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During the first three weeks of the 2016 NFL season, fans of the teams beaten by your Denver Broncos have complained about being screwed by officiating, bad luck and plenty of other earthly factors.
After the Broncos' 27-7 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers yesterday, however, Bucs lovers griped to a higher power: the Big Guy upstairs.
Why? Not only did Denver crush Tampa Bay even after starting quarterback Trevor Siemian was taken out of the game because of injury (QB-of-the-future Paxton Lynch filled in ably), but the agony was dragged out by a nearly ninety-minute weather delay that struck midway through the fourth quarter, when the outcome of the massacre was no longer in doubt (if it ever was).
Continue to see our twenty favorite tweets from Tampa Bay loyalists cursing the heavens (with a few secular cries of pain thrown in just for fun).
Number 20:
Coach ain't have much to say during this weather delay. #Bucs #NFL #Broncos pic.twitter.com/QBmUX58W4S
— Angry Jameis (@Angry_Jameis) October 2, 2016
Number 19:
God bout to intervene to end this game. He's seen enough as well #Bucs
— Mirok?WithD?P?r? (@Holeyfield85) October 2, 2016
Number 18:
2 weeks in a row it takes us 4 plus hours to get the L. #Bucs finding new ways to prolong the hurt
— Toreano (@Toreano) October 2, 2016
Number 17:
Pretty sure this is God telling the Bucs to quit football #DENvsTB
— Erik Andersen (@erikandersen_) October 2, 2016
Number 16:
the bucs game is in a lightning delay again. This is just god's way of telling the bucs to just take the L lol #TBvsDEN #Buccaneers #NFL
— Brett Lewis-Lane (@YesIAmThatBrett) October 2, 2016
Number 15:
God didn't want to watch the Bucs offense anymore today
— Chris Vaccaro (@ChrisVaccaroGST) October 2, 2016
Number 14:
LOL another weather delay??? Hey Bucs, if the heavens are interferring in ur games for 2 weeks, God said somethin is wrong w/ ur franchise!
— Steve Lewis (@Jaggerace) October 2, 2016
Number 13:
The dumpster fire is again delayed by lightning #Bucs
— GoCubsGo (@cubcrazybucwild) October 2, 2016
Number 12:
Come on man??? Another lightning delay for #Bucs game.... this is what my eyes look like currently #Pac12AfterDark pic.twitter.com/LUgKtoTFA3
— Anthony Becht (@Anthony_Becht) October 2, 2016
Number 11:
#Bucs only chance to win is if lightning strikes the #Broncos bench. #DENvsTB https://t.co/isxiK6N3C8
— Kevin Carlson (@KOD1AK) October 2, 2016
Continue for more of our favorite tweets about Tampa Bay fans sure God hates them after the Broncos' weather-delayed blow-out win.
Number 10:
Fuck the Bucs and their bunk ass weather. Been waiting 40 minutes for this stupid weather delay to be over.
— Paul (@pmsteeze) October 2, 2016
Number 9:
Does it have to be a weather delay? Can't it just be the mercy rule? #Bucs haven't shown up to a game since week 1, why punish the #Broncos
— Tim Williams (@TimWritesSports) October 2, 2016
Number 8:
Man the Tampa Bay Buccaneers should just forfeit. No need to delay that "L" much longer #DENvsTB
— DaveHarrell (@iamDaveHarrell) October 2, 2016
Number 7:
@John_Sabol don't blame mother nature, before first drop off rain fell on the stadium the Bucs managed to lose that game, God played no role
— Flaco (@flaco_usa) October 3, 2016
Number 6:
Bucs fans...god is clearly trying to tell you something...become a Lightning fan!
— Shooter (@shooteyshoots) October 3, 2016
Number 5:
God decided that the Bucs have had enough. @Broncos #GoBroncos pic.twitter.com/ETZKMOhcTf
— Alex K (@DesmoLex) October 3, 2016
Number 4:
@planetkram I wouldn't call it a rain delay as much as God having mercy on the Bucs pic.twitter.com/qTi8FhwK1S
— Laura Hope (@imanole99) October 3, 2016
Number 3:
It’s almost like God is sending a message to Bucs fans . . . https://t.co/oycAMsHaTX
— Kenya (@KenyaBlue121) October 2, 2016
Number 2:
2 weeks in a row game suspended in Tampa! My guess, God doesn't like the bucs! Lol
— Scott Brouillard (@citycity11) October 2, 2016
Number 1:
Even god is angry, sigh. #BUCS drop to 1-3, just bad, completely blown out at home, 27 to 7. pic.twitter.com/wAi94T66cH
— Chris William (@ChrisWilliam93) October 2, 2016
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