First and ten yards.
The Kansas City Chiefs have effortlessly secured ten yards on first down for four consecutive plays, completing first-down conversions with fluid precision. Their offense is now surging ahead, seizing control.
Now, the New England Patriots have finally offered a direct response, not waiting for second or third down to strike. On first and ten, they launch an attack to shatter the equilibrium in one decisive move.
Tough, dominant, relentless—
Eleven players from the defensive group step forward in unison.
Of course, a calmer mind would recognize that the Patriots wouldn't actually employ an "eleven-man blitz pressure tactic"; that would be a recklessly suicidal strategy. But in the ever-changing dynamics of the game, it's hard to maintain clarity. Players might easily get swept up in the storm.
Then, they lose their judgment.
Once the ability to make clear judgments is gone, mistakes become inevitable.
