You might not have realized it, but Denver Horse Force recently celebrated a milestone.

Two years in existence.

Aerys Sports’ official launch was Feb. 1, 2011, though a few of the original sites, such as Denver Horse Force, launched a few days before. In my case, DHF’s first post was written Jan. 27, 2011.

But today is the recognized anniversary.

The Denver Horse Force network-a network I maintain in my spare time–has grown significantly in the past year, particularly via social media:

• Denver Horse Force on Twitter has more than doubled in followers.
• Denver Horse Force’s Facebook page has nearly doubled in “Likes.”
• Weekly website visits from Feb. 1, 2012 to Jan. 31, 2013 generally outperformed their inaugural year counterpart. There are some notable exceptions from Year 1 – and those exceptions all deal with something Tim Tebow-related. Tebowing, anyone?
• Peyton Manning’s March 19 decision to sign with the Denver Broncos kicked off the third-most visited week ever on DenverHorseForce.com. (See below)
• March 19-March 25, 2012 was the second-most visited week…until two weeks ago. The days of disappointment following the Broncos’ Jan. 12 divisional-round loss to the Baltimore Ravens resulted in the second-most visited week in Denver Horse Force history.

For those curious, the most visited week didn’t happen within the past year. That honor goes to the week following the Broncos’ 2011 playoff loss to the New England Patriots. (And who could forget the Broncos Starting Quarterback Speculation Waiver?)

So there you have it. Now that we’re in offseason mode, there’s still plenty to discuss, though admittedly, I haven’t had the heart to dive right in just yet. All in due time.

Thank you to everyone who’s visited this site, retweeted a tweet, or commented on DHF’s Facebook page.

Go Broncos!

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Your former quarterback, ladies and gentlemen…

(I particularly enjoyed the YouTube comment “They should have added a “place bounty on other player” option in the game instead.”)

Speaking of Tim Tebow, in case you haven’t heard by now (you know, because Tebow never makes headlines), he had a bumpy outing in today’s Jets’ OTAs.

Shameless self-promotion time: Darn right I’m taking this opportunity to once again link to the Denver Horse Force classic ‘Tebowing’ Takes Over.  I don’t know how many more opportunities I’ll get to showcase my Tebowing while writing about Tebowing exploits.

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Goodell’s Letter to Fans - On Tuesday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent the following letter to NFL fans.  Read more from Denver Broncos >>>>

2011 Season Review: Third Quarter - Earlier in the season, Head Coach John Fox said that he would like to see the team go 3-1 in each quarter of the season. After the Broncos swept games 9-12, the coach said he’d happily take that result as well.  Read more from Denver Broncos >>>>

Where Do We Go From Here? - 2011 is a year that Denver Broncos fans will remember for years to come. After starting the season with an abysmal 1-4 record under the leadership of Kyle Orton, the Broncos Brass made the dramatic switch to second-year quarterback Tim Tebow who helped spark a rally that ignited the Broncos to their first playoff appearance and division championship since 2005. Sporting the underdog role, the Broncos shocked the football world when they defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in an overtime thriller on Wildcard Weekend — only to end up being brought back down to Earth after a thrashing by the New England Patriots in the AFC Divisional Game.  Read more from Bronco Talk >>>>

Broncos Free Agency 2012: Brian Dawkins Leads List Of Denver’s 17 Unrestricted Free Agents - The Denver Broncos will enter free agency with 17 players freely able to leave the team. Safety Brian Dawkins will likely either retire or sign up with the Broncos for one more year.  Read more from SB Nation >>>>

Which Free Agent QBs Should Broncos Look At? - As much as you may like Tim Tebow, the Denver Broncos need help at quarterback. Brady Quinn is likely on his way out the door (how could he take another year on the Denver pine after his stint with the team?), andAdam Weber, although fun to watch last preseason, isn’t quite ready to fill in as Tebow’s primary backup.  Read more from Predominantly Orange >>>>

Ex-UNC player’s Tebowing snowman garners national attention - When 7-year-old Madison Heiner decided she wanted to build a snowman, little did she know the large clump of snow in her yard would turn into a giant Tebowing snowman that would garner national attention.  Read more from Greeley Tribune >>>>

Denver Broncos - Here are the Denver Broncos top three offensive and defensive draft needs.  Read more from ProFootballWeekly >>>>

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Tim Tebow talks Tebowing – because imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…

Fourth quarter comebacks – while giving credit to teammates, and…

Tebowie - calling Jimmy Fallon performance a little “pitchy.”

Prepare to hear a lot of screams of the female variety from the audience.  Oh, and there’s a t-shirt cannon finale, too.

