In America, the winner takes all.

Chapter 325 Dallas doesn’t believe in tears (Part )

"41-yard long pass! Rod Smith received John Elway's pass from the far end of the scrimmage line. Although Rod Smith lost his balance after receiving the ball, he successfully advanced the line to the Cowboys. Team's half." Maddon exclaimed in the TV broadcast signal.

At the same time, everyone on the Cowboys standing on the edge of the field immediately became a little ugly when they saw the ball, including Ethan.

Compared with the frustrated Cowboys offense, the Broncos' offense seemed extremely smooth.

With John Elway's shocking long pass, the morale of the Broncos was further boosted. In the subsequent offense, John Elway passed the ball twice to Shannon Sharpe, who caught the ball in the second time. , directly knocked away the Cowboys defender in front of him. If it weren't for the free defender and safety guard's flying save at the last moment, I am afraid that the Broncos tight end would have completed a touchdown.

At the one-yard line, two Cowboys defenders collided head-on with Shannon Sharpe. The latter fell to the ground directly after the contact. The game entered a short pause. The team doctor immediately rushed forward and performed a simple treatment on Shannon Sharpe. Medical observation.

It didn't appear to be a serious injury. Shannon Sharp stood up with the help of the team doctor and slowly walked towards the sideline.

Although it is nothing serious, the tight end may need to rest.

The Broncos had to temporarily adjust their tactics. Ethan saw this group of players gathered around and discussing tactical options in the scoring attack.

Ethan turned his head and looked at Dave beside him. His expression at this moment could not be said to be very pretty.

Everyone in the know can see that today's Broncos have adopted a brand new tactical system. They no longer pursue road offense, but give John Elway more room to play. It seems that they have put all their offensive hopes here. A veteran, and this 38-year-old veteran did not disappoint. The first few passes were steady, accurate and ruthless, directly piercing the Cowboys' defense.

After the meeting was completed, the Broncos began to line up. John Elway unexpectedly did not pass the ball in this offense, but handed the ball directly to the fullback Howard Griffith next to him. A fullback rushes out from the other side under the cover of the quarterback and running back.

Although the Cowboys cornerbacks and linebackers reacted very quickly and approached to block him, in the end, Howard Griffith was half-wiped into the zone, and the football completely entered the zone.

The Broncos fans who came from afar immediately burst into celebration. This was an undisputed touchdown.

Although tight end Shannon Sharpe temporarily left the field, the Broncos' offense did not weaken at all. With the subsequent PAT score, the Broncos led the Cowboys 7-3.

Dave Campo looked at Ethan at this time and made a sound in his throat: "The Broncos used our tactics."

Yes, this kind of continuous blocking and covering the ball is what the previous Cowboys were most familiar with.

It's fair to say that the Broncos did a lot of research on the Cowboys before the Super Bowl, and so far it's looking pretty good.

The Cowboys did make a series of responses, but the Cowboys changed direction to the West Coast offense that Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan is most familiar with, which put the Cowboys into a great passive position.

Although the Cowboys also played an effective defense. The Cowboys' linebackers got the pass that bounced off the Broncos' backup tight end and pushed it back for 335 yards. However, the disadvantages of the offensive tactics began to make the Cowboys' The offense gradually slowed down.

On the other hand, the Broncos' defense became more and more proficient in the second quarter, and the Broncos' offense also pursued the victory, using 63 offensive opportunities to advance 10 yards, and the team's kicker Jason Elam Completed the shot, extending the score advantage to 3-.

Although the Cowboys' next offense pushed their front line in front of the Broncos' zone, Cowboys kicker Richie Cunningham, who should have completed a choke-slam at the last minute, ended up at the 26-yard line. The shot went wrong.

To add insult to injury...

"Ethan is so incompetent!" Mia shook her head and cursed.

I'm afraid that in the whole country, she is the only one who dares to speak without mercy.

"This is the Super Bowl, and this is only Ethan's first professional season." Lisa on the side comforted her with a dumbfounded smile, and the name "Ethan" on her chest had been stretched out of shape.

