Tim Tebow #15 of the Broncos receives high fives from...

Tim Tebow #15 of the Broncos receives high fives from fans after defeating the Steelers. (Getty) Credit: Tim Tebow #15 of the Broncos receives high fives from fans after defeating the Steelers. (Getty)

The Denver Broncos are facing long odds as the head into New England Staurday (8 p.m. on CBS) for a divisional game against the perennially strong Patriots. But this game is less about the matchup than it is about one man: Tim Tebow. The 24-year-old quarterback's star has ascended so quickly during his 12 starts for Denver that even two-time NFL MVP Tom Brady's role feels like an afterthought amid the Tebow fever. The proof is in the numbers:

TEBOW BY THE NUMBERS

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