Tim Tebow Delivers Ratings: Denver-Pittsburgh Gets a 25.9 Overnight Rating, Best for an AFC Wild Card Game in 23 Years
Overnight ratings are in for the amazing Denver-Pittsburgh Wild Card game, which was won by the Broncos on an 80-yard TD pass by Tim Tebow in overtime. Not surprisingly, the ratings are astronomical: a 25.9, or the best for an AFC Wild Card game since 1988, according to John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal.
We’ll update this post when the final numbers emerge.
Previously: Yes, Tim Tebow Threw For 316 Yards Against Pittsburgh and He Had John 3:16 on His Eye Black Once in College
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January 9th, 2012 at 9:51 AM
People are stupid.
January 9th, 2012 at 9:52 AM
the ratings are astronomical: a 25.9
Even my wife watched the game. Well, she flipped back and forth between the game and whatever crap was on Bravo.
January 9th, 2012 at 9:55 AM
well, what else was on that could compete with NFL playoffs at 4:30-8pm EST on a Sunday?
it’s not like the NFL went up against new episodes of CBS’s top 10 shows.
January 9th, 2012 at 9:57 AM
nothing else is EVER on during the Wild Card games.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:01 AM
I like Tebow as much as I could possibly like a Florida QB, but I really don’t understand how casual non-football fans can find him that compelling.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:02 AM
Wow.
When the smoke clears, we all want (or even need) something to root for as well as something to root against.
Tebow as a concept works out well – the sports community gets both in one person.
(I realize most folk hate the Tebow coverage more than Tebow himself.)
January 9th, 2012 at 10:02 AM
Caption needs much more Ike Taylor hate.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:04 AM
exactly, so with some context the ratings aren’t that surprising.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:04 AM
I know they play different positions, but holy crap Ike Taylor makes Eric Smith look like Ed Reed. He’s the only other player that has made me say ‘THAT guy is on an NFL team?’
January 9th, 2012 at 10:05 AM
that, to me, is the big story this week. we got a call from my MIL, mid-game, about Tebow. i’m 100% sure the only other player she knows is Big Ben because of his arrests.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:05 AM
My Tebow angst comes from the deep seated fear of anything that makes Evangelical christians happy. Every time Tebow scores a touchdown the people are cheering the loudest like it’s a planned parenthood bombing, The origin of species get’s banned, pat robertson leg presses 500 lbs, a Muslim nation is invaded and purity balls all wrapped up in a highlight.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:06 AM
RATINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 9th, 2012 at 10:06 AM
i was tuning in for 60 mintues
January 9th, 2012 at 10:06 AM
Looks like…
*puts on sunglasses*
Fan interest is through the roof.
YEEEEEAH.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:07 AM
My theory based on highly scientific data gathered from my female facebook friends’ statuses last night: The ladies find him dreamy and non-threatening.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Really? He’s a good looking, nice Christian boy. The 40-50 year old housewives in my office loooove him.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:08 AM
really?
January 9th, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Taylor is terrible, but let’s not go overboard …
January 9th, 2012 at 10:08 AM
What was 60 minutes rating?
January 9th, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Wow. Tebow is bigger than the Jets.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:09 AM
how bout that story on the truffles!?
/fuck the Chinese and their fake-ass gourmet mushrooms
//I want one of those dogs
January 9th, 2012 at 10:09 AM
my wife couldn’t name anyone else aside from Polamalu because of his hair and the Head and Shoulders commercials.
she couldn’t even pick hines ward out of the crowd and she voted for him non stop on dancing with the stars, so go figure.
you really only know who tebow is if you have some sort of following with sports or are tuned in to listen to some degree unless they are talked about outside of the sports world.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Tebow types, in pro sports, are a dying breed.
Very, very rare. 99% me-first knuckelheads in NBA, NFL, MLB.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:10 AM
I’ll just repeat what I’ve been saying all season:
I’m loving Tebow Time.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:10 AM
Why is it the big story? I’m not trying to be a sports snob here, but who gives a fuck about what the casual fan thinks?
