Posted on 12/12/2011 7:56:53 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Yes, Tim Tebow played great in the fourth quarter of his miracle comeback against the Bears yesterday
But let's not kid ourselves — Tebow and the Broncos got insanely lucky yesterday.
Here's why they won.
Marion Barber choked, twice. All the Bears running back had to do was fall down in bounds on 2nd down with Chicago up 10-7 and the Broncos unable to stop the clock with under two minutes left. If he simply falls over, Tebow gets the ball back deep in his own territory with less than 20 seconds left, and Denver loses.
Then in overtime, the Bears were a play or two away from bringing on Robbie Gould to kick the game-winning field goal, and Barber decides to dangle the ball away from his body and he gets stripped. If he's protecting that ball there rather than trying to bust a touchdown run, Denver loses.
The Bears thought it'd be a great idea to go into the ultra-prevent with five minutes left. The Chicago D was dominant for the first 55 minute of the game. But then they get up 10 points with five minute left, and they decide to play their safeties 30 yards off the ball. This lets Tebow check down to his wide-open running backs all the way down the field.
What is Chicago doing there? They dominated Tebow all game. But when they get a comfortable lead they decide to call off the dogs?
The thin mountain air made Tebow' job easier. The two field goals that won the Broncos the game were 59 yards and 51 yards.
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Tebow is a leader. The teammates believe in him and his leadership. He gets slammed in the media because of his stance on abortion, etc. All he’s done is help the Broncos to an 8-5 record. Go Tim Go.
The Broncs will have to play much better to beat the Patriots next week. Dropped passes were killing the Broncs until just the last few minutes.
Wasn't he mocking Tebow earlier in the week?
Broncos D and Tebow leadership is getting this done. Tebow says God doesn’t care who wins a football game. Tebow is an outstanding Christian soldier. These articles and some posters around here are redicous.
Going by ratio, Tebow compares even better.
It’s neither insane luck, nor divine intervention.
Tim Tebow has a lot of unique qualities, and obviously his team mates have bought in. A team with a will, and the right leader can do amazing things. Tebow is not lucky, he’s good, and he’s the right man in the right place, at the right time.
I don’t believe God cares who wins a football game.
And I’m enjoying this.
As a side note, it makes me sad that a religious man gets so much attention, mostly because he is so devout. In today’s America, it’s like he’s a freak. In the America I grew up in, he would have been just another athlete.
That being said, I don't particularly like Tebow's QB'ing. In my head, a QB stands in the pocket and throws the ball. But what the heck, he knows how to win.
Ugly wins, but they're still wins. Kudos really should go to John Fox for recognizing what he's got and adapting his game plan appropriately. Denver fans better get used to a lot of Defense and 10-7 or 16-10 scores.
Gary Player always said, the more I practice the luckier I get. Tebow and the Broncos put themselves in position to be lucky and they have certainly had enough practice at it this season.
Tebow led a great fourth quarter 80 yard touchdown drive with seven straight complete passes. If he were a felon dog killer, that's all they'd be talking about.
No, I guess not. It was others on the team.
The writer seems worried someone might credit The Almighty with a win.
Is Marion Barber proving there’s a reason the Cowboys were willing to get rid of him lucky, divine intervention, or expected?
All Barber had to do was go down inbounds. The Broncos capitalized twice.
Every quarterback that has faced the Pats this year has had a career day against the their woeful secondary. Look for Tebow to have his most productive game of the year so far. Pats as usual will have to score 30+ points to win
As an avid, rabid Alabama fan, there is no other sports figure I detested more in 2008 than Tim Tebow. The recent attacks on his faith have now turned me into a Tebow supporter and I wish him every success.
No loss to the Cowboys when they let him go.
Eventually, there will be loses but this victory was stunning.
Tebow's humility in praising the rest of the team shows his true leadership.
“Tebow led a great fourth quarter 80 yard touchdown drive with seven straight complete passes. If he were a felon dog killer, that’s all they’d be talking about.”
Tebow is getting more than his share of recognition. I’ve seen the endorsement for the sports drink. Costas did a commentary about Tebow at halftime of last night’s game. And Tebow was the lead topic on Mike & Mike this morning. And all of this attention is deserved. However, I wish the emphasis on his religious nature was more positive, and less as if he were some kind of freak.
