Tebow Leads Broncos To Playoff Victory In Overtime.DENVER - "pull the trigger," said John Elway Denver Broncos its star, Tim Tebow, trying to shake the quarterback of a three-game funk.
Tebow did better - we got the win.
A rejuvenated related Tebow Demaryius Thomas in a slide electrifying 80-yard touchdown on the first play of overtime and the Broncos beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-23 in the wild surprise of the AFC on Sunday.
Wild does not begin to describe. The work took 11 seconds and was the fastest to end extra time in the history of the NFL.
Thomas caught a great action game step by Denver 38, takes Ike Taylor and outrace armed backup safety Ryan Mundy of the end zone.
"I was just saying,` The man relies on his speed. Trust your speed. Do not reduce. Do not reduce. And keep it straight. He outran the man, "said Willis McGahee, whose fumble in the fourth quarter helped Pittsburgh tied the game.
"I was like, 'Oh, my God, are you still working? Please just go. Please. Please."
Tebow, who had done almost nothing in the second half after a burst of 20 points in the second quarter, it seemed as surprised as everyone else. He pursued Thomas and one knee - Tebowing as it is known - in the end zone, while the crowd was going crazy. Then he hit his fist in triumph and took a victory lap.
"When I saw him score in the first place, I just thought, 'Thank you, Lord,'" said Tebow. "So I was running very fast, chasing him - I can reach DT Then he jumped into the stands, the first time I've done that was fun then got on one knee and thanked the Lord .. Again and tried to celebrate with my teammates and the fans. "
Behind the peak of Tebow 316 yards, the Broncos (9-8) heads to New England for a second round match against top-seeded Patriots (13-3) on Saturday night.
The Patriots hits the Broncos 41-23 last month, sending Tebow in a funk that included seven turnovers and a clip from the completion of 40 percent - and leading to implore Elway to "pull the trigger" in the playoffs.
Ever.
And unlike Elway, who lost his first start of the playoffs - the Steelers in the country in 1984 - Tebow is 1-0 in the playoffs.
"Simply the wrestling team” . A lot of resilience," said cornerback Champ Bailey. "In any adverse situation, we will find a way out of it. Everyone says that support for the playoffs, we're in. We have done something right along the way. We are in it. We won a game. Now, we have to go to try to win another. "
The Steelers (12-5) lost despite Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh meeting of injuries depleted a halftime deficit with 10 points two touchdowns in the last 10 minutes.
Pittsburgh called tail of the coin toss extra, and left face.
Tebow, who engineered five fourth-quarter comebacks and three victories in the Old Testament in the regular season, lost no time in finding Thomas in the middle with just his second pass on first down all night - and its completion in the first place.
Thomas also had a reception of 51 and 58 yards to set the second quarter after touchdowns Tebow lost his main target, Eric Decker, a badly injured knee to the left in the first half.
"They were the No. 1 defense and we are the No. 1 offense running the ball," said Thomas. "Therefore, I feel like I wanted to make a statement and stop the execution. I do not know if they forgot the passing game. The last couple of games we had, we should not pass the ball so big."
Therefore, the warning Elway .
"I feel like he went out and played confident," said Eddie Royal. "And I think that's what John was trying to say. Play the way we know how to play and Tim was that he was smart with the ball and really brought this crime today."
Note 125.6 passer Tebow was the highest in playoff history the Broncos.
"It proved to be a quarterback in the NFL, case closed," said McGahee. "They say they could not pitch. They said it would not be able to run the ball on them. We did that. I wonder what to say next week."
Mundy was playing in place of Ryan Clark, leader of the Steelers tackle who sat this one out due to a blood condition that is exacerbated at high altitude.
"We lost, and not because he did not play, we had very capable guys played well," said Clark, who was one of the Steelers, regardless of number or wounded. Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey was out, replaced by Doug Legursky, who had a bad pressure just before halftime that Pittsburgh moved out of field goal range.
On the first play of overtime, Thomas pulled Tebow high pass and raced down the wing by the Broncos, sending the crowd, including Elway, the Broncos Executive Vice President, in a frenzy in the field of Sports Authority , which swayed as the old Mile High Stadium back in the 1990s.
McGahee sells action game, building safety Troy Polamalu and others to the defense line of the race, leaving Thomas to the site in the pattern of crossing to take the plunge and turn the jets in the 80-yard score, the longest pass play like a pro Tebow.
"It was a bit surprising," said linebacker James Farrior Steelers. "But I think he has been working hard. It took a lot of criticism over recent weeks about his throwing motion, the passing game. As I said before, is a competitor. You keep trying for a boy, and a guy like him it is a tough competitor, which will come a time. "
Hines Ward called this defeat "and disappointing" as last year's loss to Green Bay in the Super Bowl.
