In America, the winner takes all.

Chapter 286 Miracle Night

At 7:39 pm Eastern Time in the United States, the second half of the game has entered the end of the last quarter. In the Mile High Stadium, most of the Broncos fans wearing bright orange shirts did not even dare to show off. In the away stands, it was far away. The thousands of fans who came wearing blue Cowboys shirts were also holding their breath. These fans kept praying in their hearts, praying that the Cowboys could create a miracle.

And in the football field where all the fans were watching, Ethan was stepping onto the field.

As he walked, Ethan looked at the huge scoreboard on the sidelines. At this time, the Cowboys were only six points behind the Broncos.

There are 13 seconds left in the game.

In rugby, even if the game countdown ends, the game will not end directly, but will wait for the ball carrier to complete the last attack.

In theory, the Cowboys still have a chance to tie the game.

However, the Broncos did not want the game to drag into overtime. Before this attack, the Broncos used the last timeout, obviously to set up this defensive strategy.

As for the Cowboys, head coach Dave gave Ethan some advice.

Before lining up, Ethan gave tactical instructions to his teammates, asking the wide receivers and slot receivers to take the fly route. In addition, the tight ends and running backs will also advance forward to create more passing space.

These were Dave's thoughts. Ethan looked at the Broncos defenders who were eyeing him, but he did not decide to fully implement Dave's tactics...

"Wish us good luck." Ethan finally said.

Then Ethan saw his teammates spread out. Michael Irvin walked to the edge of the strong side, where the tight end was standing. On the weak side, slot receiver Billy Davis, and running back Emmett were standing next to Ethan. left.

At the same time, the Broncos also completed their formation. At the last moment, the Broncos still had a lineup of four linebackers and three defensive forwards. The difference from before was that there was no prerequisite for the position of the defenders.

Looks like a defensive run game.

In fact...Eason feels the Broncos are more of a pass defense.

After all, in Hail Mary, running the ball is arguably the worst option, and it can even be said that there is no such option.

The Hail Mary pass is a passing tactic, not a running tactic. In the final analysis, it is because running the ball is really difficult to control. In the last offense, the difficulty of completing a running touchdown can be said to be the number of return touchdowns. times.

However, Ethan is obviously more confident in his running the ball than passing the ball.

As the referee's whistle fell and the countdown entered the last two seconds, the center prepared to pass the ball to Ethan from under his feet. At the same time as the pass was passed, the Broncos' front line charged brazenly towards the Cowboys' offensive line. At the same time, behind the Cowboys' offensive line, several legal receivers, including Emmitt Michael Owen, all rushed out, especially Billy Davis. The moment he just passed the ball, he looked like he was out of control. It was like a cannonball, and it rushed out four or five yards away...

What followed was the referee's whistle.

Billy shook his head and reluctantly reorganized.

The replay started on the big screen at this time. It turned out that Billy started moving in advance the moment before passing the ball.

Such an early move would have allowed the Dallas Cowboys to take back a five-yard penalty and replay the drive.

No matter what, this is the Cowboys' last offense in this game, and the impact on the Cowboys is not too fatal.

Ethan took a deep breath and handed the ball to the center again.

"It can be seen that everyone is a little nervous. This is the Cowboys' last chance, and the Broncos don't want the game to be dragged into overtime. Let us wait quietly. What will Ethan O'Connor do in the Cowboys' last offense? How to deal with it..." When he said the next part, John Madden's voice lowered involuntarily, for fear that his voice would affect Ethan, even though the distance between the two was hundreds of yards.

The center kicked off again, and Emmett also rushed out from behind the line. I don't know if he was affected by Billy's foul just now, or if he was a little nervous. The cross-running route happened to be in front of the football, which made him Forced to catch the ball directly.

Oops!

At the edge of the field, Dave secretly said something bad. He never imagined that the Cowboys' last offense would make such a low-level mistake.

On the other side, Ethan also secretly said "fuck". This accident can be said to have completely disrupted the Cowboys' deployment.

On the other hand, on the Broncos side, the players on the sidelines were in excitement, and the audience even made sounds of ecstasy.

Several Broncos defensive linemen chuckled and immediately stepped forward to rush the pass.

Emmett reacted very quickly after receiving the ball. In a flash, he immediately started running the ball.

But as soon as he took a step, he felt that this was not a good choice because there were too many defenders in front of him.

"PASS!"

At this moment, he heard Ethan's voice behind him.

