The special service teams of both sides came on, and David Akens's play-off point did not deviate, and the score came to "0:14".

There was no time to catch fire, and the next wave of offensive and defensive matchups immediately began, and during the tee-off, the Carolina Panthers special service team tried to change the tempo and launch a return attack, but unfortunately, Akens's tee shot did not leave any chances, and Domenik-Hixon, the 87th wide receiver in charge of the return attack, tried his best to dodge and move but still could not push forward, and was finally pushed down above the 14-yard line.

For the second time in a row, Cam Newton's tee shot started within the 20-yard line of his own half.

At this time, Bank of America Stadium finally came to its senses, temporarily gave up the plan of "sonic attack" on the away fans, and returned to the stadium to start cheering for the home team's attacking team, hoping that Cam could lead the offensive team to regain the offensive touch and bring the game back to balance.

Ten yards in gear.

The San Francisco 49ers defense took advantage of the misalignment of their positions to create a front-line matchup, forcing the Carolina Panthers' pocket protection into chaos with just a four-man rushing pass; The front-line players stayed in place in a staggered manner, maintaining the oppressive force in the front-line confrontation situation -

Because judging by the judgment, the defense team believes that Cam is likely to choose the reading option offense, opening up the situation through the running back, especially Cam's own ball-handling run, which is Cam's most accustomed tactical choice in a situation where the Carolina Panthers' offense is deadlocked, and it is also the most effective.

The visitors' defensive team showed a sense of urgency throughout the position, forcing Cam to choose to pass, and in the case of a mess of pocket protection, Cam was prone to pass errors; It would have been even better if Cam had really opted for a ground-to-ground pass, which could be called right in the middle.

Will the Carolina Panthers be caught at this point?

Of course not.

Cam also took the initiative to make a change, he took the lead and bent down to make a pass and handed over, but running back D'Angelo Williams did not stop, straight past Cam, and then Cam straightened up, made adjustments with two small steps back, quickly swept his right wing area and the center, judged different targets, without any hesitation, and immediately sent a bullet pass.

The power is endless! Powerful and sinking!

Cam once again proved his super physical fitness, in the face of the turbulent waves of pocket pressure, he only used two small steps to adjust the power, a small swing of the arm, instantly poured all the power, and then the rugby ball literally jumped out like a disarmed bullet.

"Whew!"

The pass exploded with a powerful force that went straight across the pitch, and Ahmed Brooks tried to jump up and disrupt the pass, but couldn't keep up with the speed of the rugby ball and could only watch as the rugby ball passed over his head like a blast of flames.

What's more, it's a sixteen-yard midpass!

If it is a short pass within ten yards, then Lu Ke can also use bullet passes to create such an effect, the speed and angle may be slightly worse, but the deviation is not large; But more than ten yards away in the middle pass or even the long pass, still send a bullet pass, this talent is stunned.

The goal of the pass is ...... Wide receiver Steve-Smith!

Steve Smith, who was standing on the inside of the left wing before kickoff, walked along the groove track, but the San Francisco 49ers defensive front judged that it was a ground attack after reading the option offense, and the running of wide receivers, including Steven Smith, was judged to be a cover smoke bomb in the deep area, and the defensive front line avoided losing his position as much as possible, even if he followed up the close defense, but his attention always remained on Cam, so the offensive and defensive advantage was further expanded.

Steve Smith's forward stance, without hesitation, made a light but resolute head-on break, bypassing the position of right-hand wide outside lineback Ahmed, who did not follow; Getting around left-handed fullback Tarreel Brown again, he stepped up to defend another wide receiver on the outside of the same flank, and Steve Smith's streamlined run path was uninterrupted and broke through the defensive front in an instant.

Five yards.

Ten yards.

In the blink of an eye, Steve Smith had cut into the mid-pass area, and then he could see the supplementary figure of the security guard Eric Reed, but he didn't have time to pull further at this time, and he turned around and was ready to receive the ball:

Cam's pass and Red's tackle happened one after the other.

The speed and power of the bullet pass was so ferocious that it had a momentum that allowed Red to complete his judgment in an instant, giving up on the intention of sabotaging the pass, and instead grabbed Steve Smith, who had to stop and accommodate Cam's pass in order to catch the ball.