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Tim Tebow’s injuries could have prevented him from playing in AFC title game - Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow sustained bruises to his chest and right, non-throwing shoulder, as well as a torn rib cartilage during the third quarter of Saturday night’s playoff game at New England, an NFL source said today. Had the Broncos defeated the Patriots, Tebow in all likelihood would not have been able to play in the AFC championship game this week.  Read more from The Denver Post >>>>

Woody Paige: Multiple choices for Tim’s Tebow backup with Broncos – Consequently, Tim Tebow’s backup quarterback at the beginning of Broncos training camp will be…Read more from The Denver Post >>>>

Dawkins Talks 2011, Mulls Future - Cleaning out his locker Sunday, Brian Dawkins stopped to talk about what he described as “a roller coaster ride” of a season.  Read more from Denver Broncos >>>>

Tebowing.com Founder Begins His Off-Season - With praying quarterback Tim Tebow and his Denver Broncos eliminated from the NFL playoffs this past weekend, Jared Kleinstein, 24, the founder of the Web site Tebowing.com and its parent company Tebowing LLC, finally has a chance to reflect on what he started.  Read more from Time >>>>

2012 NFL Mock Draft: Mel Kiper Projects DT Fletcher Cox For Denver Broncos –  The NFL Draft season never seems to really start until ESPN’s Mel Kiper puts out his first postseason mock draft, and he just released his 2012 one (Insider required). Kiper waits until all of the underclassmen have declared, for which the date passed earlier this week. While there’s no surprise with the No. 1 pick being Andrew Luck to the Indianapolis Colts, where does Kiper go with the Denver Broncos?  Read more from SB Nation >>>>

Bradlee Van Pelt – The Former Denver Bronco and San Marcos High Grad Talks Football.  Read more from The Santa Barbara Independent >>>>

The Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw, Tim Tebow and Jesus Christ - There is no mistaking the precocious maturity of Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw. Whether in his calm focus on the mound or in the clubhouse, he is beyond his 23 years. He appears remarkably centered and at peace with himself, recognizing where he is personally and professionally.  Read more from LA Times >>>>

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Hey, the Broncos are AFC West champions.  So that’s like cool and stuff…

DHF will have SO MUCH MORE on the Broncos in the playoffs.  Just keep visiting this week.  I promise what awaits you will be awesome.

Now let’s look at the day’s headlines.

Woody Paige: Broncos play not to lose, which is what happened vs. Chiefs - There is no life on mars or at the stadium today.  There was no celebration on the field at game’s end. The Broncos still didn’t know if they’d be in the playoffs.  Read more from The Denver Post >>>>

Dave Krieger: Have NFL defenses figured out Tim Tebow? - I was on my way from the Mile High press box to the field late in Sunday’s game when two passing fans shouted a greeting of sorts: ”Hey, you ever heard of Brady Quinn?”  Read more from The Denver Post >>>>

Broncos lose RG Chris Kuper for season with gruesome injury - As part of the Broncos’ renowned draft class of 2006, Chris Kuper was looking forward to playing in the playoffs for the first time.  Read more from The Denver Post >>>>

A Fresh Start - The Broncos closed the season with three straight losses, but the team knows it has an opportunity to right the ship and make some noise now that the postseason has arrived.  Read more from Denver Broncos >>>>

Loss Hurts, But Playoffs Loom - Despite a 7-3 loss to the Chiefs in the regular season finale, the Broncos are headed back to the postseason for the first time since 2005.  Read more from Denver Broncos >>>>

Notebook: Broncos Rush into Record Books - The Broncos, led by Willis McGahee, set a single-season record for rushing yards; The defense steps up; Injuries cast a shadow.  Read more from Denver Broncos >>>>

Bill Maher celebrates 2012 by ‘Tebowing’ in a tree - We are now officially in 2012, and Bill Maher still has not stopped mocking Tim Tebow. In a new post on Twitter from Hawaii (where he is vacation), the HBO host posted the picture to the left of this article along with this caption:  Read more from Examiner >>>>

Tim Tebow Fined By Denver Broncos QBs Over Billboards - The other Denver Broncos quarterbacks on the roster didn’t take too kindly to a billboard being erected crying for Tim Tebow to be named the starting quarterback earlier in the season.  Read more from Football News Now >>>>

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Tim Tebow, Tom Brady finding different ways to win for Broncos, Patriots - One is the mold, the other, well, he’s trying to break it, with every comeback victory and improbable finish.  Read more from The Denver Post >>>>

Broncos defense aims to make Patriots’ Tom Brady “uncomfortable” - With Wes Welker, the New England Patriots have the NFL’s receptions leader (100).  Check. Rob Gronkowski (71 catches and an NFL tight ends record 15 TDs) is as dangerous a tight end as there is in the league.  Check.  Read more from The Denver Post >>>>

Tebow Eager to Face Brady’s Patriots - Quarterbacks on opposing teams may not ever be on the field at the same time, but their head-to-head production is often a decisive factor in games.  Read more from DenverBroncos.com >>>>

Take your pick - Tom is righty.  Tim is lefty.  Tom is 34.  Tim is 24.  Tom is second in passing yards among NFL starters this season.  Tim is dead last.  Tom is third in completion percentage.  Tim is dead last.  Tom has won five games in a row.  Tim has won six.  Read more from ESPN >>>>

