Yes, the law of averages has returned to professional football.
In a game that was billed as the "Legend of Tim Tebow vs. The New England Patriots", the outcome was more, "Tom Brady the Hall of Famer is here".
Brady threw for 5 first half TD's and 6 for the game as his Patriots annihilated the Denver Tebow's 45-10 in the AFC divisional playoffs. For the game, Brady was an incredible 26 of 34 for 363 and 6 scores. Rob Gronkowski caught 3 of the TD passes and 3 other recievers caught one from Brady who reminded everyone, the discussion of great quarterbacks...still starts with him.
Tebow never got on track, going 9-26 for 136 yds and no scores. The Tebow's only TD came from Willis McGahee.
The two questions that come from this game are this:
One, how good are the Patriots. Sure, they don't scare anyone on defense and you can't take this game and say the defense will be fine. The Tebow's don't really scare anyone offensively and last weeks explosion against Pittsburgh may have been more a statement of how bad the Steelers were.
Brady, when on, can't be matched...and it showed in this game. And he'll have an advantage on whomever he plays, be it the Texans or the Ravens.
As for the Tebow's (sorry Tebow fans--according to ESPN, nobody else plays on the Denver team), they've got some decisions to make. While his inspiration and leadership are wonderful things, the fact remains, he's questionable..at best, when it come to skills. With a full offseason to figure out what he does, you can bet most defenses will be ready...unlike this season. The onus is on Tebow to grow and improve. To figure out how to be accurate throwing the ball and to figure out how to better use the team around him.
Because the NFL doesn't like anyone or any website showing highlights unless you pay them obscene amounts of money..here's a wrapup...with photos...from ComcastSportsNet New England.
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