Hand up and knife down!

The San Francisco 49ers bid farewell to the Candlestick Court in the first wave of offense, showing excellent form, completing 80 yards of offensive progress in seven gears, only facing a second-gear situation at one time, the whole offense flowed smoothly and in one go, without the slightest slack or relaxation, and completed this wave of offense with a touchdown in one go, and the Atlanta Falcons defense was really difficult to contend with.

Originally, the Atlanta Falcons were stronger in offense than defense, and it can even be said that they were not good at defense, and this season's injury-ridden situation has stretched the defensive team, and they are currently ranked 27th in the league and sixth from the bottom. Among them, the ground defense is 31st, and the pass defense is 21st. Comparatively speaking, the pass defense still has a little bit of strength.

However, in the face of the San Francisco 49ers offensive group that continues to rise and recover, the Atlanta Falcons' passing defense still failed to exert enough pressure, at least in the first wave of offensive and defensive duels, especially the front-line defense has no way to put pressure on Lu Ke's pocket protection, which allows Lu Ke to complete the pass in a relatively stable environment, which is a fatal blow to the second-line defense.

It's a good start for the San Francisco 49ers offensive group.

After watching Crabtree crash into the end zone and score a touchdown, Lu Ke just clenched his fists lightly, cheered himself up, and did not celebrate, and then turned around and left the court, giving up the field to the special service team. Standing in the last game of the Candlestick Stadium, he still needs to devote himself wholeheartedly to the farewell battle with the highest respect.

Matt Ryan then led the Atlanta Falcons offensive team into the game.

An important part of the Atlanta Falcons' total collapse this season was injuries to the offensive team - the team's number one wide receiver, the rookie wide receiver who was the sixth pick in the first round in 2011, was injured in the fifth week of the regular season against the New York Jets, which directly broke Matt Lane's most trusted passing wing, forcing the team to reshuffle the passing offense, which is undoubtedly one of the hardest injuries in the team.

A quick look at one set of stats makes it clear: in the four-and-a-half-game games prior to his injury, Julio Jones made 59 catches and advanced 580 yards, which is a staggering 76th place in a season-long judging of 458 wide receivers who have appeared and completed games in the league.

After Julio was out for the season due to a foot injury, the Atlanta Falcons lacked the team's core weapon for passing advancement; To add insult to injury, the rest of the wide receivers and close end have also suffered minor injuries, leaving all the offensive burden on veteran close end Tony Gonzalez.

The legendary close end of the 13th Pro Bowl and the 6th National First Team, after Randy Moss chose to retire again, became the veteran with the most receiving yards among active players in the league, and he is 37 years old this year, and for a receiver he has faced a serious decline in physical function, relying more on his own experience to complete the card and run.

Admittedly, Gonzalez is still in good form, and because he has taken on most of the receiving responsibilities, his receiving statistics have improved compared to the past three seasons; However, his form can still be clearly felt - his ability to continue to advance after receiving the ball has dropped significantly, coupled with the lack of passing targets for the Atlanta Falcons, Gonzalez has become a key target, which also makes his average number of yards per game begin to fall, and the second-line tactical arrangement of the opposing defensive group can always find more ways.

Faced with such a situation, it seems that everyone thinks that the Atlanta Falcon offensive team is easy to bully?

Not really.

Last season, the Atlanta Falcons offensive group can be described as infinitely beautiful, with a passing offense, and the San Francisco 49ers are neck and neck in the National League, but the ranking at the end of the season is only sixth in the league, and the ground offense still hasn't been able to give much support; This season's glittering offensive team has lost all its shine and is currently ranked 20th in the league, but the passing offense is still ranked ninth in the league.

What does this prove?

Matt Ryan is still as steady as Tarzan! A good quarterback is always able to change the disadvantage of the passing offense through his defensive reading and tactical layout, and even if the receiver can't burst out at the top level, a good quarterback can still ensure that the lower limit of his passing offense does not collapse.

At present, the Atlanta Falcons are averaging 22.1 points per game, and they still have the ability to score, but they lack the toughness in key moments. Any team underestimating this team could capsize at any time.

