Chapter 52: The Nitani Lions (6)
Looking at the stalemate on the field, the coaching staff didn't have a good way. Daniel's most dangerous weapon is his long-range passing, and if he loses that, relying only on short and medium passes, or even ground attacks, will lose his advantage.
“READY! ATTACK! ”
Daniel took the ball and he didn't give him much time to observe. On the wing, Pfister and Westin were both heavily marked, and they had to fight to the death if they wanted to pass the ball. But the moment of interception came to his mind, and at this moment, his arm was a little disobedient, and he shorted the ball to Marbury, the running back on the left wing.
By the time Marbury received the ball, the Lions' defensive line was already within easy reach. He rushed the ball on the left side, but the effect was not particularly noticeable.
To add insult to injury, just now in order to stop the opponent's bald Morris from breaking through to Daniel, the left guard Jones pulled the opponent's collar behind him and was awarded a pulling foul by the referee. The offensive team fell back five yards.
Fourteen yards in third gear, which is no longer the yardage that a ground offense can take, and Daniel will have to break down to get a new first shot.
With just over a minute left before the end of the first quarter, the Nitany Lions called a timeout in order to set up the defense.
It also gave the Wolverines a respite.
If Daniel is in his current state, let alone getting a touchdown, it will be difficult to complete this three-gear conversion.
"Don't be affected by that interception, they are all veterans who have been through a hundred battles, and their mentality should be calmer." Johnson laughed and said that he looked relaxed and had a chance to win.
"Anyway, we don't have a chance with the Rose Bowl, so it doesn't matter to us whether we win or lose, as long as we play our own style and enjoy the game boldly." Before laying out the tactics, Johnson stressed again. He knows that the current team is not technically problematic, but mental.
"Rest assured, trust us." Before going on the court, Pfister and Westin said to Daniel.
After the timeout, every Wolverine player looked a little more relaxed. Especially Daniel, Johnson not only did not blame for that major mistake, but also encouraged him and made him feel more motivated.
“ATTACK!”
After Daniel tees off, a quick lateral pass passes the ball to Pfister on the right touchline. Due to the speed of his shot, Pfister barely ran, and after receiving the ball, he took advantage of Marbury's cover and quickly sprinted forward, trying to catch the opponent by surprise.
Seeing that he still had a few yards to get the first attack, unexpectedly, at this time, the lion king Jackson had already come to his side, hugged Pfister tightly from the side and pushed him to the ground.
Fest was annoyed and hammered the ground, just three yards away, just over two meters, to get a new first attack.
But at this moment, the referee's yellow flag entered the field.
It turned out that the security guard who came to help the defense hit the fallen Pfister with his helmet, and with this foul, the Wolverines got a new first attack and pulled back from the brink of despair.
With less than a minute left and forty-five yards to go from the opponent's touchdown zone, it would be extremely difficult to do so in the remaining time, and the only thing to rely on was a long pass.
Daniel knows that, and so does Jackson.
“attack!”
Unexpectedly, Daniel handed the ball to Marbury as soon as possible, and the latter took the opponent off guard with the help of the lineman's cover and pushed forward directly for 9 yards.
After getting up, in order to save time, the Wolverines quickly lined up.
Two gears and one yard, the time is only 30 seconds.
"Guys, do yourself a favor and keep your pockets!"
This sentence came out of Daniel's mouth, and everyone knew the meaning behind it. The fixed-point cannon is going to make a last-ditch effort. Completing this 35-yard catch would have to give the wide receiver more time to run, and Daniel would have to have more time to observe.
"Don't worry, leave it to us." Center forward Renault said firmly.
And at this time, opposite them, Jackson was also ready to defend.
"Strengthen the marking of wide receivers, the opponent has no time, and will definitely choose long passes. In any case, guard against it! ”
The atmosphere on the field was tense, and the fans on the scene did not dare to take a breath, so they could only nervously wait for the wonderful performance of the home team.
"Come on, Mr. Daniel! Come on, Pfister! Yi Fan is on the side, and he can only cheer and pray for the seniors on the field in this way.
“ready! attack!”
The offensive begins!
At the moment, Morris charged forward like a brute bull, trying to open the pocket, but this time Renault met it head-on, and he clamped the opponent tightly with his strong upper body, not letting him move forward.
The other linemen also did their best to hold on to their pockets and buy Daniel plenty of time.
At this time, Pfister pushed quickly to the right touchline alone, and the opposing cornerman and security guard immediately stepped forward to defend it.
However, instead of slowing down, Pfister accelerated further, and like a rocket speeding up in the second stage, he left the safety guard behind him and ran directly into the touchdown area.
At this time, the pocket has also reached the limit of collapse, Daniel took a deep breath, got rid of all the distractions in his mind, kept his eyes on Pfister, coordinated every part of his body, stepped on his right foot, raised his right arm, and pushed the ball towards the touchdown area with all his strength.
Shout......
The ball flew like a rainbow across the sky and flew straight to Pfister in the corner of the touchdown area.
Guessing Daniel's intentions early in the morning, Jackson also rushed to Pfister as soon as possible, almost forming a three-on-one situation.
Pfister made a sharp stop, then jumped high and grabbed the ball with both hands against the cornerback.
At the moment of landing, the security guard and Jackson also collided with all their might. Attempted to sabotage the catch.
Extremely close to the touchline, Pfister forced his center of gravity in the air so that his left foot stepped in bounds, and his right toe dragged a short distance on the ground before his body fell out of bounds with a thud. Until he fell to the ground, the ball was still in his arms.
"How's that?"
"Touchdown, did it work!"
The audience almost stood up and waited together for the referee's decision.
I saw that after the referee discussed, the two arms compared an 11, and the ball was successful! Touchdown!
At this moment, the whole audience was boiling. All the spectators, fans, and everyone in the Wolverines rest area hugged each other in celebration.
After getting up from the grass, Pfister also danced happily and threw the ball to the fans in the stands to celebrate.
And the happiest is Daniel, who has seen Jackson running towards Pfister a moment before he makes his move, which means that Pfister needs to complete the catch with a three-man defense, which he would definitely not do in normal times.
But at this moment, he has no way out, even if he knows that he has to play one to three, and knows that the probability of receiving the ball is extremely small, he still makes a decisive shot.
14-6!
Finally, at the last moment, a city was recovered.