For 54 minutes, Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncoscouldn’t score.
Then they couldn’t be stopped.
Tebow rallied the Broncos with two touchdown passes in the final 2:44 of the fourth quarter to force overtime, and Matt Prater‘s 52-yard field goal gave them an improbable 18-15 victory over the stunned Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
The Broncos appeared beaten when they trailed 15-0 with 5:23 left and took over at their 20-yard line. At that point, Tebow was 4-of-14 passing for 40 yards.
But Tebow led TD drives of 80 and 56 yards, sandwiched around a successful onside kick, and he scored a two-point conversion standing up with 17 seconds left to tie the score.
In overtime, Denver’s D.J. Williams sacked Miami quarterback Matt Moore to force a fumble and recovered it at the Dolphins’ 36. Three plays later, Prater hit the winning field goal.
The Broncos (2-4) won for the first time in the eight games they’ve played on the Dolphins’ field. Miami (0-6) extended the NFL’s longest losing streak to nine games, leaving embattled coach Tony Sparano’s status even more tenuous.
The Dolphins lost for the 12th time in their past 13 home games.
