Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 1141 No one’s land
Understatement, leisurely stroll -

In the 2017 season, Levi is back on the court.

Indeed, the Minnesota Vikings carefully studied the game tape, and the Kansas City Chiefs' passing attack has been comprehensively upgraded this season.

Overwhelmed.

It's not just "cheating motion", the entire route running cover layout is laid out in an all-round way. The two wide receivers Watkins and Hardman serve as bait most of the time but also have the ability to catch the ball, ensuring that the Kansas Chiefs' passing attack can spread the firepower.

After Mahomes was accidentally injured, Moore temporarily took over the team's helmsmanship. Reid consciously reduced the strategy of long passes in the backfield and focused on the coordination of short and medium passes. In addition, Levi's diversity launched the "Chiefs Special" to ensure the team's offense was as light and changeable as possible.

It is in this situation that the Minnesota Vikings adopt a more targeted defensive strategy.

On the one hand, the front line continues to put pressure on Moore. After all, Moore is not Mahomes. His on-the-spot performance under pressure may plummet. Once Moore is disconnected, Levi will be unable to support the team alone.

On the other hand, the frontcourt adopts zone defense, not specifically marking one player, but scattering the net to focus on blocking the passing lines. After all, Moore and Levi have limited passing abilities and the lines cannot be opened.

This also means that they often use routines that have been rehearsed many times in training, and do not have the ability to change passing strategies through secondary defensive readings like Mahomes. However, as long as it is a routine, it means there are traces to follow, and the Minnesota Vikings can make arrangements in advance through repeated study of game videos.

From top to bottom, we are united.

The Minnesota Vikings' desire to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs head-on is definitely not just talk.

They mean it.

However, such a strategy faces a problem:

Ground attack.

To be more precise, Levi.

Levi, a variable, a factor, the core weapon of the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive team.

Some outsiders may question: The whole league knows that Levi is the leader of the Kansas City Chiefs. Why do the Minnesota Vikings focus on pass defense rather than ground defense? Do they look down on Levi?
It is not to say that the Minnesota Vikings have absolutely no such idea, but this time, the Minnesota Vikings have indeed thought it over carefully.

Indeed, in the absence of Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs' passing offense may encounter problems, forcing Reid to focus on ground offense; however, Reid also knows that Levi's strategic position has been exposed. If they hope to open up the situation through Levi and rely on the passing offense to reduce pressure on the ground and share the focus, this is the only way, and the passing offense must be played smarter.

It is precisely because of this that the Minnesota Vikings rely on pass defense to snuff out Moore's firepower and gain an advantage in ground defense.

At the same time, it's not that the Minnesota Vikings didn't consider Levi. If they didn't consider Levi when facing the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL, it would be tantamount to seeking death; it's just that the Minnesota Vikings did not choose to send someone to guard Levi alone.

Because they know that positional defense cannot completely restrict Levi, because they know that positional defense tactics often fall into the trap of Levi playing the bait.

Instead of sacrificing a player to effectively confront Levi, it is better to adopt a team strategy and rely on collective strength to form a confrontation.

The strategy is the result of in-depth discussions among the entire coaching team.

They have been studying the Kansas City Chiefs' tactics, trying to develop a clear strategy at the team level to clamp down on the Kansas City Chiefs' offense.

On paper, the Minnesota Vikings have the right strategy.

However, will Reed really just surrender and wait for his opponent to figure him out?

Obviously not.

Against the Green Bay Packers, everything was unexpected and they had to improvise. Behind the changing tactics was Reid's confusion and panic.

After the game, Mahomes was confirmed to miss the game, and Reid had time to sit at the tactical table and calmly think and examine the overall situation. The situation was naturally different.

Compared with Mahomes, Moore's mobility and versatility are not at the same level at all. The Kansas City Chiefs need to rely on more routine tactics to ensure the power of the passing offense; but routines often mean stereotypes, and it also means that they may have been exposed to the eyes of opponents long ago.

Therefore, the Kansas City Chiefs need to make full use of the variables in the routine to create chaos. So, who can be more suitable than Levi?

In most teams in the league, ground offense also has routines, such as the opening of the offensive line, the breaking of the screen by the tight end, the coordination of double running positions, etc. The Kansas City Chiefs are no exception. It is undeniable that excellent ground offense requires the support of a system.

But what makes Levi special is that in the Kansas City Chiefs' ground offense, he can create waves through his defensive reading and on-the-spot response, and in the tit-for-tat confrontation, he can seize the opportunity to complete the breakthrough. This kind of variable is Levi's trump card as the league's top running back.

It is precisely because of this that Levi's average advancing yardage is so abnormal, and his long-distance rushes and fatal touchdowns have repeatedly become the key to changing the game.

Even Levi himself is not sure where to go next, let alone the defense team?
So, this scene appeared.

Sudden stops and turns, instant changes of direction, twists and turns, the speed and rhythm are always unpredictable.

Elusive and impossible to approach, Levi, with his light and nimble steps, turned into a streak of light in the tight and impenetrable net in front of him.

"Grab! Crash!"

"Levi easily got rid of the entanglement of defensive end Danielle Hunter with a change of direction."

"Linebacker Eric Kendricks is stepping up to help."

"Slalom Marseille!"

"Levi's footsteps completed a 360-degree rotation in the gap, sticking to Kendricks' body to get rid of him. Kendricks looked like a stiff puppet, watching Levi perform an incredible trick so close to him, but he missed directly. Levi had found space to advance."

"Defensive End Everson-Griffen Collision!"

"Griffin rushed out without hesitation, trying to stop Levi."

"Crash!"

"Beautiful! Levi, wow, unbelievable! Levi sensed the danger in advance and forced himself to speed up, using his absolute speed to avoid Griffin's desperate collision."

"The Titanic avoided the iceberg this time!"

"Unbelievable! Incredible!"

"Levi! Levi is still going. Now there are only two safeties left at the front of the Minnesota Vikings' end zone."

"Levi is speeding up and sprinting. Safety Harrison Smith is trying his best to catch up. The four-time Pro Bowl veteran is trying to become the last gate of the Minnesota Vikings defense!"

"However!"

"Levi, change direction. Oh, change direction again!"

"Harrison Smith missed!"

"Levi! Levi! Strolling in the garden! So easy! Harrison Smith couldn't even touch Levi's jersey!"

"Levi, break through, drive straight in!"

“Touchdown!”

“Touchdown, no doubt about it!”

"Levi kicked off the game for the Kansas City Chiefs with a 57-yard touchdown run!"

(End of this chapter)