"I've been to many good teams, thank God, and I felt this team was there with them," said Polamalu. "They were not able to stay healthy and maintain cohesion as we wanted."
Tebow completed 10 of 21 passes and Thomas caught four of them 204 meters Decker was injured after a hit by linebacker James Harrison.
Thomas, who missed training camp while recovering from a torn Achilles and the start of the season in dealing with a broken finger, it's strong in the afternoon, an average of 109 yards in the last six games.
But the Broncos top pick in 2010 - it takes three slots ahead of Tebow in the first round - had not done anything like this.
"It's amazing because I have not played explosive as I did in college for a long time," said Thomas.
Tebow threw two touchdown passes and ran 10 times for 50 yards and a touchdown.
"I think we executed a little better. We try to increase," he said. "We knew it was won or go home. The team wanted to fight. We wanted to play another game."
These two teams had played the first game of the regular season overtime each time the September 22, 1974, in Denver. Now, who played the first non-sudden playoff in the history of death? The new rules called for both teams get the ball in the extra period provided that no one touchdown either attack or defense.
Tebow took care of it in a hurry.
Making his first appearance in the playoffs after going 7-4 as a starter in Denver, Tebow edged Roethlisberger, a two-time Super Bowl winner playing on a bad ankle, which fell to 10.4 in the playoffs.
Roethlisberger was 22 of 40 for 289 yards with one touchdown, one interception and five sacks. Tebow was not withdrawn after the defense in the league.
The Broncos broke a streak of three straight defeats that had many wondering if they were even worthy of the playoffs for the first time in six seasons, and kept the Steelers from their 34 playoff victory, which would have broken a tie with the Cowboys in their Most ever.
Tebow led Denver with 20 points in the second quarter - which had scored only 13 in the quarter in 11 starts - but a 20-6 halftime lead did not last long.
The receiver Mike Wallace had a 1-yard touchdown, Shaun Suisham kicked a short field goal and Jerricho Cotchery caught a pass 31 yards for a touchdown with 3:48 left in regulation to tie the game.
The Steelers were about to field goal range in the final minute of regulation, but the Broncos sacked Roethlisberger three times in that final drive, forcing a fumble recovered Roethlisberger.
"We're moving and had a shot," said Roethlisberger. "Somebody's got, I felt like a finger, with the ball and threw it out. After that, you're trying to pull a 70-yard Hail Mary, and that's hard."
Roethlisberger never got the ball like Tebow added to his growing list of victories impossible in a blink of an eye and a flick of the wrist.
"It gets a lot of criticism when things go wrong," said Clark, "but he played great today."
Tebow did better - we got the win.
A rejuvenated related Tebow Demaryius Thomas in a slide electrifying 80-yard touchdown on the first play of overtime and the Broncos beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-23 in the wild surprise of the AFC on Sunday.
Wild does not begin to describe. The work took 11 seconds and was the fastest to end extra time in the history of the NFL.
Thomas caught a great action game step by Denver 38, takes Ike Taylor and outrace armed backup safety Ryan Mundy of the end zone.
"I was just saying,` The man relies on his speed. Trust your speed. Do not reduce. Do not reduce. And keep it straight. He outran the man, "said Willis McGahee, whose fumble in the fourth quarter helped Pittsburgh tied the game.
"I was like, 'Oh, my God, are you still working? Please just go. Please. Please."
Tebow, who had done almost nothing in the second half after a burst of 20 points in the second quarter, it seemed as surprised as everyone else. He pursued Thomas and one knee - Tebowing as it is known - in the end zone, while the crowd was going crazy. Then he hit his fist in triumph and took a victory lap.
"When I saw him score in the first place, I just thought, 'Thank you, Lord,'" said Tebow. "So I was running very fast, chasing him - I can reach DT Then he jumped into the stands, the first time I've done that was fun then got on one knee and thanked the Lord .. Again and tried to celebrate with my teammates and the fans. "
Behind the peak of Tebow 316 yards, the Broncos (9-8) heads to New England for a second round match against top-seeded Patriots (13-3) on Saturday night.
The Patriots hits the Broncos 41-23 last month, sending Tebow in a funk that included seven turnovers and a clip from the completion of 40 percent - and leading to implore Elway to "pull the trigger" in the playoffs.
Ever.
And unlike Elway, who lost his first start of the playoffs - the Steelers in the country in 1984 - Tebow is 1-0 in the playoffs.
"Simply the wrestling team” . A lot of resilience," said cornerback Champ Bailey. "In any adverse situation, we will find a way out of it. Everyone says that support for the playoffs, we're in. We have done something right along the way. We are in it. We won a game. Now, we have to go to try to win another. "
The Steelers (12-5) lost despite Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh meeting of injuries depleted a halftime deficit with 10 points two touchdowns in the last 10 minutes.
Pittsburgh called tail of the coin toss extra, and left face.
