GatorLinks: Tebowmania is alive and well after Broncos beat Steelers in playoffs
Monday, January 9, 2012 | Football, Scott Carter
Tim Tebow and the Broncos are back.
The Broncos, after three consecutive losses to end the regular season, beat Pittsburgh in the first round of the NFL Playoffs on Sunday.
Tebow's 80-yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas on the first play in overtime lifted Denver to a 29-23 win and put Tebow back into the national headlines with more late-game heroics.
Tebow passed for a career-high 316 yards and was the highest-trending topic on Twitter for much of Sunday night.
Here are some links covering the former Gator quarterback's magical playoff debut:
--To check out the coverage in Denver, click here to go to DenverPost.com. There are ample links on all things Tebow and the Broncos.
--Yahoo! Sports columnist Les Carpenter writes that Tebow's greatest trait is evident again – winner.
--SI.com NFL columnist Don Banks writes you can consider the trigger pulled in reference to John Elway telling Tebow to “pull the trigger'' against the Steelers.
--Love him or hate him, when it comes to Tebow, we're all witnesses writes Gregg Doyel of CBSSports.com.
--Denver's win earned a rematch with the Patriots and a familiar face – former Denver head coach Josh McDaniels, who drafted Tebow. Click here for more from ESPN.com.
--Tebow finished with 316 yards passing and an NFL playoff-record 31.6 yards per completion, prompting a lot of reference to his favorite number 3:16 – as in John 3:16 writes FoxSports.com.
--Tebow's latest performance even impressed Lady Gaga writes the Washington Post.
--Phoenix Suns coach Alvin Gentry got caught up in Tebowmania on Sunday like millions of others around the country.
