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Now that a third of the National Football League schedule finished, franchises are starting to show their real potential

Tampa Bay and The Colts became the initial franchises to achieve five wins as they persisted with their remarkable openings to the schedule

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

The schedule looks finished already for a major before the campaign title game top picks the Ravens, but might only be beginning for The Chiefs

Tampa Bay's leader Gets MVP Shouts

Is Baker Mayfield in the running for top honors? That is exactly what Bucs supporters were shouting following one more dynamic performance from their field general in a 30-19 win against the San Francisco 49ers

Mayfield is the primary cause the Buccaneers are 5-1 and he directed as a leader once more, throwing a pair of TDs and executing every crucial play - featuring an amazing third and long run when he bulled past multiple defenders to secure a crucial new set of downs

He demonstrates a knack that cannot be taught or coach

Mayfield's crucial actions had resulted in every one of the four previous successes occurring in the dying moments - the more definitive manner on Sunday only enhanced his growing MVP arguments

Indianapolis's signal-caller is a similar resurgence narrative in Indianapolis following the Indianapolis beat the Arizona to achieve 5-1 - their finest beginning since nine years ago

Rusher Taylor is the second star of the Indianapolis's surprise opening, but Daniel Jones creates important plays at the appropriate juncture - achieving dual throwing scores and one rushing during the weekend

No Maye-be About It - New England Have Returned

Occupying the position of a Patriots quarterback includes a special burden due to the former Patriot, but with Drake Maye they may eventually have their next franchise quarterback

Following merely his second campaign, Drake Maye appears composed in the protection and is not scared to air the football long - delivering touchdowns of 25, 29 and 53 yards and having a 61-yarder ruled out by a infraction in the weekend's victory at the The Saints

He becomes the fourth different quarterback younger than 24 to record five consecutive contests with 200-plus throwing distance and a passer rating of 100 or higher

The previous duo being a prime-time win in versus Buffalo then, in the intense noise of the Superdome, show why Pats fans are getting enthusiastic that - with fresh coach the new coach - they may be back in business

The Seattle Seahawks equaled the The Pats on 4-2 as they won their ninth consecutive away game - an notable twenty to twelve success at the The Jaguars

Darnold is proving the prior campaign's resurgence in with the Vikings was genuine and he possesses a premier pass catchers in the sport in Smith-Njigba, who caught eight catches for 163 total yards and a TD in Jacksonville

Pittsburgh Steelers' Play-off Path Emerges

The Pittsburgh Steelers moved to four and one with a 22nd consecutive straight in Pittsburgh success versus the Cleveland in the campaign - and they look to have an favorable opportunity to the postseason now in a softer division

It's usually a particularly challenging groups around but Aaron Rodgers' four and one Pittsburgh look in complete command, with their rivals everyone flagging

The Cleveland Browns have merely one success and a constantly unsettled quarterback circumstance, while the Baltimore Ravens look finished after a 17-3 in Baltimore loss by the Los Angeles Rams reduced them to one and five

Only four franchises in league the annals have made the playoffs following a one and five opening and, with Jackson heading an all-star injured reserve, Baltimore won't be contributing to that stat

Cincinnati lost eighteen to twenty-seven in Green Bay to decline to 2-4, with forty-year-old the quarterback not exactly a direct stand-in for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|