The implication is that it is a huge surprise for Ethan to stand at the Super Bowl.

Next to Lisa, a little girl with blond hair was watching the TV screen in confusion. She was the child of Lisa and Ethan. At her current age, she obviously could not understand what the colorful patterns on the TV screen were.

The TV that occupied almost the entire wall was now surrounded by Cowboys-style decorations, and the three women in the living room were all wearing dark blue Cowboys uniforms with Ethan's name on them.

This is the living room of Lisa's house. Catherine went to Florida, and Mia chose to come to Lisa's home to watch the game with Lisa.

"Lisa is right. The Broncos do have a better chance of winning according to the media's predictions." Susan, who was sitting on the other side of Lisa, also said, her legs curled up on the sofa, and her toes were smeared with dark red doping. Glitter powder nail polish.

I thought it wouldn't be a bad thing to let Ethan lose some games. At least let him know the truth of "every mountain is as high as the other" so that he can train well instead of focusing entirely on being on the cheerleading team.

At this time, it is time for the game to switch between offense and defense. The game will usher in a two to three minute interruption and preparation time. Considering that this is the Super Bowl, Fox will never waste even a second of garbage time...

The huge TV screen dimmed in the next second, and then countless fluorescent green code characters appeared. The digital codes covered the entire screen like a waterfall, as if the TV had been hacked.

Obviously there were no smart TVs in this era. It turned out that FOX TV station inserted a TV commercial for a movie called "The Matrix" during a pause in the game.

The cold-toned image, the city at night with heavy rain, the black trench coat, and black sunglasses, the image style that is completely different from the painting style of the year immediately attracted the attention of the three women.

"Charlize Theron? Why did she dye her hair black?" Mia looked at Charlize Theron with a stern expression on the TV and couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Ethan's suggestion was to pair her up with Keanu Reeves again," Lisa explained.

"It looks quite interesting. It uses the trendy Internet elements to deconstruct the real society and puts a new shell on a dystopian story. It's a genius idea." Susan was also attracted by the appearance of the Internet, hackers and other elements in the movie. attract.

The three people present were all Hollywood professionals, so they could immediately see the uniqueness of this movie.

However, before the three of them could discuss the upcoming science fiction movie more, the movie's promotional TV commercial was suddenly cut off, and the scene was abruptly switched back to the scene.

"A super long pass across the entire field! This round of the Broncos' offense opened in a way that was beyond everyone's expectations!" Madden's eager voice came from the TV.

The football didn't even appear on the screen for the first time. It took a second to see the football flying diagonally across the screen like a cannonball. It turned out that John Elway's pass had just leapt to a height that even the broadcast cameras could not take into account.

This is a super long ball that challenges the limits of the human body, with huge power and terrifying speed.

Eighty yards away, Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith had broken through the cornerback's defense and was running towards the Cowboys' zone.

And the moment he stepped into the zone, the football also landed in front of him. Everything was like a finely rotating gear machine. Rhodes got John Elway's long pass on the other side of the field.

"A terrifying long pass of more than 80 yards! This is the fourth touchdown pass of more than yards in the history of the NFL!" John Maddon shouted, and the spittle seemed to fly out of the TV screen along with the TV signal.

In the middle of the second quarter, the Broncos used an unexpected way to expand their lead again.

When the Broncos' score reached 17 points, the Cowboys only had a pitiful 3 points.

Until the end of the first half, the Cowboys only got another free kick.

17-6, the Cowboys are getting further and further away from victory.

Next is the highlight of the Super Bowl, the halftime show. Since Michael Jackson conquered the world with his stunning Super Bowl performance a few years ago, the halftime show has received a surge in attention. Not only did almost no one watching the game choose to change the channel , and many viewers who don’t care about football at all choose to watch it. In a sense, the halftime show has become a unique business card of the Super Bowl.

However, before this year's Super Bowl halftime show, there will still be an advertisement as usual.

There are two types of advertising in this world, one is called regular advertising and the other is called Super Bowl advertising.

