Broncos Season Set for more Late Fourth Quarter Comebacks
by IanHenson on Dec 30, 2011 2:00 PM MST
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December 11th, 2011:
NEW YORK, NY--Bob Costas, "Here's the quarterbacks with a higher winning percentage than Tim Tebow: Aaron Rodgers."
December 30th, 2011:
DENVER, CO--Since then that list of quarterbacks with higher winning percentages has gone on to include five more quarterbacks. Due to the two loses the Denver Broncos suffered to AFC East opponents the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills. Those five quarterbacks are: Drew Brees, Alex Smith, Tom Brady, Joe Flacco and Ben Roethlisberger.
Those five quarterbacks, along with Rodgers all have the fact in common that this weekend they are either quarterbacking the first seed team in their respective divisions or playing for the second seed. All except Tebow.
"There is nobody else quite like Tebow. No fewer than five of his seven wins have featured late fourth quarter comebacks approaching, okay we'll say it, the miraculous," Costas went on to state.
Despite the recent history of the Broncos since 2005 (with the exception of 2010) of choking in the final game of the season and not making the playoffs this years team seems to be about as primed as a team can be for a win in week seventeen.
The stage is set, it really couldn't be more epic than this scenario right here. As noxiously as it has been pointed out this week, the fact that remains that Kyle Orton is the man that Tebow usurped to finally become the starting quarterback in Denver. Now, six weeks later he is back for one last shot at the kid.
If this season can be divided into quarters (which it is), week seventeen is about as late in the fourth quarter as it can get.
"Who Tim Tebow is, is not only genuine, but for the moment at least it makes him and the Broncos one of the most fascinating and in whatever sense you interpret it--uplifting stories in sports," Costas ended his halftime diatribe on Tebow and the Broncos.
Now let's see what happens when the team gets into that tournament where it matters less how one wins, but that one wins.
Brady, Roethlisberger, Flacco, and yes Orton you are all on notice.
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Super Sweet Post IanHenson,
I’m luvin me some sudden death!
It is better to keep silent, and appear to be wise, then to ramble on aimlessly and remove all doubt! The Wisest Man, Solomon.
Thank you very much
Thank you for reading as well.
"A man without enemies is a man without qualities." Al Capone
"Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none." - Jules Renard.
Will definitely be
The most excited that I have been for a Broncos game since two certain AFC Playoff games about six years ago.
"A man without enemies is a man without qualities." Al Capone
"Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none." - Jules Renard.
I've got my blood pressure medicine handy and the Budweiser cold! Let 'er rip...
Win, lose or draw, we are the Denver Broncos! 13-3 Baby!!! Until we ain't!
That's what I like to hear!
"A man without enemies is a man without qualities." Al Capone
"Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none." - Jules Renard.
Its been a funny...and fun year...
…I hope it ends well.
Our tendancy to split with KC has me a bit worried…but maybe it shoudn’t.
Does anyone remember what we did against KC the last couple of years? Maybe this year is a catch-up year.
Guardian of the Gate to La La Land!
Gonsoulin, Taylor, Wright, Gradishar, Atwater, and Davis.....
Why are they not in the Hall...I just don't understand.
We've split with everyone in the AFC Mike
At least this season, we split with KC last season, in 2009 we split, in 2008 you guessed it… We split.
"A man without enemies is a man without qualities." Al Capone
"Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none." - Jules Renard.
Ouch!! I was hoping for a catch-up!! I guess we'll just have to be the better team this Sunday!
Guardian of the Gate to La La Land!
Gonsoulin, Taylor, Wright, Gradishar, Atwater, and Davis.....
Why are they not in the Hall...I just don't understand.
Also, typically
We win at Our house, and they win at theirs. Well, We already beat ‘em at their house. Now the ’easier’ victory should be at Our own house. ( ;
A pessimist sees the difficulties in every opportunity.
An optimist sees the opportunities in every difficulty.
