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Now that a third of the National Football League season completed, franchises are beginning to reveal their real potential

The Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts emerged as the pioneering clubs to reach five wins as they persisted with their notable openings to the season

Seattle and New England Patriots are appearing as competitors, while The Steelers are seeming established in the Northern division

The season looks finished at this point for an important preseason Super Bowl top picks Baltimore, but things just be getting going for the Kansas City Chiefs

Baker Mayfield Gets top performer Shouts

Could Baker Mayfield in the running for top honors? That's what Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans were chanting following another energetic performance from their quarterback in a 30-19 win against the San Francisco 49ers

The quarterback is the key cause the Bucs are five and one and he commanded as a leader again, delivering two touchdowns and executing each important moment - featuring an incredible third and long carry when he bulled past tackler after tackler to get a crucial new set of downs

He has a ability that isn't coachable or trained

Mayfield's clutch actions had caused every one of the four prior successes coming in the final minute - the clearer manner during the weekend further boosted his expanding MVP credentials

Indianapolis's signal-caller is a parallel redemption narrative in for Indianapolis after the Indianapolis overcame the Arizona to reach five and one - their best opening from 2009

Rusher the Colts RB is the additional standout of the Indianapolis's remarkable opening, but Jones produces big actions at the correct time - recording two passing scores and an additional rushing on Sunday

No Maye-be Concerning That - the Pats Have Returned

Occupying the position of a New England Patriots signal-caller includes a special burden because of the former Patriot, but with Drake Maye they may finally have their upcoming team leader

In just his sophomore year, the quarterback seems poised in the passing area and is not scared to throw the ball long - delivering TDs of various distances and witnessing a 61-yarder ruled out by a violation in Sunday's victory at the The Saints

He is only the next quarterback below age 24 to produce five straight contests with over 200 aerial distance and a QB rating of 100 or higher

The previous duo being a national television win in Buffalo and subsequently, in the intense sound of the Superdome, illustrate why Pats fans are becoming enthusiastic that - with recently appointed leader the new coach - they could be a force once more

The Seahawks matched the Patriots on four wins as they secured their ninth straight road game - an notable twenty to twelve win at the The Jaguars

Sam Darnold is proving the prior campaign's comeback in with the Vikings was no fluke and he has one of the best receivers in the game in Smith-Njigba, who secured 8 receptions for 163 total yards and a TD in the Sunshine State

Pittsburgh Steelers' Playoff Route Becomes Clear

The Steelers progressed to four and one with a 22nd successive home win against the Cleveland Browns in the regular season - and they seem to have an clear path to the play-offs now in a softer American Football Conference North

Normally a particularly challenging groups in football but Aaron Rodgers' four-win Steelers seem in absolute command, with their rivals everyone struggling

Cleveland have only one success and a continuously complicated QB situation, while The Ravens seem done for subsequent to a 17-3 home defeat by the Los Angeles Rams reduced them to one win

Merely four franchises in professional football the annals have qualified for the postseason after a one and five start and, as Lamar Jackson leading an all-star injury list, the Ravens won't be adding to that record

The Bengals were defeated 18-27 in against the Packers to fall to 2-4, with forty-year-old the quarterback hardly a equivalent replacement for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|