"They won! The Lord is with him..."

[Nordic]

Wow, that was amazing. I wasn't even paying attention, I was waiting for the kickoff for the OT and they were showing clips frmm the game and the next thing somebody said "and the broncos are going to New England," and I said "whut...?

Happened so fast!

Hell of a game. Wow.

[crikkett]

something football something

Can I just take a moment to compliment you on your absolutely fantastic avatar: a father-daughter portrait of Zeus and Athena.

You are so clever. Just, wow.


(I will now go read your post)

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Full disclosure: I'm still getting goosebumps and I have slightly cried twice tonight in utter happiness. Fuck, I'm a retard.

I was bartending today and I suppose my heart is still good, as I did survive. My blood pressure must have been sky high -- nay, mile high most of the day. Super busy and then with the Broncos playing. I was tingly, shaky, pacing etc.

Tebow dominated today and it was a total team effort as well.

Of course this would curse them, but earlier in the week the odds for the Broncos to win the superbowl were 120-1. You can't even buy a lottery ticket with those kind of odds and that kind of payout. I was mulling putting $10 down, but thought better of it. Their odds are probably down to 16 or 10-1 now. Oh well. . .

Go Broncos!!!!

[Hammer of Los]

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Nobody ever listens to me, but I did say I had a good feeling about the kid.

Still don't know nuffin' bout american football.

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Here's something interesting I just saw on the exploding ESPN message boards about this game that has an RI tilt. Actually pretty damn shit that makes you go hmm. . .

Coincidence Tebow passes for 316 yards and his favorite Bible verse is John 3:16??? I think not!!!

WTF?!?!

[82_28]

I wrote and quoted this a couple of months ago in this here thread:

And he WAS thrown to the Lions and was summarily destroyed in every which way by the Detroit Lions 45 to FUCKING 10. What an embarrassing game. Just unbelievably embarrassing. Because it was the LIONS and we all know the Biblical parable of that gig, I am, as a multicontextualist and firm aficionado of the synchromystical he was drafted by one Josh McDANIELS, I am going to give him a few more games. But the LIONS were not in their stadium today, they were in fact, playing in DENver.

Kiszla: Broncos need new meaning for Tim Tebowing

So maybe we need a new definition for Tebowing.

It's a prayer for mercy.

Please, in the name of heaven, bring us somebody who can actually play quarterback.

Tim Tebow got thrown to the Detroit Lions on a Sunday when the Broncos were busted, 45-10. Tebow played so ineptly as to reveal a truth that his most faithful fans do not want to acknowledge.

Tebow might be a spectacular physical specimen, but he is not an NFL quarterback.

"He's an athlete. He's no Peyton Manning or Tom Brady or no Michael Vick or none of that. He's got a long ways to go as far as being a quarterback," said Detroit cornerback Chris Houston, who returned a Tebow interception 100 yards for a touchdown.

Mercy me.

Detroit did more than make Tebow appear as if he might need a position change to stick in the NFL.

The Lions openly made fun of Tebow and his religion.

In a wild and crazy internet world where pop-culture fads are spawned at the speed of your 4G network, Detroit players sacked Tebow, stripped the football from Tebow and shoved his desire to mix Christianity with sports back in the face of Tebow.

Detroit linebacker Stephen Tulloch struck the Tebowing pose next to the fallen quarterback after tackling him for a loss during the opening half.

"I told a friend of mine that I might have a couple sacks this game and if I get him, I going to Tebow it," Tulloch told me in the Detroit locker room. "It was all fun. Nothing mocking. I want Tebow to know no disrespect to God or anybody, just having a little fun with it."

When former Broncos tight end Tony Scheffler caught a 1-yard pass for a touchdown, his elaborate end-zone celebration included a Mile High salute, but not until he bowed to give a little prayer that mimicked Tebow.

Ask Scheffler what he thinks of the humiliation now felt by old friends in Denver, however, and his heart goes out to a once-proud franchise in ruin. "It's just a shame that things have took that turn," Scheffler said.

The Tebowing craze went viral when he was caught praying by television cameras after leading a miraculous 15-point comeback against Miami in his first start of the season.

The quarterback's open display of Christianity quickly spawned a website, complete with photographs of everything from a bride Tebowing with her groom to a surfer catching a wave while kneeling in worship on his board. And because we live in America, you knew merchandise would also be available for sale on the site. A baby blue bib for your Tebowing toddler can be had for only $14.99.

"I might go out and buy a T-shirt," said Detroit linebacker Tulloch. He wasn't kidding.

Read Tebow's stats and weep. He completed 18-of-39 passes for 172 yards and committed turnovers that handed Detroit two touchdowns.

"We just wanted to make him be a quarterback," said Houston, who revealed the defensive game plan was based on the Lions' steadfast belief that Tebow was incapable of moving the Broncos to a score by completing six consecutive passes in any drive. "We had somebody take away his legs and made him use his arm."

Those five minutes of wonder against Miami now look like an aberration. Right here, right now, Tebow is the worst quarterback in the NFL.

And please remember this: Josh McDaniels​ drafted Tebow.

At this sorry rate of offensive efficiency, a 3-13 or even a 2-14 record wouldn't be out of the question for the Broncos. Offensive coordinator Mike McCoy might not use all 64 crayons in the box, but any way you color it, Denver can't win if Tebow fails to demonstrate passing skills that merit an opponent's respect.

Unless the Broncos can land Stanford's Andrew Luck or Southern Cal's Matt Barkley in the 2012 draft, Tebow is a quarterback who could get coach John Fox fired in Denver.

