Tigers, this Youth Army of the United States,
How far can you go?
Arizona Cardinal 25: 22Dallas Cowboy
The most watched focus of the week came from two teams with 10+ wins. The 11-4 Dallas Cowboys played at home against the 10-5 Arizona Cardinals. The Cowboys are hitting the League top spot, while the Cardinals are vying for the National West title.
After the opening of the two teams, although the attack occasionally had a bright performance, neither team was able to achieve a touchdown, and the Cardinals only relied on a three-point free-kick to take advantage. It wasn't until mid-second quarter that the Cardinals finally made a touchdown. Star quarterback Keller Murray ran out of his pocket and passed to receiver Antoine Wesley, who completed the touchdown. The Cowboy saw that the situation was not good, the attack immediately entered the form, and the outside receiver Michael Gallup turned and received the ball in a wonderful touchdown to help them close to the score. Unfortunately, Gallup left the field with a knee injury after completing this touchdown. Just before half-time, the Cardinals made another free-kick shot on goal, rewriting the half-time score to 13-7.
At the beginning of the second half, cardinals outside receiver Wesley resumed a difficult catch. A touchdown pass from Denis cornerback Anthony Brown in the end zone took Murray's touchdown pass from the head to extend the lead. After the Cardinals completed another shot, the Cowboys' offense finally found form at the start of the fourth quarter. Quarterback Dak connected Cedric Wilson and scored two points to bring the difference close to eight points. But soon after, Duck's missing ball gave the Cardinals a good chance to shoot. After successfully scoring, the Cowboys rebounded strongly, and Duck found Amari Cooper, an outside receiver in the end zone, and narrowed the point difference to three points after the touchdown. But it was too late, and the Cowboys' unflinching defense allowed the Cardinals to finish the final 4:42.
In the end, the Cardinals defeated the Cowboys 25-22 on the road, continuing to keep the suspense of the National West championship in the final week. The Cowboys, on the other hand, will fall to fourth in the National League after losing. If the rankings don't change after a week, they'll re-enact Round 2 with the Cardinals at the old place.
Cincinnati Tigers 34: 31 Kansas City Chief
The Tigers played well at home against the sheikh who had recently been in hot form, and both Mahomes and Burrow played well, and finally the Tigers narrowly won by 3 points, and the record reached 10-6. The Chiefs' eight-game winning streak was ended and slipped from the top of the American League to the second seed in the playoffs.
The first to take the lead after the opening was the Chief. The Chiefs' second wave of attacks began with a strong hit in the fourth gear, followed by deMarcus Robinson in the first gear to receive a pass from Mahoms and get a touchdown. The Tigers abandoned the kick and the Chiefs got the ball again. Mahomes passed the touchdown again, this time with the close-end striker Kelsey. The team trailed by 14 points just after the start, and the home fans were a little disappointed. However, the Tigers' offensive group responded immediately, and only in the second gear, Jamal Chase received a pass from Burrow and flashed away from the defender's grappling, heading straight to the Chiefs' end to get a 72-yard touchdown to help the team narrow the score. The next two teams began an offensive shootout, scoring points on four consecutive attacks. The Chief steadily advanced 1 yard ahead of the Tigers' end zone, running back Darrell Williams completed the running touchdown; the Tigers quarterback completed the connection with the outside receiver consecutively, and Jamal Chase received the ball in the end zone again to get the touchdown; the Chief's offensive firepower was unabated, and the running guard Williams repeated the previous powerful running ball to complete the 1-yard touchdown; the Tigers hit a free-kick before midfield, and the Chiefs led 28:17.
In the second half, the Tigers took the lead in attacking. The attacking group continued its previous form, and Burrow and Chase connected to complete the third touchdown of the game. The Tigers' defensive group also woke up and stopped the Chieftain's attack continuously. Tigers quarterback Joe Burrow finished his fourth touchdown at the start of the fourth quarter, this time by Taylor Boyd. The Tigers rebounded with a score of 31:28! The Chiefs would not give up the game easily, and Mahoms led the team to attack the first 16 yards of the Tigers' end zone, but unfortunately could only throw the ball out of bounds in the face of the pressure of the defensive line. The Chiefs hit a free-kick, and it was the only time the Chiefs scored in the second half, and the score became 31 draws. With 6 minutes left in the game, Burrow was again in frequent contact with Chase. In this game, Boro passed 415 yards and 4 touchdowns, with a rating of 144.4, while Chase received 266 yards and 3 touchdowns in 11 catches, which is a perfect statistic for the outside receiver. The Tigers pushed the ball 1 yard ahead of the Chiefs' end zone, and the next four attacks failed to complete the touchdown, but the Chiefs' defensive team's illegal hand foul saved the Tigers. The attacking team spent the remaining 2 seconds of the game, the kicker hit the goal steadily, and the Tigers won the game!
The game won the Chiefs, the Tigers topped the American League North, and the offensive firepower they showed impressed fans, and maybe they would be a dark horse in this year's playoffs.
Los Angeles Rams 20: 19 Baltimore Crows
Although the result was as most people expected, the Rams did not win easily, they did not overtake the Ravens for the first time until 1 minute before the end of the game, and thanks to von Miller's final key tackle, the Rams won the victory without any danger.
Matthew Stafford is still in poor shape in this game, he sent two interceptions in the first half, the last two games he has been intercepted 5 times, fortunately the team's external receivers have performed well, Karp has received 95 yards in 6 catches, Higby and Jefferson also have more than 60 yards of catches, OBJ Although the number of yards is small, but the final moment of the four gears and touchdowns are very critical. The Ravens' offensive group did not have a touchdown, their only touchdown was obtained by Clark's interception, fortunately, Andrews was still in stable form, he received 6 shots and scored 89 yards, Andely, who returned from the new crown isolation, played mediocre this game, only 197 yards and 1 interception, after losing this game, it also means that the Ravens have basically missed the playoffs, and they can only accept this failed season after experiencing too many injuries a few weeks ago.
There were also some small episodes at the beginning of the game, Jaylen Ramsey directly slapped Chi Youjun's face after a defensive end, the Rams players also quickly pulled the two apart, I don't know if it was because of this matter that affected them, the Rams then made mistakes one after another, their 56-yard free kick was first lost, and then Stafford sent a copy within 20 yards of his side, Clark directly and easily returned to the touchdown. Stafford then sent another interception, this time it was still Clark who completed the interception, but the Ravens' 9-minute attack only turned into a shot. The Ravens had hoped to end the first half 13-0, but Huntley also delivered a cut in the final moments, and Stafford seized the opportunity this time to find Karp to complete the touchdown before halftime. But in the second half he dropped the ball in the red zone, giving the Rams the chance to overtake the scoreline. The Rams' offensive group finally improved after the fourth quarter, Sony Michel's touchdown helped the Rams chase the score to 2 points, and the Ravens' next wave of attack had already hit the Rams' red zone, but the key moment of the serve timeout gave them the only option to shoot. With the Rams facing a crucial 5-yard set in 4 slots left in the game, OBJ stepped up this time, completing the difficult catch and the touchdown that followed. The Ravens had hoped to kill by shooting in the end, but Huntley slipped on the soles of his feet and was killed by Miller, leaving little time left, and the Ravens could only regret losing the game at home.
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The Cowboys really haven't won a strong team this season!