Super Bowl ads not only have exaggerated costs. For example, this year's price is 30 million US dollars for 200 seconds, but each merchant will also try their best to make the ads particularly creative and strive for maximum publicity effect.

The first regular Super Bowl ad to appear is Budweiser. This year Budweiser used animals as the protagonists and bought three advertising spots. Then came Apple. This year Apple’s ad imitated scenes from “2001: A Space Odyssey”. The film The artificial intelligence HAL that appeared in the movie was flirting with the astronauts. The two talked about how computers in 2000 would become more and more powerful. Finally, the artificial intelligence said the most important advertising slogan: You prefer Macintosh to me. Is it right?

The "Toon" advertisement of MasterCard Credit Card, the "real life" of American Express Credit Card, and of course various movie advertisements, such as "The Mummy" and "The Matrix" spoofing 007's "Austin Powers", and even Fa Ge's upcoming film in Hollywood The movie "The Edge of Battle"...

Pizza Hut also bought four advertising spaces and invited four "New Yorkers", including Spike Lee, and a golden retriever real estate developer. He said in the advertisement: "I want to build the tallest building in New York. In this Write my name on every corner of the city.”

"Joker." Lisa said immediately after seeing this scene.

In addition, we must also mention the most popular "website advertising" nowadays, which heralds a new era...

Finally, the scene turned, showing the mechanical unmanned production line of Cadillac cars, from die-casting, welding, and assembly. In the rock song "Bad To The Bone" by George Thorogood, a Cadillac CTS gradually takes shape.

You must know that today's cars are all popular with rounded shapes, which look like a large piece of soap, but this new family car is completely different. It has sharp lines and sharp edges. It looks full of aggression and oppression, which also makes this car It became the standard vehicle for Hollywood villains.

Finally, at the end of the ad, a tall figure in a suit and leather shoes walked into the picture. He had broad shoulders, blond hair, and square facial features, which complemented the car's temperament. It was none other than Ethan O'Connor. He got into the car, drove away and started...

"Bad songs, bad cars, bad guys, the elements are really complete." Susan commented.

"It's a pity that the money is not much. Cadillac only asked him to guest star in commercials, and he is not considered a spokesperson." Lisa shook her head.

No matter what, Ethan's performance this year is obvious to all, which has also attracted the attention of some small brands, but the prices are not satisfactory. Cadillac is the first big brand to want Ethan to shoot a commercial.

At the same time, Fox used every opportunity in the TV screen for a few seconds to promote its own "Online Super Bowl Halftime Show."

"Enjoy the slim and beautiful swimsuit catwalk in the dazzling South Beach of Miami. This event is sponsored by Victoria's Secret. Now open Windows Media Player to watch the live broadcast..."

Next up is the long-awaited Super Bowl halftime show, this year's theme is "A Celebration of Soul, Salsa and Swing," with Big Bad Voodoo Dad, Steve Wang, dressed in Central and South American style. Da and Gloria Estefan performed on stage.

Soul music, Middle American style,

"Boring!" Mia directly picked up the remote control and chose to change the channel.

Logically speaking, during the Spring Festival Gala, no new programs will be released on any TV station, but this year, a few chose to show off the Super Bowl halftime show head-on. For example, abc TV station chose to broadcast WWE Heat during this period. The special program features an exhibition match between The Rock and Mick Foley. These two are currently the top names in WWE...

At the same time, in the locker room, everyone on the Cowboys was engaged in heated discussions. Many people, including Dave Campo and Emmitt Smith, were trying to find a way to reverse the situation.

Ethan was among them. If this game is lost, Michael Ovitz's cooperation with his family will most likely come to nothing, and he will also have no choice but to switch to another new club, and then enter a cycle similar to that of the Cowboys.

This is obviously something he doesn't want to see.

"It's time to abandon the pre-game preparations and continue to use the previous tactics. We have defeated the Broncos before, why not use what we are better at?" Seeing that a group of people could not come up with a result after discussion, Ethan put forward his own point of view.

"But the current Broncos are different from the previous Broncos. Looking back now, the original Broncos did underestimate the opponent." Dave Campo said.

