Surprise, surprise: Orton, Favre out of this world

It’s the last thing we would have expected coming out of the preseason: Kyle Orton, who was error-prone and injured while the Broncos were losing all four of their exhibition games, is playing like a Pro Bowl quarterback for a Denver team that is 6-0 after Monday’s convincing 34-23 victory at San Diego.

Meanwhile, in Minnesota, 40-year-old Brett Favre has found the fountain of youth in leading the Vikings to a 6-0 start. Despite first declining to come of retirement and then, after changing his mind once again, barely breaking a sweat in the preseason, Favre is flashing his gun-slinging style, rallying Minnesota to yet another come-from-behind victory Sunday over Baltimore.

Orton and the Broncos. Favre and the Vikings. Who has been the NFL’s biggest surprise so far this season? Here’s my top-5 list:


Click here to read the full article – By Stu Courtney of Chicago Sun-Times



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