Chapter 975: Chapter 975: A Powerful Comeback

Chapter 975: A Powerful Comeback

At this moment, Logan Newman’s mind was clear of any distractions. After hearing Lu Ke’s snap count, his feet immediately started running toward the corner post. The offense was now on the 13-yard line, a distance that could be covered in the blink of an eye. So, Logan didn’t push his speed to the limit. Instead, he controlled the rhythm with his strength.

When his feet crossed the five-yard line, he caught a glimpse of the cornerback covering him, Kyle Arrington.

Suddenly, he stopped short.

Logan’s muscles tensed up as he barely managed to stop his momentum. This forced Arrington to be unable to stop in time. His positioning, which was based on an early prediction, made him overshoot. But Arrington’s reaction was also very fast. He immediately forced a stop, halting his forward momentum, and prepared to move again, pouncing toward Logan.

At that moment, Logan moved again early, unleashing his explosive acceleration without holding back. He instantly and powerfully passed Arrington, like a tornado.

In the crisscrossing of the two stops and starts, Arrington, who had fallen into the rhythm trap from the very first step, was nailed to the spot like a post. He raised his hand but only grabbed a gust of wind, and then he could only watch Logan’s back quickly shrink in his pupils.

In a five-yard space, Logan had already entered the end zone in just three big steps. After adjusting his body position with small, quick steps, he indeed saw the fast-falling football, which landed in his blind spot behind his shoulder.

From the arc to the spin, from the power to the landing spot, all the control was incredibly precise. In the slight gusts of wind, the ball was not affected at all, and it was controlled with precision to a spot about half a forearm’s length behind Logan’s shoulder. Then, Logan only needed to adjust his steps and get his hands ready, and the football would land firmly in his palm.

Whoosh. Whoosh.

Logan could even feel the trail of the flowing wind. All the scenery and people in his peripheral vision seemed to have become still, leaving only a hazy blue color surging, like a vast ocean. But at this moment, this vast ocean was calm and still. The waves and tides all seemed to have come to a standstill in time.

"Swoosh!"

Logan’s hands felt the leather texture of the football. His fingertips subconsciously closed in, firmly holding the football in his palm. Then, the magic of time stopping was lifted. The turbulent waves instantly surged toward him, so much so that Logan’s entire world began to roll over. "Control! Control the football!"

This was the only thought in Logan’s mind.

It seemed incredibly dangerous, but it was as stable as Mount Tai.

In the next second, Logan once again caught the sight of Arrington’s frantic sprint. "Both feet must be in bounds!" This was the most nervous moment of the entire game, but Logan was not afraid at all. Adrenaline was bursting out. The results of his entire offseason training were all on display.

His muscles were still completely tense. The air in his abdomen suddenly sank. The speed of his descent, pulled by gravity, suddenly accelerated. Both of his feet landed firmly on the ground, and he truly felt the sense of standing on solid ground.

Left foot! Right foot! Both were in bounds. Then, Logan was like a nail, firmly nailed to the soil. All his strength was concentrated on his legs and hands. In the next second...

"Thump!"

Arrington slammed into Logan. He tackled Logan’s waist in a flying motion. The powerful weight and collision shook Logan’s body in an unreasonable way. Then, the two of them flew outward together.

But, the defense was too late!

"Second and 10, Lu Ke has cleared the backfield!"

"To the right! The San Francisco 49ers’ right side! Chad Hall! Ted Ginn! And Marcus Lynch! Now the right wing of the 49ers’ offense has become bloated, and at least five defenders are covering them! Randy Moss! Randy Moss has also sprinted over. The entire offense’s center of gravity is tilting toward the right!"

"Lu Ke!"

"Number 14 chose the central area! Randy Moss and Ted Ginn have cut into this area. The two players are quickly adjusting their steps. The New England Patriots’ defenders have lost their positions. Danger!"

"Not the center!"

"It’s the left side!"

"The left side!"

"Lu Ke has a quick release! Logan Newman! Newman used a sudden stop and turn to instantly shake off the covering defender, Kyle Arrington! Beautiful footwork! Arrington was completely nailed to the spot and couldn’t make an effective defense. Newman has successfully torn open a space!"

"A pass to the blind spot! To the corner! Logan Newman! He caught it! Logan Newman has made the catch! Touchdown! Oh my God, it’s a touchdown! It’s a touchdown that will turn the game around! Oh my God! A miracle has appeared again! The San Francisco 49ers have created another incredible miracle! They have scored a touchdown again at the last moment of the game!" 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"They’ve taken the lead!"