"Judging from their performance in the first half, they also absorbed many of our strengths this time..."

"This is the only way." Ethan looked at the teammates around him.

"The Super Bowl is not just a two-quarter game, we are fully capable of turning it around."

At this moment, Emmett, who had not spoken for a long time, also expressed his agreement.

"I support Ethan's decision. No matter what, I can't give up yet."

Now we can only treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

"But...I can't guarantee whether the old tactics are proficient." Dave expressed his doubts...

The Cowboys still had a lot to iron out internally, but there was only so much time at halftime, and soon the staff was knocking on the door to get players on both sides back on the field.

Ethan and the team members returned to the playing field.

The Cowboys supporters at the scene immediately made noises when they saw Ethan. Just like the mentality of Ethan and the players, the Cowboys fans also did not give up.

"Forget all this, don't think of this as the Super Bowl, but as our first game, show the state we are most familiar with." Ethan comforted his teammates before lining up.

The Broncos attacked first in the second half. After passing through midfield, the Broncos' offense was still very powerful, starting from 74 yards. Under John Elway's experienced and sharp passing, it broke into the Cowboys' 38-yard line. , but the Broncos did not choose to continue the attack, but chose to take a free kick at the instruction of Mike Shanahan.

"We saw that the Broncos' kicker Elam was already standing in front of the kicking point, thirty-eight yards. The angle of this kickoff position was not friendly. The kicker had to kick the ball diagonally forward into the goal... …”

"Missed the kick, missed the kick, missed the kick!"

In a mansion in Los Angeles, three women said in unison, working together.

Elam put his hands on his hips, took a few steps back, and then started to run, accumulating strength and lifting his legs, all in one movement. The rugby ball flew towards the goal with chaotic spin, but in the end it missed the rugby goal.

"YEAH!!!" the three women cheered.

Mia kept clapping her hands, Lisa was laughing so hard, and Susan stood up directly. "It is a pity that Elam did not kick the ball in, and the Broncos' offense stalled. The Broncos did not score in this round. Now it is the Cowboys' turn to attack."

"This is a good opportunity to catch up with the score!" Mia's eyes lit up.

As long as the Cowboys can score a touchdown this time, they will only be one ball behind the Broncos.

Although she said Ethan was "waste", she actually really hoped that Ethan could win.

"We didn't lose!" Lisa seemed to see a turning point and said immediately.

She subconsciously used "we", counting Ethan, Mia, Susan and herself as a whole.

Although the distance between Ethan and the three of them spans the entire American continent, the hearts of the three are always with Ethan.

And Ethan on the field naturally knew that this was a good opportunity to recover the score.

In the first attack, after receiving the pass from the center, Ethan directly chose to pass the football in his hand. This time the football went straight to the team's wide receiver Patrick Jeffers, as Michael Owen's substitute. The latter followed the Cowboys all the way to the Super Bowl. Last season, he was just a training partner for the Broncos.

It's now!

He saw exactly where the ball would land, sprinted forward, and at the same time looked up to observe where the ball would land. He was used to looking up while running, which was why he was able to catch Ethan's outrageous "falling leaf pass" before. .

The advantage is that it is very accurate in judging the placement of the pass.

The disadvantage is the lack of observation of the surrounding conditions of the body, which can be said to have advantages and disadvantages.

Patrick Jeffers, who was charging forward, immediately felt a huge force coming from his side. That power came from the Broncos' Darius Johnson, who brutally forced a pass and shouldered Patrick Jeffers out of the way.

Patrick also leaned toward his side, and the two fought for position while rushing forward, but in the end, the Broncos' Darius Johnson was the better.

He successfully interfered with Patrick and broke up the pass.

"Trains should stay on the sparring team. If I were you, I would stay on the bench and give towels to my teammates instead of embarrassing myself in the Super Bowl."

Looking at Patrick, who was holding his knees with his hands, Darius Johnson walked forward with a smile.

"Oh, I forgot, the Cowboys have no one available at this position." Darius Johnson continued. You can see the winking expression behind his mask.

