the defense went from giving up 28 points a game to giving up 21 points a game. The offense under Tebow actually went down in points per game. Also, the D created more turnovers and special teams performed better. Factor in Tebow won games against bad teams and teams that were wrecked by injuries like Oakland, Kansas City, and Chicago. When Tebow went up against a decent team that were healhty, he got stomped in the dirt. Even the Steelers were wrecked by injuries in the playoff game. Big Ben was playing on one leg, the only good running back was out, the starting center was out, and several defensive starters were out or playing hurt.
Tebow became the starter just when all the cards fell in Denver's way. He was terrible the last three games as Denver lost their way into the playoffs only to play a home game against a Steelers team that was trashed by injuries. You will never hear this from ESPN, Fox Sports, or any of the other Tebow worshipers. They want us to believe he is better than Joe Montana.