Tim Tebow leads the Broncos to yet another come-from-behind win, this time against the Minnesota Vikings, a 35-32 final at the Metrodome.
Down by three with three minutes to go, Tebow led Denver down the field twice for a pair of field goals by Matt Prater, the second of which won the game for the Broncos as time expired.
The comeback win was fifth in a run of six straight wins for Denver, and the sixth game Denver won by a touchdown or less that year. They would go on to make the playoffs and win their wild card game against Pittsburgh in overtime on this pass from Tebow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ0UOxrcS2Q
Denver would lose the next week in New England, but Tebow’s 149.3 quarterback rating against the Vikings still stands as a personal best, and his 202 passing yards are his third-highest as a pro.
Tebow’s flair for the dramatic and ability to win despite long odds and what some called a lack of quarterbacking talent, gripped the nation, leading fans and critics alike to embrace his in-game ritual and dub it “Tebowing.”
Tebow’s devout Christianity along with his late-game heroics took his fame to another level, inspiring this Saturday Night Live skit about the quarterback.
As an aside, in the loss to Denver, quarterback Christian Ponder had a career-high 381 yards, but was dwarfed by Tebow-mania, as many others were on his epic run of come-from-behind victories.
