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TEBOW AT A GLANCE:
• A second-year quarterback who started Denver’s last three regular-season contests in 2010, completing 41-of-82 (50.0%) passes for 654 yards with five touchdowns and three interceptions to lead all NFL rookies with a 82.1 quarterback rating.
• Posted 43 rushes for 227 yards (5.3 avg.) with six touchdowns as a rookie and recorded two of the top three single-game rushing performances by a quarterback in franchise history.
• Ranked second among league quarterbacks with his six rushing touchdowns in 2010 and posted the most rushing yards (199) by a quarterback in his first three career starts since the 1970 NFL merger.
• Joined Fran Tarkenton (Min., 1961) as the only two players in NFL history to run and pass for a touchdown in four games during their rookie season.
• Recorded the third-most passing yards by a Broncos rookie (308) vs. Houston (12/26/10) and earned his first win as an NFL starter while joining Frank Tripucka (twice) as the only quarterbacks in team history to lead Denver to victory after a 17-point halftime deficit.
• Became one of the most decorated players in college football history at the University of Florida, where he was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy for three consecutive years (won the award in 2007) and was part of two national championship teams (2006, ‘08).
• Selected by Denver in the first round (25th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 7/30/10.

Quickly:
Tebow is a second-year quarterback who started Denver’s last three regular-season contests in 2010, completing 41-of-82 (50.0%) passes for 654 yards with five touchdowns and three interceptions to lead all NFL rookies with a 82.1 quarterback rating. He posted 43 rushes for 227 yards (5.3 avg.) with six touchdowns as a rookie and recorded two of the top three single-game rushing performances by a quarterback in franchise history. He ranked second among league quarterbacks with his six rushing touchdowns in 2010 and posted the most rushing yards (199) by a quarterback in his first three career starts since the 1970 NFL merger. Tebow joined Fran Tarkenton (Min., 1961) as the only two players in NFL history to run and pass for a touchdown in four games during their rookie season.

2011 Season Highlights:
• vs. Cincinnati (9/18): Saw action as Denver’s emergency third wide receiver after WR Eddie Royal left with a groin injury in the first half.

• at Green Bay (10/2): Took his first snap of the season at quarterback.

• vs. San Diego (10/9): Played the entire second half at quarterback and led Denver on two fourth-quarter scoring drives in the near comeback...Recorded his fifth career performance with at least one rushing touchdown and one passing score...Took a quarterback-keeper 12 yards for a score to start Denver’s fourth-quarter comeback bid...Connected with RB Knowshon Moreno for a 28-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter that cut the Broncos’ deficit to two points.

• at Miami (10/23): Led the largest comeback in NFL history (since the 1970 merger) with fewer than three minutes remaining, orchestrating two touchdown drives and a two-point conversion without the aid of timeouts...Put together the largest fourth-quarter comeback in franchise history as the Broncos overcame a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit...Completed 9-of-13 passes (69.2%) for 121 yards and two touchdowns in the final 5:23 of regulation to help send the game to overtime...Rushed for the game-tying two-point conversion with 0:17 remaining to tie the score at 15.

• at Oakland (11/6): Totaled a career-high 118 rushing yards...Became just the 16th NFL quarterback since 1950 to rush for 100 yards in a game and just the sixth quarterback to record a 100-yard rushing game while throwing two touchdown passes...Teamed with RB Willis McGahee to become just the fifth RB-QB duo in NFL history to each rush for 100 yards in a game...Helped the Broncos rack up 299 total rushing yards to represent the fourth highest single-game total in franchise history...With his 118-yard rushing performance, he now owns three of Denver’s top four rushing performances by a quarterback in franchise history...Recorded his third multiple-touchdown performance of the season (one rushing touchdown vs. S.D.).

• at Kansas City (11/13): Recorded his sixth career game with at least one rushing touchdown and one passing touchdown... Completed a career-long 56-yard touchdown pass to WR Eric Decker in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach... With his 7-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, he passed QB Jake Plummer for the second-most rushing touchdowns (8) by a quarterback in
franchise history.

• vs. N.Y. Jets (11/17): Accounted for 92 of Denver’s 95 yards covered in its game-winning drive against the Jets in a 17-13 come-from-behind victory...Capped the drive with a 20-yard touchdown run with 0:58 remaining to mark the longest game-winning scoring run by a quarterback in the final minute of regulation in NFL history.

• at San Diego (11/27): Led the Broncos on a nine-play, 68 yard drive in the final minutes of regulation that set up the game-tying field goal, marking the fourth time in his career (third time in 2011) that he has completed a fourth quarter comeback...Connected with WR Eric Decker for a 39-yard completion on third-and-11 to sustain Denver’s game-tying drive. Found TE Dante Rosario for a 23-yard completion on the next play that put Denver in field goal range.
*-His 22 rushing attempts marked a career-high and were the most by any NFL
quarterback since at least 1950.

• at Minnesota (12/4): His 149.3 quarterback rating was a career high and represented the highest figure for any player in Week 13. His 149.3 rating also stands as the secondhighest rating by a quarterback in the NFL this season (after Matt Schaub, 154.9, vs. T.B.)...Led all NFL quarterbacks in Week 13 with 13.5 yards per pass attempt. His 13.5 average represents the sixth-highest single-game average in in franchise history (min. 15 attempts)...With Denver trailing 21-20 entering the fourth quarter, he completed his fifth career fourth-quarter comeback to tie Scott Brunner and Marc Wilson (1980) for the most fourth-quarter comebacks in a quarterback’s first 10 career starts...Converted a two-point conversion that tied the game in the fourth quarter, finding the end zone on a quarterback keeper...Completed 6-of-9 passes for 173 yards with two touchdowns in the second half to bring Denver back from an eight-point halftime deficit.

