In America, the winner takes all.

Chapter 366 Falling Leaves Pass
The spinning football was like a cannonball, flying straight to the back of the Angels defense without any extra arc.

The Colts' wide receiver, Marvin Harrison, who graduated from Syracuse University, jumped high, but missed the football flying over.

Before the Angels defensive team had time to celebrate, they saw a Colts player behind Marvin Harrison - the slot receiver standing in the far corner of the zone. Marvin Harrison has attracted too much attention to him, and this ball was originally passed to him...

This allowed him to finally get the football easily in the zone.

"Two-point conversion completed!" The commentator's voice sounded solid and powerful.

Colts players hugged each other in celebration.

Surrounded by his teammates in the middle was none other than quarterback Peyton Manning.

"The Angels' defensive team was unable to respond effectively because of the decisive pass. It was too fast..."

Commentators raved about Peyton Manning's pass.

At the same time, the Angels' coaching staff on the sidelines were discussing countermeasures.

"It is not easy to defend after the ball is released. We should rush the pass more against Peyton Manning like other teams did against Ethan." Holmgren gave his own advice .

"This is one of the few ways." Rhodes thought for a while, but couldn't find any more effective way to deal with it in a short time.

"If we allow more pass rushers, we will be beaten into pieces in the next few dozen minutes." Ethan, who participated in the discussion, retorted.

From the quarterback's perspective, rushing the pass will indeed bring a lot of pressure, but it will also weaken the defense behind the striker. Whether it is coverage or marking, the defensive effect will be compromised.

Ethan is very aware of the disadvantages of doing this. Many teams have been penetrated by themselves after increasing their intensity in rushing passes. This is not a good solution.

Andy, who had always been silent, looked at Ethan at this time and proposed an alternative solution.

"Ethan, Peyton Manning is used to passing the ball at high speeds, can you do this?"

Andy tried to start from the offensive end, improve the efficiency of the offensive end, and indirectly help the defensive team reduce the pressure.

"Of course, it's not difficult for me to pass the ball quickly, but I can't achieve the same speed as Peyton Manning. I can only reach 70-80% at best, and my teammates on the offensive team may not be used to this kind of speed. Tactics." Ethan shook his head.

Even if you can pass such a pass, your teammates may not be able to catch it, which may be counterproductive.

Ethan also tried to come up with his own plan.

"Change the coverage. We will position the free defenders deeper and put the opponent's short yards. As long as there are no big-yardage passes, these are acceptable."

"This is worse than rushing the pass. The other coach sees our positioning, which will only make Payton try more short and medium yards." The three coaches shook their heads in unison.

It can be said that within the limited time, no one has found a good enough solution.

Now it's the Angels' offense's turn to take the field again.

Ethan had no choice but to focus on the court temporarily and play this round of offense steadily.

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Time passed by, and Peyton Manning was on full fire, constantly attacking the Angels defensive line with extremely fast passes. Ethan also led the Angels defensive team to play steadily and use skilled jets. The screen helped the Angels keep pushing the front line.

But in terms of offensive efficiency, the Colts are obviously better than the Angels.

Although Peyton Manning's passing success rate is not as good as Eason's, he passes the ball almost twice as much as Eason, and the Colts' offensive time per possession is also significantly less than that of the Angels. The extremely fast and continuous attacks caused the Angels defensive team to retreat step by step.

The scores between the two sides began to differ.

At the end of the first quarter, Eason was forced to let Cunningham take a free kick, and in the middle of the second quarter, the Colts used a wonderful continuous cooperation, which seemed to be a high-low option passing tactic, but Payton finally handed the ball to Using the running back, this tactic helped the Colts push their front line to the front of the zone. Finally, relying on a one-yard gain, the Colts successfully completed a touchdown.

At the end of the second quarter, the Colts led the Angels by a full ten points.

"Payton, did you see the frown on Ethan's face when he left the field? He's in big trouble!"

