The reactions to the Broncos' 41-20 victory yesterday over the previously undefeated Arizona Cardinals have run the gamut. Some fans are praising the Broncos for a points explosion spurred by Peyton Manning's 500th career touchdown pass and a career-high 479 yards through the air, while others grouse that the win was devalued because the Cards were down to their third-string quarterback by game's end and defensive end Calais Campbell was injured in a Julius Thomas chop block Arizona coach Bruce Arians called the dirtiest play he's ever seen.
Glass half full or glass half empty? That's the debate among our top twenty tweets, featuring images from the contest. Check them out below.
See also: Top Twenty Tweets About Broncos' Loss to Seahawks Being a Moral Victory
Number 20:
Im so proud of my broncos!!! 41 tho. Cardinals aren't undefeated anymore lol we took that shit
— Lish (@tlowepr) October 6, 2014
Number 19:
"@TheFootballPrez: Big win by the #Broncos today! Tomorrow everybody will down play it cuz it was the #Cardinals" backup QBs a bigger reason
— Rick Lewis (@1RickLewis) October 6, 2014
Number 18:
I'm still LMAO that my team beat the undefeated #ArizonaCardinals :) Love my #Broncos and especially #Manning out #LegendaryMVP
— ManningsBiggestFan (@manningismyhero) October 6, 2014
Number 17:
Man forget the broncos they still suck
— Vince (@_VinceHernandez) October 6, 2014
Continue to keep counting down our top twenty tweets about whether the Broncos played well or dirty versus the Cardinals. Number 16:
Despite last year's superbowl.. I'm sticking with my Broncos again #DenverAllDay
— joody mcbooty (@jeezy_jude) October 6, 2014
Number 15:
The cardinals clearly suck ass compared to the Broncos today @nferro21
— Amelia (@ameliaaboss) October 5, 2014
Number 14:
The Broncos are overrated and dirty
— Shawn Connors (@Connors316) October 5, 2014
Number 13:
Cardinals aren't undefeated anymore because of my Broncos
— Bron©os 3-1 (@D_dickey) October 6, 2014
Continue to keep counting down our top twenty tweets about whether the Broncos played well or dirty versus the Cardinals. Number 12:
Stupid ass injuries.... What we gonna do with a rookie backup quarterback against the Broncos smh
— Tonara (@TeeSoCrazy) October 5, 2014
Number 11:
Put that in your juice box and suck itttt!!! Go Broncos!!!
— Ariana♎ (@arimicheleee) October 5, 2014
Number 10:
Denver @Broncos, You suck. Dirty dirty team. Ridiculous. Chop block? This is the @NFL. C'mon man.
— Brad (@BradBaker81) October 5, 2014
Number 9:
Rest in peace to what use to be a birds nations undefeated team. #broncos
— Kelly Bedoni (@kbaysoz) October 6, 2014
Continue to keep counting down our top twenty tweets about whether the Broncos played well or dirty versus the Cardinals. Number 8:
@NickC941 broncos best afc team by far
— M K (@lordweerd) October 6, 2014
Number 7:
How good are the Cards as a team to be within 4 of the Broncos in the 4th with backup QBs? Or is Denver overrated?
— Nathan Meacham (@NathanMeacham) October 5, 2014
Number 6:
Good job knocking our backup QB out of the game Broncos, stay classy! #AZCards #BIGRED #BIRDGANG
— Ben Brogan (@benbrogan) October 5, 2014
Number 5:
Yeah our best performance so far RT @JustinTwell78: @sa9321 I bet it is. Got to be impressed with your Broncos today.
— Sunil Awasthi (@sa9321) October 6, 2014
Continue to keep counting down our top twenty tweets about whether the Broncos played well or dirty versus the Cardinals. Number 4:
The Broncos are dirty with their cheap ass blocks.
— Justin Don (@justin_don) October 6, 2014
Number 3:
What's that about the #Bengals being the best team in the AFC? #Broncos
— Olie Coen (@OlieCoen) October 6, 2014
Number 2:
@ESPNNFL engaged high or not, @Julius_Thomas 's chop block was typical @Broncos ....cheap and dirty. Congratulations. ....real classy
— shoe and shoelace (@shoeandshoelace) October 6, 2014
Number 1:
Wow I'm still drunk tomorrow going to suck lol go broncos
— Tom Conlon (@travisschiffer) October 6, 2014
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