Tebow throws for 202 yards, including two TDs; Broncos kicker Matt Prater hits FG with 1:33 remaining to pull even; Vikings throw interception on next play from scrimmage; Prater splits game winner through uprights as time expires.
Jared Allen (defensive end, Minnesota Vikings): We decided not to cover anybody in that game, so we left guys wide-open for him to hit, which sucked. It can lull you to sleep, where you're just thinking, "We can stop the run. We can stop Tebow." But you know, it's still the NFL. You don't need to be Tom Brady to hit a wide-open guy.
Allen: You can still see that child mentality in him. He just has that grin on his face, and he's out there playing ball. We were talking about sacks, and he said, "You got lucky I fumbled that." I told him, "You got lucky that everybody's been wide-open!" He just laughed.
Allen: You know what the coolest part about the whole thing is? And the reason people hate it? Because it's showing that the conventional wisdom of coaches isn't really necessary. You know, coaches always think they have the winning theory: "Our way is the right way! Blah blah blah!" Well, here's a dude that they basically had to scrap the whole offense for and go back to running a college [system]. And they have been successful with it. Sometimes people think the game is more difficult than it is. If you find something that works, go with it. And I don't really think it has to be a nine-syllable frickin' play.