With about five minutes left in the game, the Broncos were down 15-0 to the winless Dolphins. Tim Tebow was having an awful game at quarterback. He was 4-14 passing going into the fourth quarter and was sacked numerous times. When he did have time, he often missed receivers by about ten miles. I was thinking to myself that this is bad- really, really bad. Tebow was putting up JaMarcus Russell and Ryan Leaf type numbers. His performance was going to get him ripped the next day, and every single one of his critics were going to pronounce that Tebow can't make it in the NFL. I really felt bad for him. Also, I couldn't help but think that Tebow might not even finish the season as a starter for the Broncos. This game was so bad, that I wouldn't have been surprised if Denver yanked him the next week and went back to Kyle Orton or turned it over to Brady Quinn. Just as those thoughts came into my head, Tebow put on a show and led the Broncos to a miracle win 18-15 in overtime. Tebow decided to connect on 9 of his last 13 passes and threw two touchdowns, and he ran in the two point conversion to tie it. It was like he transformed into some modern, elite quarterback in the span of minutes. The Broncos became the first team ever since the merger to win a game after trailing by at least 15 points with three minutes left. Tebow was sensational, and his pass to Daniel Fells to get the Broncos down inside the five down 15-7 was tremendous. After a touchdown to Fells on throwback screen, Tebow scamperered into the end zone on a designed QB run to tie it at 15. After the teams traded punts, D.J. Williams sacked Matt Moore and stripped him of the ball. Williams recovered and Matt Prater nailed a 52 yard field goal to give the Broncos the improbable win and get their record to 2-4. As for Tebow, he obviously has to improve the next few weeks to give himself a chance to remain the Broncos starter for this season and 2012. Even though there were some rough patches, Tebow get fighting and when the things looked bleak, he made the plays he needed to in order to help the Broncos win the game. I'll take that everytime. Tebow Time is in full effect. Onto the Week 8 Quick Picks.......
Last Week's Record: 4-8-1
Overall Record: 46-50-7
(HOME TEAM IN CAPS)
TENNESSEE (-8) over Indy
Jacksonville (+9) over HOUSTON:
Minnesota (+3) over CAROLINA:
New Orleans (-12) over ST. LOUIS:
BALTIMORE (-10) over Arizona:
NY GIANTS (-9) over Miami:
Washington (+6) over BUFFALO (In Toronto):
PITTSBURGH (+3) over New England:
Cleveland (+8) over SAN FRANCISCO:
SEATTLE (+3) over Cincy:
PHILLY (-3) over Dallas:
San Diego (-4) over KANSAS CITY:
Detroit (-4) over DENVER:
No comments:
Post a Comment