Now that he has completed his second season of dodging that commandment about not working on the sabbath, it’s time to review the statistics of Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow.

Games won — 8.

Games lost — 5.

Percentage of passes completed — 46.5.

Percentage of people who told a national pollster his surprising accomplishment of leading the Broncos into the National Football League’s post season playoffs was due to divine intervention — 43.

Maybe in a nation where football often tends to be a religion, the results of that survey by Poll Position shouldn’t be surprising. It is, after all, the sport of Hail Marys and Immaculate Receptions.

And it’s entirely possible that Tebow’s deep faith has given him an inner strength to maximize his abilities and overcome what most football experts agree are poor throwing mechanics.

But if 43 percent of the people polled really believe a deity would take a time out from his or her other duties to influence the outcome of football games, it raises an awful lot of questions.

For whom would this deity root in a game between Southern Methodist and Texas Christian?

Or does the intervention only favor pro football teams, in which case shouldn’t the Saints be prohibitive favorites in every game they play?

Would any pro football general manager in his right mind ever draft an atheist?

Then there’s the question of what happens when the season is over. Does divine intervention only apply to football, or can it be bestowed upon baseball’s Padres and Angels?

And what are we to make of all those NCAA basketball championships won by the Duke Blue Devils?

None of this is meant as a rap on Tebow. He is, by all accounts, an upstanding young man who doesn’t drink, smoke or show up on police blotters

And while many may question the appropriateness of using football to bring attention to his self-proclaimed religious beliefs, that’s certainly no less appropriate than players using football to bring attention to their own self-perceived wonderfulness.

But if divine intervention is what separates the winners from the losers in pro football, a lot of teams in the NFL are going to have to change their approach next season.

Bible camp instead of training camp. Prayer sessions instead of film sessions.

The guide to the Super Bowl will be found in holy books, not playbooks.

Except of course, for the Cleveland Browns, who never seem to have a prayer.

Contact D.L. Stewart at dlstew_2000@yahoo.com.