Brady, Gronk Put Tebow Media Circus To Rest In 45-10 Beatdown.

Tom Brady torched the Broncos with
5 touchdown passes in the first half.

At halftime the score was 5 to 3. Tom Brady completed 5 touchdown passes. Tim Tebow had 3 completions. The game was over by then, so that was a closer contest at that stage of the game. The New England Patriots rode Brady's arm to a 45-10 over the Denver Broncos. Tim Tebow could not get comfortable in the pocket today. The Broncos' QB was sacked 5 times in a 9-26 effort.

It's hard to argue that there is a better Tight End
in the NFL than Rob Gronkowski.

There were several reasons why the Patriots won this game, namely Tom Brady's motivation to win following the failures of playoffs past. Brady played one of his better statistical games of his career. Having the best tight end in football in Rob Gronkowski helped Brady out too. GRONK was a major contributor to the win catching 10 balls for 145 yards and 3 TD's.

As for Tebow, he was negated all night long by New England's defense. The Patriot defense got to Tebow 5 times, forcing a fumble and holding him to less passing yards the the Pats' leading receiver caught for.

"Tim Tebow is an enigma,
the likes of which the NFL has never seen." - Mickey White

I would not call this game a sign that Tebow and Tebow's college offense does not work in the NFL. I will concede that there are going to be games that are ugly. It happened against Detroit, it happened against Buffalo, it happened against New England. The only analogy I can make here is Freddy Garcia's last season with the White Sox. He would pitch solid most nights, lights out some nights and get shelled once every five or six starts. Those starts were so poor that Garcia finished 12-6 with a 4.64 ERA. That's how I look at Tebow. 12 Touchdowns, 6 Interceptions and a 46.5 completion percentage.

What we will remember about Tebow from this season is the hype. The hype that was warranted. Tim Tebow is an enigma, the likes of which the NFL has never seen. Tebow could not adjust to an NFL offense, but knows how to win games in the NFL. A team around him in a way that we have not seen in a long time. He needed a good offensive line and good running backs. He needed a good defense. But when you got him to the 4th quarter, he started to resemble a quarterback. He resembled a winner. Regardless on how you feel about him as a quarterback, you must admit that he took the Broncos farther than Kyle Orton would.

Tebow's secret was never a secret though. He was the best conditioned player on the field and when you run the ball for three quarters, the defense is worn out in the fourth. The key to beating Tebow was to put him away in 45 minutes.

The real shame about this Broncos defense was that the defense did not get the recognition that they deserved from the media. People that know enough about the game, knew how special that defensive unit was and they have a lot to be proud of from this season. That whole team does. Tebow, Fox, the running back back corps, the line and especially the defense. However, just like the man who played Jesus on SNL said he would not be able to show up for the first New England game, the Denver D did not show up for the second.