In the ninth week of the regular season, the San Francisco 49ers challenged the Washington Redskins away, which was originally a game with a lot of topics, but under the hype of the media, it was hailed as Lu Ke's revenge battle.

The result was a shocking situation, showing a one-sided posture, and the competitive state and rhythm of the game between the two sides were not at the same level at all. In the end, the San Francisco 49ers easily took away the victory with a score of "9:31" and once again retreated from the away side. Such an ending is far from the previous expectations.

The two quarterbacks in the spotlight performed even more differently.

Rex Grossman, 12-of-23 from the field, 98 yards, zero touchdowns, two interceptions, and one drop, has a quarterback rating of 27.08 and a PFF rating of -1.7.

Grossman's struggles throughout the game were a complete disaster, being almost invisible in attack, not being able to contribute much to the team, and also making three transfers of possession.

Although Grossman's performance in the past three games has dropped from the beginning of the season, it has remained average; This week, under tremendous pressure from the hype of the topic, Grossman has completely collapsed. The final quarterback rating was even worse than the lack of a point against Buffalo Beal in the previous game.

Lu Ke, 33 passes, 27 shots, 267 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, quarterback score 119.1, PFF score 1.5.

Compared to the amazing performance of the previous week, this week has fallen slightly; But this is only a longitudinal comparison, overall, Lu Ke still continued his excellent form this season, not only receiving a quarterback rating of more than 100 points again, but also successfully leading the team to another victory.

Such a smooth and balanced performance, which still hasn't fluctuated much after the halfway point of the season, is undoubtedly worth writing about for a rookie quarterback.

After the game, many sports media said, "Does Lu Ke really want to attack the regular season MVP?" ”

The current top contender for the MVP of the regular season is undoubtedly Aaron Rodgers, who not only has the team maintained an all-win streak – they continued their winning streak with a win away at the San Diego Lightning in the ninth week of the regular season; At the same time, the quarterback rating also set a new career high, and Rodgers was an indispensable and absolute protagonist in the highlight reel of each week.

Now, Lu Ke is catching up with Rogers with amazing momentum and voice. The only regret is that the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers will not play each other in the regular season this season, and the potential meeting between Lu Ke and Rodgers is only in the playoffs; It also deprived the media of an opportunity to compare the two quarterbacks head-to-head.

However, there is no need to make a choice between the two quarterbacks, Lu Ke and Grossman.

Strictly speaking, the competition between the two quarterbacks is completely unnecessary, because the gap is so big, it can even be said that they are not on the same level, even the reporters are a little unbearable, and comparing the two together is really too cruel for Grossman, a veteran.

But this little bit of sympathy and pity disappeared in an instant in the face of the news explosion.

After the game, in Lu Ke's reporter's interview, the first question mentioned this "battle of revenge".

Reporters are looking forward to the moment after the victory, the moment of getting carried away, the moment of ecstasy, Lu Ke let down his guard and said some powerful remarks, just like Richard Sherman of the Seattle Seahawks, it is completely a battery, firing at any time, for the media, they like this kind of player the most: there are countless explosions.

But alas, such an abacus is doomed to fail. Lu Ke, who has always been funny and humorous, actually Peyton Manning stepped on at this time, and the official rhetoric was one after another, so that the reporters had nowhere to go.

"I stressed before the fight that this is not a revenge fight. There is no past or knot between me and the Redskins. Lu Ke replied with a smile on his face, not flustered at all, just like the performance on the field.

"In fact, I recently learned that after I entered the San Francisco 49ers, our coach called the Redskins to ask about how I did in rookie camp, and the Redskins responded positively, and again, I need to say thank you very much."

Not only did they not fight, but they also began to make friends?

Such a fresh and pleasant development trend was really unexpected, and the reporters on the scene were involuntarily led astray, "What's going on?" Did the Redskins still compliment you in front of Jim Hubble? ”

"I don't know the specific communication, if you are curious, you can ask the coach. But as far as I can tell, it's really positive feedback. Lu Ke said with a smile, and then changed the subject, "So, I don't think there is any hatred in this game." It's a regular season game, we're both teams fighting for the win, that's all. Luckily, we played better today and walked away with a win. ”

It's boring, it's so boring that you can't help but want to yawn. Reporters have said that they still like the witty, humorous and witty Lu Ke more.

