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Now that one-third of the National Football League schedule finished, teams are beginning to reveal their real potential

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts emerged as the first franchises to attain five victories as they maintained their notable beginnings to the season

The Seahawks and The Patriots are emerging as challengers, while Pittsburgh are seeming comfortable in the American Football Conference North

This campaign looks over already for one of the big pre-season title game favorites the Ravens, but might only be beginning for The Chiefs

The Buccaneers quarterback Earns Most Valuable Player Shouts

Is Baker Mayfield an MVP candidate? That is exactly what Bucs supporters were shouting after a further dynamic display from their quarterback in a successful outcome against the San Francisco

Mayfield is the main reason the Tampa Bay are with five wins and he directed from the front another time, delivering two touchdowns and making every crucial play - including an remarkable third and long rush when he powered by several opponents to get a vital continued possession

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

The quarterback's clutch actions had led to each of the four prior wins occurring in the final minute - the more definitive way on Sunday further boosted his growing top performer credentials

Indianapolis's signal-caller is a parallel comeback narrative in for Indianapolis following the The Colts overcame the Arizona to reach 5-1 - their finest start after the 2009 season

Running back the Colts RB is the other key player of the Colts' surprise opening, but Daniel Jones makes important moments at the right juncture - registering a pair of aerial scores and a single rushing on Sunday

No Maye-be Regarding This - New England Are Competitive Again

Being a New England quarterback comes with a special expectation thanks to Tom Brady, but in Drake Maye they could finally have their future team leader

After only his sophomore year, Drake Maye seems confident in the protection and is unafraid to launch the pigskin out - throwing touchdowns of various distances and having a 61-yarder ruled out by a infraction in Sunday's success at the New Orleans

He is only the next signal-caller younger than 24 to achieve five in a row games with more than 200 passing yards and a QB rating of 100 and above

The last two including a prime-time win in Buffalo followed by, in the overwhelming atmosphere of the Superdome, demonstrate why Pats faithful are growing optimistic that - with fresh head coach Vrabel - they might be a force once more

The Seahawks matched the The Pats on four wins as they won their ninth in a row road game - an impressive 20-12 victory at the The Jaguars

Sam Darnold is proving last year's comeback in with the Vikings was genuine and he possesses a premier pass catchers in the game in Smith-Njigba, who made eight different receptions for 163 total yards and a TD in Jacksonville

Pittsburgh Steelers' Postseason Path Opens Up

Pittsburgh progressed to 4-1 with a twenty-second successive home victory versus the The Browns in the regular season - and they look to have an favorable opportunity to the playoffs now in a weakened American Football Conference North

Typically one of the toughest sections in the league but Rodgers' four-win The Steelers seem in absolute command, with their competitors all declining

The Cleveland Browns have just a single victory and a continuously unsettled QB situation, while Baltimore appear completed subsequent to a 17-3 in Baltimore loss by the Los Angeles Rams dropped them to 1-5

Only four teams in professional football history have made the play-offs following a single victory start and, as the quarterback topping an all-star casualty report, Baltimore is unlikely to be adding to that record

The Cincinnati Bengals lost eighteen to twenty-seven in versus Green Bay to drop to two and four, with veteran Flacco not quite a direct replacement for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|