POSTGAME Notes
2 World Championships • 6 Super Bowls • 8 AFC Title Games • 10 AFC West Titles • 17 Playoff Berths • 24 Winning Seasons vs. Houston • Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010 • 2:05 p.m. MST • INVESCO Field at Mile High • Denver, Colo. FINAL SCORE: BRONCOS 24, TEXANS 23
TEBOW LEADS BRONCOS TO COMEBACK WIN
The Denver Broncos (4‐11) battled back from an early 17‐0 deficit and rookie QB Tim Tebow accounted for two fourth‐quarter touchdowns to give Denver a 24‐23 win over the Houston Texans (5‐10). The 17‐point halftime deficit ties for the largest in team history in a game the Broncos came back to win. It marks the 12th deficit of 14 points or more the Broncos have overcome to win in the regular season. Tebow completed 16‐of‐29 passes (55.2%) for 308 yards with one touchdown and one interception (89.4 rtg.) while adding 10 rushes for 27 yards (2.7 avg.) with one score against the Texans. His 308 passing yards rank third in team history for a rookie in a single game and the most since QB John Elway totaled 345 passing yards vs. Baltimore on Dec. 11, 1983.
MOST PASSING YARDS BY A ROOKIE, SINGLE GAME, FRANCHISE HISTORY Player Result Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD Int Rtg. 1. John Elway W, 21‐19 vs. Bal, 12/11/83 44 23 52.3 345 3 0 101 2. Marlin Briscoe W, 34‐32 vs. Buf., 11/24/68 29 12 41.4 335 4 2 95.5 3. Tim Tebow W, 24‐23, vs. Hou., 12/26/10 29 16 55.2 308 1 1 89.4 4. Mickey Slaughter L, 35‐31, at Oak., 12/15/63 35 20 57.1 298 2 0 104.2 5. John Elway W, 27‐6, vs. Cle., 12/4/83 24 16 66.7 284 2 1 117.4
LLOYD MOVES UP THE RECEIVING CHARTS
Broncos WR Brandon Lloyd, who entered Week 16 ranked second in the NFL in receiving yards (1,264), led the team with five receptions for 111 yards (22.2) against Houston and now ranks second in team history with 1,375 receiving yards on the season (72 rec., 19.1 avg., 10 TDs).
MOST RECEIVING YARDS, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Year Rec. Yds. Avg. TDs 1. Rod Smith 2000 100 1,602 16.0 8 2. Brandon Lloyd 2010 72 1,375 19.1 10 3. Rod Smith 2001 113 1,343 11.9 11 4. Brandon Marshall 2007 102 1,325 13.0 7 5. Ed McCaffrey 2000 101 1,317 13.0 9
MISCELLANEOUS GAME NOTES
Rookie CB Syd’Quan Thompson recorded his second interception of the season to seal the win in the fourth quarter and he is now tied with CB Champ Bailey for the team lead in that category… Denver RB Correll Buckhalter recorded the second multi‐touchdown game of his career, as he led the team with 11 rushes for 42 yards (3.8 avg.) with one touchdown and added three receptions for 50 yards (16.7 avg.) with one score… LB Wesley Woodyard made his second start of the season (eighth in his career) and tied for the team lead with nine tackles (8 solo).