NFL Week 15 Picks: Why Tim Tebow and The Denver Broncos Will Shock Patriots

All of the pundits claim the Denver Broncos are on a ridiculous 7-1 run because they‘ve had a soft schedule. That’s absurd.

Regardless if you consider three division games on the road in addition to the Bears and Jets as soft, finally people will be able to see Tim Tebow against an elite team with the New England Patriots coming to town.

The Pats are favored by six and that’s ludicrous…take the Broncos +6.

First of all, may I remind you that the Broncos are 6-0 ATS and straight up in their last six games, and are a remarkable 5-0 in their last five as underdogs.

Sure the offense is ugly for three quarters, but I think Tebow gets things going earlier against a Patriots secondary that is 32nd in the league against the pass and by far the worst overall defensive unit in the Bill Belichick era.

Tebow certainly isn’t on Tom Brady’s level as a pocket passer, but he is making strides on a weekly basis. He went 3-of-16 for 45 yards in the first three quarters against a stout Bears defense then proceeded to go 18-of-24 for 191 yards, including a touchdown in the fourth quarter and overtime.

Once he gets into a rhythm and isn’t overthinking every pass, he’s incredibly effective. He has set a season high in passing yards two straight weeks and isn’t leaving the pocket as quickly as before. His feet allow his receivers ample time to get open, something that surely won’t be hard to do against the Patriots.

The New England defense is fresh off giving up 27 points and almost the game to the Rex Grossman-led Redskins, which is a week after allowing the Colts' Dan Orlovsky to throw for 353 yards.

Remember the heated exchange between Brady and his offensive coordinator on Sunday? That was the clearest sign yet that Brady knows how bad the defense is and how he has to essentially play perfect in order to win every week.

There’s no question the Pats are going to put up plenty of points on the Broncos, but you can also expect the pressure of the Broncos defense to be a factor. Rookie Von Miller and veteran Elvis Dumervil form one of the deadliest sack combinations in the league.

If they can force Brady to get rid of the ball before making all of his reads, I think the opportunistic Denver defense is able to create a turnover or two setting up a short field for the offense.

Tebow can’t win a shootout, but if he puts together two or three long drives that wear down the Pats defense in the first three quarters then Tebow Time will be playing an exhausted defense in the fourth.

I think the Pats are going to have a world of trouble bringing down Tebow when he runs and I expect Willis McGahee to have another big game.

As the Broncos control the clock and keep Brady on the sidelines…Tebow Time officially goes into an unprecedented level.

With the crowd at Mile High wildly cheering on their Mile High Messiah…the Broncos completely re-direct everyone’s predictions on how the AFC playoff race plays out.

Prediction: Broncos 24, Patriots 23