The details can be seen, Cam's pass is still not accurate and on point, the whole pass has landed near the lower abdomen, and the fall speed is very fast, forcing Steve Smith to put all his attention on the rugby ball to barely complete the catch.

And then...... Yikes! Bang!

Two sounds in quick succession gave rise to an ominous premonition, the first being the sound of Steve Smith missing the catch; The second time was the air plosive sound of Rhett's solid grappling -

There was still a glaring problem with Cam's passing parabola, and the final landing point was too low and too low. In fact, Steve Smith is already a small man, he is only 5.74 feet (175 cm) tall, but Cam's pass is still lower than the lower abdomen, forcing Steve Smith to continuously lower his center of gravity during the fast run, causing the whole person to stagger and not be able to stand still, disrupting the balance of the catch.

In the end, Steve Smith finally made a difficult Haidilao Moon move to catch the football, but ...... Cam's passing power was so ferocious that the hard end of the rugby ball was out of Steve Smith's grasp, and before he could complete control with both hands, the rugby ball was already bouncing off his palms.

Steve Smith didn't have time to think about it at all, his body immediately made a conditioned reflex, lowered his center of gravity and followed the rugby ball forward quickly, and the second burst at the critical moment allowed him to catch the rugby ball like a circus juggler, but before his forearms could be closed inward, Red's grappling had already impacted.

Accurate! Cruel and vicious! Even in high-speed running, even if Steve Smith had a catch accident, Rhett's tackle did not show any slackness and deviation, and he grabbed Steve Smith fiercely in a fish-jumping posture, and the whole body sank quickly, and directly knocked Steve Smith down on the spot with brutal violence.

"Oh!"

There was a stunned exclamation and painful inhalation in the Bank of America stadium, even if you just looked at it with your eyes, it seemed that you could clearly feel Steve Smith's pain, there was really no chance at all, Red did not leave any room and cut it off on the spot.

But that's not all.

"The pass is not completed? The referee signaled that it was an incomplete pass! ”

"There was a commotion inside the Bank of America Stadium and they obviously couldn't believe their eyes, Steve Smith seemed to have finished receiving the ball, and from the perspective of the live camera, we thought it was a successful catch, and the Carolina Panthers finally made a beautiful connection, but the referee had a different opinion."

The boos grew louder and more violent, and Cam even began to stir up emotions at the scene, allowing the fans to fully erupt in protests and curses.

In the studio, Troy Aikman shook his head repeatedly, "This is irrational, this is irrational." Other players standing on the sidelines of the court can do this, even the rest of the offensive group can do this, but the quarterback must never do this, the quarterback should be the first to calm down, he can't go against the referee, these things should be left to the coaching staff, the first and only task of the quarterback is to prepare for the next offset. ”

"Even if the referee really misjudges, can't it?" Teddy asked curiously.

Aikman shook his head without hesitation, "No! This is very unprofessional and irrational behavior, even if it is really a miscalculation, the quarterback's behavior can evolve into grandstanding, this is not a circus, the quarterback should be responsible for controlling the rhythm and atmosphere of the scene, he should be the first to calm down. ”

Kirk declined to comment, instead shifting to the point, "The focus now is whether the referee made a mistake, and if it was, then the atmosphere could get out of control." This is the second time in this game that there has been a penalty controversy, and the Carolina Panthers are clearly full of resentment. ”

Red Flag Challenge.

Head coach Ron Rivera, who was standing on the sidelines, chose the challenge after much deliberation.

At this point, there were five minutes and 53 seconds left before the end of the first quarter, but the intensity of the game was beyond imagination, and Rivera made a red flag challenge. "Rivera also realized how important the decision was to the game, and both Steve Smith and Cam Newton nodded to Rivera in quick succession, and they were both sure that it was a successful catch, and obviously, they were both confident in themselves, and you see, Steve Smith gave a clear and affirmative answer, again, so Rivera chose to challenge the referee." ”

"We need to change the angle now, otherwise, judging from the live footage, Steve Smith did get the ball and there were doubts about the referee's decision." "Now, let's watch the replay and look at the catch from a different angle. ”

The audience was booed!