Tebow is Still Producing Miracles: An Update
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In Week 12, the Broncos beat San Diego with a game-winning field goal in overtime. Tebow’s WPA (still negative at -0.23) was actually slightly lower than expected, given his EPA (-0.2). This means that, as before, Tebow’s plays negatively affected the Broncos’ chances of winning…Denver tied the game on a field goal with 1:34 left and won with another field goal in overtime (after the Chargers bungled a field goal chance of their own)...In Week 13, Tebow played arguably the best game in his short career, throwing for 202 yards with a completion percentage of 67%. This resulted in an EPA of +2.0, a positive contribution to his team’s success. Using our regression from last week, however, his WPA of +0.24 was still higher than expected (by 0.31), given his raw on-field performance…And, once more, Tebow was the beneficiary of a healthy dose of late game fairy dust: Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder’s interception, returned to the 15-yard line with 1:33 remaining, which set up a chip-shot, game-winning field goal by Matt Prater.
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