The second London Bowl of the 2013 season has officially come to an end, which also means: halfway through the season!

The first half of the season is full of possibilities, starting the season with a new and vibrant attitude, and even if there are occasional surprises and deviations, there is still a chance to salvage, and the teams that have been recruited in the offseason often come out on top - who would have thought that the only undefeated team in the league so far would be the Kansas Chiefs?

The Chiefs, who became the league's vice-president after only two wins last year, have shown a completely different outlook this season, with eight wins in eight games so far, taking the lead in the eyes of many strong teams, beating the traditional top three such as the Denver Broncos, the New England Patriots, and the Pittsburgh Steelers, dominating the American League, and becoming the league's halfway champion in one go!

In contrast, the Jacksonville Jaguars, who also won only two games last season, are one of the two teams in the league that are still winless. The stark disparate performances of the two teams throughout the season have been one of the spectacles of the year.

The second half of the season will be full of challenges, physical strength and energy will be more severe tests, in the bayonet red playoff spot competition, a win or defeat can change the playoff situation, the result of the year-round preparation can also be ice and fire, no team can take it lightly, this is the difficult stage to test the foundation and bench depth.

Before entering the back-up sprint, the situation in the United League was relatively clear, while the League of Nations was still in a scuffle.

In the American League, the Kansas Chiefs, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Tigers are temporarily at the top of the four divisions, while the Denver Broncos lead the wild card race with a 7-1 record.

In fact, purely in terms of record, the Denver Broncos are even ahead of the New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Tigers, all three of whom have two defeats, compared to just one Denver Broncos. However, because the Kansas Chiefs in the same division are currently the only team to win all of them, the Denver Broncos can only regrettably sit in second place in the division and be assigned to the wild card race.

As for the other wild card spots, the current tentative lead is the New York Jets, Tennessee Titans and San Diego Lightning with four wins. But they have three wins away from the Denver Broncos, and the gap is still relatively obvious; With at least two wins away from the divisional championships, the second half of the season will be very, very fierce.

In particular, the West Division of the American League, where the Kansas Chiefs, Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers are all in the division, which means that against the Oakland Raiders, who are the weakest in the division, it is a must-win game, and then go head-to-head with each other to decide who the division winner will be.

In the League of Nations, the four major divisions are in chaos.

In the Eastern Division of the National League, the Dallas Cowboys are temporarily in first place with 4 wins and 4 losses, the Philadelphia Hawks are 3 wins and 5 losses, the Washington Redskins are 2 wins and 5 losses, and the New York Giants are 2 wins and 6 losses. There are only two wins in first and fourth; Moreover, the internal strength of the division is very close, and every civil war in the second half of the season can change the ownership of the championship.

In the North Division of the National League, the Green Bay Packers are in first place with 5 wins and 2 losses, followed by the Detroit Lions with 5 wins and 3 losses, the Chicago Bears are temporarily in third place with 4 wins and 3 losses, and the Minnesota Vikings are at the bottom with 1 win and 6 losses. With the exception of the Vikings, who have collapsed this season, the other three teams have won and lost by only one win, a fraction of a second.

In the National League South, the New Orleans Saints are at the top of the table with 6 wins and 1 loss, the Carolina Panthers are second with 4 wins and 3 losses, the Atlanta Falcons are 2 wins and 5 losses, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 0 wins and 7 losses. One of the suspense is whether the Atlanta Falcons, who reached the Nations League final last season, can bottom out; The second suspense is what will happen to the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers in the second half of the season in two head-to-head divisional wins.

In the National League West, the Seattle Seahawks are 7-1, the San Francisco 49ers are 5-3, the Arizona Cardinals are 4-4, and the St. Louis Rams are 3-5. The average strength is the closest, with four wins and four losses in the East Division of the League of Nations, but it can only rank third in the West Division of the League of Nations.

In addition to the current halfway championship in the four divisions, the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers temporarily occupy two wild card spots, while the Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals, and Chicago Bears are only one win behind and are eyeing the wild card spots. Because there are so many possibilities for winning and losing within the divisions, it also means that other matchups within the League of Nations will be crucial and have the potential to change the overall pattern of wild card spots.

But overall, the League of Nations was first in the halfway with the Seattle Seahawks, while the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers were second and third, respectively.

