The locker room was silent, but the noise outside the stadium was endless, and the blood-boiling shouts and roars were constantly reverberating in the Candlestick Stadium, making people eager to put on their helmets and get back on the pitch to join the deadly duel of fists and knives.

But the reality is that Lu Ke sat on the cold bench and was confined outside the stadium for the first time.

Lu Ke didn't like this feeling, even though he knew that this was a status quo where he had no choice but to do so, he still didn't like it. Strictly speaking, he hated the feeling that everything was alive and vivid only when he stood on that pitch, and he was willing to do his best to fight until the last moment and burn the last drop of blood.

After realizing the impatience in the depths of his soul, Lu Ke couldn't help but laugh dumbly, before the season was over, he had already fallen deeply in love with this arena and this stadium, refusing to surrender and refuse to leave easily. So, how reluctant should you be when you retire?

Retire?

After this word inexplicably flashed in his mind, Lu Ke smiled again, obviously, he still has a lot of games to fight for before considering retirement. Today, it is just one of many ups and downs, and it seems extremely difficult now, but in the future, it will be just a small threshold when looking back on the past.

Before the start of the fifteenth week of the regular season, Lu Ke was once again sent by the system to play the task, but there was nothing special.

"Contest Mission:

Completing a passing touchdown during an official match; Requirements: None; Mission Reward: +1 Base Points per touchdown.

Completing pass control in the second half of the game; Mission requirements: the proportion of medium transmission is higher than 30%, and the number of propulsion yards is higher than 50 yards; Reward: +1 Base Points.

Finish the defensive reading in the middle of the second half; Requirements: Recognize the opponent's intention to tackle the quarterback at least twice, make the correct pass/run selection, and complete the advancement; Reward: +1 Base Points.

Completing the assigned formation pass in the second half of the game; Mission Requirements: Advance at least fifty yards in a shotgun formation; Reward: +1 Base Points.

Win in official competitions; Requirements: None; Mission Reward: +3 Base Points. ”

That's all, compared with the previous games, there is nothing special, although the main tasks are concentrated in the second half, but Lu Ke just takes it for granted that it was concentrated in the first half before, so today it will be replaced in the second half, which is also a matter of course, after all, against a strong team like the Steelers, the outcome of the game is likely to be decided through the fourth quarter of the game.

Moreover, regarding Charles's gamble, the system did not propose any related tasks, and it seemed that he did not realize that the analyst and commentator had taken the initiative to provoke Lu Ke again, like a lingering fly, annoyed. Everything was calm before the game.

As for the specific requirements of each task, except for the "defensive reading", which is quite special, the others are lackluster, in Lu Ke's conjecture, the system should require Lu Ke to be able to realize the strength of the Steelers' defensive group, and pay more attention in the process of reading and defending, identify the opponent's surprise intention, and complete the advancement.

In this way, everything is reasonably explained, and the task of this game can even be said to be a bit monotonous compared to the previous game against the Arizona Cardinals. Therefore, Lu Ke naturally focused all his energy on the preparation for the game, and did not realize that the game process was so difficult.

The first half of the day was a disaster, even in the two games lost to the Cardinals and the Ravens, the first half was not so bad; Even the game against the Cowboys, the first half was not so embarrassing.

On the one hand, Lu Ke's own condition is not good, and on the other hand, the absolute strength of the Steelers' defensive group, one plus one minus, the 49-man offensive group is simply a falling flower, and there is no ability to resist at all.

Now, after entering the locker room, to be honest, Lu Ke's mind is still blank, and he doesn't have a clear idea and concept of how to reverse the game. Then, the system has a special task, like a beacon.

"Special Mission: Antonio Brown's Battle for Fame.

Mission Description: The challenge from Antonio Brown, a sophomore at the Steelers' No. 84, is that the bigger the stage, the more he wants to perform, and when he encounters the right opportunity, he can break out of the cocoon and become the league's top wide receiver. For Brown, Monday's night game against the San Francisco 49ers was such an opportunity that he would not miss easily.

Mission Requirements: Defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers, purely in the form of a passing touchdown.

Rewards: +3 Special Points, +3 Willpower, +1 Mental Quality, +1 Unknown Group Training Skill Pack.

