Philadelphia Eagles’ Tim Tebow completed 6 of 12 passes and was sacked twice in his preseason debut against the Indianapolis Colts. The quarterback hadn’t played since the 2013 preseason with the New England Patriots.Eric Hartline
Tim Tebow got a warm Philly welcome.
Tebow threw for 69 yards and ran for a touchdown in his first game in two years, Kenjon Barner returned a punt 92 yards for a touchdown and ran for a score and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Indianapolis Colts 36-10 Sunday.
Tebow got a standing ovation when he entered midway through the third quarter and the crowd roared so loud when his name was introduced he had to quiet them down because he was taking the snap in a shotgun.
"It's very humbling, a blessing. I appreciated it," Tebow said.
Tebow completed his first four passes and fans chanted "Tebow! Tebow!" during his first series.
He dove into the pylon on a seven-yard TD run late in the fourth quarter and finished with 15 yards rushing on four carries. He completed 6 of 12 passes and was sacked twice.
"I liked how Timmy threw it," Eagles coach Chip Kelly said.
Tebow hadn't played since the 2013 preseason with New England until the Eagles (1-0) signed him to compete with Matt Barkley for the No. 3 spot behind Sam Bradford and Mark Sanchez. Barkley was 12 of 20 for 192 yards and one interception.
"Did some things decent and some things we have to work on," Tebow said. "I have to be more consistent."
Quarterback Andrew Luck was 5 of 6 for 43 yards for the Colts (0-1).
Playing their first game since losing to the Patriots in the AFC championship game that began the Deflategate saga, the Colts didn't seem as if they prepared much for Philadelphia's up-tempo offence and they were missing several defensive starters. But making sure players get reps is more important than scheming for a unique offence they're not going to see in the regular season.
Several Colts starters didn't play, including WR T.Y. Hilton, RB Frank Gore and CB Vontae Davis. The Eagles were missing LBs DeMeco Ryans, Kiko Alonso and Mychal Kendricks along with Bradford and All-Pro running back DeMarco Murray.