Week 14

[Amy]

Division Champs! 9th time in the last 11 seasons! Whoot! No Tebow miracles this game. We looked bad on D in the first, and then came alive.

Full breakdown for both teams, just for Tebowmania.

First half: Denver P1: Start at the 20 after touchback.

1st and 10: McGahee for 4
2nd and 6: Tebow for 2
3rd and 4: Tebow for 7 after he avoids a sack
1st and 10: McGahee for 19
1st and 10: McGahee for 3
2nd and 7: Tebow to Ball for 7.
1st and 10: Johnson for 25
1st and 10: McGahee for 5
2nd and 5: Tebow for 8 and and TD after avoiding another sack. 6-0 Denver. They miss the XP.

Pats P1: Start at 20 after touchback.

1st and 10: Brady to Green Ellis, inc
2nd and 10: Faulk for 1
3rd and 9: Brady to Aaron for 46. Chad had a great downfield block.
1st and 10: Green Ellis for 0
2nd and 10: Brady to Chad, 34. TD! 7-6 Pats.

Denver P2: Start at 18 after kickoff return

1st and 10: McGahee for 29. McGahee was hurt on the play. Doesn’t seem serious
1st and 10: Ball for -1. This looked like a 3 yard loss to me.
2nd and 11: Tebow to Thomas for 22
1st and 10: Ball for 32, TD. 13-7 Denver.

Pats P2: Start at 20 after touchback.

1st and 10: Woodhead for 2.
2nd and 8: Brady to Gronk, inc. Gronk was well covered, Aaron was open underneath.
3rd and 8: Brady to Welker, inc. Defensive holding on the play.
1st and 10: Green Ellis for 0.
2nd and 10: Brady throwaway. Chad ran a shorter route then Brady expected, but Wes was open underneath. Brady needs to look for fewer homeruns. Take the singles.
3rd and 10: Brady to Underwood, inc.
4th and 10: Punt.

Denver P3: Start at 28 after punt

1st and 10: Tebow to Decker for 22.
1st and 10: Thomas to Ball, inc
2nd and 10: Ball for 12
1st and 10: Ball for 1
2nd and 9: Tebow to Decker, inc
3rd and 9: Tebow for 19
1st and 10: Ball for 2. Andre Carter hurt, he was carted off.
End of the First.
2nd and 8: Tebow to Thomas for 2 on a shovel pass. Tebow took a hit right as he passed.
3rd and 6: Tebow for 5. Holding offense. Declined
4th and 1: 26 yd FG: Good. 16-7 Denver.

Pats P3: Start at 20 after touchback.

1st and 10: Brady to Hernandez for 7
2nd and 3: Brady to Welker for 6
1st and 10: Brady to Chad, inc, low throw.
2nd and 10: Woodhead for 8
3rd and 2: Hernandez for 16
1st and 10: Brady to Hernandez for 1
2nd and 9: Brady to Woodhead for 12
1st and 10: Woodhead for 5
2nd and 5: Woodhead for 6
1st and 10: Brady to Welker for 19
1st and goal: Green Ellis for 0. Brian Waters hurt.
2nd and goal: Brady to Hernandez for 1, TD. Denver 16-14

Denver P4: Start at 23 after kickoff return.

1st and 10: Ball for 2, fumble, Ninkovitch recovers!

Pats P4: Start at Denver 19.

1st and 10: Ridley for 9. Waters is back in the game
2nd and 1: Brady for 2
1st and goal: Brady to Hernandez for 3
2nd and goal: Woodhead for 3
3rd and goal: Brady to Hernandez, inc
4th and goal: FG good. 17-16 Pats

Denver P5: Start at 20 after touchback.

1st and 10: Tebow to Thomas for 15
1st and 10: Ball for 12
1st and 10: Tebow fumbles. Pats ball! Anderson with the force and recovery.

Pats P5: Start at Denver 40

1st and 10: Ridley for 0
2nd and 10: Neutral zone on Denver
2nd and 5: Brady to Welker for 4
3rd and 1: Green Ellis for 0.
4th and 1: Brady to Hernandez for 25.
1st and goal: Ridley for 5
2nd and 1: Brady for 1, TD!. 24-16 Pats.

Denver P6: Start at 13 after kickoff return

1st and 10: Tebow to Royal, inc
2nd and 10: Tebow to Thomas,inc. He was under pressure
3rd and 10: Ball for 7
4th and 3: Punt

Pats P6: Start at 34 after punt.

1st and 10: Brady to Gronk for 15
1st and 10: Spike
2nd and 10: Brady to Hernandez, inc
3rd and 10: Brady to Faulk, inc, drop
4th and 10: Punt. Denver fumbles the return. Pats ball!
1st and goal: 34 yard FG good! 27-16 Pats!

