Tim Tebow found Demaryius Thomas in overtime — and just like that, the game was over.
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Jan. 8, 2012: It’s the date of one of the biggest moments in Broncos history.
Tied up at 23-apiece in overtime, the Broncos started with the ball against the Steelers in their AFC wild-card matchup at the former Sports Authority Field at Mile High.
In a flash, the game was over. Quarterback Tim Tebow connected with Demaryius Thomas on a slant pass. The Denver receiver stiff-armed Pittsburgh safety Ike Taylor en route to an 80-yard touchdown en route a 29-23 victory — the Broncos’ first playoff win since Jake Plummer led them to a win over New England in 2006.
“For me, it was like a coming-out party,” Thomas said in 2015. “The first couple of years, I was injured, wasn’t on the field much and I came back and won in overtime, first play, 80 yards. To be able to go out and put up the numbers I did that game and then to go do the same thing the next week with similar numbers, but we didn’t win, it was big. First time in the playoffs, it was big.”
