Chapter 1381: Chapter 1380: At a Loss
Leading the charge, unstoppable!
Watt once again showcases his ability, taking advantage of a numerical mismatch cover, he bursts into the pocket and unhesitatingly, puts his all into diving towards Mahomes.
Although he never misses Li Wei’s movements in his peripheral vision, his steps are exceptionally resolute, like a fierce tiger descending a mountain, baring its claws to press Mahomes, the real intent is to compel Mahomes to pass the football to Li Wei.
Pushing off the ground, stepping forward, charging ahead.
All in one go!
Then, Damien emerges, taking a step to block Watt’s path.
Watt is surprised.
The real surprise is not Damien’s interception but the potential implication behind Damien’s move: The Kansas City Chiefs may not intend to run the ball.
A collision, Watt surges forward, knocking Damien aside, not halting his steps.
Sure enough, Li Wei emerges.
This proves the Kansas City Chiefs’ hidden strategy, the key still lies in Mahomes. If Mahomes chooses to run with the ball himself, the Houston Texans Defensive group would naturally welcome it; but what if Mahomes chooses to pass?
In a flash, Watt doesn’t have time to hesitate; he must pressure Mahomes, even if not a sack, he needs to make Mahomes feel the pressure.
However, Li Wei doesn’t sit and wait for death, actively charging directly forward.
Even snatching a step ahead of Watt.
Bam!
Watt’s foot pauses; in a short three-yard space, he encounters collisions from Damien and Li Wei. If Watt didn’t realize this was a trap waiting for him to fall into, it would belittle the reputation of a top Defensive player in the League. During his peak times, consuming two running backs would be easy, but the problem is, he is far from his peak now.
Moreover, Li Wei employs technique, deliberately offsetting the position, the collision falls on the shoulder, disrupting balance, causing Watt’s body to sway.
Watt doesn’t have time to pay mind to Li Wei; stubbornly, he continues charging towards Mahomes, with staggering steps he stumbles forth.
Mahomes’ heart tightens.
Despite encountering two waves of interception, the killing intent in Watt’s eyes is too determined, the step speed and strength still exceed expectations, not giving Mahomes enough time to breathe.
Oh no!
Mahomes seems to see Watt burning life, his footsteps retreating a step to widen the distance, a right feint, an emergency brake pulling back, dodging Watt’s desperate dive, but his body still sways in the air currents, stumbling a step to the left, swinging his arm for the pass.
No way to exert force, relying entirely on the swing of the forearm and wrist.
The football flies straightly, aiming right for the midsection.
There, three Houston Texans Defensive players crowding, clearly not a wise choice, could it be Mahomes made an error under Watt’s pressure, sending a fatal interception?
At this moment, a figure rushes horizontally onto the stage!
Kelsey!
In the dilemma of three-man enclosure, Kelsey running while grabbing the football over his shoulder with both hands, stumbles hitting the Houston Texans Defensive players, that red silhouette instantly swallowed in four white figures rolling into a mess.
Wow!
The entire stadium, shocked!
“Travis Kelce!”
“Kelce, who had a sluggish performance last game, finally found his gloves for catching at the crucial moment, not only breaking free from the cornerback Robbie’s entanglement but also snagged the football from the jaws of the enclosure!”
“Beautiful, the Kansas City Chiefs advance another eight yards!”
“Kelce doesn’t catch a breath, standing right up, Kansas City Chiefs immediately lineup again, wow, it’s the Kansas City Chiefs Offense we are so familiar with!”
Not the Wuju Merchant Offense, but very close, completing communication with the simplest slogans and gestures, compressing offensive time, firmly grasping offensive rhythm.
Rhythm, this is the soul of the Kansas City Chiefs Offense.
The Kansas Chiefs Offense quickly lineup, compressing the Houston Texans Defensive group’s time for discussion, Mahomes immediately announces the snap.
“Attack!”
Still the pistol formation, Mahomes unhesitatingly turns and hands the football to Li Wei, Li Wei holds and charges straight ahead, fiercely ramming into the entangled centerline, all surrounding Defensive players swarm.
However, it was a fake handoff.
The football wasn’t in Li Wei’s hands, still with Mahomes, while Watkins from the left pulls back in the run, completing a crossover run with Damien, Mahomes with a light toss, sending the football into Watkins’s arms.
Watkins crosses the entire pocket, coming from left to right, taking a turn, vertically charging ahead.
The Houston Texans Defensive group’s judgment was entirely wrong, first Li Wei, then Damien, when they realized it was actually Watkins holding the ball, fumbling confusedly, Watkins in the dense crowd agilely shuttles, sidestepping tackles three consecutive times, seizing the opponent’s unstable balance, completing the breakthrough.
Watkins strides through the rain of bullets, surrounded by numerous Houston Texans players, but one by one, their reaction speeds can’t keep up; in the rapidly changing game, the slightest gap allows Watkins to capitalize fully, his evasive steps comparable to a butterfly.
Watt couldn’t keep up with the rhythm either.
Ultimately, not only did Watkins easily achieve the first down, but continued to advance a full seventeen yards.
If not for the Houston Texans Defensive group’s highly focused vigilance and mutual assistance, Safety and Cornerback timely reacting, closely shadowing Watkins’s steps to complete the final encirclement interception, Watkins would have likely driven deeply forward.
Though the damage didn’t further escalate, the Kansas City Chiefs don’t mind at all, quickly lineup, quickly gather for strategy, ready.
Five seconds? At most ten seconds and the Kansas City Chiefs are prepared to keep attacking.
Crennel’s brows furrow tightly, the crisis slowly tightening around the Houston Texans, the focus lies in, Crennel doesn’t know what’s happening; worse yet, even if Crennel knew, he doesn’t have time for player communication, they are entirely engulfed by the Kansas City Chiefs storm.
This is why no team in the league wants to face the Kansas City Chiefs.
“Cheating Motion, watch the Cheating Motion.”
This is the only thing Crennel can do; he senses a storm coming, but now there’s no time to discern and communicate, he can only trust his instincts.
Throughout the season, the Kansas City Chiefs relied on “Cheating Motion” to perform too many miracles, at the moment, the Houston Texans need to guard against this tactic the most.
Sure enough, someone moved—
Hill!
Hill, often playing a key role in “Cheating Motion”!
Now, Hill retreats, cuts inside towards the pocket, continually glancing at the Defensive group’s direction, causing the defending group players across the Chu River and Han border to have all their hair standing upright.
Watt particularly focused, constantly reminding himself to be focused, focused, and still focused, his right leg continues tapping, twitchy, ready to charge out at any moment.
“Attack!”
Mahomes announces the snap, instantly, the Offensive group and Defensive group tangled together, the force of body collision instantaneously triggers layers of air waves spreading out.