Tebow Sets Twitter Record - pettitsuded1943

When Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow hit Demaryius Thomas on a slant route that upturned into a 80-yard touchdown Sunday on the first maneuver in overtime, he not only advanced his team up to the next level off of the NFL playoffs, but he set a new record for sports tweets happening Twitter.

According to the microblogging site, Tebow's extra time heroics set a new record for sports of 9420 tweets per second.

In setting a new record, Tebow eclipsed the mark of 7196 tweets per second (TPS) arranged at end of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup where the U.S. team lost to a plucky Japanese squad in a penalty kick shootout.

Tebow's Twitter showing too bested close to momentous not-sporty events, much every bit the Royal Wedding (3966 TPS) end of Osama Bin Ladened (5106 TPS) and Steve Jobs's resignation from Apple (6049 TPS), and some other popular subject: Beyonce's maternity at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards (8868 TPS).

During his clipped fourth dimension at the offensive helm of the Broncos, Tebow has become acknowledged for his providential comebacks and finishes. Atomic number 2 would really need something on the lines of the "Immaculate Reception" to beat the all time TPS Twitter record of 25,088 set on Dec 9 of last twelvemonth when Japanese TV aired Hayao Miyazaki's "Castle in the Sky."

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