Jeremy Johnston

Tim Tebow explains the 3:16 game story, it’s so unbelievable I have to fact check it every time “That national championship game was on January 8th of 2009, and exactly three years later to the date, we were playing the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL playoffs. I had no idea. I wanted to prove the doubters wrong. I wanted to show them we could do this. I wanted to make a statement. I wanted to win for my team, the fans, my family.” “We play this game and we win in overtime. Surreal moment. Right before I walk into this big room packed full of media, Patrick, our PR guy, steps in front of me and says, ‘Do you realize what happened?’” “I’m like, ‘Yeah, we just beat the Steelers. We’re going to play the Patriots.’ He said, ‘No. Do you know what happened? It’s exactly three years from the night that you wore John 3:16 under your eyes.’ I’m like, ‘Oh, wow. That’s awesome.’ He said, ‘No, no, no. During the game you threw for 316 yards.’” “‘Your yards per rush were 3.16. Your yards per completion were 31.6. The ratings for the night were 31.6. The time of possession was 31.6. And during the night, over 90 million people Googled John 3:16.’” “I went from a high and a celebration and a joy to a conviction and a disappointment. I knew that God was convicting me, saying, ‘Timmy, you thought tonight was about a game. It’s never just about a game.’ We could believe it’s a really big coincidence, or we could believe that we serve a really big God.”