This is something that people didn't expect before the start of the new season, the American League halfway winner is the Kansas Chiefs, and the National League halfway winner is the Seattle Seahawks!

And not a team led by the traditional elite four quarterbacks. Not even last season, when the two league halfway champions were the Denver Broncos and the San Francisco 49ers, at least Payton Manning still secured a spot for the elite four quarterbacks, and the American League landscape became clearer.

Alex Smith and Russell Wilson, the quarterbacks who dominated the halfway championship, were two strange faces. Interestingly, the two quarterbacks are more or less related to Lu Ke, the former and Lu Ke used to be on the same team, while the latter is Lu Ke's sworn enemy in the same district; After Lu Ke delivered a perfect season last season, these two quarterbacks have been born this season.

Alex, who has always been decent in the San Francisco 49ers, seems to lack some leadership temperament, but after coming to the Kansas Chiefs, in this perennial weak team, he has a new vitality, even the "long pass shortcomings" that have been criticized by countless people have been effectively controlled and covered - he still rarely tries long passes, but the layout control of short passes and the full use of running balls have allowed him to lead the team to remain undefeated!

Sophomore Wilson was one of the highlights of the league, although the Seattle Seahawks still opened the game with a defensive group, especially the Bombers' play, which was among the best in the league; However, Wilson has made full use of the advantages of running quarterbacks, and even went further than Robert Griffin III and Cam Newton, and can always complete the work of quarterbacks with accurate passing accuracy in key moments, leading the offensive team to continue to advance.

This season's Wilson can't help but remind people of Lu Ke last season: the same rookie who was unpopular and unfavored in the draft, the same quarterback whose physical conditions do not meet the traditional standards, the same blockbuster in the first year, the same shine in the second year, and the same excellent ball intelligence on the court......

Of course, the two quarterbacks have different playing styles and different playing patterns for their teams, and the side-by-side comparison still lacks direct visibility. At present, Wilson is still slightly inferior to Lu Ke, not to mention the defeat of all three meetings last season, and the performance of this season is also the same - in the second week of the regular season, the Seattle Seahawks defeated a San Francisco 49ers without Lu Ke; In the fifth week of the regular season, the Seattle Seahawks lost to the Indianapolis Colts.

It was also the Seahawks' only loss so far this season.

Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III are the brightest twins in the sophomore team, while Russell Wilson forms an iron triangle with a comeback stance that will always be the focus of the media attention.

In the playoffs last season, Wilson defeated Griffin's Washington Redskins and successfully advanced to the National League divisional competition; This season, Wilson lost to the Indianapolis Colts led by Lack.

In that game, Wilson trailed Lack in terms of passing yards, pass completion percentage, touchdowns, interceptions, and other traditional quarterback statistics, which naturally included quarterback ratings and PFF ratings, and even though Wilson and Marshawn Lynch both ran 102 yards to advance with the ball on the ground, they still lost the game.

Although the Seattle Seahawks are now better than the Indianapolis Colts, the doubts within the league and among fans continue: Russell Wilson drops the chain at the critical moment, and often struggles to bounce back against a quarterback who is stronger than himself and just as young, especially a pocket quarterback—and this is true against Luke, and the same is true for Lack.

The reality is so harsh: ten wins are not as impressive as one loss. This is especially true for dark horse players like Wilson, who are more demanding and critical, and seem to be waiting for ridicule and pickiness all the time, and the slightest mistake will become the focus of ridicule.

The thorns that Lu Ke experienced at the beginning are now being experienced by Wilson.

But if the focus is back on Lu Ke, in fact, he has not been able to fully prove himself - so far, Lu Ke has a proud record: undefeated against the elite four quarterbacks in official games, although this is only a statistic for three seasons, it remains to be verified by time, and Lu Ke has not played Peyton Manning in official games for the time being; But it can indeed be felt that Lu Ke has the ability to compete for the top, and he will definitely not back down in the face of masters.

At the same time, Lu Ke faced the quarterback of the rookie in the same year, and still maintained an undefeated record; However, now that the ultimate test is finally coming, I have waited and waited and waited for this day to come.

Just as Wilson faced Lack, Lu Ke is about to face the 2011 No. 1 pick - Cam Newton!