2011: Year of the Comeback

Week 11: Tim Tebow 9 of 20, 104 yards, 0... — **Week 11: Tim Tebow**
9 of 20, 104 yards, 0 touchdowns
**Jets defense:**
1 sack, 0 interceptions, 1 forced fumble
**Result:** Broncos 17, Jets 13
Credit: Getty Images

By Bob GlauberDecember 18, 2011

If you think there have been more fourth-quarter comebacks than usual this season, you’re right. And it’s not just Tim Tebow, who has five straight fourth quarter comeback wins heading into today's game against the Patriots.

There have been 60 fourth-quarter comebacks so far this season, only 10 short of the NFL record set in 1989.
There have been 16 times this season in which a team has overcome a deficit of 14 or more points to win, one short of the most in a single season (17 in 1979, 1983, 1987 and 1996).
Last Sunday, five teams – the Falcons, Jaguars, Texans, Cardinals and Giants – came back to win after trailing by 12 or more points, the most for a single day in NFL history.
The Lions are the first team in NFL history to win three games in a season after trailing by at least 17 points. (item) 16 teams in the playoffs? (graph)
As for Tebow, he’s contributing plenty to the comeback trend. In fact, his six game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime are the most of any quarterback in his first 11 starts since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.