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Now that 33% of the National Football League schedule finished, franchises are starting to show their true colours

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts became the first teams to achieve five victories as they continued their impressive beginnings to the season

The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots are appearing as competitors, while the Pittsburgh Steelers are appearing settled in the AFC North

The schedule seems concluded at this point for one of the big pre-season title game top picks the Ravens, but might only be beginning for The Chiefs

Tampa Bay's leader Earns top performer Shouts

Could Baker Mayfield an MVP candidate? That's what Tampa Bay faithful were yelling following another all-action performance from their quarterback in a 30-19 victory over the The 49ers

Mayfield is the primary cause the Buccaneers are five and one and he led from the front again, delivering a pair of TDs and producing each important moment - including an amazing crucial situation rush when he barged through several opponents to secure a vital continued possession

He possesses a talent that isn't coachable or instructed

Mayfield's pressure performances had caused all four prior victories occurring in the dying moments - the more decisive approach during the weekend further boosted his increasing top performer credentials

Indianapolis's signal-caller is a parallel comeback tale in with the Colts following the The Colts overcame the Arizona to achieve five and one - their top opening after the 2009 season

Ball carrier Jonathan Taylor is the other standout of the Colts' unexpected opening, but Jones makes significant actions at the right juncture - recording dual aerial scores and a single rushing on Sunday

No Maye-be Concerning That - the Pats Have Returned

Serving as a New England signal-caller comes with a unique expectation because of Tom Brady, but with Drake Maye they could finally have their upcoming team leader

After only his second campaign, Drake Maye looks poised in the protection and is not scared to air the football long - throwing TDs of various distances and having a 61-yard pass ruled out by a infraction in Sunday's success at the New Orleans Saints

He becomes the next quarterback younger than 24 to produce five straight contests with 200-plus passing yards and a QB rating of 100 or higher

The previous duo including a national television victory in versus Buffalo followed by, in the overwhelming atmosphere of the Superdome, show the reason Patriots supporters are growing optimistic that - guided by new coach Vrabel - they might be back in business

Seattle equaled the Patriots on 4-2 as they won their ninth in a row road game - an notable 20-12 win at the Jacksonville

Darnold is demonstrating the previous season's improvement in with the Vikings was not accidental and he has one of the best receivers in the game in Smith-Njigba, who made 8 receptions for 163 total yards and a score in Jacksonville

Pittsburgh's Postseason Opportunity Emerges

Pittsburgh moved to four and one with a 22nd consecutive successive in Pittsburgh win against the Cleveland in the NFL season - and they appear to have an open door to the playoffs now in a weakened American Football Conference North

Typically among the most difficult groups in football but the quarterback's four and one Steelers seem in complete dominance, with their competitors all flagging

Cleveland have just a single victory and a constantly complicated QB situation, while the Baltimore Ravens appear finished after a 17-3 home setback by the Los Angeles Rams dropped them to 1-5

Only four clubs in professional football all-time records have qualified for the postseason after a 1-5 start and, as Lamar Jackson heading an premier injury list, Baltimore won't be adding to that stat

The Bengals were defeated 18-27 in Green Bay to decline to two wins, with forty-year-old the quarterback not exactly a direct stand-in for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|