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Now that one-third of the professional football campaign gone, teams are starting to show their true colours

The Buccaneers and Indianapolis became the initial clubs to attain a 5-1 record as they continued their impressive openings to the schedule

Seattle and The Patriots are emerging as challengers, while Pittsburgh are seeming settled in the Northern division

The schedule appears over already for a major before the campaign championship favourites Baltimore, but could be starting to develop for Kansas City

Baker Mayfield Gets MVP Calls

Could Baker Mayfield a Most Valuable Player contender? That is exactly what Bucs supporters were yelling after one more all-action display from their field general in a 30-19 victory against the San Francisco

The 30-year-old is the main cause the Bucs are five and one and he commanded from the front again, throwing two scoring passes and executing every crucial play - featuring an remarkable third and long rush when he powered past multiple defenders to obtain a essential new set of downs

He demonstrates a talent that isn't coachable or instructed

The quarterback's pressure actions had led to each of the four earlier successes happening in the dying moments - the more decisive way during the weekend only enhanced his growing top performer credentials

Indianapolis's signal-caller is a similar redemption tale in with the Colts subsequent to the Indianapolis overcame the Arizona to reach 5-1 - their best start after nine years ago

Ball carrier Jonathan Taylor is the additional standout of the Colts' unexpected beginning, but Jones makes significant moments at the right time - registering two passing touchdowns and a single running on Sunday

Certainly About It - The Patriots Are Back

Occupying the position of a New England Patriots signal-caller includes a special burden because of the legendary quarterback, but in Drake Maye they could at last have their upcoming face of the franchise

Following merely his sophomore year, Maye looks composed in the passing area and is not scared to launch the football out - delivering TDs of various distances and seeing a long completion ruled out by a violation in Sunday's win at the The Saints

He becomes the fourth different signal-caller younger than 24 to record five straight matches with over 200 aerial gains and a efficiency rating of 100 and above

The last two being a national television victory in Buffalo then, in the deafening noise of the Saints' home, illustrate why Patriots supporters are getting optimistic that - with recently appointed head coach Vrabel - they might be back in business

The Seahawks joined the The Pats on 4-2 as they won their ninth in a row road match - an notable twenty to twelve win at the The Jaguars

Sam Darnold is demonstrating the previous season's improvement in Minnesota was not accidental and he utilizes among the top pass catchers in the league in the receiver, who made eight grabs for 163 yards and a score in Florida

Pittsburgh's Play-off Opportunity Becomes Clear

Pittsburgh moved to 4-1 with a twenty-second successive in Pittsburgh win over the Cleveland in the campaign - and they seem to have an open door to the playoffs at present in a less competitive division

Typically a particularly challenging sections around but Rodgers' four-win Steelers appear in complete dominance, with their opponents each flagging

The Cleveland Browns have just a single victory and a constantly unsettled signal-caller situation, while The Ravens seem completed subsequent to a seventeen to three in Baltimore defeat by the Los Angeles Rams reduced them to one win

Merely four teams in league history have reached the play-offs following a single victory start and, while Lamar Jackson heading an premier injured reserve, the team won't be contributing to that stat

Cincinnati fell 18-27 in versus Green Bay to drop to two wins, with 40-year-old Joe Flacco hardly a like-for-like stand-in for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|