The Raiders dominated the contest from start to finish, and Denver's shortcomings were evident in all phases of the game. Quarterback Trevor Siemian started slowly and proved singularly unable to inspire a meaningful comeback. Meanwhile, the injury-riddled defense, which was left on the field far too long thanks to offensive ineptitude, gave up a staggering 223 yards in rushing to a squad with a previously pedestrian ground game and committed penalties aplenty at the worst times possible — three of them coming on the Raiders' last scoring drive.
Fans on Twitter were apoplectic about the performance, with many of them casting blame for the loss in a variety of directions.
Who were the most frequent targets of this ire? Find out below — and we hope the hilarious number one makes you feel a little bit better.
Number 20:
Broncos fans truly take no responsibility when their team plays like shit. They just blame blame blame and blame everything around them
— Kobe (@kobehiggz) November 7, 2016
Number 19:
I think Chris Harris Jr. is about ready to take a swing at a ref, and I can't really blame him. #Broncos #Raiders #DENvsOAK
— Christopher Stephano (@cjstephanoAITC) November 7, 2016
Number 18:
@Broncos do you blame us as fans ? Come on now....
— Manda (@bemine_already) November 7, 2016
Number 17:
Not every Broncos fan is going to blame the Refs because the O Line played horrible, the defense weren't stopping the run or the pass.
— Ricardo Vargas (@Richie_Vargas17) November 7, 2016
Number 16:
But seriously, I can't sit here as a grown man & blame the refs when the Raiders ran the ball down our throat for 220+ #Broncos
— DominizZzle (@DominizZzle) November 7, 2016
Number 15:
@Broncos I still love you guys, and I'm not gonna blame it all on the refs, but you guys have to get better
— kevin (@KXNGkp) November 7, 2016
Number 14:
@Kingofthabear @ESPNNFL @RAIDERS broncos couldn't block or cover all night, weak ass team don't blame the refs for having No Skills.
— Ivan Darko (@TheIvanDarko) November 7, 2016
Number 13:
Broncos played like garbage on both sides of the ball. Blame penalties all you want, but the team looked downright sloppy.
— Asa (@DandyAnderson12) November 7, 2016
Number 12:
@LVWhisky @RollTideMM @Broncos Don't blame the Raiders..they are a better team. Look at Denver's performance. SUBPAR
— John Lee (@JL0666) November 7, 2016
Number 11:
@Broncos blame the coaches
— arturo (@archurops) November 7, 2016
Number 10:
@AlecSegall18 did I blame the refs for the entire game? No. The Broncos have several issues obviously. But poor officiating isn't ok either.
— Martini Murray (@mrsvaccaro) November 7, 2016
Number 9:
i'm not a huge football watcher but tell me why anytime the broncos lose fans blame it on the refs? like they aren't always the problem
— Kaitlin (@KaitlinCorwin) November 7, 2016
Number 8:
@Broncos you're fucking crazy lol. We blew this one. Can't blame the D, they spent three quarters of the game on the field.
— Chris burpee (@Bigburp82) November 7, 2016
Number 7:
I'm predicting the future Facebook posts: all the broncos fans will blame the loss on the refs even though they clearly caused the penalty.
— Cami (@camilynn) November 7, 2016
Number 6:
@patergator40 hahahaha don't blame me, blame @Broncos
— Kellen Hackett (@HACK_MILLER_SUP) November 7, 2016
Number 5:
@ShaunRainey I'll blame the refs for being terrible refs. I'll blame the Broncos for also being ass tonight.
— Brad Reed (@MrTitleist) November 7, 2016
Number 4:
Now the @Broncos won't even make the playoffs. They can only blame themselves.
— Hi! I'm Daniel Paul (@bigbroncosfan) November 7, 2016
Number 3:
@Broncos people can blame the refs all they want but Denver has given up about 900 yards over the past 4 weeks to penalties
— texpoops (@texpoops) November 7, 2016
Number 2:
At this point I am going to blame the coaching. Can only run the plays that are called. Too conservative. Like we afraid to win #broncos
— Kenyatta (@FreshKenT) November 7, 2016
Number 1:
Bad day for the Avs and Broncos. I blame daylight savings time.
— Steven Abeyta (@StevenAbeyta14) November 7, 2016
