Yesterday's Broncos-Chargers game, won by Denver 17-3, wasn't a particularly entertaining contest for the average football lover.
At one point, announcer Kevin Harlan actually rhapsodized about how much fun it would have been to call the Panthers-Saints barn-burner (final score: 41-38 Carolina) as opposed to the one to which he'd been assigned.
But if Brock Osweiler's third straight win as a starting quarterback wasn't that much more impressive than the victories eked out by Peyton Manning earlier in the season (there was just one offensive touchdown), Broncos fans were able to enjoy the spectacle of much-hated Chargers QB Philip Rivers complaining about anything and everything en route to another defeat.
The Rivers gripe-fest was capped when he got into the face of Denver's Von Miller after being taken to the ground — at which point he quickly discovered that he'd gotten more than he'd bargained for.
Twitter Nation definitely noticed. Hence the following collection of tweets that shed no tears for Rivers — unless they were tears of laughter.
Check out the twenty most memorable tweets below, followed by two videos — the first a post-game video in which Miller reacts to Rivers's comments, the second a clip of the players meeting on the field after the game was over.
Number 20:
Philip Rivers is a big cry baby He might even be a bigger cry baby than pretty boy cry baby Tom Brady It's a toss up #crybabies #NFLQB
— Bridget Daniels (@Snooperdooper2) December 7, 2015
Number 19:
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Philip Rivers and Von Miller aren't exchanging Christmas cards.
— Kyle Banks (@kylebanks) December 7, 2015
Number 18:
Hey Philip Rivers You don't run ur mouth to Von Miller pic.twitter.com/dfMmXsiSJW
— ?Minxy? (@Irish_Minxx) December 7, 2015
Number 17:
Von Miller LOVES sacking Philip Rivers! (Who wouldn't??)
— Courtney Finnicum (@courtney883) December 6, 2015
Number 16:
Gosh Philip Rivers is suuuuuuch a whiny bitch! Just shut up and take the loss like a man, goodness!
— Sean Fahmy (@fahmy001) December 7, 2015
Number 15:
Von Miller just punked Philip rivers
— Dylan (@MisterPryor35) December 7, 2015
Number 14:
Man I absolutely hate Philip Rivers w/ a passion...Von Miller kicked his ass
— Dré ? (@andre20fs) December 7, 2015
Number 13:
@PhilipRivers your a big cry baby. If you can't take the hit, then don't play with the bog boys. #DenverBroncos #WarmUpTheBus #GoodGameThou
— Jc lopez (@Jcltopnotch) December 7, 2015
Number 12:
Really wish Philip Rivers & Von Miller were mic'd up. That exchange looked hilarious
— Matt Geving (@MattGeving) December 7, 2015
Number 11:
I don't think it gets any better than ending a win with a sack of cry-baby Philip Rivers by the @Broncos! #GoBroncos
— Dylan Roberts (@DRobCO) December 7, 2015
Number 10:
Lol Philip rivers has had enough of Von Miller but too bad! #Broncos
— Danielle (@Shiningfeather4) December 7, 2015
Number 9:
Philip rivers is a cry baby! And I'm glad the Broncos messed him and the Chargers up
— JUMPMAN (@LeBeauLogan) December 7, 2015
Number 8:
Von Miller yelling at Philip Rivers is a man yelling at a boy. #DENvsSD
— Aaron Byers (@abyers2416) December 7, 2015
Number 7:
Another Broncos Chargers game, another episode of cry-baby Philip Rivers. Years upon years of complaining
— Brian Kort (@Boom_BKort) December 7, 2015
Number 6:
Seriously #philiprivers? It's football. Baby back bitch. Then you yell at all your teammates, linemen, recievers, etc. Come on dude!
— Brandon Rose (@brose328) December 7, 2015
Number 5:
Announcer: "you gotta love the competitive spirit of Philip Rivers" ....you mean the fact he's a CRY BABY
— Molly Charlson (@molllllyjoan) December 7, 2015
Number 4:
Philip rivers has to be the biggest cry baby in all of sports.
— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) December 7, 2015
Number 3:
.@PhilipRivers - you are such a cry baby and you throw like a TRex - zip it! #GoBroncos
— Carlos Hidalgo (@cahidalgo) December 7, 2015
Number 2:
Von Miller showing the world once again how big of a cry baby Philip Rivers is! Step off or get stepped on. #baby #MillerTime
— DK (@dylank_125) December 7, 2015
Number 1:
I love to watch Philip Rivers bitch about literally everything when he's on the losing side of the game
— Tucker O'Rourke (@OrourkeTucker) December 7, 2015
“@arranandersen: #Broncos Von Miller explains the end of game trash talking with Philip Rivers. pic.twitter.com/XanFY8cGHp” the man!!
— Riley Simonton (@Arazi_92) December 7, 2015
Philip Rivers and Von Miller chatting after the #Broncos beat the @Chargers
@fox5sandiego pic.twitter.com/nxBz60xGLb
— Jacob Roth (@Jacob_Roth21) December 7, 2015