dark horse

After more than a century of false starts, the dark horse of the renewable-energy industry seems finally poised to make a significant dent in America’s insatiable appetite for new sources of power.

At the same time, Darnold has emerged as both a dark horse to be this season’s MVP and an incredible bargain: His $33.5 million a year contract is far cheaper than the game’s highest-paid passers.

At the start of the season, we said on The Whole 10 Yards that Denver could be this season's dark horses.

The Denver Broncos went from dark horses to headline-makers thanks to a superb comeback win against Super Bowl champions the Eagles, before hopping on a plane for Sunday's game in London.

Another of the league's top 10 - Denver cornerback Patrick Surtain II - then comes to town, along with two of this season's dark horses for the Super Bowl and a rookie dubbed an NFL 'unicorn'.