Tim Tebow: Lack of Turnovers Real Reason Tebow and The Broncos Can't Be Stopped

Death, taxes and Tim Tebow comebacks...the only certainties in life.

Tebow engineered his fifth fourth-quarter comeback in his 10th career start and improved his record to 6-1 on the year with a 35-32 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. The Denver Broncos are officially in first place.

He had a season-low four carries and threw for a season-high 202 yards while completing 10-of-15 passes. He was able to put up 28 points (minus a pick-six) while only being on the field for 22 minutes of game action.

His week-to-week improvements are crystal-clear, but the biggest reason Tebow Time is sweeping the nation was displayed by the opponent.

Vikings QB Christian Ponder threw for a career-high 381 yards and three TDs, playing terrific football for the vast majority of the game. Yet he threw one interception that was returned for a TD and another that set up the game-winning field goal for the Broncos. After playing a spectacular game, he crumbled in the game's biggest moment.

Tebow, on the other hand, is as surehanded as it gets, which is pretty incredible considering how he has to keep pulling off pressure-packed fourth-quarter comebacks with the defense smelling blood.

He was turnover-free on Sunday, giving him a grand total of one interception in 7.5 games under center. Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and every other QB in the league hasn't been that careful with the ball.

He has lost two fumbles, which is understandable considering he lugs the rock anywhere from 10-to-20 times per game. However, when you factor in all of the misdirections, pitches and fake hand-offs...it's pretty incredible.

He can afford to have more than a few inaccurate throws with numbers like that. His poor accuracy leads to low and high balls, not side-to-side miscues, meaning his bad passes are incredibly difficult to intercept.

He doesn't give his defense a short field because of his errors, and doesn't shoot himself in the foot when Tebow Time in the fourth quarter hits.

All the haters can harp about his throwing motion and footwork all they want. No argument here, but when you don't turn the ball over you give your team a great chance of winning in the NFL. Stats are for fantasy-freaks (Tebow is a Top-10 fantasy QB, by the way) and throwing for over 300 yards is fine and dandy, but if you turn the ball over in critical times you're not going to win.

Ponder vs. Tebow was a perfect example.