I know the response is “page views” and I guess if it’s that simple I get it, but I don’t really feel all that compelled by something a lot of random people who aren’t real sports fans enjoy.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:11 AM
fixed
January 9th, 2012 at 10:11 AM
I am always amazed that they continue to schedule 60 minutes to start at 7 during the NFL season. It never happens.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:11 AM
January 9th, 2012 at 10:11 AM
I haven’t seen a DB play that poorly since Elvis “Toast” Patterson was patrolling the Giants’ secondary. Taylor needed help, help that never came.
That season-ending exit interview between Tomlin and Taylor should be interesting.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:11 AM
NBCSN.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:11 AM
And if he implodes this week against the Pats, Brady willing, it’ll get even better.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Pittsburgh losing delivers ratings
Everyone wants to see them lose. Especially to a bad team like Denver.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:12 AM
You obviously weren’t watching the Lions secondary on Saturday night.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Not to mention the fact that you volunteered to pop his cherry.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:12 AM
I’m almost positive that’s intentional. They pull in eyeballs for the end of the game, that can boost their ratings numbers.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:13 AM
O/U for Tebow posts before the game is 13.5
January 9th, 2012 at 10:14 AM
When he is warming up pre-game without sleeves I get warm and tingly… I mean, those GUNS..
January 9th, 2012 at 10:14 AM
I was watching this channel last night.
/go wings
January 9th, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Also, I hate that I can call any person in the United States in 2 seconds with no problems, but my DVR is not smart enough to realize that 60 minutes has a delayed start.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:16 AM
Yeah, Ike Taylor is not terrible.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:16 AM
/bets the Over
January 9th, 2012 at 10:17 AM
unless you are on the west coast.
/not on the west coast
January 9th, 2012 at 10:17 AM
I mean…I guess. There are a lot of QB’s in the NFL who I think are better looking, though. Mark Sanchez, Aaron Rodgers, Matt Ryan, Cam Newton, Tom Brady, etc.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:18 AM
Way over
January 9th, 2012 at 10:18 AM
There are a lot of places for us to get naked ladies on the internet, yet we still give TBL shit for his Roundup pics.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:19 AM
And all but one of those guys are better at football.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:19 AM
I have several female friends who find him dreamy.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:19 AM
I’m not really impressed by NFL experts who tell me Tim Tebow can’t sustain this production long-term in the league. I would be impressed if they could accurately project when and how one of these teams will stop him. Best I can tell everyone is totally guessing.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:19 AM
I think the “non-threatening” part plays a big part into it (as CJ touched on….women in their 40′s dig this guy).
I mean, the only time most of the women I know chime in on social media about a QB (or football in general) is to tell me I’m a bad person for rooting for Michael Vick.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Brady>>Ryan>>Tebow>>Sanchez>>Newton>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Rodgers
January 9th, 2012 at 10:20 AM
I haven’t seen a DB play that poorly since Elvis “Toast” Patterson was patrolling the Giants’ secondary.
Charles Dimry would like to remind you that Jerry Rice once scored 5 tds on him. Legend.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:20 AM
I think you’re right. I listened to a good portion of the game on Westwood One, with Dan Fouts. He sounded bemused by Tebow’s success.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:20 AM
13.5 starting with Monday posts?
Should be topped, easily.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:21 AM
Indeed you are.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:22 AM
13.5 starting with Monday posts?
Should be topped, easily.
Wow, insider information — I’m bumping to 19.5 starting right now going till kickoff.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:22 AM
HGM, excellent call. A blast from the past.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Of course they’re gonna say it’s all Tebow. Not denying his drawing power, but again it had nothing to do with the other team being the Steelers and the game going 75 minutes into the primetime schedule.
