I just can't believe it. I mean seriously, at the start of the season you always expect a few surprises but seriously, I mean, really?

The Denver Broncos are 4-0.
I repeat, the Denver Broncos are 4-0!

How? Well there doing it by turning last year's weakness into this season's strength. That's right, the defense in Denver is their reason for success.

The Broncos have 15 sacks on the season which ranks them at #2. Elvis Dumervil is a decent defensive end reborn as a pro-bowl linebacker accounting for 8 of Denver's sacks. at this pace he would finish the season with around 25.

The offense has been a big surprise as well. Kyle Orton got bashed by most of the posters on this site and was written off as mediocre at best. Five touchdowns and zero picks later it looks like Orton might be more than workman-like. His yardage, yards for completions and completion percentage might all be less than stellar but a 97 passer rating proves efficiency.

The ground game has been efective as well with a team average of 4.7 yards a carry. Knowshon Moreno and Correll Buckhalter have rushed for a combined 516 yards givng the team an average of 103 yards a game. If you can run the ball, play defense and not commit turnovers you can win ball games in the NFL.

The receiving group has come together to start making noise, and not the kind that Brandon Marshall was causing in the off-season. The little love bug scene him and Josh McDaniels shared shows that winning cures all that ails.

And for the record, at the start of the season Josh McDaniels looked like a man in over his head, at least in my opinion. Looking at it now could he have actually known what he was doing all along? There's still a lot of season left, I'll wait to give my verdict.

So what about the Chargers?

In the offseason I pegged San Diego for an 8-8 season losing the division to Oakland (this was when the option for Garcia to start was still available) by virtue of divisional record. After a 2-2 start their on there way to making me look intelligent, if you overlook that whole Oakland thing.

Philip Rivers continues to light it up with 1245 yds, 6 tds and 3 ints over 4 games. He has earned his place in the discussion of the top quarterbacks in the league and could be considered a top 5 passer. The next step for Rivers is the same as the entire Chargers organization. Win the AFC Championship and make it to the Superbowl. If San Diego can accomplish this than Rivers will claim his spot permanently.

The ground game in San Diego has become a weakness and it has been working that direction ever since the decision not to resign Lorenzo Neal. The man that might have been the biggest factor in Ladanian Tomlinson making it to the second level of the defense was let go and L.T.'s numbers have spiraled downward. It's looking like the Chargers once formidable rushing attack could now be their achilles heel averaging a pitiful 2.7 yds a carry. If San Diego can't improve this statistic the season is doomed.

The recieving group has played well and Vincent Jackson is becoming a severe threat to opposing defenses. Averaging 18.7 yds a reception with 373 yds and 2 tds Jackson is the main weapon in Philip Rivers arsenal. Throw in Antonio Gates 349 yds and 2 tds and you can see why Rivers has become a big success.

The defense however has been mediocre at best. Six sacks will not cut it if San Diego wants to win the West. Ranking at #24 the Chargers defense is 3rd in the division, behind the Raiders, and could be moving down if the ground game continues to peter out leaving the defense on the field all game.

I wish I could say some nice things about Oakland and Kansas City but there's not a lot to say.

Oakland will not win many games with JaMarcus Russell controlling the offense. Completing less than 40% of his passes with a 42 rating Jamarcus has thrown for 506 yds, 1 td and 4 picks. That's about 125 yds a game. He is the worst starting QB in the league.

That's all I will discuss about the Raiders.

For the lowly Chiefs it has been one loss followed by another, followed by another, followed by another and one of those losses came at the hands of the Raiders. I knew the Chiefs would struggle, but I am still surprised by how they look incapbale of producing a steady attack. The one thing I know for sure is Todd Haley will lose this team if he continues to act like a child on the sidelines. The prognosis is slow dying, followed by a slow death, followed by...

If the Broncos beat the Patriots this weekend I might have to check my pulse or watch a few episodes of the Twilight Zone.
Did you ever see the episode where Shatner is on the plane sweatin' bullets? Classic!