Dominate the Super Bowl

Chapter 594: 593 Complete Overturn Chapter 594: 593 Complete Overturn “`

Mahomes was just a little bit nervous—

Running routes was not his forte.@@novelbin@@

He would rather stay back, either helping Li Wei in the pocket by setting a block or running the ball himself with the Read Option Offense, for that was his domain.

Charging to the front lines?

That was not his profession.

But now, the Kansas City Chiefs needed to thoroughly disrupt the rhythm; they couldn’t continue to play to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ beat.

Otherwise, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defensive group would become more and more adept.

Chaos was the key for the Kansas Chiefs Offense to find their rhythm again.

The timing of a trick play was not random.

The focus was on the magic of surprise and firmly seizing the fleeting window of confusion.

So, this had to be done, starting with the quarterback.

The entire tactic had to be completely unconventional, including the passing target and the advancement route.

Mahomes knew he needed to step up.

If there was any chance of success, the quarterback had to be Li Wei.

Normally, the two would train together and help each other, with Li Wei helping Mahomes practice passing, and vice versa, Mahomes catching when Li Wei threw, creating some tacit understanding between them.

Originally, the trick play’s quarterback was Hunter; Reed wanted to turn things inside out completely.

Because Li Wei passing would make people think of the Super Bowl’s Chiefs Special and be easily recognized, possibly affecting the effect; but even taking a risk couldn’t be reckless, ultimately, Reed still chose Li Wei looking to ensure a higher success rate.

“Sherlock, just focus on me,”

“Don’t worry about others.

Just run the pre-determined route, and everything will fall into place.

Others will help clear the path.”

Mahomes remembered Li Wei’s words firmly.

Before the snap, his palms were still sweating; but after the snap, with an adrenaline surge, Mahomes got into the zone.

He stuffed the football into Li Wei’s embrace and left the pocket, stealthily slipping out from the left slot position.

The scene was somewhat humorous.

Mahomes’s burly figure, on tiptoes, glided past the clash zone of the front line like Tom from “Tom and Jerry” preparing to ambush Jerry, thinking he was cleverly hidden behind the wall not knowing he was already exposed.

But that’s how the magic was completed.

Li Wei and Hunter drew all eyes, and Mahomes actually managed an incredible stealthy exit without attracting any attention.

The Steelers’ lineman Dupree caught a glimpse of a red figure in the corner of his eye.

As he wondered, he didn’t have the chance to turn and look before he noticed Li Wei’s motion to run the ball.

Instinctively, he followed suit, bypassing the clash zone, preparing to tackle Li Wei to the ground.

Mahomes, with the grace of the “Four Little Swans,” crossed the line of scrimmage, bypassed the front line meat grinder and, in the blink of an eye, had surged forward ten yards and cut into the central territory following the slot position.

As he moved forward, he turned around, effortlessly spotting Li Wei in the crowd.

Indeed, all eyes were on Hill and Watkins, the two wide receivers on the other side, leaving Mahomes in an unexpected open area.

Incomprehensible!

Then, Li Wei passed the ball.

Bending the bow, shooting the eagle.

His arm, fully extended, but the arch of the pass wasn’t aimed toward the left sideline but pushed deep along the slot.

And he didn’t use all his strength.

A long pass, indeed a long pass, not short, yet not so far either, because Li Wei couldn’t allow the football to fly too long in the air, risking defensive players surrounding Mahomes.

The focus was, Li Wei needed to quickly connect with Mahomes and simply advance the ball.

After catching the ball, Mahomes easily secured the first down.

Continuing to advance, whenever defensive players approached intending to collide, he would preemptively go down to protect himself—

A quarterback needn’t clash head-on.

Thus, it was a thirty-five-yard pass.

After crossing the midfield line, the football landed steadily into Mahomes’s embrace, a picture of ease, like taking something out of a bag, without any difficulty.

At this point, a whole one two three four five beats later, the Pittsburgh Steelers finally realized the crisis.

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Fooled!

And, nightmares replayed.

Last season, in Week 6 of the regular season, the Kansas City Chiefs pulled off a last-minute Wanfu Mary to defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers.

At that time, the connection between Smith and Li Wei took an unexpected path.

Instead of aiming for the end zone, they went for the middle ground.

Li Wei carried the ball on the ground, relying on his personal ability to score the touchdown and win the game.

Today, it happened again.

The quarterback turned into Li Wei, the wide receiver into Mahomes, but it was the same situation of a tightly contested match with a central pass.

It was a fierce stab into the soft underbelly of the Steelers’ defense.

Tomlin was stunned, unable to believe what he was seeing.

The surprise was so profound that his brain couldn’t process the information for a moment, causing a blank in his mind.

During that brief gap, Mahomes had already turned around and begun to advance with the ball.

Ahead, there was a clear path.

Because Hill and Watkins had made such an excellent vertical breakthrough along the sidelines, the two safeties were held back and failed to return to their positions in time.

Perhaps, at this moment, the one nearest to Mahomes was actually cornerback Burnett, who, on his way to stop Li Wei, realized his mistake.

He was the first to notice Mahomes, turning around and rushing over quickly.

Burnett gritted his teeth and sprinted with all his might, quickly closing the distance between him and Mahomes—

Getting closer.

Even closer.

As Mahomes felt the intense heat closing in, hesitating whether to fall to the ground or to charge head-on, a flash of red entered the scene, a sideways tackle cutting across, you could even clearly see Burnett’s tensed face transform into the legendary painting “The Scream” by Edvard Munch.

Whoosh.

Burnett disappeared.

—It was Kelsey.

He was not fighting alone.

Mahomes’s confused and tense emotions steadied slightly, regaining his focus.

His slowed steps picked up speed again.

Pushing off.

Exerting force.

Sprinting.

The whole world turned into a maelstrom, as if the roaring sound was echoing above the eardrums.

“Run, Patrick, run!”

Sprinting, rushing headlong, he momentarily set aside the burden of his first career start, the weight of defending the title, and the ferocity of the Pittsburgh Steelers, returning to his true self—pure, indulgent, free—the way he felt when he first started to run.

It felt as if he could fly if he ran fast enough.

Thump thump thump, thump thump thump.

Mahomes ran faster and faster, crossing the entire field, with the end zone now close at hand—a black storm was approaching.

Edmund.

Safety Edmund shook off wide receiver Watkins, becoming the Steelers’ last line of defense.

Mahomes, with a clear mind, knew he should’ve fallen to the ground to avoid injury, but in that moment, his boiling blood told him:

Don’t stop.

Pushing off, surging forward, Mahomes not only didn’t fall to the ground but even picked up speed.

Just as the black and red were about to collide, Mahomes astonishingly changed direction toward the upper left.

One step.

Two steps.

Just two short steps that let him dodge successfully, making Edmund’s surefire tackle miss.

Once again, Mahomes’s path forward opened up.

Only a fool would try to brute force their way through.

Heh.

With a stride, Mahomes entered the end zone—

Ah, ah ah ah!

A triumphant roar, a thunderous bellow.