Kinda like the way Matt Prater kicked a 59 yard field goal in regulation and a 51 yard field goal to beat the Bears, and the headlines read “Tebow beats Bears.”
January 9th, 2012 at 10:22 AM
I’m pretty sure the only way to record 60 minutes is with a VCR. Grandpa.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:22 AM
How dare you…Matt Ryan? And Sanchez has got shit all over his face
January 9th, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Mike Rumph would like some recognition.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:22 AM
This is very high level, but I’d say it has to do with the offense being a one read system, safeties commit run, he passes. They commit to the pass, he runs. Yesterday Pitt was selling out the run, which opened up the long ball. All it takes is a disciplined team to stop the run with the bigguns up front, and don’t let the DBs cheat up, and Tebow’s offense is not complex enough to change during the game.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:24 AM
Jerry Rice made lots of people look silly.
I think every NFL franchise has a guy they call “toast”…..My favorite “toast” on the Eagles was Izell “Toast” Jenkins.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:24 AM
Sanchez also likes little girls…
January 9th, 2012 at 10:24 AM
I calls em like I sees em. This has nothing to do with QB ability. Trust me, it pains me to admit Sanchez is pretty.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:24 AM
I was in and out of consciousness (food coma) for a lot of the game, but the Steelers said they played a bunch of Cover 0 – both safeties up near the line of scrimmage. That didn’t work out too well. I’m not sure how much of that they did this season while they became the NFL’s “#1 pass defense”.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:24 AM
My wife constantly complains that Brady is not good looking. She calls him dorky.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:24 AM
Worst looking NFL QB? I’m voting for Jon Kitna. He looks like a baby.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:24 AM
what!? the hell is wrong with you, girl?
January 9th, 2012 at 10:25 AM
Are any of these Tebow posts going to be about how badly John Fox and Mike McCoy outcoached Tomlin and LeBeau? Or about beast-and-a-half Demaryius Thomas? Or about Denver’s o-line?
TBL… I mean, McIntyre reminds me of Tim Meadows as Tiger Woods in that SNL sketch. “Its so nice to have my dad around, but he keeps going ‘CHA-CHING! CHA-CHING!’ everytime I win. It’s really embarrassing.”
January 9th, 2012 at 10:25 AM
The AFC is a dumpster fire, and America loves their dumpster fires.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:25 AM
Cutler
January 9th, 2012 at 10:26 AM
Roethlisberger, wearing a fedora just accentuates how fat his head is
January 9th, 2012 at 10:26 AM
he looks like he could have been the real life version of Bill Paxton’s character in “Frailty”
January 9th, 2012 at 10:26 AM
Have you glanced at John Skelton yet?
January 9th, 2012 at 10:26 AM
What? And I dont want to sound racist, but I dont see how Cam is attractive. He has a weird shaped head.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:27 AM
No Tony Romo? I thought the ladies flocked to the Cowboy QB. Willing to bet Kyle Orton’s popularity among those with gap between their legs rises drastically the farther below the Mason-Dixon you travel.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:27 AM
John Skelton’s head has it’s own orbit. Terrifying in HD.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:27 AM
Butters got it right, it’s fat face Ben. Makes it even worse if you imagine him drunk and trying to push his grey peen on you.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:27 AM
Any chance Lisk will be tackling Mike Smith’s decisions to go for it on 4th down?
I’m sure the stats will back Smith up for going for it, but you have to consider the complexion of the game. Getting points seemed to me to be more important (at least during the time of those decisions) than trying to continue the drive and go for the touchdown.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:28 AM
hahahahahah — my bad Skelton is pretty ugly.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&cp=7&gs_id=j&xhr=t&q=john+skelton&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1273&bih=786&wrapid=tljp1326122871043010&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=eAcLT-f_IKnL0QGxneGPAg
January 9th, 2012 at 10:28 AM
I’d put him just behind Sanchez probably
January 9th, 2012 at 10:28 AM
Not much. I’m not sure why they were so aggressive against the run, especially once they started hitting big plays you adjust and sit back a little more and make them earn it. Maybe they felt that with the DLine injuries they needed to bring them down more, but it was stupid.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:28 AM
nevermind…the context was looks, not better quarterbackitude. I have no opinion on this and will yield the balance of my time to coop.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:28 AM
The Mannings still exist, you know.
