The NFL's new regular season has reached its final stages, and domestic games have also entered the decisive moment. The series of special sections launched this year, "Domestic Games", will also continue to describe the domestic American football game in detail. In this way, I also hope that more fans can pay attention to the domestic American football game.
This issue features a game at home to the Qingdao Conquerors by the Chengdu Pandas, one of the CNFL semi-finals. Pandaman is the top seed in the West Zone and The Conqueror is the top seed in the North Zone, with both teams reaching the final four last season, with pandas hoping to hit the title again and conquerors eager to reach the final. In the end, the Pandas, with their extremely resilient defense, defeated the Conquerors 24-17 to advance to the final. In the other semi-final, the Shanghai Titans defeated the Nanchang Lancers 27-22 to advance.
【Competition Process】
Despite the away games, the Conquerors were the first to break the deadlock, taking the lead in 3-0 with their steady road advances and precise shooting footwork. However, for the rest of the first half, panda people basically took the initiative. They played a wave of cross-field offense, showing the same continuous offensive attack as always, and finally the quarterback Evan completed the rushing touchdown, and the extra points were scored to make the score 7-3. However, at this time, the Panda people may not think that this is the only 1 touchdown in their offensive group.
The Conqueror's attack is not smooth, and can only choose to abandon the kick after the third gear, but the main receiver of the No. 30 team is also the return attacker to complete a wonderful abandonment kick back to attack the touchdown, and the Panda People extended the score to 14-3 to occupy the game initiative. Then their defensive team began to threaten, and in the last 2 minutes of the first half, first the No. 3 completed a interception to attack the touchdown, giving the team a 21-3 lead, and then the 29th interception rebound before the end of the first half almost caused the touchdown. At the end of the first half, the Pandas led by 18 points.
However, in the second half, the Panda Man's attack began to make mistakes, Evan sent a copy to allow the Conqueror to launch an attack in the red zone, and finally the short number of shots rushed and scored an additional point, 11-21, the Conqueror chased the score to the point where 1 touchdown + 1 shot could be recovered. However, in the next wave of attack, the Panda Man once again sent a interception, and the conquerors once again got a good opportunity to complete the 1-yard rush touchdown, and the extra points were not scored, and the score came to 17-21.
At this time, the game is no longer a one-sided situation, but the Panda People's offensive feeling suddenly fails, and they have attacked the opponent's red zone for 4 consecutive times, but they have not received any touchdowns. First the four strong punches failed, and then in the case of a interception back to the opponent's red zone 2 yard line, it finally ended with a shot, and the score came to 24-17. After that, Evan sent two interceptions in the red zone! Fortunately, the Panda Man defense team has never been able to release large yards, and has been suppressing the conqueror's attack within the 20 yard line of its own side.
However, in the middle of the fourth quarter, the conqueror's long pass received the effect, and finally pushed to the opponent's half, so that the attack eased up, although the fourth gear of strong play failed, but the panda man in order to compress the time, the road attack can only end with a abandon kick, the conqueror still has the opportunity to chase the score back in the last 2 minutes.
With a penalty for a defensive interference catch and a dash, the Conqueror briefly hit the Panda Man red zone 2-yard line. However, at the last critical moment, the Panda Man rushed the passer to almost complete the grappling, causing the conqueror quarterback to rush to shoot, and the conqueror's external receiver received the ball in the boundary and did not form a advance, but went to the table! The Conquerors could only rush into a four-stop formation, and with a failed pass from the side, the Panda Man completed the key defense and advanced to the CNFL Finals 24-17 thrillingly!
【Contest Summary】
The match was a defensive contest between the two sides, with both teams playing at a very high level. The Conqueror defense group was able to concede only 3 points in the 4 waves of red zone pressure defense, which not only reflected the strength of the road defense, but also was quite targeted in the reading of the pass defense, and several interceptions were completed by Evan's quick shot, indicating that the linebacker had judged the position in advance. The Panda Man's defensive group is even more appreciated, and almost the entire game, they did not let the conquerors play a decent offense.
The Conqueror's online advantage and road attack advantage were hardly available in this game, and the drawbacks of their unstable passing attack were also reflected, and if it were not for the defensive group twice to lay a good starting position for them, it is difficult to say whether they could recover the score in the second half.
I believe that Captain He will also emphasize the problem of the Panda man's attack after the game, to put it mildly, their defensive group and special service group are quite good in this game, and the offensive group is a bit crotch-pulling. The team's characteristic outside rush did not get more room to play, resulting in the two external receivers being frequently taken care of, and the characteristics of short generation and long were not played.
【Afterword】
Another Titans vs Lancers semi-final I did not see the full match, and am currently awaiting video and will bring you a text report shortly thereafter. And what kind of peak showdown can the Titans and Panda People, the two top teams in the East and West regions, finally present, is worth looking forward to!
(Aibao)