"For the first time in this game, the visiting San Francisco 49ers have taken the lead!"

"Unbelievable! What are we witnessing! This is not happening, all of this is not happening! God, what in the world is going on! Jesus Christ!"

"Touchdown!"

"Touchdown!"

"God, it’s a touchdown! To...uch...dooooooown!"

"Touchdown, touchdown, touchdown! The San Francisco 49ers have scored a touchdown!"

The booming roars pushed the potential of their lung capacity to the limit. Even the most calm and composed commentators were no longer able to hold back their emotions and started to scream wildly. Their fists were clenched, their veins were popping, and their faces were red. They were just continuously shouting. This game, full of twists and turns, had finally reached its most absurd moment!

"Ahhhh!"

"Joe’s Bar" had completely lost control. Jeff Locke was jumping in place like a kangaroo, screaming, "Ahhhh!"

As he screamed, his eyes became blurry. Tears fell uncontrollably, but the passionate emotion still couldn’t be fully expressed. Then, he hugged everyone he saw with all his might. "Ah!" he screamed, just screaming like that. "Ah!" It was as if his blood had started to burn. The burst of adrenaline made the Fourth of July fireworks pale in comparison.

Jeff was not the only one.

Everyone was screaming, everyone was shouting, and everyone was celebrating.

Danny Reese’s mind was buzzing. He still remembered the last game of the 2010 NCAA season, UCLA vs. their archrival USC. In the last quarter, the score was "28-7," and the Bruins were far behind.

He didn’t believe the Bruins could win, and almost no one believed the Bruins could win. Then, Lu Ke came on the field. In the end, the Bruins scored four consecutive touchdowns and won with a comeback. That time, he missed the moment of the miracle. Today, he didn’t miss it, even though he was not at the stadium.

Unexpectedly, Danny pointed at the TV screen and shouted regardless of anything, "I saw it! I saw it! God, I really saw it!" Even his soul started to tremble, so much so that his fingertips and voice also started to tremble uncontrollably. At this moment, he owned the world!

"Who knows how all of this happened?"

"Facing a second down and 10 on the 13-yard line! Lu Ke once again showed his ability to strategize and his top-level play-calling that is ahead of the league."

"The layout of the entire offense was like a progress bar, from left to right, gradually increasing. The most important power was all placed on the team’s right wing, which was the extreme red zone. But after the play began, Lu Ke swept from the right side toward the left. After putting all the defense’s attention on the right end, he aimed for the middle yellow area, creating a threat with the personal abilities and running of two players, Ginn and Moss!"

"Even if it was just to this point, the New England Patriots’ defense was already struggling. The positioning of Moss and Ginn obviously had flaws. As long as Lu Ke completed a bullet pass of about 15 yards, he could find an opportunity for a touchdown. No one doubted that Lu Ke could complete such a pass!"

"But the even more brilliant part was that at the moment he was about to throw, Lu Ke caught the obvious tilt of the defense’s formation. So, he immediately continued to twist his body and smoothly pushed the football toward the white area on the left side—where only Logan Newman and Kyle Arrington were covering each other!"

"The entire throwing motion was smooth and flawless. The defense had no chance at all. In less than two seconds, they couldn’t make a prediction or a reaction. Lu Ke’s pass had already found his most trusted and most powerful receiving target!"

"In this game, Logan Newman, who had just returned from an injury, performed below expectations and was outshined by Randy Moss and Chad Hall. But at the last moment, the tight end, number 88, once again proved his ability. He used a brilliant route run to tear open space and firmly completed this pass to his blind spot!"

"God! God! God!"

"All of this is really happening! There are now only 12 seconds left in the game! The San Francisco 49ers have chosen a two-point conversion! There is no suspense. No matter if the San Francisco 49ers can complete this two-point conversion, the remaining game time is not enough for the New England Patriots. A comeback! We have truly witnessed a comeback!"

"Unbelievable!"

"In the first half, the New England Patriots had a dominant ’27-0’ lead. Everyone thought the second half of this game would be garbage time. But the San Francisco 49ers refused to surrender and launched a powerful counterattack in the second half, completing five consecutive passing touchdowns and making an incredible comeback!"

"The New England Patriots have not scored a single point in the fourth quarter! This has really happened! Unbelievable! Absolutely unbelievable!"

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