Tebow, who engineered five fourth-quarter comebacks and three victories in the Old Testament in the regular season, lost no time in finding Thomas in the middle with just his second pass on first down all night - and its completion in the first place.
Thomas also had a reception of 51 and 58 yards to set the second quarter after touchdowns Tebow lost his main target, Eric Decker, a badly injured knee to the left in the first half.
"They were the No. 1 defense and we are the No. 1 offense running the ball," said Thomas. "Therefore, I feel like I wanted to make a statement and stop the execution. I do not know if they forgot the passing game. The last couple of games we had, we should not pass the ball so big."
Therefore, the warning Elway .
"I feel like he went out and played confident," said Eddie Royal. "And I think that's what John was trying to say. Play the way we know how to play and Tim was that he was smart with the ball and really brought this crime today."
Note 125.6 passer Tebow was the highest in playoff history the Broncos.
"It proved to be a quarterback in the NFL, case closed," said McGahee. "They say they could not pitch. They said it would not be able to run the ball on them. We did that. I wonder what to say next week."
Mundy was playing in place of Ryan Clark, leader of the Steelers tackle who sat this one out due to a blood condition that is exacerbated at high altitude.
"We lost, and not because he did not play, we had very capable guys played well," said Clark, who was one of the Steelers, regardless of number or wounded. Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey was out, replaced by Doug Legursky, who had a bad pressure just before halftime that Pittsburgh moved out of field goal range.
On the first play of overtime, Thomas pulled Tebow high pass and raced down the wing by the Broncos, sending the crowd, including Elway, the Broncos Executive Vice President, in a frenzy in the field of Sports Authority , which swayed as the old Mile High Stadium back in the 1990s.
McGahee sells action game, building safety Troy Polamalu and others to the defense line of the race, leaving Thomas to the site in the pattern of crossing to take the plunge and turn the jets in the 80-yard score, the longest pass play like a pro Tebow.
"It was a bit surprising," said linebacker James Farrior Steelers. "But I think he has been working hard. It took a lot of criticism over recent weeks about his throwing motion, the passing game. As I said before, is a competitor. You keep trying for a boy, and a guy like him it is a tough competitor, which will come a time. "
Hines Ward called this defeat "and disappointing" as last year's loss to Green Bay in the Super Bowl.
"I've been to many good teams, thank God, and I felt this team was there with them," said Polamalu. "They were not able to stay healthy and maintain cohesion as we wanted."
Tebow completed 10 of 21 passes and Thomas caught four of them 204 meters Decker was injured after a hit by linebacker James Harrison.
Thomas, who missed training camp while recovering from a torn Achilles and the start of the season in dealing with a broken finger, it's strong in the afternoon, an average of 109 yards in the last six games.
But the Broncos top pick in 2010 - it takes three slots ahead of Tebow in the first round - had not done anything like this.
"It's amazing because I have not played explosive as I did in college for a long time," said Thomas.
Tebow threw two touchdown passes and ran 10 times for 50 yards and a touchdown.
"I think we executed a little better. We try to increase," he said. "We knew it was won or go home. The team wanted to fight. We wanted to play another game."
These two teams had played the first game of the regular season overtime each time the September 22, 1974, in Denver. Now, who played the first non-sudden playoff in the history of death? The new rules called for both teams get the ball in the extra period provided that no one touchdown either attack or defense.
Tebow took care of it in a hurry.
Making his first appearance in the playoffs after going 7-4 as a starter in Denver, Tebow edged Roethlisberger, a two-time Super Bowl winner playing on a bad ankle, which fell to 10.4 in the playoffs.
Roethlisberger was 22 of 40 for 289 yards with one touchdown, one interception and five sacks. Tebow was not withdrawn after the defense in the league.
The Broncos broke a streak of three straight defeats that had many wondering if they were even worthy of the playoffs for the first time in six seasons, and kept the Steelers from their 34 playoff victory, which would have broken a tie with the Cowboys in their Most ever.
Tebow led Denver with 20 points in the second quarter - which had scored only 13 in the quarter in 11 starts - but a 20-6 halftime lead did not last long.
The receiver Mike Wallace had a 1-yard touchdown, Shaun Suisham kicked a short field goal and Jerricho Cotchery caught a pass 31 yards for a touchdown with 3:48 left in regulation to tie the game.
The Steelers were about to field goal range in the final minute of regulation, but the Broncos sacked Roethlisberger three times in that final drive, forcing a fumble recovered Roethlisberger.
"We're moving and had a shot," said Roethlisberger. "Somebody's got, I felt like a finger, with the ball and threw it out. After that, you're trying to pull a 70-yard Hail Mary, and that's hard."
Roethlisberger never got the ball like Tebow added to his growing list of victories impossible in a blink of an eye and a flick of the wrist.
"It gets a lot of criticism when things go wrong," said Clark, "but he played great today."
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