Chapter 795: 794 Braving the Wind and Rain
The continuous drizzle persisted.
The rain didn’t get heavier, which was not good news. In the bone-chilling month of January, the unrelenting moisture made their hands and feet grow colder and colder. If they sat in one place for even a short while, they would unconsciously curl up into a small ball.
The longer they sat, the colder they beca.
For a second, Jenna couldn’t help but question life. Why were they enduring this misery here?
Turning her head, Jenna caught sight of Felix, unable to suppress her worries.
However, it seed Karen had co to terms with the situation. She didn’t stop Felix but stayed with him throughout, steadfastly remaining at the scene—
as if tomorrow was the end of the world.
As if the Kansas City Chiefs’ ga was Felix’s battle.
Unbidden, Jenna felt envious.
If she could turn back ti, she too would have wanted to co with Annie to Arrowhead Stadium to watch the ga, if Annie had co to see the last divisional round…
A myriad of ifs filled her head.
Jenna shook her head vigorously, trying to rid herself of all those thoughts. She couldn’t let herself fall into such a quandary, or she would never be able to extricate herself.
Just then, a commotion ca again from the players’ entrance—
Were the players getting ready to take the field?
Li Wei had been keeping his body moving. Although they had experienced quite a few cold days, today’s conditions were truly awful, his body temperature never really picked up, causing him to shiver continuously.
During halfti, the team doctor had checked him and noticed so signs of hypothermia, which needed attention.
The real concern was for veterans like Houston and Berry, whose physical functions inevitably declined with age, compounded by various injuries and ailnts—they were struggling to cope.
The team doctor suggested that Houston should reduce his playing ti in the second half.
But Houston refused; he wanted to keep playing and was determined to do so.
Li Wei had just drunk two bowls of chicken soup—
Not taphorical soul-stirring “chicken soup” but literally, actual chicken soup.
Now, his fingers and toes finally began to feel so warmth.
However, standing at the players’ tunnel exit, the world outside was still enveloped in incessant rain. He didn’t even need to step forward, as the chilling wind and moisture easily revived the goosebumps and made his muscles tense up slightly.
Looking up, the sky was covered with dark clouds, a heavy gloom, with no sun in sight.
The tougher and more extre the conditions, the more they ignited Li Wei’s fighting spirit.
“Rookie, what are you thinking about now?” Mahos, who was also warming up, had stiff fingers, a bigger issue for a quarterback. He was holding a hand warr, trying to soften his fingers.
Beside him, Kelsey said, “Miami. I’m missing Miami right now.”
Li Wei shook his head, “Atlanta.”
Mahos and Kelsey paused, puzzled. Although Atlanta was also in the south with an average winter temperature of 18 degrees Celsius, it clearly wasn’t a holiday destination.
Moreover, Atlanta sotis experienced freezing rain in winter. The freezing rain in the winter of 2014 had caused even more damage than blizzards and cold waves—
Freezing rain. It was like a magic attack, just like what Kansas City was currently facing.
However, Li Wei revealed a smile, “rcedes-Benz Superdo can be an indoor stadium, right?”
The rcedes-Benz Superdo in Atlanta, completed just last year, was the league’s most advanced and newest large stadium.
The stadium has a retractable roof, which can be closed during bad weather, allowing the ga to proceed in an indoor environnt.
This year’s Super Bowl will be held in Atlanta.
Instantly, Mahos and Kelsey both understood.
A holiday?
No, no, no, vacation can wait; Li Wei had a more important goal right now.
After bumping shoulders with Mahos and Kelsey, Li Wei turned his head to look at the other players and raised his arms high to wave at them.
“Forward!”
First, Li Wei bravely entered that winter rain with his head held high.
Rustling, rustling, Arrowhead Stadium was stirred up once again.
Facing the wind and rain, facing the cold, all the fans in the stadium joined together to sing aloud—
“…at the end of the storm, there is a golden sky and the sweet song of the Oriole.”
Uncontrollably, irresistibly, Jenna too found her spirits swelling and her blood boiling; she sang out loud before she even realized it.
“Forward, through the fierce wind; forward, through the torrential rain.
Perhaps, dreams may ultimately be disappointed.
Forward, forward! With hope in your heart, you’ll never walk alone!”
The second half of this League championship ga began.
In the first half, the New England Patriots took the offensive; in the second half, it was the Kansas Chiefs Offense’s turn to begin.
The first kickoff once again put Kansas City Chiefs in a challenging position.
The Patriots’ kickoff, taking full advantage of the poor weather, sent a low ball that hit the ground early and rolled wildly on the grass, pursued relentlessly by a swarm of players, but no one could control it.
In the end, the football ca to a stop exhausted at the thirteen-yard line before the end zone.
Belichick still excelled at using the Special Duty Group to create trouble for the opponents.
Thus, the Kansas Chiefs Offense had to start their effort from their own thirteen-yard line. In the continuous drizzling weather, a slight mistake could lead to a safety, or even worse, allow the opposing defensive group to score a touchdown.
Then, Li Wei took the field.
First gear ten yards, running play, Li Wei with the ball, t with an interception, just advanced three yards.
Second gear seven yards, running play, Li Wei with the ball, surrounded by four n, just advanced two yards.
Third gear five yards.
Just took the field, and imdiately faced a third gear predicant.
The starting point was due to the kickoff created by the Patriots’ Special Duty Group, in such a dangerous position and under such poor weather. Reed had no choice but to push forward solidly, to avoid a passive start devoid of scoring and more, which would be disastrous.
Thus, Reed chose to go with a ground attack.
Moreover, Reed intentionally didn’t use Damien, who excels in trench warfare, and threw a small smoke bomb.
But Belichick wasn’t fooled, decoding Reed’s tactics in two gears of defense, setting a snare and just waiting for Li Wei to walk into it.
“…The situation is slightly delicate.”
“Looking at the yardage numbers, Li Wei hasn’t shown his usual advancent efficiency; but Li Wei forcefully advanced five yards against focused defense and encirclent, aning the Kansas City Chiefs have moved away from the Red Zone front. Now at the eighteen-yard line, the offensive tactics are free to expand.”
“Thus, as the New England Patriots defensive group didn’t completely halt Li Wei, it’s not considered excellent defense in two gears. Now the Kansas City Chiefs have more options, third gear five yards, opportunity is in the ho team’s hands.”
Yard by yard, inch by inch, there are large yard gains that ravage and small yard tugs that are contentious; this is the essence of football.
Third gear five yards, the tense atmosphere pushed to the extre, Arrowhead Stadium erupted with incredible energy.
“Fly!”
“Fly!”
A thunderclap bood overhead; Mahos also roared out—
“Attack!”
Exploding in the muddy ground, it was no less impressive than the thunder.
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