• vs. Chicago (12/1) Completed 12-of-17 passes for 131 yards and one touchdown in Denver’s final three scoring drives in the fourth quarter and overtime...Became the first player in NFL history to orchestrate six fourth-quarter
comebacks in his first 11 career starts...Led Denver on a 7-play, 63-yard touchdown drive to bring the Broncos within three and led an 8-play, 39-yard game-tying field goal drive to force overtime...Led the Broncos on a 9-pla, 33-yard drive in overtime to set up the gamewinning field goal.

• vs. New England (12/18): His 93-yard rushing performance represents the fourth-highest single game rushing total by a quarterback in franchise history...Became just the eighth quarterback in NFL history to rush for 90+ yards and 2+ touchdowns (first since Michael Vick in 2002)...Moved into the NFL lead among quarterbacks with 610 rushing yards on the season, adding to his single-season franchise record in that category...Led all rushers with 93 yards on 12 carries.

• at Buffalo (12/24): Recorded his seventh career game with at least one rushing touchdown and one passing touchdown...His one-yard touchdown plunge in on Denver’s opening series gave the Broncos a 7-0 lead...Connected with TE Daniel Fells on the opening drive of the second half for a 17-yard touchdown to bring the Broncos within a field goal.

• vs. Kansas City (1/1): Connected with WR Demaryius Thomas for a 17-yard completion in the second quarter to represent Denver’s largest scrimmage play of the day.

2011 Postseason Highlights:
• vs. Pittsburgh (1/8): Passed for a career-high 316 yards (31.6 average per completion) to go along with 50 rushing yards and three total touchdowns. He joined QB Jeff Garcia and QB Joe Montana as the only players in NFL postseason history to pass for 300 yards and two scores in addition to rushing for 50 yards and a touchdown in a game...Accounted for nine of Denver’s 10 longest plays of the afternoon, including five passes for 30 yards or more...His 80-yard touchdown pass to WR Demaryius Thomas in overtime—which marks his career-long— represents the longest overtime scoring play in postseason NFL history...His 125.6 quarterback rating represents the highest single-game total by a quarterback in the postseason in franchise history...His 31.6-yard average per completion Sunday was the second-best ever by a QB with at least 10 completions, topped only by Joe Namath's 33.1 average for the Jets against Baltimore on Sept. 24, 1972.

2010: Selected by the Broncos in the first round (25th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft, Tebow played nine games, including three consecutive starts to end the regular season, and completed 41-of-82 (50.0%) passes for 654 yards with five touchdowns and three interceptions (82.1 rtg.)... Added 43 rushes for 227 yards (5.3 avg.) and ranked second among NFL quarterbacks with six rushing scores... Finished with the highest quarterback rating (82.1) of the eight rookie quarterbacks that started a game in 2010... Joined Fran Tarkenton (Min., 1961) as the only two rookies in NFL history to record four games with a passing touchdown and a rushing score... Posted two of the top three single-game rushing performances by a quarterback in franchise history and registered 31 carries for 199 yards (6.4 avg.) with three touchdowns in his three starts to mark the most rushing yards by a quarterback in his first three career starts since the 1970 NFL merger... Made his NFL debut in Denver’s season opener at Jac. (9/12) and rushed two times for two yards (1.0 avg.)... Scored his first career touchdown on a 5-yard run in the second quarter vs. NYJ (10/17)... Connected on his first NFL touchdown pass with a 3-yard scoring strike to fullback Spencer Larsen vs. K.C. (11/14)... Made his first NFL start at Oak. (12/19) and completed 8-of-16 (50.0%) passes for 138 yards with one touchdown to mark the highest rating (100.5) by a Broncos rookie in his starting debut... Added eight rushes for 78 yards (9.8 avg.) against the Raiders, including a 40-yard touchdown run in the first quarter... Totaled the third-most passing yards (308) in a single game in franchise history in a 24-23 decision vs. Hou. (12/26) and earned his first win as a starting quarterback after becoming just the second player (Frank Tripucka, twice) to lead the Broncos to victory after a 17-point or greater halftime deficit... Posted the second-most rushing yards by a quarterback in team history with 13 rushes for 94 yards (7.2 avg.) with one touchdown in Denver’s regular-season finale vs. S.D. (1/2).

COLLEGE: Tebow set Southeastern Conference records for total offense (12,232 yds.), rushing touchdowns (57) and touchdown responsibility (145) at the University of Florida, where he was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy for three consecutive years (won the award in 2007) and was part of two national championship teams (2006, ‘08)... Set an NCAA record with a 170.8 career passing efficiency (661-995, 9,285 yds., 88 TDs, 16 INTs) and led the Gators to a 35-6 record as a starter while three times earning first-team All-SEC honors... Earned the Maxwell Award (nation’s best player) in 2007 and ‘08 as just the second player in college football history to achieve the honor in consecutive seasons... Became the first player in NCAA history to pass and rush for at least 20 touchdowns in a season as the first-ever sophomore winner of the Heisman Trophy in 2007.

PERSONAL: Tebow finished his career at Nease High School in Jacksonville, Fla., with several Florida prep records, including passing yards (9,940) and touchdowns (159)... Twice received first-team all-state honors and was a Parade All-American as a senior after leading Nease to its first-ever Class 4A state title... Earned a bachelor’s degree in family, youth and community sciences from Florida... Launched the Tim Tebow Foundation in January 2010, utilizing speaking engagements, special events and mission trips to help raise awareness and make a difference in people’s lives throughout the world... Tim Tebow was born on Aug. 14, 1987, in Makati City, Philippines.