"I forget the last time we were up by 10 at the end of the second quarter."

"Peyton, this is the closest you are to defeating Ethan. I'm afraid history will be rewritten from this game on!"

"Kick Ethan down! Those honors should have belonged to you."

"The strongest debut season team in history, I think it's all blown up by the media and just a star-making act in the league."

The Colts players who entered the room seemed extremely excited. What was expected to be a very difficult game now seemed a bit relaxed.

The players denigrated the Angels and felt that the Angels' reputation was in vain.

As the center of the discussion, the expression on Peyton Manning's face did not relax at all.

"If you think we will win the game easily, you are wrong. You have never played against Ethan and you have no idea how strong he is. If you ask me, he is even underestimated. He is in adversity. The mid-range burst ability is the most terrifying," Payton said as he took off his protective gear.

"If you think you can defeat him easily, then there is no doubt that you will be farther and farther away from victory." Payton looked at all his teammates.

"Yes, regardless of the outcome of this game, we can enter the playoffs. Therefore, our goal is not only to win against Ethan, but how to go further in the playoffs." Xiao Hoosiers head coach Jim Mora also said at this time.

The two did not just focus on this game.

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"Ethan, in theory, as long as the Raiders also lose the game, then we can also enter the playoffs." Rhodes was calculating the outcome in the locker room.

Ethan wiped the sweat on his head with a towel and looked at the other two coaches.

Holmgren didn't speak, seeming to express his acquiescence, while Andy silently looked at the tactical board in his hand, wondering what he was planning.

"The fact is, we cannot pin our hopes of victory on our opponents."

"Don't think about the relationship between victory and defeat, just assume that the Raiders win!" Ethan said with a slight frown.

"Now we should think about how to get through this moment."

"I agree with Ethan. If we can't beat the Colts, we won't be able to go very far in the playoffs." Andy stood up at this time.

"I originally wanted to save this surprise until the end, but now it seems that my opponent is much stronger than I thought."

"Get over the current difficulty first!" Andy took out a pair of gloves from Ethan's closet.

The conversation between Ethan and Andy left everyone present confused.

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"Welcome back to the game and thank the cheerleaders for their wonderful performance. This year's Angels cheerleading team left a very deep impression on the audience. According to rumors, the Colts' cheerleading team will also receive a comprehensive upgrade next season, including clothing, personnel and performance scale... …”

It took Ethan just one season to make his cheerleading team famous across the country. Although some "little tricks" were used in the process, the fame was real, which also brought huge rewards to the Angels.

Seeing this, other teams followed suit, and the Colts were one of them. "We saw guys on both sides come back into the game, and the Angels looked like they were getting further and further away from the playoffs this season. In another game at the same time, the Raiders had gone ahead. The Angels looked like they had to Win this game.”

"But there is a strong horse in front of the Angels. Peyton Manning's performance this season has attracted much attention, and this game allowed the audience to see how powerful he is, with Ethan O'Connor and Kurt Compared with Warner, he has a completely different technical route."

The commentator already compared the three people in his words.

There is no doubt that these three are the strongest quarterbacks in the league this season, and they are clearly on a different level from other quarterbacks.

"We'll see how the Angels respond..."

However, the expectations of the commentators and analysts were quickly dashed. It seemed that the Angels were still using the same tactics as the first half without even changing too much.

"You have to know that if the Colts don't make mistakes, the tactics the Angels are using now will make the score gap wider and wider."

"Yes, look at Peyton Manning's performance. He has exactly the same characteristics as Ethan, and his performance is extremely stable. I have to say that he has absorbed a lot of the advantages of Ethan O'Connor."

Payton in the field never thought of underestimating his opponent, he knew Ethan too well.

And when he saw Ethan, who was on the stage again, wearing thick gloves uncharacteristically, this detail that was easily overlooked made Payton extremely excited.

"Is it finally here?" he whispered to himself.

