Tim Tebow: Throwback to his incredible playoff victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2012

Tim Tebow’s performance against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 2011-12 NFL playoffs still has baffled as to how he pulled it off.

To say that Tim Tebow is a divisive character when it comes to the NFL would be something of an understatement to say the very least. Whether it be because of his style of play or how he conducts himself off the field with his faith and belief, you’d be hard pushed to find someone who watches the game who doesn’t have an opinion on him.

Coming into the NFL, he put up numbers in college that made him arguably the greatest player ever to play the game at that level, throwing for 9,286 passing yards which turned into 88 touchdowns whilst also dominating on the ground as well with 2,947 rushing yards and 57 touchdowns during his years with the Florida Gators, making them a powerhouse in the sport along the way.

However, the numbers across his career show that just because you can be a star in college, doesn’t mean that you’re going to be an instant success in the NFL.

He was selected with the 25th pick overall by the Denver Broncos, but served the majority of his first year as a backup, and it wasn’t until partway through his second year that we saw the birth of ‘Tebowmania’ in which he helped the team win 7 of a stretch of 8 games that helped guide them through the playoffs.

His numbers from that season though were hardly anything to write home about, as he threw for just 1,729 yards all season, and threw 12 touchdowns compared to 6 interceptions, completing just 45.6% of his throws, including one game against the Kansas City Chiefs where they won despite him completing just 2 of his 8 passes.

On @TimTebow’s 33rd birthday, we look back at when Tebowmania was running wild in 2011.