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Now that one-third of the professional football campaign gone, franchises are beginning to reveal their true colours

The Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts became the pioneering teams to reach five victories as they continued their remarkable starts to the campaign

Seattle and New England are developing as competitors, while the Pittsburgh Steelers are seeming settled in the Northern division

This campaign appears concluded at this point for an important pre-season title game favourites the Ravens, but might only be beginning for The Chiefs

Baker Mayfield Receives MVP Shouts

Is Baker Mayfield an MVP candidate? That's what Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans were chanting subsequent to a further dynamic display from their signal-caller in a 30-19 victory versus the The 49ers

The 30-year-old is the key reason the Bucs are five and one and he commanded as a leader another time, passing a pair of TDs and executing every crucial play - incorporating an amazing third down run when he barged past multiple defenders to obtain a crucial first down

He demonstrates a ability that isn't coachable or coach

The quarterback's crucial actions had led to all four previous victories happening in the final minute - the clearer manner during the weekend just strengthened his expanding Most Valuable Player claims

The Colts quarterback is a similar redemption narrative in with the Colts after the Indianapolis beat the Arizona Cardinals to achieve 5-1 - their finest beginning from the 2009 season

Rusher Jonathan Taylor is the second key player of the Colts' surprise beginning, but Jones produces important moments at the right moment - recording two throwing TDs and a single ground during the weekend

Definitely Concerning That - The Patriots Are Back

Serving as a New England signal-caller includes a particular pressure because of the former Patriot, but through Drake Maye they might at last have their upcoming team leader

Following merely his second season, Maye looks poised in the pocket and is unafraid to launch the ball long - delivering touchdowns of multiple lengths and seeing a 61-yard pass disallowed by a penalty in the recent win at the New Orleans

He becomes the next signal-caller under 24 to achieve five in a row contests with more than 200 throwing gains and a efficiency rating of triple digits

The most recent pair featuring a national television win in against the Bills then, in the overwhelming noise of the Saints' home, show the reason Patriots fans are becoming optimistic that - under new head coach Mike Vrabel - they might be a force once more

The Seahawks joined the Patriots on 4-2 as they secured their ninth consecutive visiting game - an remarkable twenty to twelve success at the Jacksonville Jaguars

The quarterback is proving the previous season's resurgence in with the Vikings was no fluke and he utilizes among the top receivers in the game in the receiver, who caught eight different grabs for substantial yardage and a touchdown in the Sunshine State

The Steelers' Postseason Path Emerges

The Steelers advanced to four and one with a twenty-second straight in Pittsburgh victory against the Cleveland Browns in the campaign - and they appear to have an clear path to the postseason at present in a weakened AFC North

Normally one of the toughest groups in football but Rodgers' 4-1 Steelers appear in total command, with their rivals all flagging

The Browns have only one success and a continuously complicated signal-caller situation, while the Baltimore Ravens seem finished subsequent to a 17-3 at home setback by Los Angeles dropped them to 1-5

Just four franchises in professional football the annals have qualified for the playoffs after a single victory beginning and, as Jackson leading an all-star injured reserve, the Ravens will not be adding to that stat

The Cincinnati Bengals fell eighteen to twenty-seven in Green Bay to drop to two wins, with veteran the quarterback not quite a equivalent substitute for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|