"I'm really looking forward to seeing what else Ethan is capable of." The head coach next to him also tried to say.

The game resumed, and Ethan seemed a little uncomfortable with the football that came into his arms.

He completed the pass as lightly as before, but the football he released completed an extremely weird arc in the air.

Climbing quickly, then falling quickly, with lateral deviations, like a fallen leaf swaying in the wind...

Tight end Desmond Clark has appeared in a position no one expected. He seemed to know in advance that the ball would drift in this direction.

In fact, after hearing Ethan's arrangement, he was very surprised at first, but his trust in Ethan still defeated this doubt. After kicking off, he ran to the position arranged by Ethan.

And after he caught the football firmly, he still looked unbelievable.

He didn't understand how Ethan did it.

This is incredible!
Without any time to think, he rushed forward quickly with the football in his arms. Because the passing route was so weird, the nearest defender around him was a full five yards away.

This gives the tight end an easy first down.

"This is such an amazing arc! Oh my god, I can't believe my eyes! How on earth did Ethan do that?"

The commentators and analysts looked a little confused at first.

The audience at the scene was extremely surprised, and several Angels coaches on the sidelines, except Andy, also looked in disbelief.

Holmgren held his head with a look of disbelief on his face.

When I noticed that there was not much surprise on Andy's face, I suddenly understood something.

"You two hid it so well that you fooled everyone."

"If I had known that Ethan had such ability, why would I have put my hope in the Raiders?" Rhodes also looked happy.

The Angels are saved.

"Beautiful!" Peyton Manning on the sidelines couldn't help shaking his head.

Even as Ethan's opponent, he had to admit that Ethan was powerful.

Last year's short-lived falling leaf pass, it turned out that Ethan did not give up, but improved it through continuous training, and finally created a complete body.

The key to the problem lies in Ethan's gloves, which increase the contact area between the hand and the ball.

"You guessed it right, Ethan O'Connor has indeed hidden some abilities." The head coach also had to say.

The situation on the field has changed again. It is almost impossible to judge the landing point of the fallen pass. No one except Ethan will notice where the team's landing point will be, which greatly increases the difficulty of defense.

Every time they attack, players in several technical positions in the Angels' offense will take positions. The real and fake routes make the Colts' defense extremely confused.

The Angels offense is also smoother than ever.

In just three minutes, the Angels scored their first touchdown of the second half.

"With just this move, Ethan is enough to kill the game!" the commentator shook his head and sighed.

In such a situation, let alone the Colts, even if the team with the strongest defense in the league came over, they would still be helpless.

This change was so sudden that the defensive team simply could not find a way to deal with it in a short period of time.

As for the Colts fans at the scene, they once again felt despair.

"We have done well enough, at least forcing Ethan to use the bottom-of-the-box tactics. We have enough time to study before the playoffs start." The Colts' head coach shrugged.

Regardless of win or lose, the Colts can enter the playoffs. It is an unexpected surprise to see Ethan's secret weapon.

"I don't think we've lost yet." Peyton Manning suddenly said at this time.

He turned his head silently and looked at the head coach.

"It's a fantasy for the defensive team to resist falling passes, but don't forget that the Angels' defensive team is also helpless against my passes. At present, we still have a three-point advantage. As long as we don't make mistakes, we can still do it. Win this game.”

If it was Payton last year, I'm afraid he would have given up at this time, but this year's Payton definitely won't.

If it were you, you would never give up in this situation, right?

Payton looked at the back of the man walking off the court.

After all, this is the closest I've come to defeating you.

"Cheer up, the game has just begun. Forget everything, forget the playoffs, forget the points, just treat this game as the Super Bowl! Everyone knows what it means to defeat the Angels." Payton put down his mask.

The coach also walked to him. What Payton said just now also inspired him. He looked at all the players and said.

"This is the Angels' final counterattack, and we are fully capable of keeping them out of the playoffs!"

(End of this chapter)