In desperation, Emmett immediately turned around and threw the ball to Ethan. The moment the football was released, he was knocked down by the Broncos defender.

I asked you to pass the ball, but I didn't ask you to pass the ball to me! ! !

Ethan felt a sense of despair. Emmett obviously didn't understand what he meant.

Facing the football thrown at him, Ethan couldn't let the ball fall to the ground and had no choice but to catch it. After catching the ball, he kept walking and then started running diagonally forward with the ball. This route was very similar to that in college. The "Z" route used does not contribute much to the yardage, but it can increase the distance between the opponent and the chasing opponent.

Taking advantage of this precious distance, Ethan looked up and began to read the defense and observe the situation. He saw that several offensive players, including the tight end, were being tightly defended. The Broncos showed extremely high tactical literacy at the last moment. Even in the face of accidents, he did not lose his position.

In other words, the Broncos already knew that as long as they defended the receiver, the Cowboys' last offense could fail.

This is all because of you!

Ethan quickened his pace, now he couldn't even run the ball if he didn't want to.

Just as he was about to accelerate, a particularly strong force suddenly came from beside him...

In order to read the defense, Ethan had given up his side view and was unable to avoid the defensive end's collision.

At the critical moment, Ethan, who was protecting the ball, only staggered a step and was not knocked over. He forcibly stabilized his body and continued to charge forward.

At this time, Ethan, who was immersed in charging, could not see the situation behind him. The defensive end who collided with Ethan couldn't control himself and fell to the ground after the impact. The moment he fell to the ground, his ankle had been twisted and deformed. , who did not expect that Ethan, who received the impact, was intact, but the person who collided was injured.

This is enough to show how powerful and terrifying Ethan's physical fitness is, and the audience at the scene was even more stunned by this scene.

Ethan had already crossed the line of scrimmage without any distractions at this time, which meant that he had no way to turn back and had to hold the ball until the end.

The entire line of the Broncos changed as Ethan crossed the line of scrimmage. All the Cowboys players started blocking on the spot, but there were still a few blocking Ethan's path.

Ethan's body sank slightly, ready to face the collision head-on.

"Bang! Bang!"

With a few muffled sounds like dry, thick cowhide hitting together, Ethan knocked his way through the two defenders.

The moment they were knocked away, the two defenders subconsciously reached out and grabbed Ethan's shirt.

With a click, Ethan's shirt was torn completely, revealing the heavy protective gear he wore.

At this time, Ethan would not stop. He continued to move forward with his black protective gear exposed.

Within a few steps, he faced another defensive player. Ethan couldn't tell whether the opponent was a cornerback or a freeback, and he was already planning a breakthrough route in his mind.    There are other Broncos defenders outflanking the inside... No way.

If you take the outside route and get hit laterally, it's easy to go out of bounds... No way.

In a short period of time, Ethan had already made a judgment, directly raised his hand and pushed towards the opponent.

Ethan, who is over two meters tall, has certainly longer arms than the average player. Ethan's forearms are stretched too high, and the defensive player who is being resisted cannot touch Ethan at all, so he has to passively step back, staggering a few steps. , fell directly to the ground on his back.

At this time, Ethan had gained ten yards, and in front of him was the Broncos' deep end. There were still forty-five yards left to score a direct touchdown.

And the Broncos still have five at deep end, not counting Eason's defensive teammates.

A middle linebacker who had just trailed behind Ethan, two cornerbacks, a safety and a freeback.

The long and extensive training of running the ball allowed Ethan to emerge several routes in his mind almost instinctively. As Ethan rushed forward, he was thinking about how to score the touchdown in the safest way.

40 yards from the formation...

Ethan stopped suddenly and saw the outflanking middle linebacker flying horizontally in front of him, and then landed heavily on the ground. Ethan immediately started to break through his defense effortlessly.

35 yards from the formation...

Ethan went around the outside of Billy, and the cornerback was stuck in position by Billy. He could only watch as Ethan slipped past him lightly.

25 yards from the formation...

Ethan made a jump, which was exactly the side flip that Emmett had performed at the beginning of this game. The tall Ethan showed terrifying body control abilities. After Ethan passed the opponent, the safety guard was stunned for a moment, as if he hadn't realized what was going on.

Ethan, who had just passed the safety guard, kept changing directions without stopping and shook the guard almost to the point of falling. In the end, Ethan broke through.

Only 15 yards from the end zone. Ethan heard the revelry of the Cowboys fans in the nearby away fan section.

