Tim Tebow, Demaryius Thomas Take Out Steelers In One Play As Broncos Advance In Overtime

Before the game-winning pass, wide receiver Damaryius Thomas knew that he had the chance to make a huge play based on what he’d seen from the Steelers earlier in the game.

SB Nation has your Wild Card weekend recap and the updated 2012 NFL playoffs schedule. Check out Mile High Report for the latest on the Broncos.

On Saturday that led to some TV ratings that, while good for any other show on TV, were lower-than-usual for the NFL. The Lions-Saints game drew a 19.3 overnight which was down seven percent from last year while the Bengals-Texans game drew a 15.3 overnight, which was down 16 percent from last year.

On Sunday, Tebow time came.

This should put to bed any questions about whether or not John Elway wants Tebow to fail, no? Even if he doesn’t think Tebow is the long-term answer for the Broncos, there’s no faking the kind of emotion Elway shows here. He was obviously genuinely happy for Tebow and his team, and anyone who sees this should probably stop questioning whether or not Elway is being sincere when he has good things to say about his quarterback.

SB Nation has your Wild Card weekend recap and the updated 2012 NFL playoffs schedule. Check out Mile High Report for the latest on the Broncos.

After the jump, Tebow and Elway lock eyes and high-five like giddy school children.

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↵Isn’t that just the most adorable 8-bit bit of Tebowing you’ve ever seen?

Just about an hour after the Denver Broncos pulled off a wild win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the NFL playoffs, someone had to rain on the parade. Denver was in a state of jubilation, and the cheers hadn’t even died down when Texas A&M hopped into the fray all angry about something. That something was -- you guessed it -- the use of “12th Man.”

That’s the Texas A&M VP of Marketing and Communications essentially threatening a lawsuit on Twitter almost immediately after the game ended. Again: A man I’m assumed is trained in public relations used Twitter to threaten an NFL team, moments after an absolutely enthralling nationally-televised game.

Not only were his 316 passing yards a career-high, they were the most given up by the Steelers, the NFL’s No. 1 rated pass defense, all year.

SB Nation has your Wild Card weekend recap and the updated 2012 NFL playoffs schedule. Check out Mile High Report for the latest on the Broncos.

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If this football thing doesn’t work out, he’s ready to solve (or participate in!) crimes in the 50s.

It’s not the first time that’s happened to Tebow this year, either; here’s video from Week 17.

While the no-call ultimately didn’t matter — Tebow’s touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas in overtime won the game for the Broncos — it could have affected the outcome, and you can be sure that the Broncos will try to make it a point of emphasis for their AFC Divisional round game against the New England Patriots.

Tebow finished the game with 316 passing yards and two touchdowns on just 10 completions. He also scored a rushing touchdown in the second quarter, and had 50 rushing yards on 10 carries. Thomas caught four passe for 204 yards, as the Broncos leaned on the deep ball.

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Remember angry Tebow earlier? This time around, his demeanor was a wee bit different. Happy Tebow!

Then he got sacked. Pittsburgh did get a break, as Big Ben fumbled the ball but managed to recover it. He got sacked again four plays later, the final play of regulation.

That sent the game to overtime, both teams tied 23-23 with a new set of overtime rules that govern NFL overtime in the playoffs.

SB Nation’s NFL bloggers made predictions for Wild Card weekend and here’s a look at the updated NFL playoffs schedule for Sunday. Check out Behind the Steel Curtain for the latest on the Steelers and Mile High Report for the latest on the Broncos.

Some say the Pittsburgh Steelers defense is old. Other might say that age makes them savvy. Ryan Monday sure looked savvy stripping the ball out of Willis MaGahee’s hands, forcing a fumble that the Steelers were able to recover at their own 44-yard line.

Pittsburgh took a shot at the end zone from the Denver 31-yard line on their new set of downs. Roethlisberger almost got picked off, but it landed incomplete. Roethlisberger went deep again, and this time hit Jericho Cotchery in the middle of the end zone for a 31-yard touchdown.

Pittsburgh recovered, and the ruling on the field was upheld on review, giving the Steelers great field position for a potential game-tying drive.

SB Nation’s NFL bloggers made predictions for Wild Card weekend and here’s a look at the updated NFL playoffs schedule for Sunday. Check out Behind the Steel Curtain for the latest on the Steelers and Mile High Report for the latest on the Broncos.

Redman then broke off a 28-yard run, putting him over 100 rushing yards for the game. An incomplete pass followed by a false start penalty made it second-and-15. Roethlisberger scrambled for nine yards on his bad wheel.

SB Nation’s NFL bloggers made predictions for Wild Card weekend and here’s a look at the updated NFL playoffs schedule for Sunday. Check out Behind The Steel Curtain for more on the Steelers and Mile High Report for more on the Broncos.

SB Nation’s NFL bloggers made predictions for Wild Card weekend and here’s a look at the updated NFL playoffs schedule for Sunday. Check out Behind the Steel Curtain for the latest on the Steelers and Mile High Report for the latest on the Broncos.

The Steelers may want to review forward passes versus laterals once their season ends, which could be sooner rather than later the way things are going in this game. Pittsburgh got a big break when Denver opted not to challenge the call. From there, the Steelers marched down the field before finally scoring their first touchdown to cut the Broncos’ lead to 20-13.

Pittsburgh executed a prefect screen on their second play of the drive. Heath Miller picked up 10 yards on that play, but it wasn’t enough since they were at second-and-13 thanks to an illegal substitution penalty. A three-yard gain on a pass to Antonio Brown. Then came the lateral, where the Steelers got a big break.

It all seems so simple on the surface. Since the forward pass was introduced in football, it’s always gone ... forward. For most of us, this is intuitive -- the description is in the name, after all.

Phil Simms wants to remind you that for a pass to be a forward pass, it has to go, well, forward.

In typical Tebow style, he was either horrible or he was great and in the first quarter, he was horrible. The Broncos quarterback didn’t complete a pass and the Broncos were shut out in the first quarter.

But then Tebow time clicked in the second quarter.