840 The Red Zone
The smoke of gunpowder is everywhere! Sparks are everywhere! People are excited!
One digit ten digits.
The Arizona Cardinals cut off all pass lines with the simplest and dense defense. After Rodgers kicked off, he was unable to find the pass target. Instead, the pocket protection of the offensive forward line was negligent, and the defensive tackle Darnell Dockett found the gap and unreasonably cut into the pocket.
Sack and kill!
This time, the real sack was successful! The first sack in the whole game finally appeared!
Surprisingly, the Arizona Cardinals, who had relatively weak defense, entered the final stage of the first quarter, the defensive team at home completed a beautiful sack. They forced Rodgers into a dead corner, with nowhere to escape, and captured the sack in the jar.
Rodgers' footsteps were surrounded behind the offensive front line, with figures everywhere, and even if he was outstanding, he had no choice but to do anything. The unfortunate part was that he had no yardage loss, and he basically fell on the kickoff line.
Two digits and ten digits.
"A familiar situation has emerged!"
In the studio, Buck immediately captured the changes in the situation.
"After entering the red zone, the situation facing both offense and defense has changed. The defense team can make full use of the advantages of the field to create more threats. Correspondingly, the offensive team needs to face more pressure and more challenges."
"In the first wave of offense and defense in the whole game, the Arizona Cardinals' excellent offense stopped in the red zone and failed to complete the touchdown further; now, the Green Bay Packers offensive team is facing the same situation."
"Troy, what do you think about this?"
Buck took advantage of the situation and threw the topic to his partner Aikeman, who was analyzed by the former quarterback, and Aikeman also took over the topic with great familiarity.
"We can pay attention to a set of data, the touchdown success rate in the red zone, the Green Bay Packers are 68.5%, ranking first in the league this season, and the Arizona Cardinals are 58.5%, ranking only 16th in the league."
"Of course, there's another situation after the playoffs."
"However, the reason why I listed this set of data is that the Arizona Cardinals' offense in the red zone does lack rich means. The core reason is that the weakness of ground offense causes all pressure to be above the pass attack, and the advantage of the three extras is completely compressed in the red zone, and the fluctuation in the touchdown success rate is foreseeable."
"Responsively, the Green Bay Packers' ground offense also faces many problems, but Coach Archie has achieved excellent results in the transformation of the team's offensive tactical combination. While passing and running, he does not rely entirely on a certain offensive point to complete the touchdown. Moreover, the tactical layout in the short pass area is top-notch, which is also the reason why the team leads the league in the red zone touchdown."
"I agree with you. The offensive success rate in the red zone is indeed crucial. Moreover, this is the National League final. The mentality and status of the players may become uncertain factors that change the direction of the game. But the Green Bay Packers are not panicking at the tactical level, and Coach Archie is obviously ready."
Eckman's point of view is correct and incorrect.
The second gear and ten yards were still not able to complete it.
This time, it was not the credit of the Arizona Cardinals' defense, but the fact that the Green Bay Packers had a slight deviation in their condition and tripped themselves up.
After the kickoff, Rodgers quickly retreated and could clearly feel that the Arizona Cardinals' rushing pass was more powerful. Although they were also four-man rushing passes and did not increase the rushing pass power, the defensive forward's step was obviously more fierce, which also made Rodgers feel the pressure.
Before his pocket was about to be torn, Rodgers completed the pass lightly and found tight end Donald Lee, trying to unexpectedly complete the short-code propulsion-
The tight end is like a lighthouse, with clear goals and clear lines. Even if you cannot push too far, you can still easily complete the pass.
However... there were some problems with Rogers' communication with Donald. He hoped that Donald would take a little step forward, but Donald stood there.
The final result was that Rogers' pass landed behind Donald, and the passing arc was slightly raised, and Donald's pace was slower. Although his fingertips touched the football, he was unable to catch the ball.
Passing is not completed!
From the sidelines, countless people must be full of question marks: Why are they all good in front of you? Why do you start making mistakes after entering the red zone? This is the case with the Arizona Cardinals just now, and now the Green Bay Packers are the same, as if they suddenly can't play ball when they stand in the red zone.
But the real insider understands that the change in the confrontation situation in the red zone can indeed completely change the power balance between offense and defense, which is definitely not that simple. It is not just the Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers, nor is it just because today is the National League final, it is the case for every team and every game.
What's more, the "miss" of Green Bay Packers actually continued all the way, which should be regarded as the sixth time that details have occurred. The tightness since the opening game has not been relieved in time.
So, three digits and ten digits.
The Green Bay Packers' offense has been running for six minutes and three seconds. Although Rogers's business gathering pace has always been fast, the game has consumed far more time than the Arizona Cardinals' first offense. In the final analysis, the Green Bay Packers' fluency has not been made, and the subtle deviations have always been making trouble. Now, standing on the fifteen-yard line and facing three-yards and ten-yards, the situation is getting worse and worse.
But in the face of this situation, Lu Yiqi was not panicked at all and completed the layout step by step. Rogers also stabilized and directed his teammates to complete the array.
With multi-line attack and pistol formation, the Green Bay Packers took the stance of passing the ball, with three wide receivers, Driver, Nelson and Jennings, gathered with the left wing, and only Donald, a tight end, guarded the right wing, which also caused the entire formation to tilt, forcing the Arizona Cardinals defense to tilt to the same side.
After completing the tactical layout and defensive reading, Rodgers stood up straight, took a few steps back, came to the side of running back Grant, and then made a quick decision to announce the kickoff.
While his footsteps quickly retreated, Rogers's gaze swept across. All the receivers rushed out according to the planned route. Grant also cut out from his right slot, and five arrows set off in the short fifteen-yard area in a row.
but!
The Arizona Cardinals are not a fuel-saving lamp. They still insist on the four-man rushing and pass tactic. Seven players scattered to complete the pass defense. In the "five vs. seven" match, the defense team still seized the advantage of the number of players and assisted the regional joint defense with counterpoint. In a short period of time, the sky and earth net was pulled up, leaving no gaps left, and the airtight pressure hit the face.
With a little adjustment in the gap, Rogers immediately noticed the crisis of the situation-
Chapter completed!