1 2. Ntolfins quarterback Tim Tebow (15) it is expelled from Buffalo Bills Heard Chris Kelsay (90) in the first quarter of the NFL Football game in Orchard Park, New York, December 24, 2011.
Credit: Reuters/Doug BenzBy Steve Keating
MALLARD (Reuters)-the Buffalo Bills played the role of Christmas Grinch perfect, denying the Ntolfins the opportunity to clinch a place play-offs with a 40-14 victory Saturday, halting their seven-game losing streak.
Already guaranteed to lose post-season for a 12th straight year accounts (6-9) spotted the Steelers (8-7) an early touchdown then join with touchdowns from Leodis McKelvin Spiller and C J and four field goal from Dave Rayner to send smaller home crowd a decade (45,112) off for the holidays you gladly.
"The damage to our kymatanapalseis incentives" Buffalo quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick told journalists. "Fans who were here was appalling, but there were many empty seats and a lot of our game is due to our highly motivated."
Tim Tebow threw for one touchdown and ran for another, but they are not Christmas miracles for the Denver quarterback who became famous for its attraction late comeback victories.
Instead of coming through in the clutch, Tebow dramatically collapsed and tossed four second half interceptions, including back-to-back picks during the fourth quarter on touchdowns from Jairus Byrd and Spencer Johnson.
"We believe that we are capable of pulling out some pretty cool things," Tebow said. "It was thought completely until the end.
"It is a loss, and we have to bounce back again and have a great week in Kansas City".
Christmas, a Christian holiday, They laid down a perfect stage of Tebow, a player who wears his religion as a trade mark and has become one of the NFL's most popular and polarising elements.
Spoofed on television, but adored by young Christians Tebow kept losing into perspective, prepared to set off to celebrate the holidays.
"It is great that, no matter what, win or lose, we still have a chance to celebrate the birth of the Savior to me tomorrow," Tebow I had to smile. "This is something I'm really thrilled, we celebrate Christmas."
Denver arrived in Buffalo with a lead a game at the top of the AFC West Division able to claim the Crown Division and the first play-offs in 2005 with a win and a loss of Oakland Raiders the Kansas City Chiefs.
LAST DAY
However, the Crown Division, now will be decided on the last day of the regular season with the Bengals hosted the chiefs and Raiders at home against the San Diego Chargers.
For the third time in the last four seasons, the Steelers have carried a record of 8-5 in the final three weeks of the season and will try to avoid repeating the meltdowns 2008 and 2009 when they lost the last three games, losing in the play-off.
"We had opportunities but went the other way," said Denver coach John Fox. "They stretched out their lead with two circles for rankings."
The Eagles had appeared ready to bring home page reception gift for fans, took early control of the contest.
Willis McGahee began the Steelers opening drive, more than 1,000 yards in the first we are going to do, and Tebow restrict March 73-yard diving over this.
A former Bill, McGahee became just the second player to rush for 1,000 yards in three different groups.
Buffalo had two scoring opportunities in the first quarter, Rayner is missing two field goal attempts, but accounts caught fire during the second quarter as the Bengals went stone cold.
Rayner opened the quarter from the link end in one target field 28-yard before McKelvin chilled crowd on foot, taking a pound and darting 80 yards for a touchdown.
Shortly before the half, Spiller charged in area at the end of the four to send bills to the break up 17-7.
Denver was quick off the blocks again during the second half, Tebow which hit Daniel Fells with a 17-yard touchdown strike to slice your Buffalo's lead to 17-14.
But the Bills replied with two 25-yard field goals and another Rayner 29-yarder off a Tebow interception to open the final quarter and to regain control of the contest on 26-14.
Buffalo then sealed the victory with a clear way, ' Byrd grade for a 37-yard interception and Johnson root 17-yards for another score.
(Edited with Mark Lamport-Stokes)
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