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Jesus Doesn't Save Tebow and the Broncos in Their 41-23 Loss to the Patriots

I'm not going to write much about this game, because frankly, I'm getting a little tired of writing, hearing, reading the name Tim Tebow. In any case, like I mentioned earlier in the day, Tebow and the Broncos offense have greatly benefited during their recent winning streak from their defense, whom had allowed an average of just 14.2 points a game in 6 of Tebow's previous 8 starts. That wasn't the case in this game, as the Patriots threw for 310 yards and ran for another 141 en route to a 41-23 victory over the Broncos.

To his credit, Tebow played better than he has been, outside of the Minnesota game, which is his best of the season to this point. He wasn't stellar throwing the ball, as he completed just 11 of 22 passes but for 194 yards (a good average of 8.8 per attempt) and an average quarterback rating of 80.5. He was void of any touchdown passes or interceptions. He ran the ball very well, as he ended with 12 carries for 93 yards (7.8 avg.) and two scores. He did lose a fumble, his 5th turnover in 9 starts, which is still a very solid ratio.

Fortunately for the Broncos, the Detroit Lions came back from 13 points back of Oakland in the 4th quarter to defeat the Raiders 28-27 and prevent the Raiders from tying the Broncos in the AFC West. Also beneficial for the Broncos is the fact their final two regular season games are very winnable. They travel to Buffalo next week to take on the 5-9 Bills and then go back home to play the 6-8 Kansas City Chiefs.

Anything is still possible in the West. No team is mathematically eliminated at this point. Denver leads the way at 8-6. Oakland follows at 7-7. With a win tonight against Baltimore, the San Diego Chargers would improve to 7-7 The before-mentioned Chiefs are 6-8 and would need a great deal of help in the final two weeks of the season, but aren't completely eliminated just yet. I already mentioned the Broncos upcoming two games. Oakland goes to Arrowhead to play the Chiefs next week before coming back home to play the Chargers. San Diego has two road games ahead after tonight, when they will take on the Detroit Lions and Oakland Raiders. Lastly, the Chiefs will play the Raiders at home and the Broncos in Denver. Given all of this, I think Denver has the easiest path to the playoffs and would be surprised if they didn't come away with the division title
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