Of course Patrick knew this was a verbal interference tactic from the cornerback and laughed it off.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, in the second attack, Ethan still chose to pass the ball to Patrick.

The football took almost the same flight path as before, and Patrick's run was exactly the same as before, and of course, the cornerback's approach was exactly the same as before.

But the difference is that this time Patrick suddenly stopped suddenly, twisted his body abruptly, and moved diagonally forward to the left, which allowed him to quickly get rid of the cornerback's marking.

Almost at the same moment, the path of the rugby ball flying in the air began to become weird, like falling leaves, which caused the landing point to be different from everyone's expectation.

"Here he is! Ethan once again used the falling leaf pass that amazed the world!"

Pat immediately jumped up and caught the ball firmly.

The Cowboys successfully gained 21 yards on this pass and advanced directly to midfield.

"Let me tell you, Ethan can lead the Cowboys to turn things around! This time I put the house on the line!"

"John Elway will soon be swept into the trash can of history along with Stephen Young."

“I only have one guy at quarterback, and that’s Ethan O’Connor!”

The Cowboys fans at the scene also fell into ecstasy. The Cowboys looked completely new in the second half.

Patrick, who received Ethan's pass, left behind his teammates who were celebrating and ran directly to the cornerback who had just made a rude comment.

"Who says a sparring partner can't get yards?" Patrick asked with a smile.

Seeing that the aggressive cornerback was afraid to fart now, Patrick couldn't be more happy.

In the next few offenses, with Emmett's 13-yard run and Ethan's 15-yard run, the Cowboys broke into the Denver Broncos 21-yard line.

After a failed first half, the Cowboys finally found their rhythm.

"The next step is to send the ball into the zone!" Ethan said.

After a brief discussion, Ethan decided to pass the ball to Patrick using a falling leaf pass.

Although the current falling leaves pass does not meet Ethan's requirements, and the route is not as erratic and elusive as the real falling leaves, it is already initially confusing. The connection just now is enough to prove that this is a mature tactic that can be used in games.

Ethan's idea was also supported by Emmett. He nodded and said: "Then Daryl and I will run to both sides of you to cover."

After the meeting, the formation began. Ethan stood closely behind the center. This was a fake running and real pass tactic. Naturally, the I-shaped formation was used to rush the ball on the road.

When the game resumed, Ethan, who received the pass from the center, began to make moves. At the same time, running back Emmett and fullback Daryl also ran along both sides as agreed in advance.

The Cowboys used this fake run and real pass tactic in the regular season, and the two of them were particularly reassured about Ethan.

But this time we ran into a serious problem!

After completing the turn, Ethan did not release the ball immediately, but a defensive end and a linebacker had already arrived in front of Ethan.

The Broncos used a quick pass-rushing tactic in this defense, and the Cowboys' I-shaped formation shortened the distance between the quarterback and the forwards. In other words, the defensive ends and linebackers had a shorter pass-rushing distance, but the running backs and All the guards have pulled aside, and there is no one protecting Ethan in front of him.

Ethan also faced this situation during the regular season. The way to deal with it was to run in a roundabout way or serve quickly.

At this time, we have arrived in front of the Broncos' formation, and the space is greatly compressed. Ethan's running in a roundabout way at this time is tantamount to seeking death.

Therefore, he could only change his strategy in a hurry, and his right hand had no time to accumulate power. He could not pass the falling ball and could only pass a low ball.

The football without any arc flew straight towards Patrick...

This caused Patrick to have to temporarily change his running direction. The problem was that he saw a figure in white appearing in front of him...

Finished!

"Interception! The Broncos cornerback seized the opportunity this time and he completed the interception!"

Broncos cornerback Darius Johnson, who caught Ethan's pass, immediately rushed forward. Patrick, who wanted to chase back, had no choice but to fly to save the ball, but only touched the corner of the opponent's clothes. In despair, Watch the other person walk away.

Ethan also reacted very quickly. He immediately approached the opponent's position, observed his running, waited for opportunities to change his route, and was ready to intercept at any time.

