Dominate the Super Bowl-Chapter 1646 - 1645: Gone Forever

The 2020 season kicks off, and the three-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs powerfully achieve three consecutive victories, including over the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens, two playoff teams from last season, showcasing excellent competitive form and continuing their strong performance.

However, in three games, Li Wei’s performance... can’t be described as bad, yet it’s not outstanding, a steady and stable start which for other players might be considered average at best; but for Li Wei, it’s unusual.

After all, in the previous three seasons, Li Wei had amazed the league with extraordinary performance, setting one benchmark after another that was difficult to surpass and igniting the market.

Now?

"Has Li Wei finally lost his touch?"

"So, even the Beast gets tired?"

"Truth: the Madden Curse strikes!"

"Indeed, even Li Wei ultimately cannot resist the power of the Madden Curse."

"Is the Li Wei era finally over? The running back ultimately couldn’t withstand continuous impacts."

The hubbub and clamor of doubts, complaints, and piling on are incessant; yet compared to previous years, the negative comments aren’t as many as imagined, as Li Wei’s repeated performances have already frightened them from making rash statements.

Nevertheless, there are still some netizens, like undeterred pigs in boiling water, with a memory span of only seven seconds like goldfish, who forget the pain after healing and start acting up again.

Of course, Li Wei remains as ever, calm and collected, joking and chatting in front of reporters, even self-deprecatingly saying "with age comes the need to conserve energy to avoid being embarrassed in front of young rookies," with a breezy demeanor, showing no signs of concern.

Facts prove that Li Wei indeed doesn’t need to worry.

Everything is like last season, Kansas City Chiefs are merely testing their tactics, with Li Wei playing the role of bait, completely aligning with the team’s adjustments.

When the team needs Li Wei, Li Wei can still rise to the occasion promptly.

For instance, right here.

Reed needs Li Wei to breakthrough Gilmore head-on, so Li Wei does just that.

It’s not just a breakthrough, but a complete trouncing, demonstrating through real actions once again why Li Wei holds a commanding lead in the regular season MVP voting, while Gilmore can only stand aside grumbling.

Li Wei not only completed four ground breakthroughs from Gilmore’s side and showcased the abilities of the league’s top running back in this intense running attack; but also three times faced Gilmore one-on-one in successful receptions, following through with dodges to continue advancing yardage, achieving a 100% reception success rate, accumulating forty-seven yards over three instances, directly making Gilmore’s side the weakest link in the New England Patriots’ defensive group, turning a cornerback into nothing more than a sieve in front of a running back.

A complete collapse!

Declaration of competing for the regular season MVP last season hits back like a boomerang, slapping Gilmore’s face, making him wish he could disappear on the spot and erase his existence.

Gilmore completely loses the sharp intuition, accurate predictions, and excellent state from last season, like night and day, directly diminishing to the average, left completely defenseless in front of the fully unleashed capabilities of Li Wei.

This is a disaster, a complete disaster.

Too tragic to bear watching!

"Li Wei! Again, Li Wei! Still Li Wei!"

"Li Wei completely locked position overpowering Gilmore in a one-on-one duel, relying on his back to hold Gilmore and completing the catch, then smoothly making a 360-degree clockwise turn to dodge, leaving Gilmore like a wooden figure!"

"Gilmore attempted a foul by pulling the jersey, but even such a movement was a beat too slow, only catching a fleeting shadow of Li Wei."

"Wow!"

"Gilmore is utterly blown apart, completely reduced to a mere backdrop!"

"In the frontal clash between last season’s strongest offensive and defensive players, Gilmore performed like a baby who just learned to walk, utterly powerless, this gap is simply a one-sided slaughter.’

"You feel disinclined to continue watching."

Anger and shame are already inadequate to describe Gilmore’s feelings, which far exceed what he can bear, the thought of escaping reality devours all energy like a black hole, he even lacks the courage to face himself.

On the sidelines, Belichick as always, calm, composed, observes closely the progress and actions of the game, with a poker face refusing to reveal his true emotions.

However, unusually, Belichick neither dispatches forces nor changes tactics--

Is this prepared to adapt by remaining unchanged?

No, it more likely signifies tactics have been exhausted and he is at a loss.

The New England Patriots are fully equipped with their strongest weapons on both offense and defense, showcasing Belichick’s entire arsenal, yet still completely powerless.

This speaks to not just the score, the overall confrontational intensity is far short of desired tension and sparks, let alone tit-for-tat fierce clashes expected.

It’s not that Belichick doesn’t want to deploy; it’s that he has no cards to play; it’s not that Belichick doesn’t want to change formations, but that he has tried every means--

It’s impossible.

Belichick stands by the field, quietly watching everything unfold before him, mouth bitter.

Social networks are similarly divided, those hoping to witness New England Patriots’ dynasty completely fall and those eager to see a team capable of challenging Kansas City Chiefs’ sustained dominance are evenly matched, but ultimately all fall into shock, losing their ability to react--

Television viewers diminished halfway through the decidedly one-sided match, with only two million remaining at the start of the second half, and the numbers continue to decline, yet whether those still clinging to the live broadcast or those who left early still seeing updates on social media, all are dumbfounded.

In their memory, the undefeated, all-conquering, high and mighty New England Patriots when have they been so pathetic and distressed? When has the ever strategic mastermind Belichick been so puzzled and stupefied?

This scene is akin to "destroying childhood," though many anticipate its occurrence, when it truly happens, something deep within begins to crumble--that innocence, that simplicity, gone forever.

So, is it that Kansas City Chiefs have become so mighty that no one can touch them, or... has the once majestic New England Patriots vanished with the wind, never to return?

Considering the second week of regular season when Los Angeles Chargers almost dragged Kansas City Chiefs into overtime, nearly achieving their first win over Kansas City Chiefs in two seasons, the answer seems clear in front of us.

At that moment, something deep inside seems truly broken.

Not to mention the general public; even Brady, watching the entire live broadcast on TV, from delight to bitter mouth, to feeling lost, collapses on the sofa, speechless for a long time.

Probably he himself can’t tell if he is happy or... unhappy, a mix of emotions needing time to digest.

This night, finally gives events a sense of reality--

The NFL dynasty has completed its shift.