grinding and adjusting, it's time to test your form and start warming up for the upcoming playoffs, and what better opponent than the Seattle Seahawks? For others, it's an important game where the weak take on the strong; But for Lu Ke, this is the last sharpening of the long sword before it is unsheathed.

Yes, the Seattle Seahawks are just a whetstone for him.

Now, he could even hear blood bubbling and boiling.

It's just that Lu Ke seems to be a little ...... Pushing too hard? Or is it over-excited?

"Bambi? Bambi! Oh, God! Bambi, what's wrong with you? Logan Newman, who was preparing to catch the ball, stopped in place, shouted with question marks all over his head, and without warning, Lu Ke suddenly disappeared from sight: he was standing well in the last second, and then Jonathan Goodwin's huge body shook in sight, and the next second Lu Ke was gone.

What's going on?

Backup defensive end Tony Gerd Eddy, who was attacking the offensive line, immediately raised his hands in the air, "I didn't touch Bambi!" I didn't come across it! I swear, I really didn't! ”

During practice, defenders must avoid running into quarterbacks – never injure the starting quarterback during practice, which is the highest rule for every defensive player to be constantly reminded of.

Geald Eddie was facing such a predicament at this time, he was almost about to cry, and said in a muttering voice, "I just made a collision move, but my steps have stopped, and I didn't rush over at all, and I haven't touched Bambi yet, and Bambi just fell to the ground on his own." Really, I mean really, I really didn't touch him! ”

At this time, the offensive pair and the defensive second team are practicing a tactical game, simulating the Seattle Seahawks' defensive front-line pressure tactics. Lu Ke was moving in his pocket, and then suddenly disappeared from Logan's sight, and then Goodwin turned around and found that Lu Ke was lying on the ground and did not get up.

Don't...... Injured?

Now it's frying.

All the players around him flocked up, and Gerd Eddie still stood in place and waved his hand repeatedly, trying to show his innocence, but now no one cared about him, and the first reaction in his mind was, "Lu Ke is okay", and his footsteps rushed up at the same time, surrounding Lu Ke.

Originally, bumps and bumps in training are inevitable, and falls are really normal, and there is no need for coaches and players to care too much; But after Lu Ke fell to the ground, he didn't stand up for a long time, which is a bit strange, plus there have been too many injury problems within the team recently, and it is inevitable that there will be some rumors, so the entire training ground began to be chaotic.

Lu Ke, who was lying in the center of the encirclement, also reacted.

He just didn't want to get up right away, but he didn't think he had inadvertently created chaos. Now that the encirclement around is shrinking rapidly, the layers of shadows block all the light, and it can be clearly perceived that the atmosphere of the scene is not quite right, Lu Ke hurriedly said, "I'm fine, I'm fine." Repeated, "Really, I'm fine!" I am fine! ”

But Goodwin, who was standing at the innermost edge of the encirclement, didn't quite believe it, "Are you sure?" Bambi, this is not the time to joke. Are you sure it's okay? There was a deep worry in his voice, "Do you need me to pull you up?" ”

Goodwin held out his right hand.

"No, give me a little time......" However, Lu Ke did not hold Goodwin's hand, but put the rugby ball on his back and on the helmet, trying to hide his embarrassment, but he immediately realized that if he did not explain the situation, the misunderstanding could not be resolved at all, and his teammates would not disperse.

In fact, this is a good thing, which shows that everyone cares about him; But in such a situation, Lu Ke was a little helpless, he shrugged his shoulders - but he couldn't see clearly under the equipment jersey, took a deep breath, and said directly, "Okay, I just tripped myself up, I feel too embarrassed now, you can get out of the way, I want to be quiet, and when I regain my dignity, I will stand up by myself." ”

In the training just now, Lu Ke was really too involved and too focused, so much so that when he kicked the ground, he tripped his right foot with his left foot accidentally, and he tripped himself, like a baby learning to walk, and all the glorious images collapsed in an instant. He felt he needed to be alone now.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

Collectively clapped and laughed!