The San Francisco 49ers defense will not make such a mistake, and in the absence of Patrick Willis, the defense knows that the last two regular-season games must not be taken lightly; And, it's also the last two opportunities to train early for the playoffs, as they may need to start the playoffs without Willis -

They need to hone in their tactics, they need to practice and cooperate, they need to be familiar with confrontation, and they still have a lot of things to practice. This means that every defense in the last two games is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The defensive front put Matt under intense pressure.

Matt was still steadily and efficiently looking for opportunities to advance, and successfully got two first attacks through his own scheduling, but in the face of the sudden change of the defensive group, there were still serious problems with the pocket protection of the offensive front, Matt was unable to reverse the disadvantage after all, and finally the defensive team completed the strikeout by sacking Matt.

The tone of the game can be seen from the first wave of attack and defense of both sides:

Lu Ke and Matt are both very good quarterbacks, they are both good at finding opportunities to advance in difficult situations, but they have different cards in their hands, and they face different defensive intensities, which also makes the two quarterbacks stand in very different situations, and little by little change the direction of the game.

After all, the Atlanta Falcons defense team was unable to put more pressure on Lu Ke, which made the San Francisco 49ers offensive team completely relaxed, the pass offense and ground offense opened up the situation, and the second-line defense was hit one after another, and the defensive tactics were a little tired of embarrassment, and the advantage was like a seesaw, gradually tilting towards the home team.

On the other hand, the Atlanta Falcons offensive team still failed to deal with the problem of tactical cohesion - the pocket protection in the front court could not create more time and space for receiving the ball in the backcourt, everything could only rely on Matt Lane's hard search, and the offensive rhythm of good and bad was so intermittent, and it fell into a slump unconsciously.

Matt Ryan worked very hard, even to his best, to fight his way through the difficult situation, but every attempt had to be done with all his might, and repeatedly trying on the edge of danger looked like a big gamble, and the final passing attack of the game was the epitome of it:

The Atlanta Falcons' pocket protection was torn apart again, and Matt was forced to find a passing line under intense pressure to send the football out of the air in the nick of time; But the receiver was not able to find enough space for the match, and the whole passing line was like a wild dance on a tightrope, precarious and crumbling, and finally the defender came out again-

Navoro Bowman grabbed the ball ahead of Tony Gonzalez and snuffed out all of Matt Ryan's counter-attack attempts with a single interception to bring the farewell battle to a close.

Because the nickname of the Candlestick Stadium is "The-Stick", this interception of Navoro has also been called "The-Pick-at-The-Stick" by many analysts and commentators, and in this way completes the history of Candlestick Stadium.

The game is over.

Matt Ryan, 34-of-34 from 48 passes, 348 yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions, 87.9 quarterback and 1.1 PFF.

Lu Ke, 26 passes, 21 shots, 222 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions, 130.6 quarterbacks, 1.6 PFF ratings.

It can be seen from the data of the two quarterbacks that Lu Ke insisted on the balance of passing and running, and played very easily throughout the game, with a pass success rate of 80.8%, and he occupied an absolute advantage without spending too much effort; And Matt did his best, because of the lack of support from his teammates, he almost carried the entire offense alone, and the accurate pass success rate can still show his skills, but many choices are too risky and make Matt, who has always made very few mistakes, intercept twice, and finally failed to turn the situation around.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the score of the last game of Candlestick Field was fixed at "40:24", and the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Atlanta Falcons at home, writing the last perfect stroke in the history of Candlestick Field with a victory, officially announcing the end of the era of San Francisco 49ers belonging to Candlestick Park.

Throughout the game, the Atlanta Falcons worked very hard, but they were never able to shake the lead of the San Francisco 49ers; The San Francisco 49ers also put on a strong performance throughout, and the back and forth of the offensive groups of the two sides presented a long-lost offensive battle, making the game even more exciting.

For neutral fans, the spectacle of the offensive battle is undoubtedly enjoyable; For home fans, the full-time lead is also lacking in suspense, and they can enjoy the atmosphere of the party; Even the visiting fans, after losing their goal for the season, were able to watch the game with peace of mind, not enjoying but not being angry, and they were able to find the positives in the negatives.

As a result, the guests and hosts enjoyed the "Christmas War" staged in advance, and completed the debriefing performance in a friendly manner, and the Candlestick Stadium is about to enter history.

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