738 Sympathy

"Win! Win! We won! ”

San Francisco, "Joe's Bar", Jeff Locke banged the bar table, roared feverishly, and got carried away with his inner joy and madness.

Even if they can't sit in the Blue Castle Stadium to watch the game, even if they can't go to Green Bay to cheer in person, they still fight side by side with Lu Ke and the team to welcome the first regular season of the new season together, face the Green Bay Packers at home together, and start the legendary journey of the new season together!

In this tough battle, except for the trail caused by an interception in the opening game, the San Francisco 49ers always had the upper hand, and teamed up with the Green Bay Packers to deliver a wonderful game, and won a victory with a three-point advantage, and retired from the Blue Castle Stadium.

In an instant, Jeff's excitement was completely released, ignoring and incoherently shouting, "We won!" We beat the packers! We won! At every figure he caught in his sight, he roared with bruised muscles and red ears, "We are the victors!" We are the winners! Everyone be careful, 49 people are coming! ”

Nate and Danny, who were sitting next to Jeff, both laughed happily, and the two of them couldn't help but shout at Jeff together, without words or chapters, just roaring wildly, "Ah! Ahhh ”

The emotions that had been suppressed throughout the offseason were all released with the start of the first game of the regular season, and unlike last year's surprise and dismay, this time, all the fans embraced their victory with open arms, happily and calmly, and blew the horn of celebration with presumptuous and joyful blowing.

The whole bar is like an erupting volcano.

Jonathan Baldwin sat in his place, quietly watching everything in front of him:

Ryan Baldwin pushed his wheelchair to the middle of the bar and joined Cliff Hart, waving the banner of the "King of the Bay Area" wantonly, smiling brightly and cheerfully, and the sparkle of happiness overflowing from those bright eyes, enough to light up the whole world.

Chris Wilson stood in front of the TV, shouting and shouting, and inexplicably began to cry, the tears that kept sliding down were uncontrollable, and the surging joy deeply infected everyone in the bar, and then a large group of people around him began to heckle.

Ruth Gray sat at the bar, banging on the table with her hands as if she were playing an African drum, and the fans next to her shouted the rhythm and heckled together, supervising an old guy in front of him pouring a big glass of beer into his stomach — they made a bet before the game started, and it was clear that Ruth won.

And Noah Parker. With his hands folded over his chest, he didn't celebrate or cheer, still staring at the TV screen, watching the live situation and technical statistics after the game, as if he was using his brain to quickly calculate what it meant to win.

Cheers, dances, jumps, roars, celebrates, 49 people are enjoying their moments.

Despite all this happening, Jonathan still can't believe that everything is real, and last season, they reached the final of the Nations League, becoming one of the most high-profile dark horses in the entire league; And this season, they continued their good form, beating the Green Bay Packers to get the season off to a flying start.

The San Francisco 49ers are becoming a rising force in the league that should not be underestimated.

Involuntarily, the smile on Jonathan's lips rose, he picked up the wine glass in front of him, raised his head, poured all the beer into his throat in one go, and then slammed the wine glass on the table, savoring the wonderful taste of this victory well, well.

"Joe's Bar" is just the tip of the iceberg.

According to official data from Fox Television and the league, the game was watched in the San Francisco Bay Area by an incredible 48.3 percent, and the all-age audience exceeded 4.3 million.

What does this mean?

First, the ratings figures. This means that more than 48 percent of Bay Area residents between the ages of 18 and 49 watched the game live.

Secondly, the number of viewers. The entire Bay Area has a population of 7.6 million, and now more than half of the population is on time to watch the San Francisco 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the entire Bay Area was boiling, on Twitter, on Facebook, on Instagram, and most importantly, on the streets of the city, everyone was celebrating wildly, this was not the moment to win the Super Bowl, but the moment to beat last year's top seed in the National League to get off to a good start to the new season.

No one is exempt.

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At the same time. Blue Castle Stadium.

Lu Ke stood in place and let out a long, long breath, the nerves and muscles that had been tense throughout the game could finally relax a little now, and his mood was really a little complicated, which was difficult to accurately describe in words.

