Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 1309 Dinghai Shenzhen
"…The home curse, is it true or not?"

"Haha, why, are you suddenly following the trend?"

"The entire league is discussing this. It's hard to pretend not to hear it. Turn on the TV, radio, and the Internet, and it's all filled with this stuff."

"It's better to believe it, right? Otherwise, how do you explain the poor performance of Brady and Brees?"

"Shut up, don't talk nonsense there, or the rookie will come over and give you a slap on the head."

"Come on, let me give you an answer. How about that? They are old and about to be eliminated. They can't keep up with the times and can't resist the erosion of time. After all, they are not aliens. How about this answer? Is it more reliable?"

"You know that's not what I meant... Hey, this year's playoffs are really weird anyway."

"Does anyone remember the last time a three-game losing streak occurred in the wild-card game? There shouldn't have been many such incidents since the millennium, right?"

"In the 2010 season, the only survivor was the NFC's fourth-seeded Seattle Seahawks defeating the fifth-seeded New Orleans Saints. The other three games were all insurrections."

"What? Is it that close now?"

"In the NFC, the sixth-seeded Green Bay Packers beat the third-seeded Philadelphia Eagles; in the AFC, the sixth-seeded New York Jets beat the Indianapolis Colts, and in the AFC, the fifth-seeded Baltimore Ravens beat the fourth-seeded Kansas City Chiefs."

...Uh, this.

All of a sudden, he grabbed her throat, and all the rustling sounds disappeared. The air was suddenly quiet.

Just then, Levi pushed the door and entered the locker room. The locker room, which was bustling a second ago, became completely silent, with no movement at all.

Levi was confused and looked around. "I know you admire me very much, but there is no need for such a grand welcome ceremony."

As he spoke, Levi gently raised his right hand like a king, signaling everyone to stand up straight and there was no need to continue packing.

With just a joke or a gesture, the tense atmosphere in the locker room relaxed.

However, it didn't last long.

The corners of their slightly raised lips seemed a little stiff, and there was a hint of uneasiness in their glances as they exchanged looks, with one or two of them revealing uncertain expressions.

It has been a long time since the NFL has seen a collective upset by low-ranking teams. Even in history, such situations are rare. But the last time such a situation occurred, the Kansas City Chiefs were the ones who were upset. And now it has happened again. Is this a reincarnation?

What's more, the Kansas City Chiefs already have a series of curses on their shoulders, such as "cannot reach the Super Bowl in a winning season" and "no team has won three consecutive championships in NFL history". What should have been a highly anticipated winning season and a chance to win three consecutive championships is turning into a sweet burden... and a curse. The layers of pressure, expectations, and focus that have accumulated are exploding in all aspects, creating a storm.

This storm has never happened before and will probably never happen again in NFL history.

This really makes people think more.

After all, the Kansas City Chiefs are still a young team. Whether it is the offensive or defensive team, the main lineup is made up of young people. This represents youthful vigor and vitality, but also represents inexperience and impatience. In this storm that no one has ever experienced or even witnessed, the thoughts in the mind still spread and grow uncontrollably.

To be precise, not only relatively senior players like Kelce were no exception, but even the coaching staff led by Reid was also unsure.

After all, the entire NFL is something no one has ever experienced before and it is all new to everyone.

As their eyes crossed, no one was able to control their emotions and call out.

"Rookie!"

All eyes were focused on that person, and it was Hill.

Standing in everyone's gaze without any warning, Hill was inexplicably nervous and swallowed his saliva, but looking at Levi who had a calm and composed face, he still couldn't help it.

"Rookie, home court curse... do you believe it?"

"The last time this happened in the league was in 2010, when, uh, we, including us, we lost to the lower-ranked Baltimore Ravens."

Levi, “Oh.”

An expression of sudden realization, but that was all, nothing more, nothing less.

"Thanks for the explanation. So what?" Hill was a little anxious. "Rookie, you don't understand the league. This situation is really too rare..."

Levi nodded slightly in agreement. "Not just in football, in any professional competition, it's not common for high-ranking seeds to fall behind collectively."

His tone was light, and he even had the energy to joke, "If I remember correctly, the 2015 season was even worse. All four wild-card games were played by the lower class. It was indeed an amazing season, and it probably ranks among the best in NFL history."

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

There were whispers and glances in the locker room. The 2015 season was even more difficult, with all four wild-card games ending in upsets?

Levi didn't say anything more. He walked into the shower room calmly and slowly, ready to take a shower.

Behind him, all the players gathered towards Hill. Hill hurriedly took out his mobile phone and searched on the spot to confirm the situation of the 2015 season.

really!

The 2015 wildcard game was the real chaos.

In the NFC, the sixth-seeded Seattle Seahawks defeated the Minnesota Vikings, and the fifth-seeded Green Bay Packers defeated the Washington Redskins.

In the AFC, the sixth-seeded Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, and the fifth-seeded Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Houston Texans.

In four games, all were offenses.

And, this also includes the Kansas City Chiefs, who are also one of the teams that succeeded in an upset by making an upset.

How could they forget that game, when the Kansas City Chiefs shut out the Houston Texans 30:0, and Watt in his prime was completely helpless.

The 2015 season is closer and more dramatic than the 2010 season, and is obviously more valuable for reference.

If there really is a home curse, the 2015 season is the peak of the "curse".

"What happened next? What happened next?"

"I know we lost to the New England Patriots, but what about the other three teams that were below par?"

As a result, the entire army was wiped out.

The four teams that succeeded in the wild-card game all stopped in the divisional games and were defeated. In the end, the 2015 season's conference finals saw the first and second seeds of the American League and the first and second seeds of the National League meet. The so-called "underdog" lasted for only one round.

Home curse?

Haha, that's a joke.

"See, I told you."

"It's obviously you who are imagining things."

"Bullshit, don't try to distance yourself from the matter as if you are an outsider."

"Go away, don't drag me into this."

"Don't worry, just let it go. Learn from the rookies what it means to stay calm. Stay calm!"

Laughter and joy.

Quietly, in just a short while, the atmosphere in the Kansas City Chiefs locker room relaxed. Laughter, scolding, and jokes were heard everywhere, and the relaxation of tense nerves could be felt in their words and actions.

The haze that had tightly shrouded the top of the head a second ago has quietly disappeared, and the sky is clear after the rain, as if it has never been affected by the storm outside.

Everything is back on track.

(End of this chapter)