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As a third of the National Football League campaign finished, franchises are starting to show their true colours

The Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts achieved status as the first franchises to reach five victories as they persisted with their impressive starts to the schedule

Seattle and New England are emerging as competitors, while Pittsburgh are seeming settled in the American Football Conference North

The schedule looks concluded already for an important preseason title game favorites the Ravens, but things be starting to develop for The Chiefs

The Buccaneers quarterback Receives top performer Calls

Is Baker Mayfield an MVP candidate? That's what Tampa Bay faithful were shouting subsequent to a further dynamic display from their quarterback in a successful outcome versus the San Francisco

The 30-year-old is the key cause the Tampa Bay are five and one and he led with authority once more, throwing two scoring passes and executing all the big plays - featuring an remarkable crucial situation carry when he powered by multiple defenders to secure a vital first down

He demonstrates a talent that you can't teach or trained

The quarterback's clutch performances had led to each of the four prior wins occurring in the last minute - the clearer way during the weekend further boosted his growing MVP claims

Indianapolis's signal-caller is a comparable resurgence story in with the Colts after the Colts overcame the The Cardinals to go to 5-1 - their top start from the 2009 season

Ball carrier the Colts RB is the second standout of the Colts' remarkable opening, but Jones produces big actions at the appropriate moment - achieving dual passing touchdowns and an additional ground during the weekend

Certainly Concerning That - The Patriots Are Competitive Again

Being a New England signal-caller comes with a special pressure because of the former Patriot, but with Drake Maye they might eventually have their future face of the franchise

Following merely his sophomore year, Drake Maye seems composed in the pocket and is unafraid to launch the pigskin out - throwing scores of various distances and having a 61-yarder disallowed by a violation in the weekend's win at the The Saints

He is only the fourth different signal-caller under 24 to record five straight contests with over 200 throwing yards and a passer rating of triple digits

The most recent pair including a prime-time win in versus Buffalo then, in the intense sound of the New Orleans stadium, demonstrate the reason New England supporters are getting optimistic that - with recently appointed leader the new coach - they might be back in business

The Seattle Seahawks equaled the The Pats on 4-2 as they secured their ninth straight away match - an notable 20-12 win at the Jacksonville

Sam Darnold is demonstrating the previous season's improvement in for Minnesota was not accidental and he possesses a premier pass catchers in the game in Smith-Njigba, who made eight catches for 163 yards and a TD in Jacksonville

Pittsburgh's Postseason Path Becomes Clear

The Pittsburgh Steelers advanced to four and one with a 22nd straight home victory versus the Cleveland in the campaign - and they appear to have an clear path to the play-offs at present in a less competitive division

It's usually among the most difficult sections around but the quarterback's four-win Pittsburgh seem in complete control, with their competitors everyone declining

The Browns have just one win and a persistently unsettled QB situation, while Baltimore look completed following a seventeen to three in Baltimore defeat by The Rams dropped them to one and five

Just four franchises in professional football the annals have reached the play-offs after a one and five opening and, as Lamar Jackson topping an elite injured reserve, Baltimore won't be including to that record

The Cincinnati Bengals fell 18-27 in against the Packers to drop to two and four, with veteran the quarterback not quite a direct replacement for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|