524 Flame of Faith
The cold air seeped out little by little in the air, stinging the surface of the skin like a sharp edge, and then the blood slowly and slowly froze, and the entire candlestick stadium fell into silence, but the oppressive and dull burning sensation was firmly imprisoned in the chest, making people breathless,
What's going on?
Even in the home loss to the Arizona Cardinals, they weren't so depressed, they had already disarmed the game before they had even lost, and that dazed and confused mood spread like a flu among the fans, and between the eyes staggered, they couldn't catch the focus and focus.
After the start of the second half, the Pittsburgh Steelers' offensive team was still in good shape, Antonio Brown still completed two key catches to keep the offense going, but the San Francisco 49ers defense increased its intensity, adjusted its strategy and tactics, and the whole defense became more aggressive and targeted.
After a full four minutes and forty-six seconds, the Pittsburgh Steelers were out with three strikeouts and could not continue the strong first half, but finally advanced to the free kick area, and after successfully kicking it, the score had come to "0:24".
Under the watchful eye, Lu Ke still did not appear on the court, Alex Smith put on the field, after the start of the regular season this season, for the first time as the main quarterback, but in the face of the Steelers' oppressive defense, the passing route in the short pass area was still stuck, Alex seemed to be choked as if he was choked the lifeline, and the whole offense shrunk.
Relying on Logan Newman's individual ability to get a first attack, and then ushered in a crisp strikeout, Alex only played five gears before going down.
To add insult to injury, Andy Lee, the 49ers' No. 4 punk kicker, made a mistake, and the punt did not see the height but did not see the distance, and Emmanuel-Sanders, the Steelers' punt kickback attacker, seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack, and after receiving the ball from the Steelers' half, he advanced all the way to the 21-yard line of the 49ers' half, and then was pushed out of the sideline.
It was just a little bit before Saunders was about to complete a punt return touchdown, but he still fell short in the final moments; Still, that's huge news for the Steelers, as it means that Ben Rothslisberger will be on the court again from the 21-yard line ahead of the end zone.
But for the San Francisco 49ers, it's a disaster, it's a complete disaster, and there's no end in sight, and there's no end in sight, and that atmosphere of despair and confusion envelops the entire Candlestick Arena and suffocates it.
When Rothrisberger returned to the pitch, there was a fussy boo in the stadium in an attempt to disrupt the visitors' attack, but even such boos seemed to be underwhelming, as if the spirit had completely disappeared, and even the emotions of defiance and anger had been drowned in the cold and biting air.
"Grass! What's wrong with you guys? Guys? Jeff Rock didn't hold back after all, he stood up, waved his hands vigorously, and tried to cheer up the fans around him and join the booing team, "We have to pull ourselves together, we have to coax the opponent's attacking group down, only then can we win......"
As he spoke, Jeff felt a burst of desolation, and all the words disappeared into a sigh.
Raising his head, he looked at the red sea in front of him, but it was silent and depressing, there was no excitement or surging, just like a still blood-colored lake, losing all vitality and making people shudder.
All the thoughts in his brain turned into a mess, and he was so irritated that Jeff scratched his head in frustration, trying to vent, but he didn't know what to vent, he didn't even know how it all happened, it all whizzed by like a train, and he was in trouble.
Inadvertently, his eyes swept over the entrance passage of the players who were close at hand, and then he saw a small figure, accompanied by two staff members, walking into the court.
The figure was wearing a thick black down jacket, a red velvet hat, and a pair of thick gloves on both hands, looking like a football goalkeeper, the whole figure looked a little clumsy, two staff members carefully cared for it, and there were two other figures behind who quickly chased after them, constantly shouting, "Be careful, be careful." ”
Inexplicably, Jeff's gaze fell on the figure, his heart began to tremble slightly, and then climbed up little by little, as if it was stuck in his throat, blocking all the sounds and all the emotions, and before he realized it, a warm heat welled up in his eyes, and he couldn't help but start roaring:
"Bambi!"
In an instant, Jeff turned back in time, and it was as if Jeff was back on top of the rose bowl again, back to that moment of despair.