The victory, of course, is something to be happy about, and it is also a victory that beats one of the top teams in the league, and this victory is even more significant; But the opponent was the Green Bay Packers, and it was on the Blue Castle course, and the taste suddenly became complicated.

In the distant past, the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers was still Brett Favre.

He had fantasized that he could join this team, wear the Forest Green jersey, become Favre's apprentice, follow the Hall of Fame quarterback, work hard to learn to grow into a top quarterback, and then take the mantle from Favre's hands and lead the team to a killing in the league, leaving a legend of his own.

It's a dream, an unattainable dream, even an unrealistic dream; But for the young man, this is the biggest motivation to grit his teeth again and again and return to the court to devote himself to training, aiming at this goal day and night, falling down again and again, standing again and again, and continuing to move forward with enthusiasm, never and dare not slack off.

Time flies.

Now, he finally stood on this pitch and finished a match, but as an opponent, he took a victory from here. In addition to the joy, there was a little bitterness, so he did not celebrate, nor cheered, but just stood quietly, letting his thoughts and emotions begin to spread.

It's his way of showing respect for the stadium and the fans.

"If I change my mind now, I don't think it's too late, my invitation is still valid." In the midst of the noise, a joke with a shallow smile came from my ears.

Turning his head, he saw Aaron Rogers, who was sweating profusely, his expression was relaxed, his eyes were bright, and he was not too depressed because he had just experienced a loss, he took the initiative to reach out and hold Lu Ke's right hand, and then gently pulled it, bumped his shoulder, and then said, "I think I am willing to open my arms here at any time and welcome you." ”

Lu Ke raised his head and looked around, the home fans still did not leave, everyone reluctantly stayed in place, cheering for their players, hoping that they would not lose confidence all season because of a loss.

"So, that's your plan? I'll switch places with you and ...... All happy? This time, Lu Ke did not respond positively, because he knew that Rogers was joking, so he also answered in a joking way.

Lu Ke has never hidden that he is a fan of the Green Bay Packers.

Likewise, Aaron Rodgers has not hidden that he is a fan of the San Francisco 49ers.

In fact, California-born Aaron Rogers and Tom Brady, two top quarterbacks who are loyal San Francisco 49ers fans, and even their own families are die-hard 49ers, both quarterbacks dreamed of the San Francisco 49ers at the beginning of the draft.

But in real life, in 2005, the San Francisco 49ers selected quarterback Alex Smith with the No. 1 pick, while Aaron Rodgers fell to the 24th pick and was picked by the Green Bay Packers; In 2000, the San Francisco 49ers selected a quarterback named Giovanni Carmazzi with the 65th pick in the third round, who was eliminated from the NFL after just two years in the NFL, while Tom Brady dropped to the 199th pick in the sixth round to travel to the New England Patriots.

Once upon a time, the San Francisco 49ers, with Joe Montana, were a deservedly big Mac on the entire West Coast, with a huge fan base that was simply staggering, and countless kids wanted to play for the San Francisco 49ers.

Of course, the team can't absorb all the fans, and there will be trade-offs after all. It also proves how important it is to have a good team manager and a smart draft plan.

Hearing Lu Ke's teasing, Rogers laughed happily and gently tucked his chin, "Be careful, this idea is really too dangerous, maybe one day it will become a reality, and when the time comes, we can't be sure whether this is a good thing or a bad thing." ”

"Only the stupidest team manager would want to let go of Aaron Rodgers." Lu Ke's words are meaningful, not only talking about the current and future team managers of the Green Bay Packers, but also about the former San Francisco 49ers team manager.

Rodgers instantly understood, and replied, "So after watching this game, how many team managers do you think have started to revisit last year's rookie camp report?" ”

This is from Rogers' recognition and approval of Lu Ke.

After this duel, there was also a feeling of sympathy between the two players, because of the strength of the other party, because the ages of the two sides were closer, and because of the mistakes of the two cities of San Francisco and Green Bay, there was a smile in the depths of their eyes.