Then, such Lu Ke appeared, "Of course, we are also enemies competing for a playoff spot, obviously, now in the playoff battle, we are slightly ahead of the Redskins by half a position." I think, from that point of view, there was some chemistry in today's game. ”

The ingenuity of these words is not in Lu Ke's brisk tone, which brings out a hint of humor; It's on top of the usage of "enemies contending for playoff spots" —

Lu Ke regarded Washington Redskins as a direct competitor in the playoffs, and invisibly pursued his opponent, believing that the opponent was still qualified to compete for the playoffs, and at the same time deliberately "flaunting" the victory of the San Francisco 49ers, showing the vitality and ambition of young people.

The way in which this response is done is indeed clever.

The reporters present couldn't help but exchange glances, and smiles appeared in their eyes. Not in the way they had hoped, but at least it was no longer dry and boring.

On the other hand, after losing this game, Mike Shanahan, who fell into a four-game losing streak, was in a terrible mood. The decision between the two teams before and after the offseason made Shanahan, as the head coach, feel tricky, his chaotic thoughts couldn't be cleared at all, and the bombardment of reporters made him physically and mentally exhausted.

"Coach, do you regret it now?"

"Coach, if the Red Skins had chosen Lu Ke over the draft, would the situation have been different?"

"For the team, a rookie who represents the future is obviously more important, why did the team miss Lu Ke in the first place?"

"After this game, what do you think of Lu Ke's strength?"

One question after another, there was no breathing room at all, but Shanahan was also an old fox who had been on the battlefield for many years, and he was in a bad mood, but he didn't lose his mind, but he repeated in a violent mood, "No! No! No! Each "no", in a different direction, pushed back forcefully and directly.

"Today, Lu Ke gave a great performance, but he is a player for the San Francisco 49ers, and that's all." Shanahan said angrily, and finally affirmed Lu Ke's game in his words, but then changed the topic, "In the same way, we also have a good team, we can win, now, what we need to think about is to find the team's problems, and then think of solutions to get back on the track of victory." ”

Despite his fiery temper, what little sanity he had left kept Shanahan from falling apart.

So the reporters added fuel to the fire, "You mean, in the next game, Grossman will still be the team's starting quarterback?" You guys haven't considered putting backup quarterback John-Beck on the court? Didn't think about picking a rookie or another quarterback in the offseason? ”

"Yes, Grossman is still our starting quarterback. As for the offseason, we'll wait until the end of the season to get to that. After saying that, Shanahan didn't give the reporters a chance to continue asking questions, directly pushed away the oncoming recorder, and strode away.

Post-match news, "Mike Shanahan: Lu Ke is good, but we don't have a choice. ”

"Lu Ke: Washington Redskins have praised me."

Strictly speaking, both headlines are correct, and in the course of the interview, Shanahan and Lu Ke both made similar remarks, but in the reporter's interpretation, the clever summary speech, the clever change of concepts, and the clever out-of-context quote, and then left a large blank space for the readers to imagine for themselves.

As a result, the explosion point that reporters were looking forward to came to the fore.

One is the regretful choke of "there is no choice", and the other is the friendly signal of "praise", and readers easily follow the reporter's script and start the association. Obviously, in this "revenge battle", Lu Ke became the winner, and the loser was not Washington Redskin, but Rex Grossman.

Now, the veteran quarterback's days are starting to get tough. Even if the whole draft process has nothing to do with him, the quarterback position is like this, and the firepower is focused. The good and the bad, as well as the lying guns, cannot be avoided.

In the midst of the hustle and bustle, Grossman is under more pressure and will continue to be with him until the next victory, which is a problem that every quarterback needs to face; On the other hand, as another focus of this week, people's eyes also fell on Lu Ke, and then they realized-

Quietly, after losing to the Philadelphia Hawks in the fourth week of the regular season, the San Francisco 49ers have quietly extended their winning streak to four games, with a seven-one record, second only to the Green Bay Packers in the entire league!

Frightened, surprised, stunned, all of them showed jaw-dropping expressions, when did the San Francisco 49ers complete their transformation?