The New England Patriots are back in the AFC Championship after dismantling the Denver Broncos on Saturday night, 45-10. New England quarterback Tom Brady was everywhere against the Broncos, shredding what's been a solid defense to the tune of six touchdowns -- five of which came in the first half.
More from SI.com: Grading the Patriots and Broncos
Following the game, Sports Illustrated's Peter King noted Brady is looking unstoppable again while pointing out the gap between the Patriots' quarterback and Tim Tebow.
The advantage for Tebow will be that he'll have a normal offseason -- with minicamps and practices with Denver's first offensive units that he hasn't had in either of his two offseasons as a pro. The question will be whether offensive coordinator Mike McCoy will be able to improve Tebow's accuracy to the point where he can be an effective NFL starter. This game showed the huge gap between Tebow and Brady.
Clearly there's a massive gulf between the two, but Brady has also shown he's certainly in the upper echelon of NFL quarterback yet again. It shouldn't come as a surprise, but on a weekend that saw Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers both fall, Brady turned in another jaw-dropping performance while dismantling the Broncos.
There are still plenty of questions about the Patriots -- a soft schedule with the Broncos being, perhaps, the best team they've faced makes one wonder just how good this team is -- but on Saturday New England looked flat unstoppable. It all sets up a tough AFC Championship matchup against a physical Baltimore Ravens team next week on CBS.
For more on the two teams, check out Denver Broncos blog Mile High Report and New England Patriots blog Pats Pulpit. For more coverage of the NFL Playoffs, head over to SB Nation's NFL news hub.
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GOD WANTS TO TEACH TIM TEBOW A LESSON
God has given me a spiritual gift to benefit you… don’t despise what God shares with you through me.
GOD WANTS TO TEACH TIM TEBOW A LESSON FROM BOTH PLAYOFF GAMES
Playoff Game 1: 316 passing on 10 Completions
John 3:16 (The verse relates to Jesus Christ… He was strengthening Tebow)
10 Completions: 10 Commandments
That game showed the benefits of serving Christ and upholding the 10 Commandments
Playoff Game 2: 136 Passing on 9 Completions
John 1:36… When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God.”
Jesus did not stop to help Tim Tebow against the Patriots.
9 Completions: 9 Commandments out of 10 Commandments
The 1 Commandment that Tebow missed was Commandment 1…
“You shall have no other gods before Me. – Exodus 20:3
Tim Tebow honors NIKE… the pagan goddess of victory.
God hates it and wants Tim Tebow to stop!
You can’t serve God and honor the pagan goddess NIKE expecting to be blessed!
I asked God if I could post all of that and God led me to go to His Word, open it up without looking… and place my pen down without looking. My pen was touching 3 words… 2 words on the line above… 1 word on the line below… the 3 words are “God that teaches”.
God called me to start Love Christian Wear and Love Sportswear. He has also called me to be active in destroying the works of the devil… evil works like NIKE.
God showed me in His Word that He wanted Tim Tebow to endorse Love Sportswear. He showed me this over and over again through my spiritual gift.
God showed me that Tim would struggle as long as he promoted NIKE and what you saw Saturday was a perfect example.
Some of you think I am attacking Tim Tebow. But you misunderstand. Tim has been led astray and God wants to "restore" Tim Tebow. Yes… that is right… "restore".
Tim Tim angers God by honoring the Name of God while also honoring the name of the pagan goddess NIKE.
Tim Tebow should have heeded all the emails I sent to his family and friends… even the ones I sent to the guy communicating with me on behalf of Tim Tebow.
What I said has come true… because what I said came from God.
God will bless you if you choose to throw out NIKE in order to honor Him.
by Charles Hubbard on Jan 16, 2012 1:54 PM EST reply actions
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