Dominate the Super Bowl

Chapter 806: 805 Firm Stance

Li Wei, falling behind, facing a clear disadvantage, watching as this offensive push is about to come to an end, what follows might be a second gear with three yards or two yards situation.

Objectively speaking, such a push can definitely be considered efficient.

After all, the previous offensive drives were steady and methodical, with each averaging about three to four yards per play. The Kansas City Chiefs patiently maintained their composure and eventually secured a touchdown.

Right now, there’s no reason it shouldn’t be the same.

However.

Li Wei had a different idea—

The previous sequence of plays had the ground attack taking center stage, with steadiness, solidity, and patience being key; impatience as the enemy of offense.

But for this series of plays, the New England Patriots sought to seize control of the momentum, while the Kansas City Chiefs aimed to break the balance and regain the upper hand.

Thus, the situation has changed, and naturally, the response must change too.

Li Wei remained calm.

In a flash, Li Wei didn’t hastily force a change of direction but charged straight into the Chung Family deliberately—everything was planned.

The collision happened.

Li Wei maximized the impact power by treating the Chung Family like a human brake to stabilize his balance, leveraging the recoil from the collision to prepare for a turn.

Marseille Turn!

Yet—

Li Wei didn’t manage to complete the turn.

Chung Family understood Li Wei. From the moment Li Wei didn’t dodge but instead accelerated, it was clear to him that Li Wei intended to make the collision into a turning opportunity, converting a challenge into an advantage—this was Li Wei’s most admirable trait.

Chung Family was ready.

He not only absorbed the force of Li Wei’s collision, which couldn’t fully exert itself, but also quickly locked him with both hands, executing a tackle that turned Li Wei’s deliberate collision into a futile effort.

Chung Family seized the opportunity and wrapped him up.

“Chung Family VS. Li Wei,” in this round, Chung Family wins.

But is that really true?

Chung Family held his breath, enduring the impact to complete the tackle, holding onto a breath stuck in his chest without exhaling, his muscle tension reaching its peak—then, in the next moment, he felt a force smash into his chest hard.

——Li Wei.

Despite being trapped in the tackle, Li Wei didn’t give up easily, continuously pumping his legs, continuously ramming, using his legs to push his body forward, attempting brute force to drive forward against Chung Family, shoulder slamming into Chung Family’s chest.

At this moment, Li Wei’s feet returned to the ground, forcibly reclaiming stability, with steady pressure from his legs. His shoulder mimicking the motion of a jackhammer compressed Chung Family’s chest, sending the confrontation between the two to an extreme level.

A short stalemate.

But Chung Family couldn’t hold out for long, unable to withstand the crushing force, the breath stuck in his chest couldn’t hold—

Released.

One moment of relaxation, and Chung Family’s footing was no longer able to keep up.

Step by step retreat!

Then, a force from behind helped Chung Family come to a halt.

Devin McCourty!

Chung Family: ???

No gratitude, only confusion.

This isn’t a strongman competition, what is McCourty doing colliding body-to-body with him? McCourty should be tackling Li Wei into the ground instead—did the guy’s brain malfunction?

McCourty continued pressing against Chung Family’s body with enjoyment, while Li Wei took advantage of the forceful impact to break free of Chung Family’s bind—

Chest pressure released, the strength from the tackle visibly loosened.

Momentum shift, escape.

Turning, launching.

In a shocking turn of events, Li Wei completely freed himself and burst forward once more.

Chung Family: Damn.

The field behind him was already wide open. If Li Wei picked up speed and broke loose, the New England Patriots defense wouldn’t have anyone capable of catching up.

It would be a disaster.

Losing consecutive touchdowns was bad enough, but one offensive play losing consecutive touchdowns in mere fifteen seconds? That would be a nightmare, and it might be impossible to contain the Kansas Chiefs Offense Group anymore.

No way!

A surge of energy exploded in Chung Family’s body, using McCourty as a support pole, treating him like a steel bar as he spun clockwise, decisively launching himself toward Li Wei’s retreating figure.

Kicking off, stepping forward.

There wasn’t even time to gather strength, purely acting on instinctive reflex. Chung Family barely managed to grab Li Wei’s lower leg, trying to destabilize him once more.

Li Wei was preparing to push further forward, but his foot suddenly caught on something.

The ground slipped under him, failing to provide traction, leaving only his upper body continuing forward.

Even so, Li Wei stubbornly strived ahead clawing two more powerful steps forward before finally collapsing to the ground due to exhaustion.

“Roar! Roar! Roar!”

The stadium erupted in cheers!

McCourty, caught in complete dedication to pressing back, now found his support wall removed, stammering unbalancedly forward before crashing face-first into an ungainly sprawl, his mind overflowing with questions:

What happened? What just happened? Wait, what?

“Strong!”

“The New England Patriots defense ramped up the pace and intensity, trying to control the game, but the Kansas Chiefs offense had been prepared and responded with more agility and toughness, tearing through a gap.”

“Li Wei, through tackles and disruptions, stubbornly advanced ten yards, easily securing a first down. The New England Patriots’ rushing pressure failed to work and the intensity of the confrontation has clearly escalated.”

Thirty-five-yard line, first gear, ten yards.

Li Wei turned five yards into ten using relentless effort, earning a first down and maintaining a hard-nosed attitude throughout the direct confrontation.

Springing to his feet instantly, Li Wei locked eyes with Chung Family, staring him down, unyielding as ever.

Chung Family returned the gaze with equal firmness only to start panting heavily—in deep gulps—as soon as Li Wei turned to run toward Mahomes.

“That kid, tough—really tough. If I were a few years younger…”

Chung Family couldn’t help but feel a rush of fighting spirit himself. So be it, let them clash again.

Over there, Li Wei and Mahomes exchanged a quick celebratory slap of hands. Li Wei shot Mahomes a meaningful look: They didn’t notice.

Mahomes nodded, showing his understanding.

He regulated his breath and reentered his zone—

This offensive sequence, Reed deliberately directed Mahomes to employ the Read Option Offense.

It’s the first time in the postseason, and even during the regular season it wasn’t commonly used, largely because Reed didn’t want Mahomes to develop a habit of overly relying on his legs to run the ball; the preference was still to trust passing strategies.

In this scenario, Reed wasn’t focusing on letting Mahomes personally run the ball but leveraging the groundwork laid by the prior ground game to sow confusion, aiming to throw off the New England Patriot defense’s ability to read Mahomes’ tactical intentions—with the true goal being to open up the passing attack.

In some ways, Belichick’s assessment of Reed was correct. Fundamentally, Reed does believe in passing offense, but thanks to Li Wei’s presence, Reed could deploy different methods through ground strategy to approach his passing game.

The ground offense will always be the strongest shield for ensuring threat from passing plays.

In the 2012 and 2013 seasons, when Big Manning led the Denver Broncos Offense to dominate the league, they undoubtedly became one of history’s most powerful offenses. However, their fatal weakness was the lack of a truly top-tier running back to complement the ground game, making it easier for opponents to focus their defense—especially in playoff scenarios.

Reed learned from that lesson and refused to repeat the same mistake.

Now, Reed was methodically bringing the Kansas Chiefs Offense back on track.

If they rediscovered their rhythm, Belichick would face a massive headache.