And as we say down here, Matthew Stafford looks like he just came off a shrimp boat.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Not when he’s banging K-Cav. Perhaps more credence will be lent to the argument when they start amputating body parts during the later stages of his life.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Focus group said that most women find rapists and guys who fought dogs to be threatening.
With that said ugliest QB is Kitna.
/Flacco raises eyebrow
January 9th, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Mike Smith was right to go for it, their problem was lazy play-calling and poor execution…his worst decision though was not to go for it after the safety and having them punt it 25 yards, it was karma that the Giants drove the field for a TD then
Troy Aikman was driving me insane siding with pussy football
January 9th, 2012 at 10:29 AM
God love Ike Taylor, but he had his worst game as a pro yesterday. Real shame since he probably had his best year this season. Of course people who have never seen him play before thinks he is Dwayne Washington now.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Yeesh, I had never seen Skelton’s face and I just googled him. Let’s put him 2nd behind Ben.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:30 AM
SWAGGER
/obligatory
January 9th, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Sanchez is a good looking guy. Can’t believe that’s up for debate, really.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:30 AM
I know, I know. my bad.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:31 AM
I laughed out loud that this is on the first page of results.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:31 AM
John Skelton looks like you called central casting and asked for racists
January 9th, 2012 at 10:31 AM
If Carson Palmer wasn’t afflicted with the Ginger beard, I’d bet he would be in the man pageant of quarterbacks. Sadly, the red facial hair has him tied down.
Andy Dalton gets my vote for ugliest QB. Matt Hasselbeck looks a bit too much like Pierre McGuire too. They are tied at the bottom of the heap.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:31 AM
8/9 high school girls can’t be wrong.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:31 AM
With that said ugliest QB is Kitna.
/Flacco raises eyebrow
You forget Peyton, Eli, and Matt Schaub
January 9th, 2012 at 10:32 AM
Polamalu needs more criticism for yesterday.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:32 AM
Haha. On Saturday while watching the Lions/Saints game, my wife says to me, “Why can’t you root for a team with a good looking qb.”
January 9th, 2012 at 10:33 AM
I figured this would be cited, but the slugfest nature of the game till that point…having the lead would be valuable. Whatever, I just rather would have seen the Falcons come to GB instead of the Jints.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:33 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnbtrF4dhvc
January 9th, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Mexicans go over here. Newton and Vick over here. And all the good looking white guys go over here. While ugly white guys go here.
/CJ
January 9th, 2012 at 10:34 AM
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January 9th, 2012 at 10:27 AM
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Worst looking NFL QB? I’m voting for Jon Kitna. He looks like a baby.
Have you glanced at John Skelton yet?
John Skelton’s head has it’s own orbit. Terrifying in HD.
Just awesome comments this morning gang!
January 9th, 2012 at 10:34 AM
I don’t think Polamalu was ever highly regarded for his pass coverage. He gets his glory from getting a 20yd running start and stuffing a run for a 3yd gain.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:34 AM
If Ghostbusters 3 were given the green light, Matt Stafford should be cast as the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man. Put down the fork, son.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:35 AM
Matt Schaub looks like he could play Lenny in a remake of Of Mice and Men
He needs more criticism in general…reminds me of the Honey Badger in that he’s used in blitzes a lot because he can’t cover much of anything
I wanted the Falcons too but don’t think them kicking a couple FGs change the outcome…needed TDs since they weren’t going to shut down the Giants all game and you’re only needing a few inches
January 9th, 2012 at 10:37 AM
Pittsburghs secondary is about to have Roy Williams playing for them.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Christian Ponder looks a tiny bit like Joe Mauer. That’s all it takes around these parts.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Hawkeye just went #3.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Leave it to the Chinese to saturate the market with a piss poor product.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:39 AM
Everybody’s talking about the Broncos secondary. The Lions gave 946 passing yards the last two weeks.
