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With one-third of the professional football season gone, teams are starting to show their actual capabilities

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis became the initial franchises to reach five wins as they persisted with their notable starts to the schedule

Seattle and The Patriots are appearing as challengers, while The Steelers are looking comfortable in the AFC North

The schedule appears concluded at this point for one of the big preseason championship favourites Baltimore, but might be starting to develop for The Chiefs

The Buccaneers quarterback Earns top performer Calls

Could Baker Mayfield a Most Valuable Player contender? That's what Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans were chanting following a further all-action performance from their signal-caller in a 30-19 victory versus the The 49ers

The quarterback is the primary reason the Tampa Bay are 5-1 and he led with authority another time, throwing a pair of TDs and executing every crucial play - including an remarkable crucial situation run when he powered past several opponents to get a vital new set of downs

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

Mayfield's pressure plays had led to all four earlier wins coming in the dying moments - the more definitive manner during the weekend further boosted his growing top performer arguments

Indianapolis's signal-caller is a comparable resurgence story in for Indianapolis subsequent to the Indianapolis overcame the Arizona to reach five victories - their top beginning after the 2009 season

Rusher the Colts RB is the second standout of the the team's surprise start, but the quarterback produces big plays at the appropriate time - registering dual passing TDs and a single ground during the weekend

Definitely About It - the Pats Are Back

Being a New England Patriots field general comes with a special expectation due to Tom Brady, but in Drake Maye they may finally have their future team leader

Following merely his second season, Drake Maye seems confident in the pocket and is unafraid to throw the pigskin out - throwing touchdowns of multiple lengths and having a 61-yarder nullified by a penalty in the recent success at the New Orleans Saints

He is only the next QB under 24 to achieve five in a row contests with more than 200 aerial yards and a QB rating of 100 and above

The last two including a national television success in against the Bills followed by, in the deafening noise of the Saints' home, show why Patriots fans are getting enthusiastic that - guided by new leader Mike Vrabel - they might be competitive again

The Seahawks matched the The Pats on four wins as they achieved their ninth in a row road contest - an notable twenty to twelve victory at the Jacksonville Jaguars

The quarterback is showing the previous season's improvement in with the Vikings was not accidental and he utilizes a premier pass catchers in the sport in Smith-Njigba, who caught 8 receptions for substantial yardage and a TD in Jacksonville

Pittsburgh Steelers' Playoff Opportunity Opens Up

The Pittsburgh Steelers progressed to four and one with a 22nd consecutive consecutive at home success against the Cleveland in the NFL season - and they seem to have an favorable opportunity to the playoffs now in a weakened American Football Conference North

It's usually one of the toughest groups in the league but Rodgers' 4-1 The Steelers seem in absolute control, with their competitors each flagging

The Browns have just one success and a persistently complicated QB scenario, while The Ravens seem completed following a 17-3 home setback by the Los Angeles Rams dropped them to one and five

Merely four teams in league history have qualified for the postseason after a one and five start and, while Jackson topping an elite injury list, Baltimore won't be adding to that statistic

The Cincinnati Bengals fell 18-27 in versus Green Bay to drop to two and four, with forty-year-old Flacco not quite a like-for-like stand-in for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|