NFL: America is in awe of Peyton Manning, says Simon Veness

Frank Sinatra said it best (and fairly often): Out of the tree of life, I just picked me a plum You came along and everything started to hum Still it's a real good bet, the best is yet to come.

And Champ Bailey and Von Miller have yet to play a down so far this year. So yes, Denver could well be better as the season goes on, on offence and defence. Oh, and the special teams unit can play a bit, too, with three touchdowns to their credit as well. What this all means is that Dallas will have their hands fuller than a very full thing when they entertain the Broncos on Sunday night, live on Sky Sports 3. It is a big test both ways, not least because the Cowboys' defence is no pushover, despite giving up a big day to Philip Rivers in San Diego last weekend. Tony Romo has some serious weapons of his own in Dez Bryant, Jason Witten, DeMarco Murray and, if fit, Miles Austin. Both Dallas defeats came on the road and they have scored 67 points in their two home outings to date. So expect a low-scoring game this week.... No, only kidding. This has all the makings of a real classic as Jerry Jones is sure to have his team amped up for the biggest game of the week while there is just no sign of the Manning bandwagon slowing down anytime soon (especially as several observers consider Denver to have the weakest schedule of all 32 teams this year). Trips to Indianapolis and New England still await the Broncos, plus a pair of divisional showdowns with the equally unbeaten - and new-look - Chiefs, who surprisingly loom as the big test, defensively, for Mr Metronome. But Manning and co. could easily arrive at their first Kansas City date at 9-0 the way they are playing now, and, if they do go on to get better as the season progresses, as Dungy and others have suggested, they could well be a completely unstoppable force by the time the play-offs arrive, and this orange-coloured train could easily be headed straight for XLVIII itself. In which case it won't be 'The Best Is Yet To Come' that will be their constant serenade, but the most famous Sinatra song of all - 'New York, New York'. Stats of the Week: For all the facts there have been some eye-popping quarterback displays so far this year, there have been some right duffers, too. 1) Seattle's Russell Wilson had just 31 yards passing in the first half at Houston. Even Jacksonville's Blaine Gabbert (with 2 INTs) had 39. However, Gabbert had only five in the third quarter - and that was on two completions! 2) Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco had five interceptions at Buffalo. That's as many as Peyton Manning, Jake Locker, Tony Romo, Andrew Luck and Philip Rivers combined for the season. 3) Kansas City are now 3-0 against the NFC East. 4) New York Giants - 16 quarters of football, 9.125pts conceded. Per quarter. Even the Jaguars are conceding only 8 per quarter. 5) Miami's Ryan Tannehill is on course to be sacked a brain-numbing 72 times this year, which would be second all-time only to David Carr's miserable 76-sack season in 2002. How many ways can you spell 'ouch'? Catch the Dallas Cowboys take on the Denver Bronchos live from The AT&T Stadium, Sun, 9.00pm, Sky Sports 3HD