"I'm just going to get up early and go to work and try to get better tomorrow and consistently improve and be the best person and quarterback for this organization," said Tebow, whose optimism always is as bright as the next sunrise.

Hey, intangibles are awesome, but rarely prove to be as valuable to any quarterback as a discernable talent such as hitting a wide open receiver in the end zone.

Mr. Tebow, we hate to break this news:

You can't lead if you can't make plays.

Could Brady Quinn possibly be worse?

Daniel 6:4-27

King James Version (KJV)

4Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

5Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

6Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.

7All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

8Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

9Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

11Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.

12Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

13Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

14Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

15Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

16Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

17And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.

18Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.

19Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.

20And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

21Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.

22My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

23Then was the king exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.

24And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.

25Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.

26I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.

27He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

One must admit, this is just ever so slightly weird!

Then you have the added JOHN ELWAY.

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Ever so slightly strange! 2012 is here. . . or something.

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Not only that, but Josh McDANIELS just signed on to the Patriots again after his failure in St. Louis. He will be on the sidelines next Saturday as a coach replacing a coach who moved on last week to be the coach of Penn State. Ugh and WTF?.

[vanlose kid]

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Nobody ever listens to me, but I did say I had a good feeling about the kid.

Still don't know nuffin' bout american football.

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weird until i read that i had no idea what this thread was about. never read it. so i went back and it's all about Tebow.

also, this is the first american football game i've watched since the first american football game i watched, Kurt Warner and the Rams winning Super Bowl XXXIV.

i just picked the Broncos cause they looked the underdog and in for a beating after going down 6-0 in the first quarter.

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[vanlose kid]

ok, i've just read the thread and... i don't know.

what i saw of Tebow today, with a friend who follows the NFL, reminded me of Messi. what i saw was a kid who loves his game and what he had and what i think the team loves him for is, not a never say die attitude, but when he screws up, and he did quite a few times, i mean even i could see that some of his throws (is that the right word?) were just horrendous, but what he has is this ability to just shrug that off and move on, next play, let's go baby (caught him saying that at the end of the second quarter), keep on keeping on mentality.

kid loves his game and it was a joy to watch. all this other stuff about him i only learned of now. maybe that's what helps him mentally, maybe not. but i like his game.

reminded me of Warner too, as in unlikely story, and Messi, as in love of the game.

but hey, what do i know. i kept asking my friend about the calls: why they do that? why they do that? why they do that?

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[vanlose kid]

ps: when the game went into over time i said the Broncos will score during their first period of possession and then the Defense would shut down the Steelers. that's how it saw it then, they were massive today, especially in the fourth. and then Tebow goes and makes this impossible throw to Demaryius... game over. that's the nerve i'm talking about that Tebow has. he's not scared.

Harvey has this sig: Once you realise that you are already dead, they no longer have any power over you.

that kind of sums it up.

oh yeah, it looked to me as if the entire Broncos team was out there having fun, enjoying the game.

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Not shitting you, but as of this hour John 3:16 is the number 1 in google trends, followed by tebow at #2 and and #3 tim tebow.

Here's another somewhat baffling fact. He threw for 316 yards averaging 31.6 yards per pass!

Like seriously, WTF?

This viral meme is going to get outta hand.

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Plying the Broncos forums and message boards as I have all night, I have this bit of weirdness to report as of now regarding someone wondering what it was like at the game:

epic. i am so exhausted - it's hard work being at a game like that. absolutely epic. crowd stood the entire i mean the entire game. and the noise didn't let up not even once. nonstop loudest game ever.

lots of stories. maybe i'll tell some after i recover.

here's one - we stood at the tunnel exit after the game to cheer the players leaving for their vehicles. champ signed a ton of autographs, so did spencer larson. tim was the last to leave... he had a large posse with him. he doesn't sign, ever, but he does acknowledge the crowd. he was carrying a baby.

we saw elway leave in his tahoe - somebody in the back seat had the window down and was waving at us. one of the execs drives a porsche - can't remember who it was - but it drove past us.

elway was going nuts on the field afterwards - haven't watched it on tv so don't know if they showed it, but he was as pumped as he was after winning XXXII & XXXIII - literally jumping up and down and hugging everyone in sight.

I was hugging fellow Broncos fans today too as they left my bar.

We need to keep tabs on this Tebow though as far as how he is being used by the right in the future methinks though. Love him as my favorite team in the world's QB (as of now) -- but this was a weird eyewitness insight that went over everybody's heads on the board. He was carrying a baby with a posse?!?!? Interesting and monitoring. . .

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Oh and also, not only did Tebow, Mr. John El (the) way 3:16 throw for 316 yards, but his passing average was also 31.6 yards. I ain't no numerologist, but I do love me my patterns.

That's just fucking weird.

[Laodicean]

[2012 Countdown]

Full disclosure: I'm still getting goosebumps and I have slightly cried twice tonight in utter happiness. Fuck, I'm a retard.

I was bartending today and I suppose my heart is still good, as I did survive. My blood pressure must have been sky high -- nay, mile high most of the day. Super busy and then with the Broncos playing. I was tingly, shaky, pacing etc.

Tebow dominated today and it was a total team effort as well.

Of course this would curse them, but earlier in the week the odds for the Broncos to win the superbowl were 120-1. You can't even buy a lottery ticket with those kind of odds and that kind of payout. I was mulling putting $10 down, but thought better of it. Their odds are probably down to 16 or 10-1 now. Oh well. . .

Go Broncos!!!!

Go Broncos! You need to pick up Percy Harvin and get a few tight ends like Hernandez for him to throw to. Unstoppable.