PREGAME:
We’re up and running here at Sports Authority Field at Mile High getting ready for the Thursday night showdown between the Broncos and the Jets.
It’s a bit windy now and temperatures are expected to be in the mid-40s at game time.
Several Broncos have taken the field and are warming up. Offensive linemen J.D. Walton and Zane Beadles had a spirited punting and throwing competition a little while ago — they hit the crossbar from 25-yards out on a throw four times in a row — as they were the first players on the field, but it’s all business now with the game less than two hours away.
BRONCOS VS JETS GAMECENTER: For play-by-play action and up-to-the-minute stats, check out the Broncos gamecenter. We’ll keep you updated here with scoring plays, drive recaps and all the fun bits and pieces you can’t get from looking at a box score.
BRONCOS ON TWITTER: Another option is to follow the @Denver_Broncos Twitter account. There are constant updates on there throughout the game. You don’t have to be on Twitter to read the posts, but if you are, you should follow the account for news throughout the week as well.
SALUTE TO SERVICE: The Broncos are honoring the United States Military tonight. Before the game, the team will honor the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Wounded Warriors and Military Order of the Purple Heart on the field with game balls from former Broncos players Billy Thompson, Randy Gradishar and Simon Fletcher. Three members of the Tuskegee Airmen will be honored in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Tuskegee Airmen.
Navy Seal Jon Cummings will serve as an honorary game captain and join the team captains for the coin toss.
BRONCOS AND JETS INACTIVES: Here are the inactive players for tonight’s game. Broncos running back Willis McGahee — who is listed as questionable for the game — is not on the list, which means he is active and eligible to play.
PREGAME PHOTOS: Here are some pregame photos of the Broncos warming up, courtesy of photographers Eric Lars Bakke and Gabriel Christus.
COIN TOSS: Navy Seal Jon Cummings is serving as an honorary game captain and joins the team captains for the coin toss at midfield. The Jets call tails and defer to the second half, meaning the Broncos will receive the opening kickoff.
BRONCOS STARTERS: The Broncos opened the game with a five-wide set with running back Willis McGahee lined up out wide with receivers Decker, Thomas and Royal as well as tight end Daniel Fells.
MILLER, DUMERVIL COMBINE FOR SACK: For the third consecutive game, linebacker Von Miller and defensive end Elvis Dumervil combined for a sack, forcing a three-and-out on the Jets opening drive.
PRATER GIVES BRONCOS EARLY LEAD: Matt Prater’s 37-yard field goal gives Denver a 3-0 lead with 5:08 left in the first quarter.
BRONCOS DEFENSE HOLDS: The Denver Broncos defense comes up big as the Jets miss a 52-yard field goal to keep the game at 3-0.
INJURY UPDATE: Jets running back Shonn Greene has a rib injury and is questionable to return.
JETS TIE THE GAME: Nick Folk connects on a 21-yard field goal to tie the game 3-3 with 12:08 remaining in the second quarter. After a three-and-out, the Jets get the ball back on their own 9-yard line.
BRONCOS-JETS TIED AT HALFTIME: The Broncos enter the locker room tied with the Jets at halftime 3-3. To read a recap of the half, as well as audio highlights, click here.
JETS TAKE THE LEAD: The Jets have taken the lead, 10-3, thanks to a fumble recovery in the end zone by offensive lineman Matt Slauson.
GOODMAN’S PICK-6 TIES THE GAME: On third-and-6 on the Jets 25-yard line, cornerback Andre’ Goodman jumps a route on a pass intended for Plaxico Burress and returns the interception for a touchdown to tie the game at 10. On the ensuing kickoff, Woodyard knocks the ball loose from Joe McKnight and Cassius Vaughn recovers it, giving the Broncos the ball on the Jets 43-yard line.
FIRST HALF PHOTOS: Check out photos from Eric Lars Bakke, Ben Hays and Gabriel Christus for first-half action of the Broncos and Jets.
THIRD QUARTER SUMMARY: The Broncos and Jets both scored touchdowns in the third quarter as the game is knotted up at 10 heading into the fourth.
JETS RETAKE THE LEAD: Nick Folk’s 45-yard field goal gives the Jets the lead again at 13-10 with 9:14 left in the fourth quarter.
BRONCOS DRIVING LATE: On a drive that started on their own 5-yard line with 5:54 left in the fourth quarter, the Broncos now have the ball on third-and-4 on the Jets 20-yard line with 1:23 remaining.
TEBOW GIVES BRONCOS THE LEAD: On third-and-4 from the Jets 20-yard line, Tebow scrambled out to his left off the snap, and saw nothing but open space as he ran into the end zone to give Denver a 17-13 lead with 1:06 left in the game.
BRONCOS DEFEAT JETS 17-13: Tim Tebow scored on a game-winning 20-yard touchdown run to push the Broncos to a 17-13 victory.
Tags: Gameday Coverage, New York Jets, Week 11
So freaking happy can’t even contain it! I was screaming and freaked my family out. haha!
wow, you just can’t bet against this kid. and, where’s carnagebronc? claims to be a fan but is probably po’d that we just won
lol, me too broncosfan
It was good! Thank you Sis.
