Dominate the Super Bowl

Focus. Focus. Still focus.

Li Wei kept reminding himself.

Whether it was Smith or Li Wei himself, in the first half, facing the high-intensity and high-efficiency rush and pass of the New England Patriots, indeed, there wasn't much they could do—

There were objective factors, as well as subjective factors.

But the real key was that Li Wei didn't believe the rush and pass pressure tactics of the New England Patriots were unsolvable; after all, they weren't the Bombing Corps.

Before the game, Li Wei had said he was looking forward to meeting the Pittsburgh Steelers again, to experience the impact of the "Steel Curtain," the combination of Hayward and Watt; and now, the Patriots' defensive group was not to be outdone, allowing him to fully experience the muscle of defense:

Even without top rushers, relying on tactical cooperation could also unleash tremendous energy.

So, the first step was to shake off the Patriots' rush and pass interference, step back a bit, see clearly the Patriots' defensive formation and movement trends, and look for a breakthrough in the midst of a storm.

Just like in the first half, the Patriots were still stacking troops in the zone of front-line combat—

Four defensive linemen up front, three linebackers in a triangular formation right behind them, with the positions of the two outside linebackers advanced half a step, falling one step behind the defensive ends; add to this corners and safeties slightly pressing forward in their respective areas, the layout of the entire defensive front was particularly tight and dense.

Pressure, within reach.

The Pittsburgh Steelers' defensive group was layered, forming a stair-like arrangement, interacting and responding to each other, the whole defense interlocking; but the Patriots were slightly different, although they too had clear layers, the combinations between different parts were not the same, yet they could still apply continuous pressure.

Different gears, different situations, the Patriots' rush and pass combinations varied.

So, this time?

Who's rushing? Linebacker? Cornerback? Or Safety?

Li Wei was reading the defense; the defensive group was also reading the offensive formation.

Li Wei's position was slightly different.

The Kansas City Chiefs primarily used the Pistol Formation, occasionally mixing it with the Shotgun Formation, and the tactical combination of fake runs and true passes, and fake passes and true runs between Li Wei and Smith was undoubtedly a key weapon for the team.

And now, the Chiefs rarely set up the Shotgun Formation.@@novelbin@@

Li Wei and Smith stood parallel, Li Wei three steps far to the right of Smith, which meant that Li Wei and Smith couldn't smoothly carry out exchanges; the difficulty of feint moves sharply increased—this was clearly a passing formation.

At the same time!

The Chiefs had three Wide Receivers on the left wing, with only tight end Kelsey on the right, creating a peculiar balance where the strong side wasn't strong, and the weak side wasn't weak. Moreover, with Li Wei standing on the right, two steps behind Kelsey, the Shotgun Formation was instantly set up.

So, was this a real passing offense, or just a smoke bomb from the Chiefs?

After the halftime break, the first offensive drive of the second half entered a state of cutting edge without pause.

Li Wei's gaze swept quickly, capturing their motion details and movement trends, the air grew tauter, the smell of gunpowder permeating.

Then.

"Attack!"

The sound of Smith announcing the snap reached Li Wei's ears, and Li Wei launched into action instantaneously—

Without hesitation, without doubt, Li Wei took off, sprinting like an arrow released from the bow.

Exploding off the line, sprinting, stepping straight forward.

New England Patriots outside linebacker James Harrison was on high alert immediately.

Harrison, who had been battered during the opening game without the ability to retaliate, knew Li Wei's capabilities, and even now, with the Patriots well in the lead, he remained vigilant and wouldn't miss any signals easily.

Sure enough!

Harrison's heart tightened, noting Li Wei's determined sprinting steps. Although Harrison couldn't see the big picture and had no idea about the Chiefs' tactics, he knew he couldn't afford to overlook Li Wei.

He tipped on his toes, pivoting, ready to step forward and apply pressure on the passer, but the direction of his body had already changed, dashing toward the left slot position.

However.

Kelsey?

Harrison hadn't anticipated that Kelsey wouldn't sprint straight ahead, but instead came head-on, not even needing any special maneuvers—standing like a post right there was enough to intercept Harrison's forward momentum.

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Harrison watched wide-eyed as Li Wei zipped past Kelsey's back and broke out—

Fast.

Just one word, "fast."

After a full season, everyone knew about Li Wei's absolute speed, but at this moment, instead of waiting in place like a running back to receive the ball, he bolted off as soon as the ball was snapped, like a wide receiver, fully unleashing his advantage in acceleration and speed.

Like a breeze blowing over a canyon, sweeping majestically across, he was gone before one could even reach out a hand.

Harrison: Stunned.

Gaping and trying to catch a glimpse of Li Wei's figure, he collided with Kelsey the very next second, thrown into utter chaos, unable to focus on anything else.

Just as Harrison was about to get entangled with Kelsey, he found Kelsey shake him off a step ahead, continuously backpedaling.

Harrison: ??? Had he been left behind? What was going on?

Kelsey had no time to pay attention to Harrison; his eyes caught sight of the crisis—

the New England Patriots' defensive end Flowers.

No matter how the Kansas City Chiefs devised their tactics, the New England Patriots still focused on themselves, continuing their assault with pressure in the second half.

And they were preparing for a surprise attack.

Belichick was also a master of psychological warfare, continuing to suppress the young Chiefs in the second half, with the surprise attack as a form of intimidation, looking forward to their seventh sack on Smith.

Even though things went slightly off plan, with Harrison's attention scattered by Li Wei and intercepted by Kelsey, the defensive line still performed excellently.

Flowers invaded the pocket unstoppable, Smith was like a lamb to the slaughter.

In the first half, either Li Wei or Hunter stayed in the pocket to block, trying to buy Smith as much breathing space as possible, though the effects were mediocre.

In the second half, Li Wei charged out right from the start, leaving Smith utterly isolated, with Flowers nearly completing the takedown.

But!

Right at that moment!

A bull's strength collided from the side, forcibly altering Flowers' forward charge, the both of them tumbling into the tangled zone at the line.

It was Kelsey.

Li Wei and Kelsey executed a block exchange, swapping roles on the field.

It wasn't just a change of position, but also disrupted the tactical setup and timing at a strategic level, in the midst of a fierce confrontation, disrupting the rhythm of the Patriots' tactics—first Harrison, then Flowers, Smith won a brief respite.

However, the alarm was still not over.

Danger. Danger danger danger!

Smith realized that the pocket had collapsed by half, and he was completely exposed, his feet trying to find rhythm in the continuing backpedal.

No sooner had his front foot dodged Flowers, his back foot saw Harrison resume his charge, and... Van Noy coming face to face, both storms converging on Smith from left and right.

Smith, left utterly alone, was in dire straits!