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With one-third of the NFL season completed, franchises are demonstrating their real potential

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts became the first franchises to achieve a 5-1 record as they continued their remarkable starts to the campaign

Seattle and The Patriots are appearing as contenders, while the Pittsburgh Steelers are looking settled in the American Football Conference North

The schedule appears over now for one of the big pre-season championship favourites the Ravens, but could be starting to develop for The Chiefs

Tampa Bay's leader Earns MVP Shouts

Would Baker Mayfield in the running for top honors? Precisely what Bucs supporters were yelling following another energetic display from their field general in a 30-19 victory over the The 49ers

Mayfield is the primary cause the Bucs are five and one and he led as a leader once more, delivering two touchdowns and executing all the big plays - incorporating an remarkable third and long rush when he barged by tackler after tackler to obtain a vital continued possession

He possesses a ability that you can't teach or coach

The quarterback's crucial actions had resulted in every one of the four previous victories occurring in the dying moments - the more decisive manner during the weekend further boosted his expanding Most Valuable Player arguments

The Colts quarterback is a comparable redemption tale in Indianapolis after the The Colts beat the Arizona to go to five and one - their finest opening after the 2009 season

Ball carrier the Colts RB is the other key player of the the team's remarkable beginning, but the quarterback creates important actions at the right moment - achieving two passing TDs and an additional rushing this past Sunday

No Maye-be Concerning That - the Pats Are Back

Being a New England field general involves a unique expectation because of the former Patriot, but through Drake Maye they could at last have their upcoming team leader

After only his second season, Maye looks poised in the protection and is not scared to throw the pigskin out - delivering TDs of various distances and having a 61-yard pass ruled out by a penalty in Sunday's win at the The Saints

He's just the fourth signal-caller younger than 24 to achieve five consecutive contests with 200-plus passing yards and a QB rating of 100 and above

The most recent pair including a primetime victory in against the Bills and subsequently, in the intense sound of the Saints' home, illustrate the explanation for New England faithful are becoming excited that - guided by new leader Vrabel - they could be a force once more

Seattle equaled the Patriots on 4-2 as they secured their ninth straight road game - an remarkable 20-12 victory at the The Jaguars

Sam Darnold is proving the prior campaign's resurgence in for Minnesota was genuine and he utilizes one of the best receivers in the league in Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who made eight different grabs for 163 yards and a touchdown in the Sunshine State

The Steelers' Playoff Path Opens Up

The Steelers progressed to 4-1 with a 22nd consecutive at home victory against the Cleveland in the campaign - and they seem to have an open door to the play-offs at present in a weakened AFC North

It's usually one of the toughest groups in football but Aaron Rodgers' four-win The Steelers look in total control, with their competitors all declining

The Browns have only a single victory and a continuously messy quarterback situation, while the Baltimore Ravens seem finished following a 17-3 at home defeat by The Rams lowered them to one and five

Merely four franchises in professional football the annals have qualified for the postseason after a one and five opening and, with Jackson leading an elite injury list, the team is unlikely to be including to that stat

Cincinnati were defeated 18-27 in versus Green Bay to drop to two wins, with veteran the quarterback hardly a direct replacement for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|