Dominate the Super Bowl-Chapter 752 - : 751 Vulnerable

Chapter 752: 751 Vulnerable

Stumbling and staggering, Li Wei made a difficult turn amidst the shockwave, striving to push off the ground and straighten his knees, attempting to continue forward.

But as he turned around, he could see the defensive triangle swiftly closing in from directly ahead, the subsequent steps of the zone defense promptly catching up, reacting quickly for the second time.

Danger was hurtling toward him.

One step, two steps, he had already pushed forward five yards in the blink of an eye, heading straight into the encirclement.

In his faltering stride, for once, Li Wei didn’t relentlessly push forward but rather let himself fall to the ground, ending his advance before the encircling defenders could converge completely.

Nevertheless, this pass play had easily gained twenty yards, and upon their debut, the Kansas City Chiefs had swiftly closed in on the midfield line.

In the turmoil and chaos, Leonard noticed Li Wei unexpectedly going down with the flow, not adjusting or looking for opportunities to advance as usual, which meant—

Was I the only one making a fool of myself?

Damn!

Breathing heavily, face flushed with excitement, Leonard’s eyes revealed a trace of exhilaration, seemingly sensing the smell of blood spreading in his mouth, but this only excited him more, a big grin spreading across his face.

Truly a “Madman.”

Shaquille Leonard, this year’s greatest draft pick for the Indianapolis Colts, found treasure in the second round, thirty-sixth overall.

This season, Leonard displayed incredible vitality and energy, with one hundred thirty-six tackles, seven sacks, eight passes defensed, four forced fumbles, and two interceptions, showcasing top skills in the pocket and short-pass area, stirring trouble like a whirlwind.

At the end of the regular season, Leonard was undoubtedly the favorite for Defensive Rookie of the Year, and the calls for him to make the All-America First Team were also exceptionally strong.

To put it bluntly, Leonard was indeed the only competent player in the inconsistent, injury-riddled defensive unit of the Indianapolis Colts.

In his rookie season, he was ecstatic to be on the postseason stage.

Facing Li Wei and Mahomes was even more thrilling.

Leonard had always hoped to square off directly against Li Wei, tackling and stopping a star running back was truly satisfying, stepping on a second-year rookie to prove his talent was exciting, eager to get going.

Indeed, he lived up to the expectations.

It was only the first set of offense and defense, and Leonard had already got a taste of the bloodiness—

It was truly exhilarating, hehe.

However, there was no time to catch his breath or adjust, Leonard noticed that the Kansas Chiefs’ offense had already lined up.

So soon?

Quickly standing up and jogging in a sequence, Leonard swiftly got into formation.

“Attack!”

Mahomes had already declared the start of the play.

Now, the answer was finally revealed:

Why did Li Wei unusually not continue to push forward, but instead judge the situation and deliberately go to the ground himself?

Also, what were Reed’s pre-game tactical deployments for targeting Richie in their attacks?

The answer lay before them, elevating the pace, attacking rapidly, not quite a “Wuju Merchant” attack, but already not far off.

The offense came wave after wave.

First and ten, a fake run and a true pass, Mahomes delivered a twenty-yard pass, finding Hill near the right sideline, securing the first down.

First and ten, a quick short pass, Kelsey caught the ball, with the help of Li Wei and Watkins creating separation, turned a five-yard reception into fifteen yards.

The key lay in one word: “quick.”

Exploiting the weakness of the Indianapolis Colts’ defensive line, completely elevating the tempo, swiftly completing connections amid close-quarter combat, Mahomes’ ability to accurately seize passing gaps in chaotic situations was displayed to full effect, forming an impact with three consecutive successful passes.

Before the game started, people had predicted that the Indianapolis Colts’ Defensive group might struggle to effectively contain the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense; but once the actual game began, they were still shocked —

Three passes, three first moves, just sixty-three seconds in, and the Kansas City Chiefs had already demolished their way to the twenty-yard line of the Indianapolis Colts’ half, easily advancing fifty-five yards in the blink of an eye.

This speed, this efficiency, the Indianapolis Colts’ Defensive group kept retreating, utterly unable to resist.

Just a minute ago, people were still marveling at how Luck unexpectedly took the initiative, once again displaying his talent, and gave the defending champions a scare at the Arrowhead Stadium.

Little did they know, Richie and Luck’s movements had awoken a dormant lion, swallowed by thunderous rage before they could even prepare.

Simply… unable to resist.

Huffing, puffing.

Leonard was constantly adjusting his breathing, as the Indianapolis Colts’ Defensive group clearly couldn’t keep up with the pace, forcing Leonard to blindly run around, covering more area and doing more work, with intense energy expenditure.

It had only been sixty-three seconds, yet it felt like running a full-on sprint for the same duration, his whole body blazing intensely.

“Attack!”

However, the Kansas City Chiefs still had no intention of slowing down the pace, Mahomes quickly announced the start of play, the Shotgun Formation fully laid out.

Richie still chose no blitz, because the Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive pace was too fast, Mahomes’ release times were all kept within two seconds; even if the Indianapolis Colts forced a blitz, it would be of limited effect.

Instead of this, it might be better to focus on pass defense, trying to cut off Mahomes’ passing routes—

At least attempting to cut them off, the Indianapolis Colts’ pass defense was still commendable.

Instantly, Mahomes turned to the right, raising his hand ready to pass, a movement that put all the defensive players in the short pass area on alert.

Kelsey!

At a glance, one could see Kelsey’s tall, robust body blocking the position, crossing the starting line, and charging straight towards Cornerback Nate Hairston.

This season, the sophomore Hairston had already performed exceptionally well, the fifth-round pick displaying far more energy than expected; but standing in front of Kelsey, the “Cornerback vs. Tight End” matchup looked unprecedentedly mismatched, not even on the same level.

This is bad.

Including Leonard, the surrounding defensive players all started moving, the zone defense’s circle immediately tightening.

Stamping the ground, changing step, sprinting.

Fully activated.

Amidst the rapid movement, Leonard looked up, but saw no parabola, neither a rainbow pass nor a bullet pass were anywhere to be seen.

Damn, it was a trick.

Leonard realized immediately, he paused for a moment, then saw jersey number twenty-three retreat back past the starting line after crossing it.

A fake pass for a real run.

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Mahomes, with a deceiving short pass motion, had everyone on the Indianapolis Colts’ Defensive group fooled, the already anxious defenders dare not slacken, reacting rapidly for a second time, but they stepped right into the trap, watching helplessly as Mahomes retracted his right hand.

Then, he gently lobbed the football into Li Wei’s embrace.

Unfortunately, the defender’s third reaction couldn’t keep up because Li Wei had already taken off—

In this game, the Edgerunner was returning to his familiar terrain for the first time, launching an attack.

Perhaps, Leonard was the only exception.

Oh.

Holding his breath, after a quick stop and turn, the second quick stop and turn, his left leg fiercely stabbed into the ground controlling his body, decisively blocking Li Wei’s path.

One man against many!