Tim Tebow: Five things to know

DENVER - Just when it seemed that the Chicago Bears are not attending give Tim Tebow the chance to beat them in overtime, they could not take away.

Chicago won the toss and Caleb Hanie completed three quick passes to put the Bears in field goal range. Then, Marion Barber, filling for Matt Forte, broke through the line for a first.

Meanwhile, linebacker Wesley Woodyard reached in desperation and shot his right arm. The ball jumped loose and Elvis Dumervil has stifled the Broncos 34.

"We hacked about this game, and somehow I just had to make a game," said Woodyard. "This question, which plays at the end of the match."

This is something the Broncos (8-5) have perfected.

Tim Tebow

Tebow led the Broncos downfield and Matt Prater, whose field goal from 59 yards with 3 seconds left in regulation tied it, scored a 51 yard field goal with 8:34 left in overtime to give Denver an improbable 13 - 10 win.

"If you believe," said Tebow, "then amazing things can sometimes be possible."

Prater third field goal straight walk-off gave the Broncos their sixth straight win and got into sole self-control of 1st locate in the AFC West at 8-5, one game ahead of Oakland.

Tebow improved to 7-1 since he took the departure of Denver, and six of those victories have involved the second half returns, five of them requiring fourth-quarter rally, three went to overtime.

No quarterback in NFL history has produced six returns in the fourth quarter in his first 11 NFL starts.

Bronco’s coach John Fox told Tebow was "competitive greatness. He wants the ball in clutch time. "

Aft unsuccessful to score on their 1st dozen possessions, the Broncos face the possibility of their first home shutout in 52 years, the team's history. Instead, they erased a 10-0 deficit in the final 2:08 of regulation.

"I think we're rewriting the book on" continue to fight, "said Fox.”Our guys have never blinked. They remain positive. As bad as it looked today - we did not play well, we had a few drops. But the guy who dropped a few passages took ... touchdown. This is the kind of M. O. on this group. "

Tebow has launched a strike from 10 yards hit Demaryius Thomas, who had three drops, then got the ball with 53 seconds left after Barbier Broncos saved precious time going out of bounds when the Bears tried to sell the time.

Denver was out of timeouts after the landing of Thomas and had to try an onside kick, which the Broncos could not recover. But on second down after the two-minute warning, hairdresser cut off and was pushed out, stopping the clock.

"It's usually something that never happens with a veteran running back," said Woodyard. "It's just like things are going our way."

Barber was not around after the game to talk about his mistakes.

"We all know what kind of player Marion is" Bears coach Lovie Smith said. "All the running backs trying to get a couple more yards here and there. But we know the situation. In this situation, we must be able to keep the ball inbounds. He will tell you. I know we would like all have that one back. "