[Amy]

Second half:

Pats P7: Start at 20 after touchback

1st and 10: Brady to Gronk for -4, lots and lots of Denver pressure
2nd and 14: Bad exchange, Brady sacked for -6
3rd and 20: Delay
3rd and 25: Brady to Welker for 14, negated by hands to the face, defense, 5 yards
1st and 10: Ridley for 4
2nd and 6: Brady to Chad, inc, bad throw
3rd and 6: Brady to Underwood for 13
1st and 10: Ridley for 24
1st and 10: Ridley for 3
2nd and 7: Brady to Welker, dropped
3rd and 7: Brady sacked, -5
4th and 12: Punt

Denver P7: Start at 11 after punt. McGahee’s back

1st and 10: McGahee for 5
2nd and 5: McGahee for 6
1st and 10: Tebow to Thomas for 16. Missed hold on Denver
1st and 10: Ball for 2
2nd and 8: Tebow for 6
3rd and 2: Ball for 2
1st and 10: Tebow for 2
2nd and 8: Tebow throwaway
3rd and 8: Tebow sacked for -10 by Anderson!
4th and 18: False Start, Denver
4th and 23: Punt

Pats P8: Start at 15 after punt

1st and 10: Brady to Green Ellis for 21. Defensive holding declined
1st and 10: Green Ellis for 7
2nd and 3: Green Ellis for 2
3rd and 1: Green Ellis for 5
1st and 10: Brady to Welker for 15
1st and 10: Brady to Aaron for 8, plus facemask for 15 more
1st and 10: Brady to Gronk for 4
2nd and 6: Woodhead for 10, TD. 34-16 Pats

Denver P8: Start at 8 after muffed kickoff

1st and 10: McGahee for 10, negated by offensive holding
1st and 14: Ball for 0
End of Third
2nd and 14: Tebow incomplete, after a fumble and self recovery
3rd and 14: Tebow for 10
4th and 4: Punt

Pats P9: Start at 40 after punt

1st and 10: Brady to Green Ellis for 11
1st and 10: Green Ellis for 0
2nd and 10: Brady sacked for -6
3rd and 16: Brady to Edleman for 7
4th and 9: Punt

Denver P9: Start at 11 after punt

1st and 10: Tebow to Thomas for 7
2nd and 3: Tebow to Thomas for 15
1st and 10: Tebow to Thomas, inc
2nd and 10: Tebow sacked by Anderson for -8
3rd and 18: Tebow to Thomas for 39. We rushed 3 here, and made the classic mistake vs Tebow. Don’t take the pressure off him.
1st and 10: Tebow to Ball for 35
1st and goal: Tebow, 2 TD. 34-23, Pats

Pats P10: Start at 20 after touchback

1st and 10: Ridley for 4
2nd and 6: Brady to Gronk for 38
1st and 10: Ridley for 3
2nd and 7: Brady to Aaron for 18
1st and 10: Woodhead for 6
2nd and 4: Brady to Aaron for 5, negated by holding on offense
2nd and 14: Brady to Aaron for22
1st and goal: Brady for -2, negated by 12 men on D!
1st and goal: Brady for 0
2nd and goal: Brady for 0. Buckley hurt for Denver.
3rd and goal: Green Ellis for 1, TD! 41-23 Pats

Denver P10: Start at 20 after touchback

1st and 10: Tebow to Willis for 15
1st and 10: Tebow to Ball for 8, negated by holding on Wilfork
1st and 10: Tebow for 30 after escaping a sack
1st and 10: Tebow throwaway
2nd and 10: Tebow sacked for -7 by Mayo and Warren
3rd and 17: Tebow throwaway, intended for Royal
4th and 17: Tebow sacked for -29!

Pats P11: Start at Denver 34 after turnover on downs

1st and 10: Green Ellis for 17, negated by holding on Edelman
1st and 20: Green Ellis for 2
2nd and 18: Ridley for 8
3rd and 10: Ridley for 7
4th and 3: Ridley for -1

Denver P11: Start at 29 after turnover on downs

1st and 10: Tebow throwaway
2nd and 10: Tebow incomplete
3rd and 10: Tebow for 5 after escaping a sack
4th and 5: Tebow incomplete

Pats P12: Start at 34 after turnover on downs and we take the Victory Formation!

It's looking like we'll be the #2 seed. If Pitt wins the North, they have head to head tiebreakers, and if the Ravens do, Nantz and Simms said they have strength of victory. So, unless the Raven and Steelers each lost one more game then we do, it's looking like the #2.