Tebow's Late Game Heroics

In case you haven't overdosed just yet on all the attention the media has shown Broncos QB Tim Tebow, the former Heisman Trophy winner once again dazzled the critics this past Thursday to steal the spotlight. Since week 7 against the Miami Dolphins when Denver's head coach Jim Fox promoted Tebow as the starting quarterback over Kyle Orton who led the team to a sluggish 1-4 start, Tebow has helped turnaround the Broncos season in ways most didn't think he was capable of. Despite failing to meet the standards of a traditional quarterback, Tebow has led his team to three consecutive victories and a total of four wins in five games with their only loss coming against a Detroit Lions team that has solidified themselves as one of the more surprising teams in the NFL this season.

Considering his successful career at the collegiate level which ranks as one of the all-time greats, it's not the winning Tebow's done that has surprised everyone, but rather the manner in which he's doing it. Just last week in Kansas City facing the division rival Chiefs, Tebow and the Broncos managed to pull within a game of .500 with limited production via the passing game as Tebow needed only two completed passes to pull out the 17-10 win. One of those completed passes being a 56-yard touchdown to wide receiver Eric Decker as Tebow finished the game with a total of 69 yards passing. But just when you thought you've seen the last of Tebow's Cinderella-like antics he did it again.

Up against one of the leagues better defenses in the New York Jets, the Denver Broncos had the odds stacked against them and their abnormal offensive style. After three and a half quarters of mediocrity that saw the Broncos cause limited damage down 14-10 with just under 6 minutes remaining on the game clock, it would soon be Tebow time. Having made a trend out of comebacks late in the game with the clock against him, Tebow would once again come alive in the fourth quarter, this time doing his best work yet putting together a 95-yard drive and scoring the game-winning touchdown on a 20-yard run with just 58 seconds to spare. Facing both a four point deficit and a game clock with under a minute left would prove to be too much for Mark Sanchez and the Jets to overcome as the Broncos went on to win, 17-14, improving their record to an even 5-5 on the year.

Following the game, teammate and go to receiver Eric Decker said of his quarterback's late game heroics, "He just gets better later in the game. He's got that it factor." Another thing Tebow's got is a will to win. Regardless of his often criticized mechanics and unconventional ways the man knows how to do what's most important of all -- find a way to win. With that being said I think it's about time the rest of the AFC Western Division took Tebow seriously.


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