Tim Tebow Injury: Broncos QB Would Have Been Unlikely To Play In AFC Title Game

We'll never know for certain after Tim Tebow's chest injuries during Saturday's Denver Broncos loss to the New England Patriots, but those afflictions would likely have kept the quarterback out for the AFC Championship Title game had the team won, reports the Denver Post.

The immediate effect of that would have been the installation of Brady Quinn as the starting quarterback. Brady, as we know, hasn't taken a snap in an NFL game outside of the preseason in over two years. The Broncos offense would also have shifted to a different playbook to accommodate the different style of play with Quinn under center. Now, Quinn enters free agency and a possible departure from the Broncos.

As for Tebow, though he was named an alternate for the 2012 Pro Bowl, he would be unlikely to participate in it if Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger or Philip Rivers had to drop out.

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Tim Tebow Injury Explains Why Brady Quinn Warmed Up On Sidelines

Tim Tebow didn't have the best of games against the New England Patriots, but even news of his injury can't explain away what we saw in the first half. But now we know why Brady Quinn was throwing on the sidelines during the game, as the Associated Press' Arnie Stapleton reminds us:

Backup Brady Quinn got ready after Tebow was hit by Vince Wilfork and Rob Ninkovich, but Tebow stayed in.

One week after it was reported that Quinn was receiving more snaps than usual in practice or that he could appear on third downs against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Quinn almost had his first chance to play this season as a result of an injury to Tebow.

Stapleton also reports that the Broncos have yet to acknowledge publicly the injury, but that Tebow did play through "considerable pain."

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