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-------------------- Here at MRTITO.com, we talk about the ratings earned for the Monday Night RAW show, while often laughing at the TNA Impact Wrestling rating failing to get close to or above 1.5. Worse yet for TNA, Smackdown can get a higher rating on the SyFy Channel despite SyFy being on fewer televisions as SpikeTV. But the real ratings money will be on the New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos on late Saturday Night on CBS. For one, their previous game gave the NFL its highest regular season rating since the Patriots destroyed the Steelers during the undefeated season run in 2007. Second, it's all about the Quarterbacks in this game. In one corner, you have Tom Brady, arguably one of the best Quarterbacks of all time. He has had an incredible career despite being a 6th round pick in the 2000 draft. 3 Superbowl Rings, 18-1 Season with the 50 TD single season record, and multiple MVP records. Furthermore, he's played great by doing "more with less" with a weaker receiving core than his 2007 year and a defense in need of carrying. However, in the other corner, you have Tim Tebow... Heisman Trophy winner, 2-time BCS Title winner, and a fascinating 2nd year that saw Tebow taking over for a struggling team and having many great 4th quarter comebacks. His celebrity of being an unapologetic Christian, in addition to his unorthodox quarterback play, has made him an incredibly polarizing player. The Broncos defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers last week was incredible, especially with the way the game ended. The game begins on 8:00pm on Saturday Night and with cold weather throughout the upper half of the Central/Norteastern part of the United States, there's great reason to stay indoors and watch this game. This will strongly boost the audience of diehard NFL fans mixing with non-NFL fans who are just fascinated by Tebow. Last week's Steelers vs. Broncos game was the highest rated non-Superbowl playoff game since 1988! Predictions? The hype has been about Tim Tebow all week with little respect to Tom Brady. I think Brady will play mad and with a slicker track, Brady will exploit the loss of steps by the Defenders and terrorize the Broncos secondary in a possible rout. With Tebow playing his college days in Florida (hot weather) and now playing in Denver (thinner air), I believe he'll struggle physically in the cold Northeast. The Patriots are healthy, too, and have enough defensive personnel to thicken up the line for the run while putting Demaryus Thomas in double coverage as best as they can. 13 points for the spread might be too low... CONTACT MR. TITO - Email: [email protected] - Twitter: @titowrestling - Join LoPForums.com: Feedback Thread BLOG is TITO Archive on LoPForums.com © Mr. Tito 1998 - 2011
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