- Winston Churchill
First (and only, in our lifetimes) team to three consecutive SB wins (perhaps and then some)!!!! ( =
by PearlJamBroncoGFunk on Dec 30, 2011 4:35 PM MST up reply actions
Actually, usually we win at their house and lose at ours, since 2006.
I hate that. John was tweeting about that yesterday…. how our home field advantage is GONE.
-Harvey J. Neptune
Pain is temporary. Pride is forever.
On and ever upward. Forward, never backward.
The past is over. The future is unwritten. All we can do is affect our own destiny, God willing, and roll with the punches and make the best of our situation. We all know what is right and what is wrong. So we should do what is right.
Yeah
Why the hell is it that the Broncos always seem to beat the Raiders in Oak, and Raiders in Denver? At least with the Chiefs its the other way around.
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
I meant AFC West
omitted word fail.
"A man without enemies is a man without qualities." Al Capone
"Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none." - Jules Renard.
Time to emerge victorious
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Dec 30, 2011 3:32 PM MST reply actions
It's as late in the 4th quarter (of the regular season) as you can possibly get...
So you know what that means…It TEBOW TI…Wait, I think Timmy said it best, IT’S BRONCO TIME!!
I believe the Chargers will give it 100% this Sunday in trying to win.
Even though they are officially out of the playoff race the Chargers players have more to play for than pride. 19 of the players who will be free agents next year will be auditioning for their jobs whether its with San Diego or elsewhere. After suffering through a midseason crisis they have seemed to get that winning feeling back especially at ‘home’.
After stating the season 4-1 including their last win in Denver before the bye week where the Broncos switched gears and bearly missed a come from behind voctory at 29-24. After the bye week the Chargers went on a 6 game skid closing out their last lose against the Broncos in overtime at home. Since then the Chargers have gathered new found strength to reel off 3 straight victories against Jacksonville, Bills and Ravens at home. They lost their last game in Detroit. Now they face the tRaiders at home in front of the home crowd hoping to end a deastrous season on a high note…let’s hope they beat the tRaiders and we win the division with a one game lead…Get the drift? One game lead!
Win, lose or draw, we are the Denver Broncos! 13-3 Baby!!! Until we ain't!
I agree
Chargers are my pick to win, but it would be terrible to back peddle into the playoffs. (Even if the Broncos lose, if the Raiders lose Denver is still in the playoffs).
Though speaking of the Chargers, had Matt Willis not been pushed out of the back of the end zone Denver likely beats San Diego in the first game and no one would be in this mess in the first place. We’d all be debating whether Tebow should sit or not or whether we could get a second seed haha.
"A man without enemies is a man without qualities." Al Capone
"Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none." - Jules Renard.
by IanHenson on Dec 30, 2011 4:29 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
I believe Tim will eventually have a few of those games where it doesn't matter...
Win, lose or draw, we are the Denver Broncos! 13-3 Baby!!! Until we ain't!
They had a stretch of bad games in the middle but they came on late...I mean too late...
Win, lose or draw, we are the Denver Broncos! 13-3 Baby!!! Until we ain't!
Since SD has nothing to play for their is no pressure on them
and then can play relaxed
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Hey Ian!
Great to read one of your posts again. Maybe I’ve missed a few but it seems like it’s been forever!
I've got gratuitous amounts of energy!
by TheTroglodyte on Dec 30, 2011 4:15 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Thank you
Missed you too my friend, I’ve been here for awhile. I guess if you check the archives you or click on my name below this post you can catch up =)
"A man without enemies is a man without qualities." Al Capone
"Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none." - Jules Renard.
Nice write up, Ian.
I can’t believe I heard from the Denver Post that you moved to Denver! Thanks for keeping me in the loop!
Find me on Twitter, Broncos Zone, BroncoTalk, BroncoPlanet and of course, MHR.
Haha
Thanks Jon! I didn’t really tell anyone, just kind of hoped everyone would figure it out.
"A man without enemies is a man without qualities." Al Capone
"Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none." - Jules Renard.
I was only joking...
But really, telling the newspapers isn’t “telling no one.” ;P
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Nice job Ian!