At this time, except for the last cornerback in front of Ethan, there was still his teammate Michael Owen. He was always at the end and struggled with the cornerback, and finally defended the game until the clouds saw the moonlight.

The cornerback couldn't care less at this time and forced himself out of Michael Owen's position and rushed towards Ethan.

But Ethan suddenly chose to slow down at this time.

When the cornerback approached Ethan, Ethan suddenly raised his hand and passed the ball directly.

Theoretically speaking, Ethan can of course try to break through, but there will be a very small chance of being held back by the cornerback, and if the ball is passed out at this time...

The probability of a touchdown is 100%.

Ethan was not willing to take even a 1% risk, and it didn't matter who scored the touchdown.

The cornerback watched the football fly overhead, still trying to turn around in desperation.

Michael Owen got the ball easily and already understood Ethan's intention.

"I don't eat cakes stuffed into my stomach. This is too unchallenging." Michael Owen suddenly whispered.

Watching the cornerback return again, he passed the ball back to Ethan.

After crossing the line of scrimmage, the offensive team can still pass back. This pass is not a foul.

At this time, the only Broncos cornerback who could play a diversionary role was completely out of position. Ethan got the ball with a smile and ran into the zone with a smile.

"What a beautiful offense!"

"This is a great offense comparable to the Miracle Night in San Diego in 1984 and the Miracle at Boston College in 1994! The best offense in the NFL this year seems to have been determined, and not only that, Ethan O'Connor's name is after this offense Will be written in football history forever!" John Maddon said with a tremor in his voice.

The first time Ethan scored a touchdown, his teammates, led by interim head coach Dave, ran into the zone regardless of the relevant NFL game regulations. Just as Ethan was advancing all the way, these teammates were also on the sidelines. forward.

Teammates surrounded Ethan.

"It's so fucking beautiful. This is simply the greatest attack I've ever seen in my life!" Billy even had tears in his eyes.

Compared to the reveling Cowboys players, there was dead silence in the Broncos' zone.

Broncos quarterback John Elway just stood there with his hands on his hips, watching Ethan not far away with cold eyes.

He couldn't help but recall that more than ten years ago, on a similar night, he was surrounded by teammates just like Ethan at this moment. Later, people called those offenses "The Drive". Maybe it won't be long before people will call them "The Drive". Talking about everything Ethan did tonight...

The media reporters on the sidelines caught this scene and immediately squatted down to take a photo.

In the photo, on the right side is a young quarterback who is in hot form surrounded by his teammates, while on the right side is one of the most outstanding quarterbacks of the past era, with his hands on his waist and his head lowered, looking downcast.

This kind of composition obviously heralds the coming of a new era.

"Don't be careless, we just dragged the game into overtime." As the creator of this great attack, Ethan was not as excited as his teammates, but reminded him.

Just because the game went into overtime doesn't mean the Cowboys will win.

But one thing Ethan is sure of is that the morale of this Cowboys team is at its peak.

In 1974, the NFL introduced an extremely exciting instant-death overtime system. Whichever team scores a touchdown first will directly win the game.

In other words, the team that gets the ball first will gain a huge advantage.

When it comes to possession of the ball, Ethan seems to have his own "secret weapon."

"Emit, I think it's more appropriate for you to do the coin guessing before overtime," Ethan said.

As expected, Dallas got the first ball, which allowed the Cowboys to take another step toward victory.

On the one hand, they have turned around and are in high morale, on the other hand, they are in a sluggish state after suffering a tragic loss. In addition, with the advantage of ball possession, the Cowboys have a very good chance of winning.

Ethan relied on passing the ball step by step, advancing bit by bit. When he came to the Broncos half, he suddenly accelerated and used his best running ball.

The Broncos' defense seemed to be afraid of Eason, and when Eason ran the ball again, he was not even as blocked as before.

"A miraculous day, a miraculous game, a miraculous Ethan! Ethan O'Connor allows us to see the dawn of a new era. I think the happiest people at this moment are the fans of the Dallas team!"

"They haven't had time to feel sad from the departure of the last meritorious quarterback, and then they are pleasantly surprised to find that they have received tickets for the next era!"

"Can this ticket lead to the Super Bowl?" John Madden asked his soul.

"My answer is... This matter is almost certain. The only difference is sooner or later." His partner responded smoothly.

Tonight, Ethan quickly became one of the most popular quarterbacks in the NFL thanks to this game...

(End of this chapter)