Top 20 Tweets About Whether Broncos' Close Win Over Jets Shows They're Overrated

As we know, expectations color perceptions, particularly in sports. Hence, the highly varied reactions to the Broncos' 31-17 win yesterday over the New York Jets, a woeful team Denver's top rival, the San Diego Chargers, blew out the previous week. Is the glass half-empty or half-full for Peyton Manning and...

By Michael Roberts

October 13, 2014

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As we know, expectations color perceptions, particularly in sports. Hence, the highly varied reactions to the Broncos' 31-17 win yesterday over the New York Jets, a woeful team Denver's top rival, the San Diego Chargers, blew out the previous week. Is the glass half-empty or half-full for Peyton Manning and company? Here are twenty memorable takes from Twitter Nation, featuring images from the game.

Number 20:

Broncos 31 jets 17. Sucks to suck New York. #winning #Broncos #AllTheWay
— Griffin Gilchrist (@shred_aspen) October 12, 2014

Number 19:

@Broncos We've been expecting a lot from you guys... Time to deliver. You just barely got by a team famous for the butt fumble. #winbig
— Allamar Design (@allamardesign) October 12, 2014

Number 18:

If the Broncos were playing like shit and still won, the Jets must really suck. #mediocrejobwelldone
— Linh Terry (@lindsgirl88) October 12, 2014

Number 17:

If you let Geno Smith score on you, you know you're overrated. #DENvsNYJ @Broncos
— Ryan Jacobs (@snakejacobs) October 12, 2014

Continue to keep counting down the top twenty tweets about whether the Broncos' close win over the Jets shows they're overrated. Number 16:

I will consider this game a loss if Peyton and the Broncos don't blow the Jets out.
— Johntae Stevens (@DoubleJ55321479) October 12, 2014

Number 15:

Of course the one close game the jets have they're playing against Peyton manning and the Broncos
— Nicholas Scuderi (@NicholasScuderi) October 12, 2014

Number 14:

Eric Decker deserves to be on the Jets because both of them suck ass!!!! #Broncos
— Siam Alam (@siamal17) October 12, 2014

Number 13:

The #jets put up a good 1st half against the #Broncos. Then started 2 look like the #nyjets of old that we all known and h8. Bye #rexryan
— HiztoryApparel (@myHiztory) October 12, 2014

Continue to keep counting down the top twenty tweets about whether the Broncos' close win over the Jets shows they're overrated. Number 12:

On some real shit did the broncos play shitty or did the jets jus play better ?
— T.Webb (@Feddy_Webby) October 12, 2014

Number 11:

Jets way way waaaaay closer to Broncos in this game than I ever thought possible
— Louie (@LouieM_) October 12, 2014

Number 10:

Ugly win for the @Broncos against the Jets when they should have destroyed them. This is why Denver will not win a super bowl
— David Nine (@TheNumberNine) October 12, 2014

Number 9:

@Broncos THIS IS UPSETTING! you barely won today. Get it together broncos. We're waiting! WE WANT MORE THAN A 7pt lead in the last minute.
— Allamar Design (@allamardesign) October 12, 2014

Continue to keep counting down the top twenty tweets about whether the Broncos' close win over the Jets shows they're overrated. Number 8:

Every time they bring up the Super Bowl in the Broncos-Jets game, take a shot.
— Craig Darnes (@Darnzeee91) October 12, 2014

Number 7:

broncos are so overrated. refs will help them in the playoffs tho
— Pill Ferrell (@poindextertunes) October 12, 2014

Number 6:

Broncos are making the Jets look like SuperBowl Contenders with their sloppy play and penalties
— Dave (@cterrier100) October 12, 2014

Number 5:

@nfl To the scumbag, obviously bias, shithead officials. The Jets are shitty enough on their own, you don't have to give the Broncos gifts.
— John Intermaggio (@Jintermaggio) October 12, 2014

Continue to keep counting down the top twenty tweets about whether the Broncos' close win over the Jets shows they're overrated. Number 4:

BRONCOS ARE THE ONE PIECE OF THE NFL. OVERRATED GARBAGE
— #BoltUp (5-1) (@MVSwaggyP) October 13, 2014

Number 3:

I really wish the jets could've pulled off that comeback just because fuck the broncos, but damn they suck
— Mergatroid Skittle (@ClapGucci) October 12, 2014

Number 2:

@dmac1043 Wow the #jets are bad. And the #broncos are barely going to scrape by.
— Pedal Cabby (@PedalCabby) October 12, 2014

Number 1:

Another good win on the road away at the Jets, coming back bigger and stronger for this years superbowl #Broncos #Denver
— Will Morrison (@WillMorrison1) October 12, 2014

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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