Dominate the Super Bowl

Chapter 579

Chapter 579: 578 Walked right into the trap Chapter 579: 578 Walked right into the trap Unlike the relentless, layered pressure of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Kansas City Chiefs Defense targeted Roethlisberger and Brown with precision strikes, with a starkly different setup and tactics.

Zhu Zhu: Me, me me me!

The defense is slack on me, throw the ball to me.

However.

The premise for all this was that Roethlisberger could see Zhu Zhu.

Roethlisberger was in a very embarrassing and helpless state, with the Kansas City Chiefs Defensive line creating the effect of a huge wave striking a dike with just a three-man rush.@@@@

Lineman Williams, like a stabilizing pin in the sea, created fierce pressure from the middle, tying up two offensive linemen, and one could almost hear the sound of the dike breaking if they weren’t careful.

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Defensive End Bailey was more conventional, remaining silent in his confrontation, which was more about containment than pressure, barely noticeable.

And Defensive End Jones displayed a strong desire to break through, with his pressure becoming palpable with each snap of the ball.

Stalemate, containment, oppression.

Yet, with only three men on the Defensive line unable to break through the blockade, no assault could be launched.

So, the pressure was always there, feeling as though the pocket was full of cracks and could collapse at any moment, yet it did not collapse just then.

Such a precarious state, like walking a tightrope high above.

Meanwhile, one had to worry about Jones, not knowing when he would suddenly exert force, and be wary of an eager Houston, unpredictable in his move to strike.

In such an anxious state, Roethlisberger was incredibly tense, with every rustling leaf or snap of a twig triggering alarm, severely constricting his field of vision for passing.

Amidst the hustle and bustle of chaos, Roethlisberger instinctively looked for Brown, his most reliable and trusted target, who could always make the catch and advance the ball with his abilities, even if the passing trajectory and accuracy were slightly off.

Zhu Zhu?

He couldn’t see him.

Literally, Zhu Zhu was in his blind spot.

However.

Brown was also in trouble.

Cornerback Fowler, who had just transferred to the team this season, seemed to be holding his breath, ready to prove himself.

Kendall Fuller, a player waiting to prove himself.

Others believed that the Steelers’ refusal to compromise with Bell was fundamentally because Tomlin believed the strength of the team’s ground game came from tactics, not Bell’s individual ability; therefore, even with a different running back, their ground attack could still break through.

This was also why the Steelers immediately announced James Conner as the starting running back for the season after Bell declared his absence from the regular season.

A battle of momentum.

Naturally, the Pittsburgh Steelers should have gotten fancy with the ground game.

But Tomlin didn’t.

Having been in the league for over a decade, how could Tomlin possibly get caught up in a struggle of egos?

Even if he needed to prove something, the point to be proven was “offense can rotate well without Bell,” not “ground attack can rotate well without Bell.” The scope needed to be broadened.

Tomlin had studied the Kansas City Chiefs Defense and consistently launched smoke bombs, but the real offensive tactics revolved around passing.

It wasn’t just relying on the Roethlisberger-to-Brown connection; the routes run by other wide receivers were also diversified.

Because of Roethlisberger’s bulky frame and the perennial controversy over his choice of passes, people often forget that Roethlisberger’s passing ability is also elite in the league.

Perhaps his short passes were slightly imprecise, but his medium and long passing abilities had always been Roethlisberger’s strong points.

However...

but...

Tomlin had planned to catch Reed off guard, but unfortunately blundered into the barrel of a gun, as his offensive tactics ran straight into the comprehensive restrictions of the Kansas City Chiefs.

Originally, the Steelers were already under pressure from the Chiefs’ seamless offense at the start, and now their own offensive tactics had unwittingly fallen into the opponent’s trap.

Even an old hand like Tomlin was momentarily stunned.

After barely managing to secure two first downs in a shattered and stumbling manner, the Steelers swallowed the first strikeout of the game.

Without a chance.

Zhu Zhu: ???

That’s it?

I didn’t even touch the ball, and the drive is over?

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Damn.