The next second, he saw more than 4 players, including the defensive tackle, blocking him in an arc.

Ethan's interception was actually counter-intercepted by the Broncos. Obviously, after watching Ethan's previous game videos, the Broncos discovered that he should not be underestimated in terms of defense, so they prepared anti-interception tactics with great care.

The tactic that was never used at all worked wonders at this moment. Ethan couldn't get close to the returning cornerback, and finally watched the opponent rush all the way out of the 30-yard line, to midfield, and then to the Cowboys' half. At this moment No one can stop it.

When Darius Johnson jogged backwards into Cowboys territory.

Including the fans at the scene, as well as countless Cowboys supporters, and even the Cowboys coaching staff at the scene, many people felt despair.

By analogy, if it were a football match, the Broncos would be equivalent to a defensive counterattack and score a goal, and the current score would be equivalent to 3-0.

What makes the Cowboys feel even worse is that the Broncos have another complete offensive opportunity. Just halfway through the third quarter, the Denver Broncos can complete this attack leisurely.

"Now that John Elway is back on the field again, if the next touchdown is completed, it can be said that the Cowboys have basically lost the chance to win the game."

"Fuck!" Mia whispered.

Unexpectedly, the glimmer of hope that had just been raised would be extinguished so quickly.

"If John Elway makes a mistake and allows the Cowboys defense to return for a direct touchdown, or the Broncos choose a conservative free kick, then the Cowboys still have a chance to win." Lisa was comforted at this time.

The question is, will the Broncos give their opponents that chance?

The answer is obvious.

In the next few minutes, John Elway steadily advanced bit by bit, and the line moved forward bit by bit. On the other hand, the Cowboys' defensive team began to commit fouls under tremendous pressure, which allowed the Broncos to go smoothly. The ground came to half-time.

Then Elway passed the ball to the outside receiver with a falling leaf pass that was no less than that of Ethan. In terms of arc and speed, this pass was not only not inferior to Ethan's pass just now, but also Even stronger.

Relying on this pass, the Broncos advanced their line significantly. If it weren't for the outstanding performance of the Cowboys safety guard, who intercepted the wide receiver in front of the end zone, the Broncos would have scored a touchdown.

But even so, the Broncos only had the final five yards left to end the game.

In the villa in Los Angeles, Mia closed her eyes directly, stood with her hands clasped in front of her, and spoke plausibly. This is the true power of prayer.

"God, let the Broncos make a mistake! I'm willing to sacrifice my..." Before Mia could finish her words, Lisa covered her mouth.

"If you want to make a sacrifice, Satan is more useful." Lisa said helplessly.

Mia's only half-completed sacrifice seemed to work, and the Broncos failed on their first scoring drive. The running back didn't get past the edge at all.

"Come on!" Susan broke out in cold sweat on her forehead.

In the second offense, John Elway still chose to pass the ball to the running back. This time the running back seized the opportunity and squeezed into the zone under the double-team of three people.

After the pat, the Broncos' score rose to a full 30 points, while the Cowboys still only had a pitiful 6 points.

The outcome has been decided.

"What do you two want to eat tonight? How about we find a bar to have a drink and relax after dinner?" Lisa immediately changed the subject.

Mia must be feeling particularly uncomfortable at this time, so let's talk about something lighter.

"No problem." Susan agreed.

As a rookie, Ethan is good enough to be on the Super Bowl stage.

Although she had thought that letting Ethan lose was not a bad thing, when everything really settled, she still couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Mia first looked at Susan, then at Lisa, her brows twisted into knots, the corners of her mouth twitched, and finally she couldn't hold it back and burst out crying...

At the game, countless fans shed tears.

Ethan raised his head at this moment and looked at the stands in the distance. In his previous life, he knew a similar scene called "Tears of Dallas". At that time, Dallas fans cried year after year because they lost every year.

Jones Sr. called it "motivation for next year."

He looked at the countdown in the distance, the third quarter was over.

"Dallas doesn't believe in tears!" Ethan whispered.

　Regular updates during the New Year.

(End of this chapter)