Still time Tebow, Leinart: three things we learned from NFL week 12

1. time Tebow, part V — his passing statistics, as usual, were unpleasant: Tim Tebow completed 9 of 18 passes Sunday against the San Diego Chargers, for 143 yards and a touchdown. But, as usual, Tebow engineered a victory for the Denver Broncos. A critical 3rd-and-10 from Denver 25 at the end of the game and with Denver trailing 13-10, Tebow connected with receiver Eric Decker for a 39-yard pass: kicker Matt Prater of Denver hit a 24-yard field goal with 01:34 left in regulation to tie it. San Diego Chargers Kicker Nick Novak, such as cameras caught urinating on the sideline at the end of the game, he missed a 53-yard field goal with 02:31 left in overtime (had connected at 53-yards, a career long, in the first quarter). A few minutes later, the Prater hit a 37-yarder to win it, his goal of 38thconsecutive field within 40 metres. The victory gives Denver a 5-1 record with Tebow, who rushed for 67 yards, as a starter, and the Broncos remains only a game behind Oakland Raiders 7-5 in the Championship AFC West. Chargers, meanwhile, have lost six straight games for the first time in 10 years.

2. the Heisman curse continues – Matt Leinart, 2004 Heisman Trophy winner from USC, is not the most sympathetic figure in the sport. He was a bit of a party and for a time it seemed more interested in showing in tabloid more goals by box. But at this point, you feel for him. At the beginning of the career of Leinart, when he was with the Cardinals, two injured in Airzona end derailed his season. By 2008, that he had lost the starting job to future Hall of Famer Kurt Warner; in 2009, Warner led the Cardinals to the Super Bowl. Leinart could not win back the starting job after Warner retired and signed with Houston last year to run the backup Matt Schaub. Over 37-9 victory at Houston against Tampa Bay last week, Schaub, suffered a Lisfranc injury, shelving him for the season: the Texans, and on pace to reach their first playoff appearance in franchise history, turned to Leinart. finally get his chance Leinart to prove that it was a bust. Things were looking for him against Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday: he completed 10 of his first 13 passes for 57 yards and a touchdown. In the second quarter, however, the Jacksonville defensive end, Jeremy Mincey Leinart hit hard, sending him to the locker room. Is wounded in the shoulder throwing: reports say probably broke the collarbone and won't return this season. (Houston won the game, 20-13). We do not know if Leinart was one of the most hyped players coming out of College. But we know that he is one of the most unfortunate.

3. The Raiders One leg Out — a kicker ever win NFL MVP award, especially in a year when is dominating a quarterback as Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers. But any other year, Sebastian Janikowski of the Oakland Raiders might deserve at least a look. In the season opener, Janikowski connected on a 63-yarder, tying the NFL record for longest field goal, 23-20 victory over Oakland on Denver. And 25-20 victory over the Raiders against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Janikowski hit all six of his attempts, 40, 47, 42, 19, 37 and 44 feet. Janikowski is 16 to 18 on field goals for the year and has connected on 5 of his 6 attempts from 50 yards or more.Janikowski was the last kicker to be drafted in the first round: Oakland he chose 17 overall in 2000. Kickers only three are always collected in the first round. The end of Raiders owner Al Davis had taken a lot of heat for that decision. With Oakland in the first place, perhaps this is the year that the move really worth.