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Tim Tebow's rise as an NFL quarterback has had more than its fair share of controversies, and will certainly have more in the near future, after Denver's stirring 29-23 overtime win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in a AFC Wild Card game. One of the less-covered ones: whether Tebow gets officiated differently from most players, or even most quarterbacks, because of his size and mobility. Tebow's repeatedly called for penalties for defenders grabbing his facemask — and he might have a point about this call from the fourth quarter of the game.
That's LaMarr Woodley jabbing out an arm to stop Tebow and seemingly taking hold of Tebow's facemask. No penalty flag came out, though, and the Broncos ended up punting on the drive.
It's not the first time that's happened to Tebow this year, either; here's video from Week 17.
While the no-call ultimately didn't matter — Tebow's touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas in overtime won the game for the Broncos — it could have affected the outcome, and you can be sure that the Broncos will try to make it a point of emphasis for their AFC Divisional round game against the New England Patriots.
Here's a look at the updated NFL playoffs schedule for Sunday. Check out Behind the Steel Curtain for the latest on the Steelers and Mile High Report for the latest on the Broncos.
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I can see a ref missing that.
But missing a lateral thrown backwards a full yard is inexcusable. And Pittsburgh scored a TD on that drive.
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by meatybob on Jan 8, 2012 9:03 PM EST reply actions
Earlier in the game...
… I believe it also happened — right in front of an official — with a cornerback (I think) pulling his facemask as Tebow went down/out on the sideline.
by thehakujin on Jan 9, 2012 11:04 AM EST reply actions
You have to be kidding me
Dear Bronco fans, if I noted all the holding the Broncos got away with during this game I would have a novel so I can’t understand why you are whining. Brett Keisel was pulled down by his facemask and it was not called and apparently he was injured on that play because he never came back into the game after that. Consider yourselves very lucky to win this game because your team is 100% garbage. That being said I hope your team wins next week against New England somehow. Good Luck and don’t be absurd by whining about 2 missed calls.
"if Mel Blount played against Chad Ocochinco, he would fold him up like a taco before he had a chance to get off the line of scrimmage." Mark Madden.
by BartSteel on Jan 10, 2012 10:12 PM EST reply actions
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