Top 20 Tweets About Broncos Beating Chiefs Despite a Subpar Peyton Manning

Everything seemed to point to a Broncos loss against Kansas City last night, including a road game on a cold night and a desperate opponent fueled by an embarrassing loss (to the Raiders!) and the illness of a team leader (Eric Berry may have cancer). Yet Denver still emerged with a key 29-16 win, as well as the admiration of Twitter Nation, whose citizens seem to have a new respect for the squad despite -- or perhaps because of -- a surprisingly lackluster performance by Peyton Manning. Check out our picks for the top twenty tweets below, including a funny Vine and a Chief who may or may not have been caught giving a ref the jerkoff gesture.

See also: Top 20 Tweets About Broncos' Comeback Versus Dolphins -- and Kicker's Suckage

Number 20:

It's kind of reassuring that we can still score 29 points even when Peyton sucks.

— Brandon (@BrandonR_58) December 1, 2014

Number 19:

"@ScottWarner18: The @Broncos win. Like I said, Peyton is a ninja warrior. #DENvsKC https://t.co/HNPcYrSCzW"

— Things Connor Says (@CForce29) December 1, 2014

Number 18:

And I we've found our running game...can win without having to rely on Peyton so much. Cause we'll never win it all relying on just him.

— JC (@Boy_II_Menace) December 1, 2014

Number 17:

Travis Kelce pretended to jerk off while the ref made his call: http://t.co/7R4jXCztB9 pic.twitter.com/SUFMToqolr

— SB Nation (@SBNation) December 1, 2014

Continue to keep counting down the top twenty tweets about the Broncos beating the Chiefs despite a subpar Peyton Manning. Number 16:

Broncos defense can be that dominant. Coaches just gotta let them be great.

— MoneyMiguel (@me_geleeto) December 1, 2014

Number 15:

All of a sudden the Broncos have turned into a running team, doubt if Peyton likes it much. But this is the formula to win the Super Bowl.

— Rick Lewis (@1RickLewis) December 1, 2014

Number 14:

Pleased to win. Pleased w/ pass rush. Pleased w/ OL + run game. Concerned re: Peyton + not finishing properly #mixedfeelings #broncos #nfl

— Sunil Awasthi (@sa9321) December 1, 2014

Number 13:

Broncos were in super bowl form last night & yall can stay mad pic.twitter.com/6u9K4h6BVu

— Christy (@ChristyLavish) December 1, 2014

Continue to keep counting down the top twenty tweets about the Broncos beating the Chiefs despite a subpar Peyton Manning. Number 12:

Tonight's scoreboard: Broncos: 29 Chiefs: 16 Amount of sleep I got tonight: 5 minutes during the game listed above Assignments done: 2

— Mr Business-As-Usual (@NateBeer) December 1, 2014

Number 11:

The broncos have the chiefs number, but what can you say, Manning is a legend! http://t.co/onsYjF5T0V

— Spaceman Spiff (@ryanmunyan) December 1, 2014

Number 10:

Peyton channels Brian Griese Broncos still win. Really impressive game by lads in Orange & Blue.

— dick maynard (@jctdick1) December 1, 2014

Number 9:

http://t.co/8bEWZ9bXNj PEYTON MANNING DENVER BRONCOS SUPER BOWL ATHLON SPORTS MAGAZINE JANUARY 2014 #Broncos http://t.co/WNrsDbzRe2

— I Get It (@BroncosX2) December 1, 2014

Continue to keep counting down the top twenty tweets about the Broncos beating the Chiefs despite a subpar Peyton Manning. Number 8:

That win moves the Broncos to 9-3. One step closer to that top seed and hopefully one step closer to the Super Bowl

— James Allen (@JRAllen__) December 1, 2014

Number 7:

Love to see the Broncos win behind the defense and the run game. Very reassuring on a Peyton led team

— David Rothchild (@dwillroth) December 1, 2014

Number 6:

@610SportsKC @TheFakeNed Kc chiefs are such a joke. -Peyton Manning (nationwide jingle voice) pic.twitter.com/HRuXgYZBK9

— Chase Crawford (@CrawfordAuction) December 1, 2014

Number 5:

I wish Peyton signed with Oakland.... Fukin broncos

— Arn Wright (@aaronwrightt) December 1, 2014

Continue to keep counting down the top twenty tweets about the Broncos beating the Chiefs despite a subpar Peyton Manning. Number 4:

@KyleKuusela That's a positive. Everyone said we couldn't win w/o Peyton playing well. They just won by 13 on the road.

— Joe Morrone (@jemorrone7) December 1, 2014

Number 3:

If the Broncos can get 110+ yds on the ground consistently from here on out, they'll be back in the Superbowl.

— Matthew Hailes (@Matthew_202) December 1, 2014

Number 2:

This Broncos team with their decent defense and a running game........ Yeah, dangerous, very dangerous team.

— Whiz Kid (@WhizKid18) December 1, 2014

Number 1:

Getting to watch Peyton Manning win and Tom Brady lose tonight makes me so happy

— Amy Taylor (@AmyETaylor) December 1, 2014

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