N.Y. teens suspended for Tebowing in school hallway - Just when everyone thought the trend of “Tebowing” had reached its zenith in the greater cultural Zeitgeist, it finds a way to completely jump the shark: On Wednesday, a group of high school athletes at a Long Island school were suspended for staging a spontaneous bout of Tebowing in their high school’s hallway.  Read more from Yahoo! Sports >>>>

Denver Broncos’ Tim Tebow scores a best-selling book - Take a Tebow!  Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, a sensation thanks to his winning ways on the football field and his controversial gridiron prayers, is scoring in bookstores, too. His memoir, Through My Eyes, written with Nathan Whitaker, is back in USA TODAY’s Top 50, at No. 46.  Read more from USA Today >>>>

Denver Broncos team report: Von Miller experiment with casts - Broncos rookie linebacker Von Miller may be sporting a different version of cast over his surgically-repaired right thumb when Denver hosts New England on Sunday.  Read more from Sporting News >>>>

In Broncos, Tom Brady will be meeting his nemesis - Tom Brady has faced – and beaten – every team in the NFL.  And against 30 of those 31 teams, Brady has a winning record. It’s a testament to him, and the consistency of the Patriots in his decade-plus as the team’s starting quarterback.  Read more from Boston Globe >>>>

Manu: ‘Who is this Tim Tebow?’ - Manu Ginobili, the Spurs All-Star guard from Argentina, loves his fútbol (soccer), but he is no fan of American football.  Read more from Spurs Nation >>>>

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Now that’s a great weekend!

Just when I start to think Tebow-mania has hit its peak, something happens – whether it’s another magazine cover, another television special, or another YouTube tribute.

In today’s installment, word that “Tebowing” is, well…a word.

"Tebowing" is now an honest-to-goodness word. (courtesy Craig O'Neal)

The Global Language Monitor, a Texas-based company that tracks language trends worldwide, now recognizes Tebowing as part of the English language.

As you know, Tebowing – to get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different – hit cult status six weeks ago.  GLM credits the widespread acceptance and use of Tebowing for its “officializing” of the word.

Tebowing entered the lexicon in late-October, following the Broncos comeback overtime in against Miami, thanks to Tebowing.com, a website that allows fans to post their Tebowing photos, and of course, buy Tebowing merchandise.

You might remember DHF’s tribute to Tebowing, easily among my favorite posts ever.

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Pass rusher’s skill set: speed, power, agility, mathematics - There are numbers to it all — vectors, acceleration, mass and force — but it is something that simply raises the eyebrows of those who see it and elevates the heart rate of those who are paid to search for such things.  Read more from The Denver Post >>>>

Broncos, for once, will be the favorite vs. Vikings - It’s been a long time, perhaps even back into the first six weeks of the 2009 season, when the Broncos were the favorite in a road game.  Read more from The Denver Post >>>> 

Broncos Look for Victory vs. Vikings - With wins come expectations.  And more potential distractions.  For the 6-5 Broncos, who’ve gone 5-1 in their last six outings, the pressure is on to keep pace in the AFC West title race. It’s a race Oakland still leads by a single game over the second-place Broncos.  Read more from DenverBroncos.com >>>>

By the Book: Love him or hate him, Tim Tebow’s faith can’t be ignored - If there was a guy who always tried to do the right thing, and who avoided trouble, and gave selflessly to charities, and who spent much of his spare time helping others, and who was humble and polite, would you love him or hate him?   Read more from The Anniston Star >>>>

He’s going to be an NFL fan! Ultrasound shows unborn baby ‘Tebowing’ - Forget the college fund, these parents-to-be had better start saving up for a season ticket.  An ultrasound has shown an 19-week-old baby ‘Tebowing’ in the womb.  Read more from Daily Mail >>>>

Top-Five Reasons Why the Denver Broncos Are on a Roll - Our beloved Vikings are hosting the Denver Broncos this Sunday. I thought I should summarize why Denver has gone 5-1 since their bye week when a certain polarizing figure took over at quarterback. Here are some reasons, in order of importance, why they are winning ball games.  Read more from The Sport Hole >>>>

Three to Focus On: Broncos @ Vikings, Week 13 - The next stop on the Tebowmania tour is Minnesota, where the Vikings will try to avoid falling to 0-4 against the AFC West in 2011. Read more from Pro Football Focus >>>>

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Tim Tebow was only a toddler when Tom Petty’s hit “Free Fallin’” was released in 1989.  I’m not sure how familiar Tebow is with Petty’s song, but he doesn’t need to be now.

He has his own version.

Ryan Parker Songs, whose past releases include “Kobe the Mamba Bryant,” “Stoops He Did It Again,” and “Domo Arigato Vote Joey Votto,” now presents:

Want the lyrics? Click HERE >>>>

Now if rap is more your thing, there’s always “Super Fans (Tim Tebow).”

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