Foxy...you WERE on the hot seat, but you fooled me you rascally old deveil...keep building that team mate!
"Tebow is a special player. I have never seen a player quite like him in my whole career! I’m gonna play all out for the guy! I know he will be out there giving 110% every play every week, so I’m gonna give 120%!:
Champ Bailey.
thank you mate
"A man without enemies is a man without qualities." Al Capone
"Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none." - Jules Renard.
Thanks Ian!
I dig that fact. Tebow’s winning % being among the top 7. Also didn’t know he was second place after the 6 game streak!
Talk about reassuring stats. Granted, I shouldn’t let stats reassure me in any way, but still, doesn’t stop it from being a ‘good’ stat. ( =
A pessimist sees the difficulties in every opportunity.
An optimist sees the opportunities in every difficulty.
- Winston Churchill
First (and only, in our lifetimes) team to three consecutive SB wins (perhaps and then some)!!!! ( =
by PearlJamBroncoGFunk on Dec 30, 2011 4:48 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Thanks for reading my friend!
If he wins this week he’ll push up even higher than 7.
"A man without enemies is a man without qualities." Al Capone
"Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none." - Jules Renard.
I really hope the fans don't boo Kyle Orton
It’s just not appropriate. Cutler I can understand, but I don’t think KO deserves it. I’d rather he have a welcome like the Nuggets fans gave Raymond Felton, who went from the Nuggets to the Trailblazers in the off season.
Here’s a quote from the SI game recap:
Miller was greeted with hearty applause when he came into the game midway through the first quarter.
Afterward, Felton said his motivation wasn’t to beat Denver, with whom he played in 21 games last season after starting the season with the Knicks.
“The city was good to me. The fans were good to me. Nothing against them,” he said. “Just trying to get the win.”
That’s a professional, and I’ve always considered KO to be a professional. Here’s hoping the fans think so, too.
by DBroncoFan on Dec 30, 2011 5:39 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
I fear they will, but I agree.
I don’t think there needs to be any more fuel to add to the fire, but Kyle Orton did say that he didn’t care what the fans thought. I can’t imagine them giving him a warm welcome.
"A man without enemies is a man without qualities." Al Capone
"Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none." - Jules Renard.
yeah, he said a couple of ill-advised things on that level. i got his drift and all, but he just made things worse for himself with stuff like that. i’d go with the safe bet this weekend: a mix of boos and cheers that kind of fizzles into something luke warmish— like a 76,000 person “oh, hey kyle.”
Man, he is going to get booed. This crowd needs to be intense. KO would expect nothing less to be honest!
The crowd needs to be baying for blood.
Foxy...you WERE on the hot seat, but you fooled me you rascally old deveil...keep building that team mate!
"Tebow is a special player. I have never seen a player quite like him in my whole career! I’m gonna play all out for the guy! I know he will be out there giving 110% every play every week, so I’m gonna give 120%!:
Champ Bailey.
you got that one right boydy
I hope the crowd boo’s and boo’s loudly for the entire game or until we have it in the bag….It is football, KC is a rival, they are in our way……
Boo baby boo….if the ort can’t handle it and I hope he can’t I will then expect to see a couple of pick 6’s by our D.
Boo and boo loudly..boo from the warm ups….get into their heads….enough of this talk…we are fanatics and we are playing the last game in our house….so come on fans you got 60 minutes to push your will as the 12th man on KC and ort….boo away and lets get this win….Go Bronco’s
If our guy can play in a stadium shouting "Tebow sucks! Tebow sucks"! then so can KO.
He’s a rival. Fans hate rivals and scream against them. Period.
GB 2
As long as Our fans don't start chanting "Tebow, Tebow, Tebow"
When Kyle’s on the field…. That seems to inspire really good play from him, I noticed.
A pessimist sees the difficulties in every opportunity.
An optimist sees the opportunities in every difficulty.
