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A lot of media hype has been directed towards Tim Tebow and his Denver Broncos this season, particularly for his ability to lead his team from (what seems like) any deficit and carry them to victory in the fourth quarter.

The weird thing is, Tebow isn't the only quarterback in the NFL that has played especially well in the final 15 minutes of his games. Arizona Cardinals quarterback John Skelton has been superb in the final period and he has arguably been the best fourth quarter signal caller in the NFL over the past few weeks. The difference? Nobody is talking about John Skelton.



According to Coldhardfootballfacts.com, "John Skelton is the first quarterback in NFL history to have 6 wins decided with fourth quarter/overtime scores in their first 11 games." Both Skelton and Tebow have five comebacks and five game-winning drives a piece this season. Also, Skelton is perfect in his fourth quarter comeback attempts. He boasts a record of 5-0, which not even Tebow can flaunt.

Both of these quarterbacks are uplifted by strong defenses and some timely special teams plays, there is no doubting that. Both Tebow and Skelton have their fair share of ugly plays, but that is to be expected given the youth of each of these players. Their teams started out with dismal records, but through perseverance they have pushed back to post decent records. So one has to wonder: why is it that Tebow gets so much more attention than the Arizona Cardinals and John Skelton?