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Now that a third of the National Football League season finished, clubs are beginning to reveal their real potential

The Buccaneers and The Colts achieved status as the first franchises to attain a 5-1 record as they maintained their impressive openings to the season

Seattle and New England are emerging as competitors, while The Steelers are appearing settled in the AFC North

The season seems over already for a major preseason championship favorites Baltimore, but might just be getting going for The Chiefs

Tampa Bay's leader Earns top performer Shouts

Would Baker Mayfield a Most Valuable Player contender? That is exactly what Bucs supporters were yelling subsequent to another all-action display from their quarterback in a successful outcome against the The 49ers

The 30-year-old is the main factor the Tampa Bay are with five wins and he led as a leader again, passing a pair of TDs and making every crucial play - including an amazing third and long carry when he bulled past multiple defenders to get a essential new set of downs

He demonstrates a ability that you can't teach or coach

Mayfield's crucial actions had caused every one of the four prior wins occurring in the last minute - the more definitive approach on Sunday just strengthened his expanding MVP credentials

The Colts quarterback is a parallel redemption tale in for Indianapolis subsequent to the The Colts beat the Arizona Cardinals to go to five and one - their finest opening after nine years ago

Running back Jonathan Taylor is the other key player of the Indianapolis's unexpected start, but Daniel Jones makes big plays at the right juncture - recording a pair of throwing scores and a single running on Sunday

Certainly Concerning That - the Pats Have Returned

Serving as a New England field general includes a particular expectation due to the legendary quarterback, but through Drake Maye they could at last have their next franchise quarterback

After only his sophomore year, Maye looks confident in the passing area and is unafraid to launch the ball downfield - delivering touchdowns of multiple lengths and witnessing a 61-yard pass nullified by a infraction in the weekend's victory at the New Orleans Saints

He becomes the fourth different signal-caller below age 24 to produce five consecutive contests with over 200 throwing distance and a efficiency rating of 100 and above

The previous duo being a national television success in against the Bills and subsequently, in the intense noise of the Saints' home, illustrate the reason Patriots supporters are getting excited that - under new leader the new coach - they might be back in business

Seattle matched the The Pats on four and two as they secured their ninth consecutive away game - an impressive 20-12 victory at the Jacksonville Jaguars

Sam Darnold is demonstrating the prior campaign's comeback in with the Vikings was genuine and he utilizes among the top receivers in the game in the receiver, who made 8 grabs for 163 total yards and a TD in Florida

The Steelers' Postseason Opportunity Opens Up

Pittsburgh progressed to 4-1 with a twenty-second consecutive at home victory versus the The Browns in the NFL season - and they appear to have an clear path to the playoffs now in a less competitive AFC North

It's usually a particularly challenging divisions around but Rodgers' four and one Pittsburgh appear in total command, with their competitors all flagging

Cleveland have only a single victory and a constantly messy quarterback scenario, while Baltimore appear done for after a seventeen to three in Baltimore loss by Los Angeles lowered them to 1-5

Only four clubs in NFL all-time records have qualified for the postseason subsequent to a one and five beginning and, with the quarterback topping an all-star injured reserve, the Ravens won't be adding to that stat

The Cincinnati Bengals fell 18-27 in against the Packers to drop to 2-4, with forty-year-old Flacco not exactly a equivalent replacement for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|