Peyton Manning, OK. Brett Favre, sure. Drew Brees, absolutely. But Kyle Orton? You bet. These are the four quarterbacks who have led their teams to unbeaten records through the first six weeks of the season, and the most stunning of the bunch are the upstart Denver Broncos. With a bye this weekend, the Broncos (6-0) will head into November without a loss thanks in large part to the quarterback fans…

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Kyle Orton leads surprising Broncos to fast start (AP)

Never in the post-merger era has the NFL had four unbeaten teams this deep into a season. One of those, the Denver Broncos, will remain spotless into November because they are off this weekend. The Colts almost have another bye — they visit winless St. Louis. New Orleans and Minnesota have much bigger challenges, with the Vikings headed for Heinz Field to play the surging Steelers, and the Saints…

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Saints try to stay unbeaten at Miami (AP)

…0 as underdogs and 1-2 in games it which it was favored, losing to the Denver Broncos and Houston Texans at home and barely beating the Cleveland Browns on the road in overtime…

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Final Word: AFC North

Shannon Sharpe, who was part of the Broncos’ two Super Bowl wins in the 1990s, will be the lone inductee this December to the Division II Football Hall of Fame, it was announced Thursday.

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Former Bronco Sharpe going into D-II hall

Safeties Brian Dawkins, 36, and Darren Sharper, 33, have proven they still have a lot left in the tank, writes Len Pasquarelli.

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Pasquarelli: Sharper, Dawkins far from done

Former Broncos quarterback John Elway has been selected “Man of Year” by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

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Broncos great Elway named Camp’s "Man of Year"

Judge won`t dismiss suit vs. Roethlisberger A Nevada judge denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of raping a woman at a hotel-casino at Lake Tahoe.

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NFL notebook: Oct. 23

There are certain things that get a team behind the NFL’s velvet ropes, to mingle with the VIPs and bask in the spotlight. And a bone-bruising, assert-your-authority defense is certainly one of those things.

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Broncos will see plenty of NFL’s better offenses

OK, the Titans, Buccaneers and Rams are winless. The Chiefs and Browns have one win. The Dolphins, Bills, Chargers, Raiders, Redskins, Panthers and Seahawks have two wins.

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Analysis: Parity? It doesn’t exist in today’s NFL, and hasn’t for some time

Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable won’t face charges after being investigated over allegations that he assaulted one of his assistants, ending a two-month saga that was a cloud over the team’s season.

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Raiders’ Cable will not face assault charges