There is a vague sense of foreboding:
The chief and the tiger are another big battle!
With less than 48 hours to go, the American League Finals and The Nations League Finals will be played in Kansas City and Los Angeles, respectively. As the saying goes, in the playoffs, it is the stage for the stars to perform. There have to be a few star players on the team who can change the course of the game to ensure that they go further in the playoffs. Each of the four remaining teams has already won two straight games in the playoffs this season. Naturally, there is no shortage of such players in their squad. But if two star players face each other, what kind of sparks will be generated?
Tyrick Hill, outer receiver, Kansas City Chief
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Jesse Bates, security guard, Cincinnati Tigers
Undoubtedly, the Chiefs' biggest weapon is naturally their passing offense. The big arms of Margo Jr. are paired with the league's most famous fast Martin Terrik Hill, and their connection has become a nightmare for many teams to defend the second line. Facing the league's best defensive pass last week, the Second Line Defense of the Beals, Hill still completed 11 catches and advanced 150 yards to complete 1 touchdown. Among them, there is no shortage of famous scenes of playing with defense.
But the opponent Hill is going to meet this week isn't a good bone to gnaw on either. Although many fans don't know who Bates is, he can be called the most important link in the Tigers. Bates' progress has had a crucial impact on the Tigers' outburst this season, and the mid-season was plagued by contract renewal issues, and the Tigers' record also declined. However, he quickly adjusted his form and re-emerged with a star-level performance to fuel the Tigers' progress. In last week's game against the Titans, the Tigers' first defense, Bates once intercepted Tannihill's pass to help the Tigers boost morale.
As one of the fastest players in the league, counting on cornerbacks to defend Hill one-on-one sounds like a fantasy. The rangers must contribute to the far-reaching defense to restrain Hill. Bates is one of those types of security guards. He often served as the sole drag guard for Cover 1 during matches, responsible for the coverage of far-reaching areas. Whether Bates can limit Hill this week could be an important factor in determining the outcome of the game.
Jamal Chase, external receiver, Cincinnati Tigers
Tyran-Matthew, Security Guard, Chief of Kansas City
Coincidentally, Mahoms is not the only one who likes to play long-pass offense. The good pairing of Joe Burrow and Jamal Chase is also often far-reaching. This season, Chase has completed seven deep-line touchdown attempts, setting a rookie record in NFL history. Although he is only a rookie, Chase is by no means soft in the playoffs, and the number of yards received in two consecutive games has exceeded hundreds, which has also made other teams realize that his success is by no means luck.
Naturally, the Chiefs can't take Chase lightly, because they have been received 266 yards by Chase in the regular season! In that game, the Chiefs' defense seemed helpless to take Chase and could only watch him play a career battle. Despite the doubts about playing this week due to injury, Matthew is still the most likely player in the Chiefs squad to limit Chase. As the leader of the Chiefs' defensive second line, if Matthew can't play this week, or can't restrain Chase on the court, the Tigers are already half successful.
Jimmy Gallo polo, quarterback, San Francisco 49ers
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Rush, Los Angeles Rams
Although the last two 49ers games have proven that even if the big pineapples don't perform well, the 49ers can still win as long as the YAC brothers in the defensive and offensive groups (Kittl and Samuel) perform well. However, this week they encountered a superstar-studded cosmic sheep whose fault tolerance rate will be much lower. Maybe one mistake by Big Pineapple will change the course of the game. But, surprisingly, it's also a bit confusing that Gallo polo performed better when pressed than when he was not pressed against the Rams in the regular season. Moreover, when Gallo Polo tried to pass the ball quickly, he could advance an average of 8.3 yards per shot, ranking first in the league.
Therefore, for the ram's rush, it is said that the light exerts pressure does not work, it is necessary to create a splash and create a mistake. The burden on the shoulders of defensive forwards Aaron Donald and former Super Bowl MVP von Miller is heavier. PFF data shows that the player with the highest score in the playoffs this season is Von Miller, who is already 32 years old. Donald's rush score was ranked 4th. Among them, Master Tang spent most of his time on the field also being wrapped up in the offensive line. And Master Feng's re-outbreak of the second spring this season has also surprised many fans, the last 6 games have been killed in each game, a total of 7 times, and Master Feng, who is getting better, will presumably join Master Tang in making the 49ers' offensive line and big pineapple busy.
These three sets of pairs, who are you more optimistic about?