Dominate the Super Bowl-Chapter 329 328 Being prepared

On Christmas Day, NFL games continued, and the atmosphere heated up even further as the regular season neared its close. Each game could influence playoff standings, amplifying the sparks of competition and tension.

The Kansas City Chiefs hosted their third consecutive home game in a crucial do-or-die battle; however, this time, the opponent was not their divisional arch-rival—

but the Miami Dolphins from the AFC East.

During the 1980s season, the Miami Dolphins, led by legendary quarterback Dan Marino, was undoubtedly one of the League's top teams. However, since the millennium, due to the strong emergence of divisional arch-rivals, the New England Patriots, the Miami Dolphins had been mired in a prolonged slump, unable to find their direction.

Last season, the Miami Dolphins made their first playoff appearance in eight years since the 2008 season but unfortunately were knocked out in the first round by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Everyone thought the Miami Dolphins might be on the cusp of a complete revival; however, their quarterback, Ryan Tannehill, suffered a season-ending Achilles tear, plunging the team back into difficulties.

In the end, they had to call out of retirement the former Chicago Bears quarterback, Jay Cutler, to take over, but his performance was disappointing.

So far this season, with six wins and eight losses, they were officially out of the playoffs.

But underestimating the Miami Dolphins could lead to an upset—

The team's head coach is Adam Gase, who from the 2012 to 2014 seasons, served as the Offensive Coordinator for the Denver Broncos, alongside Manning, creating one of the strongest offensive groups in history before being poached to come to the Miami Dolphins as head coach.

Under Gase's coaching, Tannehill, who had never performed well, transformed, leading the Miami Dolphins back to the playoffs last season.

Similarly, two weeks ago, with no hope for playoffs, the Miami Dolphins defeated the defending champions, the New England Patriots, at home, handing their divisional rivals their third loss of the season in a stunning upset.

In this game, facing the Kansas City Chiefs, who were making a final sprint for a playoff spot, the Miami Dolphins were not prepared to easily hand over victory.

After the game started, the two teams were neck and neck, locked in a stalemate until the second quarter. The Kansas City Chiefs opened up the game with a strong push through passing and encountered fierce resistance from the Miami Dolphins in the Red Zone. Ultimately, relying on Li Wei's individual skills, they managed a touchdown and finally broke the deadlock—

Thus, the scene described earlier occurred.

The Christmas gift carefully prepared by the team leader of the Chiefs' Defensive group, although delayed and after some bumps and clashes, was ultimately fulfilled.

This touchdown broke the balance of the standoff and became the turning point of the game.

On one hand, the Miami Dolphins, who had been hanging on, had their morale broken as their Defensive group, despite fighting valiantly until the end, failed to stop the opponents, delivering a heavy blow to their spirits.

On the other hand, the Kansas City Chiefs, having broken the deadlock, finally shed their burdens and played freely—

In the previous two weeks' games, fighting back-to-back do-or-die matches against divisional arch-rivals, they could focus, put aside distractions, and fight desperately with water to their backs, adjusting their state to peak performance and truly playing the most dominant games of the season.

But this week, with the playoff qualifications within reach, there was a subtle change in mentality; coupled with boosted confidence from the past two weeks' excellent performances, they hoped to establish dominance quickly this week against a team out of playoff contention, aiming for a swift and decisive victory.

Under such circumstances, they were overly excited, resulting in less smooth cooperation.

In the first quarter of the game, the fierce clashes created dramatic fluctuations; the overall state was still very restless, until after this touchdown, when their mentality finally adjusted back to a normal range, allowing the Kansas City Chiefs to find their rhythm—

Confidence and performance, when properly aligned, unleashed corresponding powers.

The balance of victory then began to tilt and quickly leaned decisively toward the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Kansas City Chiefs Offense blossomed in many areas, not just from the main players, but reserves in positions like running back and wide receiver also performed impressively, completely opening up the offensive play, without relying on a single player to carry the team forward.

Meanwhile, the Kansas City Chiefs Defense completely controlled the situation, and since Li Wei had scored a touchdown, they had aggressively choked off the Miami Dolphins Offense, allowing only one field goal score until the end of the game.

"9:32".

The Kansas City Chiefs won easily, continuing their excellent performance over the past two weeks, defeating their opponents by a large margin. They even didn't exert full effort in the second half, sending in the second team in the fourth quarter and entering an early adjustment phase, saving strength for the playoffs.

Beep, beep, beep!

With the final whistle of the game, Arrowhead Stadium erupted.

From six consecutive victories to six consecutive losses and then to three consecutive wins, the season of the Kansas City Chiefs was like a roller coaster. However, after defeating the Miami Dolphins, they clinched the AFC West division championship with a record of nine wins and six losses, securing a playoff spot one round early.

Although there was still one week left in the regular season, for the Kansas City Chiefs, the outcome of this game was no longer important—

It could neither affect their playoff spot nor the seeding in the playoffs. Victory and defeat would not alter the team's positioning.

Therefore, after the game ended, Reed announced early within the team:

In the final week's away game against the Denver Broncos, the team would enter full rotation rest, with backup quarterback Mahomes starting and leading the team, and the starting lineup consisting mainly of second-string players while the main players rested.

This was utterly unexpected.

Who would have thought that three weeks ago, with the shadow of six continuous losses lingering and the team on the brink of an early season exit, they now had locked up a playoff spot early and entered rotation rest, preparing for the single-elimination playoffs?

It was an absolute surprise!

After experiencing the frustrations and setbacks of playoff campaigns season after season, Reed had his considerations—

Everyone thought Reed's rotation was a sharpening for this season's playoffs, including the players and coaching staff of the Kansas City Chiefs.

Only Reed himself knew that this was only a minor reason. The truly important reason was still about strategizing.

Does anyone remember the Kansas City Chiefs' choices at the beginning of the year at the draft?

Third pick, Li Wei.

Tenth pick, Mahomes.

Reed believed that if the Kansas City Chiefs wanted to be more competitive in the future, they should place their hopes on these young players.

This season, Li Wei had already quickly grown, and next, it was the quarterback's turn.

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In the locker room, players one by one celebrated Mahomes's career-first start, the young man smiling shyly and awkwardly, unable to hide his happiness.

However, Li Wei looked up at Reed, and the two exchanged glances.

Reed's heart stirred, wait, could this clever spirit have figured it out?

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The smile on the corners of Li Wei's mouth lifted, and Reed's eyes also revealed a hint of a smile.