Mike Masterson is opinion editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s Northwest edition and in the paper today he noted:
His favorite number.
To my colleagues in the media who apparently have no concept of why Denver quarterback Tim Tebow takes a knee in brief prayer when he makes an outstanding play on the field, let me assure you he is not thanking his creator for divine intervention for one act, or the outcome of the game. Tebow has never once said or even alluded to that.
God taking sides in a football game? Hard for me to believe even biased commentators would even put that one out there. It sounds like the reasoning of third-graders just to type this.
Instead, it’s evident to me that Tebow, who has prayed and openly expressed his devotion across his high school and All-American, Heisman Trophy college career, is simply expressing appreciation and gratitude to his maker for giving him the ability to perform at all.
The skeptics, naysayers and generally dissatisfied will disagree. Some will claim Tebow’s just hot-dogging or calling attention to himself. They have every right to believe that.
For me, Tebow represents a young man who is living his dream and doing what Christian scripture says is expected: To continually glorify God’s name and creation. He also has for years expressed his innermost self on the football field by wearing those black smudges beneath each eye containing the inscription John 3:16.
And here are some numbers bound to drive Tebow’s critics and nonbelievers (inside and outside the mainstream media) up a goalpost. You may have already seen these widely reported statistics.
In the Broncos’ overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers two weeks back, Tebow averaged 31.6 yards per completion. He also threw for 316 yards. And the overtime television audience rating was 31.6. Pittsburgh’s time of possession? Why, 31 minutes, 6 seconds.
Make of this what you will. Some, of course, will shout coincidence. Perhaps. But that’s a Cowboys Stadium full of coincidences in my book. However, I do believe I can guess with certainty Tebow’s three luckiest numbers.
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