Everyone thought that the game was over, and even the UCLA fans gave up, giving up on any hope of winning the championship, but in desperation, Jeff seemed to grasp the straw and began to shout out the nobody who led the team to the Jedi victory over USC, as if this was all their hopes.
One sound, another sound, and then all the fans of the entire Rose Bowl gathered and got carried away and chanted that name.
In the end, they witnessed the birth of a miracle.
Today, the memories in Jeff's mind came alive again, in the midst of depression and dredom, in a depression and confusion, he saw the figure again, the figure that seemed thin but always refused to compromise, the figure that shouldered countless expectations and hopes.
"Bambi!"
A crisp shout, undisturbed in the silence of the court, clearly resounded near the entrance hall, and then Jeff saw the figure turn around, a green face tightly wrapped in warm clothing, reminiscent of his nickname: Bambi.
The face smiled at Jeff with a big smile, then raised his right hand and clenched his fist as a sign of cheering, but then realized that his hands were wearing thick gloves and seemed to be unable to even hold his fists, and then he laughed happily, turned around, and chattered all the way, walking briskly towards the position of the group.
It was this brief moment, but like a ray of sunshine, it penetrated the layers of haze and cold, and sprinkled on the Candlestick Field.
Rose Bowl, Candelabra Stadium; Candlestick Stadium, Rose Bowl.
The memories began to get mixed up, and then Jeff raised his right hand in the air and began to chant in a foolish manner, "Bambi! One voice, then another, "Bambi!" "With every shout, the faith is strengthened; With every shout, the enthusiasm is hot; With every shout, hope shines brightly.
"Bambi!"
Jeff was the first.
Then there was Danny Reese, Nate Chandler, and then Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning on the other side of the stands. They were all members of the Rose Bowl Jedi reversal who had experienced it firsthand, and the spark of faith in their minds was rekindled and began to burn, following the guidance of this belief to the other side of victory.
Chris Wilson stood up, Cliff Hart stood up, Noah Parker stood up, and Jonathan Baldwin stood up...... One after the other, at first solitary individuals, but soon a wave formed, one after another, and the candelabra field, which had been silent for a long time, seemed to wake up again, and began to stand up en masse in large areas.
Ryan Baldwin looked in disbelief at the red wave in front of him, his vision was blurred by hot tears before he realized it, and his hands and feet couldn't help but start to tremble slightly, but they still couldn't withstand the impact and surging of his heart.
So, he also stood up tremblingly, raised his right hand high, and whispered the name, which was faith, faith, and hope. As never before, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis became so small and so weak that it was easily defeated, and he stood up and shouted aloud:
"Bambi!"
Gradually, the 70,000 fans of the entire Candlestick Stadium all stood up, gushing and mightily condensed into a rope, shouting the same name in unison, at this moment, they are the 49 people, they are the Candlestick Stadium, they are the watchmen who hold on to this land and refuse to retreat and surrender.
"Bambi! Bambi! Bambi! ”
The powerful momentum reverberated throughout the Candlestick Stadium, and the crazy roar and the fanatical face once again awakened the powerful power of the Devil's home court this season, overwhelmingly rolling towards the Pittsburgh Steelers' offensive group, and in a trance, the sky and the earth changed color, and it seemed that the whole world began to tremble.
Not only the spectators, but also the San Francisco 49ers special service and offensive players standing on the sidelines, as well as the defensive team players who had just stepped onto the court, everyone noticed this scene, and their eyes were projected towards the same figure.
"Bambi!"
This is the simplest word, but it is full of all the energy in the heart, bursting out with incredible vitality and vitality, even the members of the coaching staff showed a stunned look on their faces, looking at the scene in front of them in disbelief.
One season, in just one season, Lu Ke won the support and affirmation of this stadium, not only because of one victory after another, but also because of his perseverance and courage in the face of difficulties, but also because of the strength and decisiveness that burst out at critical moments to re-inject the soul of this team.
Now, they are calling for the reawakening of this soul.
The surging shouts were stirring, bursting with amazing energy, piercing through the candelabra stadium, penetrating the television screen, and proclaiming its presence in a high-spirited and majestic manner over the entire North American continent, no one can underestimate it.
This is the moment that belongs to the 49ers in San Francisco, and this is also the moment that belongs to Lu Ke.