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Tebow still at helm of streaking Broncos

Tim Tebow completed only two passes over the weekend against the Chiefs, but his team still managed to pull out the victory. The Broncos quarterback will be looking for some more of that magic this week when his team plays host to the New York Jets in a Thursday night contest (8:20pm ET, NFL Network).

That's one of three primetime games on the NFL's schedule for Week 11, with the New York Giants getting a visit from the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night (8:20pm ET, NBC), and the Kansas City Chiefs playing on the road against the New England Patriots on Monday night (8:30pm ET, ESPN).

Tebow attempted only eight passes in Kansas City over the weekend, but one of them was a 56-yard touchdown strike to Eric Decker in the fourth quarter that sealed the 17-10 victory for his team. In total Tebow threw for only 69 yards, but he wasn't sacked and he wasn't intercepted en route to a QB Rating of 102.6.

As well, Tebow managed to scramble for 43 yards and a touchdown on nine carries in the victory on a day in which starting running back Willis McGahee left early with a hamstring injury. Broncos coach John Fox said after the game that McGahee could've returned to the field in an emergency situation.

Lance Ball picked up much of the slack for McGahee, running for 96 yards on 30 carries, while Knowshon Moreno had 52 yards rushing on four attempts before spraining his knee. Moreno is likely to miss Thursday night's game against the Jets.

The win over the Chiefs put Denver at 4-5 both SU and ATS on the season, leaving them a game back of the Oakland Raiders and tied with both the San Diego Chargers and the Chiefs in the AFC West standings. Heading into Thursday the Jets are 5-4 SU and 4-5 ATS on the season after getting thumped on Sunday.

New York was soundly beaten 37-16 at home by the Patriots on Sunday night, getting outscored 24-7 in the second half as they struggled to control New England's offense. That has the Jets now trailing the Pats in the AFC East standings by a single game, and they're also one game back of both the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals for the AFC's Wild Card berths.

Jets QB Mark Sanchez struggled against New England, completing just 20 of his 39 passes for 309 yards with one touchdown while getting picked off twice to post a QB Rating of 64.7. Shonn Greene was held to 61 yards rushing on 13 carries.

The Patriots are 6-3 SU and 5-4 ATS heading into their Monday meeting with the Chiefs, who are 4-5 SU and 5-4 ATS. The Giants, meanwhile, are 6-3 SU and 4-4-1 ATS as they look for their second win of the season over the struggling Eagles, who have been a huge disappointment at 3-6 both SU and ATS on the season.

The Giants and Eagles met back in Week 3, with New York grabbing a 29-16 win as a 7.5-point road underdog. Eli Manning went 16 of 23 for 254 yards passing with four touchdown strikes in that contest, while Eagles counterpart Michael Vick went 16 of 23 for only 176 yards with one interception before suffering a hand injury. Vick broke two ribs in Philadelphia's loss to the Cardinals over the weekend.

Oddsmaker will have all your NFL betting lines and totals for the Week 11 schedule. The Jets opened as 4-point road favorites against the Broncos, while the Giants were 3-point home favorites on the early line against the Eagles as Vick's injury news was being processed.