Finished: 1st Place in the AFC West; Lost in the Divisional Round
2012 Draft Position: 25th
Preseason Ranking: 29
Week 1: Lost to the Oakland Raiders, 23-20
Ranked - 24
The Broncos weren't picked by anybody to be good this season, but the sloppiness of their game on Monday night seemed a bit much. Could the fans already be clamoring for Tebow after the Broncos so purposefully anointed Orton the guy behind center during the preseason? At this point, it certainly couldn’t hurt to see once and for all whether Tebow can play at this level or not.
Week 2: Defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 24-22
Ranked - 24
Kyle Orton has kept the "Tebow" chants at bay for at least one more week, but a two-point victory at home over the Bengals is not going to instill a lot of confidence in any quarterback.
Week 3: Lost at the Tennessee Titans, 17-14
Ranked - 24
Note to self: You can’t avoid the Tim Tebow question all season long. Signed, John Fox.
Week 4: Lost at the Green Bay Packers, 49-23
Ranked - 25
Even if Orton remains the starter, you can’t tell me that Tim Tebow can't fill some sort of slash-type role on this struggling offense. Give the kid a chance to prove himself once and for all or fail in the effort. Don’t just let him sit on the bench.
Week 5: Lost to the San Diego Chargers, 29-24
Ranked - 27
TEBOW TIME! Finally. Long-time readers of this blog know I have been a big supporter of Tebow getting on the field in Denver. I have no idea if he will be truly successful or not, but he is far too talented not to be given the opportunity to prove himself once and for all. At 1-4, there is no time like the present for the Broncos to figure out what kind of quarterback he can be.
Week 6: BYE WEEK
Ranked - 26 Indiana Jones Style Recap
[Addressing the team before the first start of his career]
Tim Tebow: Meet me at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. Be ready for me. I'm going after a win.
J.D. Walton, Broncos Starting Center: How?
Tim Tebow: I don't know. I'm making this up as I go!
Week 7: Defeated the Miami Dolphins, 18-15
Ranked - 26
Say what you want about Tim Tebow's start in Miami over the weekend, bottom line is he won the game, something Denver has failed to do consistently since Elway retired.
Week 8: Lost to the Detroit Lions, 45-10
Ranked - 28
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that last game against the Lions probably wasn't the finest moment in Tim Tebow's career. Unfortunately, it may be a defining moment of his career and that definition was sh… not good. Note: you can’t curse in a post about Tim Tebow! You just can’t. It wouldn’t be proper.
Week 9: Defeated the Oakland Raiders, 38-24
Ranked - 24
Don’t look now, but Tim Tebow has the Broncos just one game out of the division lead with 8 games left to play.
Week 10: Defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 17-10
Ranked - 20
Tim Tebow may be setting quarterback play back a generation or two, but despite what Revis says, the Tebow-led veer offense of the Broncos is anything but boring.
Week 11: Defeated the New York Jets, 17-13
Ranked - 19
Tebow has the Broncos in second place after a horrid start. The Wild Card is probably out of the question, but a division title for the Broncos? Stranger things have happened.
Week 12: Defeated the San Diego Chargers, 16-13
Ranked - 16
A deceptive runnning game, stout defense and the clutch fourth-quarter play of Tim Tebow have Denver suddenly back in the thick of things.
Week 13: Defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 35-32
Ranked - 16
The Broncos are winning because they believe they can. Plain and simple.
Week 14: Defeated the Chicago Bears, 13-10
Ranked - 11
Miracles or otherwise, Tebow keeps finding that fourth quarter magic and the rest of the Broncos believe they can win any game now. When was the last time you saw a game won by two 50+ yard field goals in the closing seconds? Even in Denver, this was an outstanding achievement by Matt Prater.
Week 15: Lost to the New England Patriots, 41-23
Ranked - 17
Tebow failed against the Evil Empire, but that doesn’t mean the Broncos are out of it by any stretch of the imagination. If you haven’t seen the SNL Tebow skit from last weekend, you are missing out.
Week 16: Lost at the Buffalo Bills, 40-14
Ranked - 13
Tebow vs Orton? Nobody saw this coming eight weeks ago.
Week 17: Lost to the Kansas City Chiefs, 7-3
Ranked - 12
Tebow has been instrumental in getting Denver to the playoffs, but a 7-3 loss to Kansas City in week 17 does little to inspire confidence in the Broncos with Pittsburgh coming to town.
Wild Card Round: Defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 29-23
Ranked - 8
Wait a minute! You mean Tebow can throw, too?
Divisional Round: Lost at the New England Patriots, 45-10
Final Ranking: 8
Season recaps continue next week with the 2011 Houston Texans...
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