The Denver Broncos drafted Tim Tebow in the first round of the NFL Draft. Most people questioned what Tim Tebow would be able to do when he reached the NFL. Tebow had to fight to get a starting position, but was not given the starting position until week 7 of this year. The Denver Broncos started with a 1 and 4 record before they put Tim Tebow in the game. Tebow was able to turn things around for the Broncos. He led the team to win seven of their next eight games. The Denver Broncos ended the season with an 8-8 record. Most people at this point started noticing that Tim Tebow was a quarterback to look at. He was not passing as much as other quarterbacks, but he was still winning games. He was inspiring his team. Everyone played better when Tim Tebow was on the field.
When the Broncos moved onto the playoffs they were matched against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers had a season record of 12-4. When it came down to game time is was Pittsburgh that dominated the first quarter. This didn’t last for long. The Broncos were able to build a lead that left the score 20-6 at half time. The second quarter was very productive for both Tim Tebow and the Broncos as they scored all 20 points and held the Steelers to no points. Eddie Royal had an important 30-yard catch that led to a touchdown. The second half brought new surprises, as the Steelers were able to tie the game.
The game then moved into overtime. There are new overtime rules for the playoffs this year. You can no longer score a field goal to win in over time. The team either has to score a touchdown or the other team will get a chance to score. The Denver Broncos won the coin toss and they elected to receive the ball. The Broncos knew that they wanted a touchdown to win the game. The first play of overtime Tim Tebow dropped back in a play action fake and threw the ball to Demaryius Thomas. Thomas caught the ball while on the run and went 80 yards for the winning touchdown. Overtime was over in 11 minutes.
This was the Denver Broncos first playoff win since the 2005 season. You could see that the Denver Broncos wanted to win this game. During the game Tim Tebow was able to throw for 316 passing yards. He made 10 passes in the game. This means on average he threw for 31.6 yards. Those people that question Tim Tebow’s passing they need to look at these statistics. I mean sure he could throw more passes, but he can throw for long yards as he showed this game. Either way this team wins games whether you think Tim Tebow has a part or not. During the game there were four passes to Demaryius Thomas who had 204 yards during the game. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 289 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He was suffering through his ankle injury most of the game. Isaac Redman had 121 yards rushing for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
This game was an incredible game to watch. Tim Tebow became the player to talk about. Following the game there were 9,420 tweets per second commenting on Tim Tebow. This set a record for the most tweets per second. There were over one million total tweets that commented on Tebow. Tim Tebow has been getting more media attention every success he gets. This win has led him to more attention than he has ever seen before. The Denver Broncos team played well as a whole. Everyone on that team played hard and did their part to get the win. Ultimately they were able to prove that they have what it takes win in the playoffs. Next week the Denver Broncos play the New England Patriots. This will be a tough game for the team since they have lost to the Patriots before. It will be a game worth watching.
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