Failure penalty: -2 for short passes, -2 for mid-passes, -2 for long passes; In the course of media interviews, on the topic of Antonio Brown, the rebuttal skill decreased by 50 percent, and the praise effect increased by 200 percent. ”

This special task is really "special" enough, it is definitely not an easy task to play with an offensive group against an attacking group, facing Antonio Brown's excellent play, and then asking Lu Ke to beat the opponent with a passing touchdown.

Considering that the Pittsburgh Steelers had already scored three touchdowns in the first half, this meant that Lu Ke had to score at least three touchdowns in the second half.

Three touchdowns at half-time, that's difficult enough, but that's not all. If the Pittsburgh Steelers can continue to score in the second half, then Lu Ke will have to work harder and score more touchdowns. Lu Ke's best game in the entire season is only three touchdowns in the half.

Moreover, the Pittsburgh Steelers are all on the offensive team, defensive group, and special service group, not only Brown, any player scores, and the difficulty of the San Francisco 49ers to win will increase by one point, which means that Lu Ke's passing touchdown task will be heavier by one point.

It's not fair.

However, Lu Ke has no way out, in the face of such a punishment, he must go all out, not only to win the game, but also to complete special tasks. It's a great stage and a great opportunity for Brown, and it's also the same for Luke, who won't forget that this is a Monday night game, a crucial Monday night game.

It's not the only special mission, just like last week's game against the Arizona Cardinals, there are also two special missions in this game.

"Special Mission: Battle of Chicken Soup.

Mission Description: After 35 years, San Francisco once again ushered in a light snow, completely disrupting all the deployments of the home team and the away team, and the Steelers, who were more adapted to the cold weather, won the opportunity on the road; The host is facing the dilemma of hypothermia and poor state, which is undoubtedly the most serious challenge in history. Losing the time and losing the geographical advantage, can this chicken soup battle win back again?

Mission requirements: In the second half of the game, the offensive team will make at least 200 yards of advancement; In the second half of the game, the success rate of the middle pass will be increased by at least 70%; In the second half, the game was reversed to win.

Quest Reward: Enable a hidden attribute; +5 special points, +1 unknown special skill pack.

Defeat penalty: Over the next two weeks, the team's overall strength dropped by 20 percent. ”

Thirty-two years ago, Joe Montana won a chicken soup battle on the college stage, and while it didn't earn him a better spot in the draft, it did earn him the title of King of Reversal, and after that, he officially launched his legendary career.

Interestingly, the nickname "Menta", a popular character in the Japanese football manga "Lightspeed Masked Man 21", comes from Montana's name. In the debate for the best quarterback of all time, Joe Montana remains the top seed.

Thirty-two years later, Lu Ke faced a chicken soup battle in Game 14 of his rookie season, the first heavy snow in San Francisco in 35 years, and the league's first Chinese-American starting quarterback in 45 years, so how will this game go? What will Lu Ke, who is known as the "successor of Joe Montana", usher in?

After a quick glance at the second special mission, Lu Ke's brain slipped through a glimmer of inspiration. After the body temperature gradually warmed up, the brain began to function again:

Medium Transmission.

In both the game mission and the special mission, the middle pass is mentioned, does this mean that the key to opening the game is the middle pass, not the short or long pass?

In the eighth week of the regular season this season, the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the visiting New England Patriots at home "25-17".

The Patriots are undoubtedly the most mature team in the league in the use of short pass tactics, with double near end tactics, screen short pass tactics and short pass area cross transposition tactics, etc., dazzling and colorful, especially the strong rise of Rob Gronkowski this season, which has allowed Tom Brady to dominate the short pass area.

But in the face of the Steelers, the Patriots still lost.

The Steelers' pressing defense in the first half has a strong penetration, spreading the pressure bit by bit, and then breaking the pattern little by little from the offensive line of the opposing offensive group to the wide receiver to the near end, which is definitely worthy of the reputation of "steel screen".

In this game, the San Francisco 49ers also used a double-end forward tactic in the first half, especially when Lu Ke fell into the pressure vortex, and further opened the situation with short passes, which further fell into the rhythm of the Steelers. But obviously, the tactics that work for the Cardinals may not necessarily be able to beat the Steelers.

After Lu Ke came back to his senses, he raised his head and said to Walter, "Walkie-talkie? Is there a walkie-talkie here? I want to speak directly with Brian Hampton in the Tactics Room. ”

"Now?" Walter looked at Lu Ke, who was still receiving a massage, and couldn't react.

Lu Ke nodded and said firmly, "Yes, now." ”