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Now that one-third of the professional football campaign completed, teams are starting to show their actual capabilities

Tampa Bay and The Colts emerged as the initial clubs to attain a 5-1 record as they maintained their remarkable starts to the schedule

The Seahawks and New England Patriots are developing as competitors, while the Pittsburgh Steelers are seeming established in the AFC North

The schedule seems finished at this point for one of the big preseason Super Bowl favorites Baltimore, but could be starting to develop for The Chiefs

Baker Mayfield Earns top performer Chants

Could Baker Mayfield a Most Valuable Player contender? That's what Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans were yelling after a further all-action performance from their quarterback in a 30-19 win versus the San Francisco 49ers

The 30-year-old is the key cause the Buccaneers are 5-1 and he led with authority again, passing two touchdowns and executing every crucial play - incorporating an incredible crucial situation run when he barged past tackler after tackler to secure a essential new set of downs

He demonstrates a talent that isn't coachable or coach

Baker's clutch performances had led to all four earlier wins coming in the dying moments - the clearer manner during the weekend only enhanced his growing MVP claims

Daniel Jones is a similar comeback story in Indianapolis subsequent to the Indianapolis beat the Arizona to go to 5-1 - their finest opening since 2009

Ball carrier Taylor is the second standout of the Colts' surprise opening, but Jones produces significant plays at the right time - registering a pair of aerial scores and one rushing this past Sunday

Definitely Regarding This - New England Have Returned

Serving as a Patriots field general comes with a special pressure due to the legendary quarterback, but with Drake Maye they may finally have their future franchise quarterback

Following merely his sophomore year, Drake Maye seems confident in the protection and is not scared to launch the football downfield - throwing touchdowns of 25, 29 and 53 yards and having a 61-yard pass nullified by a infraction in the recent success at the New Orleans Saints

He becomes the fourth different QB younger than 24 to achieve five in a row games with over 200 throwing distance and a passer rating of 100 or higher

The last two featuring a national television victory in versus Buffalo followed by, in the overwhelming sound of the Superdome, illustrate why Pats supporters are growing enthusiastic that - under recently appointed coach Vrabel - they could be a force once more

The Seahawks equaled the New England on four wins as they secured their ninth straight visiting match - an impressive 20-12 success at the Jacksonville Jaguars

Darnold is showing the prior campaign's improvement in with the Vikings was not accidental and he possesses among the top wideouts in the league in Smith-Njigba, who secured eight different receptions for substantial yardage and a touchdown in Florida

Pittsburgh Steelers' Playoff Route Opens Up

The Steelers advanced to four wins with a 22nd consecutive in Pittsburgh success versus the The Browns in the campaign - and they appear to have an open door to the play-offs currently in a less competitive American Football Conference North

Typically among the most difficult sections around but Rodgers' four and one The Steelers seem in absolute control, with their opponents everyone declining

The Cleveland Browns have just one success and a continuously messy QB scenario, while the Baltimore Ravens look finished after a 17-3 home defeat by the Los Angeles Rams reduced them to one and five

Just four clubs in professional football the annals have qualified for the play-offs after a 1-5 start and, as Jackson leading an all-star injury list, Baltimore will not be contributing to that stat

The Bengals were defeated 18-27 in versus Green Bay to fall to two and four, with forty-year-old Flacco not exactly a like-for-like stand-in for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|