95yd drive capped off with a big time TD run from Tebow. Criticize his passing all you want. Say that he will never be a good qb. I DON’T CARE! He wins. PERIOD!
dang, wish I’d had money on this game
Omg the smile on mjy face! Won’t go away for awhile!
hey revis, im not sold on sanchez
Mayock said ugly but effective i will take it over conventional and ineffective
LOL horsewhisperer
I love everybody in the world… lol
tebow actually looked better than sanchez
who was uglier in the 4th quarter when the game was on the line?
sweeeeeeeeetnessssss
I think this guy can be our qb for a long time. his passes just keep getting better; would have had more completions if there wouldn’t have been so many drops
i loved tebow lowering his head and ramming revis take that beatch
we got a pretty easy schedule coming up playoffs?
4th is OUR quarter! Said it at the beginning of the 4th and I’ll say it again!
Right with you Cody. He just needs time, like any rookie.
I dont know what to do right now. I’m so numb that I dont know how to react. Is this a dream? Can someone wake me up.
U N B E L I E V A B L E
Wow. What a game. What a finish. What a run by Tebow. The guy wins. You can’t knock that. (I can’t knock him). When (and if) he gets the pocket passing down…watch out!
GO BRONCOS!!!!!
San Diego next week…. HUGE game
pfft if oakland beat them we can beat them
Tebow almost beat San Diego while cleaning up Orton’s mess the first time.
I can’t wait to crush San Diego.
gotta wear my “got tebow?” shirt to work tomorrow
What a huge play by Royal to get that drive started…
a beauty!
95 yards to win a game sound familar
another heart stopping win tim needs to step it up more though were not gonna be able to keep winning like this forever we cant keep relying on our defense to save us and were definitely not gonna win any playoff games like this but right now i dont care WE WON
The post game show is cracking me up. They are so pumped as well…
HE’S GOT IT
yeah sndvl i said that earlier great job by Royal
I love how fickle the talking heads are. They are literally chanting tebow 4 hours after giving him no chance to win.
We needed that at home that is a big win
Just unreal!!! Man this is great, what a game!!!
To all the haters … yea you know who you are… on the year …
Orton at the helm 1-4
Tebow at the helm 4-1
makes you wonder what the season might have been like if he started don’t it? But everything happens for a reason … And he aint doing it by himself .. but MIller said it best int he post game interview … WE BELEIVE IN TEBOW. Everyones game has risen since he started playing.
Orton lovers have officially been TEBOWNED
Miller is a star. Colquit is a star. Elvis back in form. This defense is saving our hiney … when a team wins games with low scoring … its because the defense is doing work.
Hats of to the Defense and Special teams … the unsung heroes like prater. You guys rock. Broncos rock.
Big game next week. We need divisional wins.
Glory isn’t giving … its taking.
GO BRONCOS!!!!!
Forced fumbles. great defensive stands. great return game. great punts. Fumble on KR … man the Defensive and Special teams unit is the SHIZZZ. Not to mention pick 6 and sacks galore … LOVE it … Way to go ALLEN
OMG the talking head are giving TT R I M jobs right now. LOL
the talking heads got skull tebowned.
started off passing looked good went into a deadspot for a while but the defence still belived they can win when it looked bad. THAT IS THE TEBOW DIFFERENCE. Only Elway had that with the t eam. That cant be discounted. He makkes the whole organization better.
PLAYOFFS?! lol
Michael irving 5 hours ago: “I’d be really mad.”
MI Now: “You’re amasing tebow.”
Sterling Sharp 4 hours ago: “TT cant get it done against this great Jets team.”
SS now: “You’re amazing Tebow.”
The talking heads 4 hours ago: “The jets are definitely gonna win.”
TH now: “Tebow! Tebow! Tebow!”
LOL. It’s laughable.
Every analyst on set tonight just said they believe in Tebow oh what winning can do
I know no one wants to hear this right now. We should all thank Josh McDaniels for giving us a real winner. He had alot of balls that hit WR’s hands. I think Tim throws harder than we think sometimes.
VON MILLER is a BEAST forreal. I think Von hits QB’s like that when he sees Tim get hit hard. It’s like our D is saying you hit ours. We gonna knock yours out of the game. Last week they made Cassel tap. This week Sanchez almost tapped. lol
It’d Ironic that the “reach” at qb was a black mark on McD, but if he had just started TT from the first game, He would probably still be the head coach here,
Tebow! Tebow! Tebow!
Alexanserg McDaniels tried to start Tebow. After the draft McD was gonna trade Kyle. Pat stop the trade talks and wanted Kyle to stay after the yr Kyle had. So It was on Pat. I understand though. We just got over the Jay thing. Then we do it again?? Least we got a better D out of it lmao
Espn was tryna get Merril Hoge to speak about the game. Scott van Pelt said he was not available for comment. lmao
Merril Hoge looks like the biggest D8888ss in the media tonight. I can’t imagine anyone would ever take him seriously again. Just like he couldn’t imagine we could win with TT.
All you people that wanted a QB drafted in this up coming draft. It is not gonna happen. Elway has said after the season he will sit down with Tim Tebow. Really taking him under his wing and teaching him what he knows about the position. John said the reason he is not doing now. He wants Tim to have one voice in his head and thats of the coaching staff.