This is a little much. Barber sees the goal line with no one in his path and his eyes open up. The strip was more of a good play than a bad play by Barber. A few minutes earlier Barber made an incredible catch to keep the drive going.
I actually heard a commentator last nighty say that tebow’s personal values give him a core of principles that helps him lead his team. Now the bronco’s don’t give up. He said even Tebow says God doesn’t care who wins the game. but now the team does.
It’s simple in the end. The game is 60 minutes long (and then some, in case of overtime). if you play for only 55 minutes and haven’t built up an insurmountable lead, then the team playing the full 60 minutes can — and often will — come from behind to make you pay for it.
The Broncos, with Tebow, are playing the full 60, every week. Complacency by the other side has let them back into games they shouldn’t have had a shot in.
Division Champion Texans!
It’s simple in the end. The game is 60 minutes long (and then some, in case of overtime). if you play for only 55 minutes and haven’t built up an insurmountable lead, then the team playing the full 60 minutes can — and often will — come from behind to make you pay for it.
The Broncos, with Tebow, are playing the full 60, every week. Complacency by the other side has let them back into games they shouldn’t have had a shot in.
No, I imagine they think Bellicek's cheating had more to do with it.
I’m tempted to call him ‘Moron’ Barber...but the Bears’ coaching staff is just as complicit in their stupidity.
I think it’s time to give Lovey Smith the boot. There was no reason for the Bears to lose the last two games.
He stands for what is right... and that is rare in today’s time. I admire Tebow. MSM is slamming him and making fun of him. They will be amazed at who has the last word.
Gotta love it mainly because Tebow makes liberal Democrats' heads explode.
I'm waiting for their atheist ACLU to sue.
Barber was lucky they got the next play off before they reviewed that catch in the booth.
It was a classic combination of inept, bumbling, idiotic coaching (standard fare for the bears), and a just plain stupid player.
If luck was involved at all, it was contained within a 59 yard field goal which statistics tell us is - at best - highly unlikely.
With a few minutes left in the game the defense goes into a soft zone prevent formation, and Tebow picks them apart.
Stupidity. Complete supidity
He and the Broncos are going to have to score a lot more than 13 points to beat an angry and motivated Brady led offense. On the bright side (for him, not for me), there is no better defense in the NFL against which to “get well” than New England.
We’ll see how they overcome the 30 points Brady puts on them in the first half, next Sunday.
That’ll be just fine, IF it happens.
The Colts were down 31-3 against the patsies - who were also given a 22 point differential.
Then the 2nd half and it was all Colts, still lost, but only 31-24.
With a few minutes left in the game the defense goes into a soft zone prevent formation, and Tebow picks them apart.
Stupidity. Complete supidity.
59 yard field goal is amazing, cowboys choked at the end of their game >.<
I watched at my favorite watering hole yesterday, hardly a hangout for the devout, and the anti-Tebow remarks were reminiscent of a crucifixion. It was great to listen to the grumbling at the end though. Supposedly God works in mysterious ways so maybe He’s converting a few sinners. While I have difficulty believing that God even cares who wins a football game, Tebow sure is fun to watch.
I think the Broncos realize they can’t wait until the fourth quarter against the Pats.
The good news is that the Patriots’ defense is one of the weaker defenses the Broncos have faced in awhile, and if Denver’s D can keep New England’s offense under 30 points, I think Denver has got a great shot to win. I think Tebow will have his best game yet against New England.
And notice Marion Barber was the one that choked for Chicago....you can take the player out of Dallas, but you can't take Dallas out of the player.
Don't I know it! See my post 36. Pat's D has a way of making the most mediocre quarterback look like Johnny U, and Tebow (despite what the haters say) is NO mediocre QB. My point is simply that Denver will need more points than they have scored in their last three games combined to win.
Yes, losing last week on a Hail Mary pass at the end of the FIRST half is ridiculous.
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Yes this was a lot of luck. But the old, reliable Prevent Defense came through again. I will never figure out why coaches love this guaranteed way to convert a win to a loss. How many times have wee seen this?
The entire team has improved since Tebow took over, but especially the defense, which has kept the team in the game. The Broncos are famous for wearing down teams at home due to the elevation. The wins on the road are different. This team is playing hard for Tebow after giving up on Orton. The kicking game is also top quality. Tebow is a leader who has the team playing hard. As a passer, he is erratic.
We will get a better picture of Broncos strength next Sunday.
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