November 11, 2011
Denver Broncos visit Kansas City Chief
The Broncos have struggled all season long. First came Kyle Orton and he was no good. Then came Tim Tebow, and even though he was not great, he managed to keep the boat from sinking.
By Stephen Lars
The Denver Broncos are not at its finest right now. Then again, neither are the Oakland Raiders, the San Diego Chargers or the Kansas City Chiefs. There just seems like if there is very little to pick from in the AFC West. As a matter of fact, this is the only conference in the league currently not guided by a team with a winning record. That’s what makes this Sunday’s matchup at Arrowhead Stadiums between the Broncos and the Chiefs such an attractive game for the season. On the one hand, the Chiefs want to get over last week’s lost to the Miami Dolphins. It was an utter disappointment to lose to the Dolphins 31-3. Particularly considering this was a team that had lost all of its seven previous games this season.
The Chiefs had linked four straight wins this season before their Miami debacle. They need to put an end to this skid to get back in track.
The Chiefs had linked four straight wins this season before their Miami debacle. They need to put an end to this skid to get back in track. Currently the Chiefs are a 3-point favorite on the spread against the Denver Broncos. The total has been set at 41 points flat as of press time. This week all the four teams in the AFC West division play each other. It’s a great opportunity to turn the season around for any of this four teams. It’s not a sign of good health to be left behind in what is already the weakest division in the NFL.
The Broncos have struggled all season long. First came Kyle Orton and he was no good. Then came Tim Tebow, and even though he was not great, he managed to keep the boat from sinking. Then again, Tebow, is having to deal with playing in a weakened team in the weakest division of the NFL. As if that was not enough, he is the subject of talks in every sports media outlet. And what seems harder is that Tim Tebow has just as many critics and guys mocking him as he has die-hard fans.
Many believe that his playing style is better suited and extremely effective in college football, but that it’s just very unpractical when it comes to playing with the Pros. So far, it is difficult to balance out the season, not only for Tebow in specific but for the Broncos in general. Tebow might not be the finest young quarterback in the NFL, but one thing is for certain: he pulled off a surprising stun –that is- to keep the Broncos in the fight for the AFC West division after a 1-4 start.
It all changed in Oct. 25. Head coach John Fox finally had enough and announced that Kyle Orton would be replaced by Tebow. So far, with the youngster at the helm, the Broncos have won 2 of its three matches and now hold a 3-5 record. Kansas City, San Diego and Oakland all hold a 4-4 record for the season, and one game behind the Broncos come in into their 8 game of the season hoping to get an edge over the Kansas City Chiefs.
In his last performance, Tebow guided the Broncos into a 38-24 come from behind win over the Oakland Raiders. Tebow passed for 124 yards and ran for 118 to become the first AFC quarterback to record at least 100 passing and rushing yards in a game since Pittsburgh's Kordell Stewart did this back in 1998. Tebow’s defense also did a much more efficient job than on his previous matches. Consider that Tebow only went down twice in comparison to the 13 sacks he had received in his two previous starts against the Miami Dolphins and the Detroit Lions.
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Stephen Lars is a prominent sports blogger and currently covers the Sports news, previews and handicaps for the BetIAS Sportsbook. You may reprint this article in its full content, please note no modifications to it are accepted.