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That\u2019s right, not Tim Tebow \u2013 the most loved and most hated person in sports.\u00a0 Sure, he deserves his credit, but it was a team effort<\/a>.\u00a0 It\u2019s always a team effort.\u00a0 Yes, there are reasons why a quarterback who is better than some, not as good as others, nonetheless dominates the sports world at this time.\u00a0 There are reasons for this, and at some point I may toss out a post on my reflections.\u00a0 But not now.\u00a0 For now, a simple congratulations is in order for the underdog Broncos who upset the defending AFC champs.\u00a0 The Steelers played hard, the Broncos played hard, and Denver did something you usually don\u2019t do on the first play of overtime<\/a>, which is why they won.\u00a0 It took longer to hear the rules of the overtime than the overtime itself.\u00a0 But Denver won.\u00a0 The Steelers didn\u2019t.\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t supposed to happen that way, but it did.\u00a0 Tim Tebow, in a touch of class, explained that it was his teammates who made him look better than he is.\u00a0 Maybe.\u00a0 But no matter what, they won, and congratulations are in order for this, the most watched first round playoff game I can remember in some years.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"