Jackson was slightly panicked—
There were no passing targets.
Jackson thought he had mentally prepared for this type of scenario, having seen it countless times in game footage. He knew what he might face; but when it actually happened, he realized he knew nothing about the potential difficulties.
Following the kickoff, the Kansas City Chiefs Defense was fully activated:
They locked up all five of Baltimore Ravens' receiving points by closely marking them. At this moment, the vulnerabilities of the Ravens' running back lineup, heavily plagued by injuries and lacking dynamic runners, were completely exposed. Harbaugh had no choice but to use the double tight end strategy, which lacked deception.
They then heavily manned the short pass area with a comprehensive zone defense to disrupt Jackson's secondary defensive reads, continually retreating while staying alert to prevent Jackson's attempts at long passes.
Impenetrable!
Dizzying!
