Dominate the Super Bowl-Chapter 661 - 660 came prepared
Chapter 661: 660 came prepared
“…Beautiful!”
“Effective hit, the Baltimore Ravens Defense has shown great competitive state right from the opening stage of the game. Despite Mahomes’s excellent pocket movement to avoid the sack, Suggs still managed to complete an effective hit using his rich experience, disrupting Mahomes’s passing motion.”
“Kelsey catches the ball in an awkward position, but he doesn’t have a chance to advance. The Ravens force the Kansas City Chiefs to face another third-and-three situation, a severe test yet again.”
“The game has just barely started less than three minutes ago, and it’s already the third time the Kansas City Chiefs Offense is facing a third-down challenge; the game is extraordinarily tight.”
“Of course, as expected, this is the game we want to see.”
In the CBS broadcast booth, Jim Nantz and Tony Romo continue their partnership in commentary. The game starts without any warm-up, going straight into fierce competition — living up to everyone’s expectations, both teams came out strong from the start.
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The match “Kansas City Chiefs VS Baltimore Ravens” kicks off on Sunday afternoon at one o’clock —
It’s not a night game.
The League also wanted to schedule it for the nighttime, but since the Kansas City Chiefs have already played four-night games this season, leading the League, they would need to be mindful of the other team owners’ sentiments if they were to continue favoring the Kansas City Chiefs with night games. Goodell had to make a sacrifice, and so the game was scheduled for the afternoon.
In some way, this is a good thing.
Because today Kansas City has officially entered winter. Although it has not snowed or rained, the weather is clear, the sky is cloudless, and lazy sunshine pours down, the climate is on the good side; however, with temperatures at minus three degrees, plus the cool breeze, the wind chill is nearly minus ten degrees, and not a hint of warmth is felt.
The League should be thankful this isn’t a night game, or else the temperatures would plummet even further —
Dry, cold weather means that the football leather will harden, which is not conducive to ball handling or passing, and teams often focus on running plays.
For the excitement of the game and the TV ratings, this is not good news.
Indeed, this has been proven numerous times, and today is no exception.
At the start of the game, the Baltimore Ravens guessed the coin toss correctly, and Harbaugh chose the field, the side against the light; thus, the Kansas City Chiefs started on offense for the first half.
Considering the weather’s impact, the Kansas City Chiefs started cautiously, mainly with short passes and running plays; the Baltimore Ravens were also prepared, and the first wave of offense and defense from both teams elicited constant exclamations.
The Baltimore Ravens forced the Kansas City Chiefs into third-down situations three times in a row.
And the Kansas City Chiefs had managed to convert on third downs with beautiful strategic plays in their previous two attempts, crossing the midfield line into the opposing half in a power matchup —
This time, it’s the third occasion.
The intensity, frequency, rhythm, are all gradually heating up.
In the broadcast booth, Nantz is slightly excited.
“Wow, we don’t even have time to properly introduce the members of the Baltimore Ravens Defense, let us… wait, Mahomes calls the snap.”
“Run play!”
“No, fake run, real pass!”
“The pocket breaks down again for the Chiefs, but Mahomes quickly connects with a short pass to Li Wei, who easily catches it, converting the third down.”
“Li Wei is ready to advance further.”
“Suggs! Beautiful! Suggs and Mosley team up to tackle Li Wei to the ground, the step-up is timely, not giving Li Wei any space to start and accelerate.”
“Li Wei completes the third-down conversion but still doesn’t get the chance for continuous deep advancement.”
“Today, on the front lines, the Baltimore Ravens once again demonstrate their top-tier level of suppression in the League. Harbaugh came fully prepared for this game.”
Gasping, gasping.
It was less than three minutes into the game, and the unbelievable intensity of the confrontation had already forced everyone into heavy breathing, as if flames were burning in their chests.
Following three consecutive offensive plays, each facing third-down challenges, the Kansas City Chiefs managed to convert all three opportunities, allowing them to continue their drive; however, the pressure from the Baltimore Ravens was mounting steadily, resulting in the Chiefs’ offense not being smooth.
Be it passing or rushing, the Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive strategy since the beginning of the game had centered around short yardage plays, appearing fragmented and abrupt without being able to unleash their explosive power—
It seemed that this must be the strategy of the Baltimore Ravens, at least in the opening phase.
When people discuss the strongest defensive group in NFL history, the names of the 1985 Chicago Bears, the 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers, the 2000 Baltimore Ravens, the 2013 Seattle Seahawks, the 1971 Minnesota Vikings, the 1991 Philadelphia Eagles, and others slip off the tongue.
And when people talk about traditional NFL teams with strong defenses, the Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Buffalo Bills are indispensable names, with the Baltimore Ravens also among them, even though the history of the team dates back only to 1996, they still firmly hold their ground.
This season is no exception.
Although to date the Baltimore Ravens’ record has been somewhat struggling, it seems they only found their form amidst chaos in the last three weeks; the Baltimore Ravens Defense has always ranked in the upper echelons of the league.
As of this week, they ranked fourth in pass defense, fourth in rush defense, and third in overall league standings.
In terms of strength and resilience, the Baltimore Ravens remain one of the league’s top tough guys this season.
In the last three weeks with three consecutive wins, the whole league cheered for Lamar Jackson’s realization of his athletic potential and marveled at Gus Edwards’ Cinderella story; in reality, though, the consistent output from the defense was the key to turning around the Ravens’ season.
In fact, just one statistic is enough to prove this point—
Week six of the regular season, the Baltimore Ravens faced the Tennessee Titans, who had a close fight with the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of last season’s playoffs.
The Baltimore Ravens Defense sacked Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota eleven times in a single game.
An entire eleven times.
Throughout the game, Mariota was so stunned by the continuous sacks that he couldn’t differentiate north from south, which completely disoriented the Tennessee Titans.
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“21:0”.
The Baltimore Ravens swept the Tennessee Titans.
Eleven sacks in a single game ranks second in the history of the NFL Super Bowl era.
And the two teams at the top of the list for most sacks in a single game are—
The 1990 Kansas City Chiefs in their game against the Seattle Seahawks and the 1985 Dallas Cowboys in their match against the Washington Redskins.
In those two games, there were twelve sacks each.
Time flies; nearly thirty years are about to pass, and the league has undergone drastic changes. Nowadays, in an offensive-focused setting, it’s rare to see double-digit quarterback sacks in a single game—until the Baltimore Ravens Defense ferociously earned its mark again.
Moreover, the victim was not just any team, but one that had advanced to the playoffs last season.
Their strength was evident.
Therefore, no one could underestimate the Baltimore Ravens.
Now it looks like Harbaugh seriously studied the game tapes of the Kansas City Chiefs and learned from Pederson’s experiences against Reed in the two games last season.
Then, based on the Baltimore Ravens’ own form, he tailored a set of tactics, directly challenging his teacher.
The Baltimore Ravens came prepared.