946.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:39 AM
When it comes to white girls, there’s nothing better to me than a hot redhead. But I’ve never seen a dude pull it off. Black Ginger’s a la Blake Griffin and Jimmy Graham have it the worst though.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:39 AM
I laughed.
For the record, Josh Freeman is a cutie.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:39 AM
He just needs to realize that he is getting more than enough calories from the grain alcohol he has been consuming. Perhaps Jay can life coach him on that.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:39 AM
He’s always been shaky covering middle of the field, but Steelers fans will never say a bad word about him. Which is retarded because he makes quite a few mistakes (last years super bowl). Both him and Lebeau are immune to criticism.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:39 AM
*Steelers secondary
January 9th, 2012 at 10:40 AM
It would have been good for both teams if the Lions and Eagles had actually went through with the Asante Samuel trade they discussed in the preseason.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:43 AM
If the Lions secondary was just merely below average, the Saints were beatable Saturday.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:50 AM
Lions pass rush was poor as well, although that might have been a factor of the Saints O-line going Holdy McFingerhands on them. Can’t blame them though, if the refs are not going to throw the flags.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:52 AM
Worst looking NFL QB? I’m voting for Jon Kitna. He looks like a baby.
FLACCO. And Sam Bradford has a bit of a Shelden Brown thing going on.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:52 AM
I think Brady is cute. Tebow-yuck. I think Cam is cute when he smiles. Stafford looks stoned all the time. Romo and Sanchez-meh.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:55 AM
At least they have one. Our lack of one is the one thing that could keep us out of Indianapolis.
January 9th, 2012 at 10:58 AM
TBL is getting skip bayless level
January 9th, 2012 at 11:01 AM
Between B. Quinn and Timmy Jesus, we have quite the panty-liquifying QB room. Or so I’ve heard. From people.
January 9th, 2012 at 11:11 AM
Like Rod Woodson back in the day, he gambles and gets caught at times. But obviously the good far outweighs that, just like with Woodson.
Bottom line is that if Ike Taylor plays his normal game, Steelers win by 10. I think that Ryan Clark missing probably hurt alot more than we know even as far as game planning goes.
January 9th, 2012 at 11:11 AM
Like Rod Woodson back in the day, he gambles and gets caught at times. But obviously the good far outweighs that, just like with Woodson.
Bottom line is that if Ike Taylor plays his normal game, Steelers win by 10. I think that Ryan Clark missing probably hurt alot more than we know even as far as game planning goes.
January 9th, 2012 at 11:12 AM
Say what? He was terrible and stopped in the he last 3 games, all Denver losses, before this one.
January 9th, 2012 at 11:30 AM
99% huh? What’s a “Tebow type”? There are plenty of pious and overt Christians in the NBA, NFL and MLB. Hell, there are prayer circles after most games in the NFL. There are plenty of team first type guys in sports too though granted most of them are not as “aw shucks” as Tebow. So I don’t see how a “Tebow type” is very very rare or a dying breed.
January 9th, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Fwiw, Taylor got put on an island for most of the game because the steelers went to cover-0 a lot. This due to both Kiesel and Hampton going down to injuries, leaving them with 3 active lineman. Also, Woodley was in and out. Combine that with the Altitude, they had to get bodies in there to stop the running game.
Taylor had a rough game, but it’s not like Tebow and/or Thomas had ever shown the ability to play this well ever. Good win for them.
He spent 80% of the game near the LOS to help stop the run. If they put a safety back , it was Mundy. He was the one who bit on the play action on the game winning TD. He should have been in the middle helping Taylor. It was those play action plays they really missed Clark.