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With one-third of the NFL campaign completed, teams are starting to show their real potential

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and The Colts became the pioneering clubs to attain a 5-1 record as they persisted with their remarkable beginnings to the season

The Seattle Seahawks and New England are appearing as contenders, while Pittsburgh are seeming comfortable in the American Football Conference North

This campaign seems finished already for an important preseason Super Bowl top picks the Ravens, but things be starting to develop for Kansas City

Baker Mayfield Gets MVP Chants

Would Baker Mayfield a Most Valuable Player contender? That's what Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans were shouting after a further all-action showing from their signal-caller in a 30-19 win against the San Francisco 49ers

The quarterback is the primary reason the Bucs are five and one and he directed as a leader once more, delivering two scoring passes and executing all the big plays - including an incredible third and long run when he barged through several opponents to get a essential first down

He possesses a ability that you can't teach or instructed

Mayfield's crucial performances had resulted in each of the four earlier victories occurring in the last minute - the more definitive approach on Sunday further boosted his increasing Most Valuable Player claims

The Colts quarterback is a comparable comeback narrative in Indianapolis after the The Colts beat the The Cardinals to go to five and one - their finest start after 2009

Running back the Colts RB is the additional key player of the Indianapolis's unexpected beginning, but Jones produces significant actions at the right time - achieving dual passing TDs and an additional ground on Sunday

Definitely Concerning That - New England Have Returned

Occupying the position of a New England Patriots field general includes a special burden because of the former Patriot, but through Drake Maye they may at last have their future team leader

After only his second campaign, Drake Maye seems poised in the passing area and is not scared to throw the football downfield - delivering TDs of 25, 29 and 53 yards and witnessing a 61-yard pass disallowed by a violation in the recent success at the New Orleans Saints

He's just the next quarterback younger than 24 to achieve five consecutive contests with over 200 passing gains and a efficiency rating of 100 and above

The most recent pair featuring a prime-time victory in Buffalo followed by, in the deafening noise of the Saints' home, show the reason Patriots supporters are getting excited that - under recently appointed leader Vrabel - they could be back in business

Seattle equaled the New England on 4-2 as they won their ninth straight visiting contest - an impressive 20-12 victory at the Jacksonville

Sam Darnold is proving last year's improvement in with the Vikings was genuine and he utilizes among the top wideouts in the sport in Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who secured 8 catches for 163 total yards and a TD in Florida

The Steelers' Postseason Opportunity Opens Up

The Pittsburgh Steelers advanced to four wins with a 22nd consecutive consecutive home victory against the Cleveland in the regular season - and they look to have an favorable opportunity to the playoffs currently in a softer American Football Conference North

Normally among the most difficult divisions in football but Aaron Rodgers' 4-1 Steelers look in absolute command, with their opponents each flagging

Cleveland have only a single victory and a constantly unsettled quarterback situation, while The Ravens seem finished following a 17-3 at home defeat by the Los Angeles Rams reduced them to 1-5

Merely four teams in NFL all-time records have made the play-offs following a single victory start and, while the quarterback heading an all-star casualty report, Baltimore will not be including to that stat

The Cincinnati Bengals were defeated eighteen to twenty-seven in against the Packers to fall to 2-4, with 40-year-old Flacco not quite a like-for-like replacement for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|