- Winston Churchill
First (and only, in our lifetimes) team to three consecutive SB wins (perhaps and then some)!!!! ( =
by PearlJamBroncoGFunk on Dec 31, 2011 3:13 PM MST up reply actions
I called the Broncos the "Cardiac Kids" went Elway was playing . .
THEY’RE BAAAAAAAACCCCKKKKK
I just want to see the Broncos score LOTS of points, beat the SNOT out of the opponent, and walk away with a humble "God Bless". How about you?
It's great, isn't it?
I said a while back that besides the comebacks, Tebow is just like Elway in the sense that he is often just out of reach of the defenders. I’m thinking he is also just as frustrating as Elway was. I loved seeing the exasperation on Neil Smith and Derrick Thomas’s faces.
The best of the 2011-2012 season is yet to come.
LOL Neil Smith
Jumped the fence and won a SB with us. Just goes to show the old adage rings true. If ya cant beat em join em :)
".....Im the waiting beast....Im the twisted nerve..."
by Disturbed70 on Dec 30, 2011 11:37 PM MST up reply actions
We need our defense to figure itself out....
too many big running lanes and not enough pressure on the QB. This has not been playoff caliber defense for the last two weeks…time to get back on track.
Oh and Tebow…no more turnovers please.
It revolves a lot around Von Miller...
And Brian Dawkins at full strength we are ready to go toe-to-toe with anyone. I don’t know that we will get Dawkins back at all this season, no matter how far we go in the playoffs though. So one of the rookies will need to step up.
"A man without enemies is a man without qualities." Al Capone
"Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none." - Jules Renard.
Good Luck you guys
I’m pulling for Tebow this weekend…. well any weekend he’s not playing the Patriots I am :)
I so want him to shut his critics up with a playoff win for the Broncos, and to get there he’s gotta win this weekend. No relying on “someone else” to do it for him. After all… his name is NOT Rex Ryan.
GO PATS!!
GO TEBOW!!!
Nice to see those a-holes on NFL Playbook
except Sterling, are all picking against us, Joe Theismann is the stupidest piece of trash anywhere
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Dec 30, 2011 11:16 PM MST reply actions
No one is picking the Brncos to win.
I like our chances :-)
I believe.
by Lost Winter on Dec 30, 2011 11:57 PM MST up reply actions
Well all the yahoo! experts are picking us to win
guess it balances that out
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
KO's quote about not caring what the fans think needs to go up on the scoreboard TV as the Chiefs are set to take the field
It will be a great way to energize the crowd and get the Tebow chants loud, heavy, and hostile so Orton can be reminded that the fans in Denver do matter and can make a difference…Screw the 12th man, where’s our 65,000 plus men and women at? Let’s go!!!
by knoepke84 on Dec 31, 2011 1:19 AM MST via mobile reply actions
he's a neckbeard fraud
who likes Jack Daniels, just like Clark Griswold’s dad
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Dec 31, 2011 11:07 AM MST up reply actions
I don't care what Orton thinks either
Brad James
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Dec 31, 2011 11:00 AM MST up reply actions
Orton
Not an Orton fan, but I don’t like the extra drama of him playing for KC in this game. This game has trap written all over it and I hope my fear is groundless
Well
if we forfeit a playoff berth because the likes of Kyle Orton comes along, we don’t deserve the playoffs anyway. Trust me, though, we deserve the playoffs!
Brad James
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With Coach Zorro on our side, we will slice opponents to ribbons. Tim Tebow gives me hope and I already have faith and charity in my heart! I see a propitious future rife with Lombardis for our Broncos!
by the new Bradfather on Dec 31, 2011 11:00 AM MST up reply actions
I predict Orton gets a standing ovation
The crowd will go nuts with about one minute left in the fourth quarter when Kyle throws the game-winning interception!
No
The game will be out of hand for the Chiefs by then, so the INT wont be a game winning one
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
"When John Elway is standing in lava with a football, he will stay there and sink until you're open"
-Seanbaby
HAHA
Perfect.
"A man without enemies is a man without qualities." Al Capone
"Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none." - Jules Renard.
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