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As a third of the National Football League campaign finished, franchises are demonstrating their true colours

The Buccaneers and Indianapolis emerged as the first franchises to reach five victories as they persisted with their notable beginnings to the campaign

Seattle and The Patriots are developing as contenders, while the Pittsburgh Steelers are seeming comfortable in the American Football Conference North

This campaign appears over already for a major pre-season championship top picks Baltimore, but could be starting to develop for the Kansas City Chiefs

Tampa Bay's leader Gets top performer Chants

Could Baker Mayfield a Most Valuable Player contender? That is exactly what Tampa Bay faithful were yelling following a further energetic display from their quarterback in a 30-19 victory versus the San Francisco 49ers

The quarterback is the primary reason the Tampa Bay are five and one and he directed from the front again, throwing two touchdowns and making each important moment - incorporating an remarkable crucial situation rush when he bulled by tackler after tackler to get a crucial first down

He possesses a knack that you can't teach or instructed

Mayfield's crucial performances had caused each of the four prior successes coming in the last minute - the more decisive approach this past Sunday further boosted his growing MVP claims

The Colts quarterback is a similar redemption tale in for Indianapolis following the The Colts beat the Arizona to achieve 5-1 - their best beginning since nine years ago

Ball carrier Taylor is the other key player of the Indianapolis's surprise start, but Jones produces important moments at the appropriate juncture - recording dual aerial TDs and an additional running during the weekend

Definitely Regarding This - the Pats Are Back

Serving as a New England Patriots quarterback includes a unique expectation due to the legendary quarterback, but in Drake Maye they could at last have their upcoming franchise quarterback

Following merely his sophomore year, Drake Maye seems composed in the protection and is not scared to air the football long - delivering TDs of multiple lengths and having a 61-yard pass disallowed by a infraction in the weekend's victory at the New Orleans Saints

He's just the next signal-caller below age 24 to record five consecutive contests with 200-plus passing distance and a QB rating of 100 and above

The previous duo featuring a primetime win in against the Bills and subsequently, in the intense atmosphere of the Saints' home, illustrate the reason Pats faithful are becoming enthusiastic that - under new leader Mike Vrabel - they may be a force once more

The Seahawks equaled the New England on 4-2 as they won their ninth in a row away contest - an notable 20-12 success at the The Jaguars

The quarterback is proving the previous season's comeback in for Minnesota was not accidental and he possesses among the top receivers in the sport in Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who made eight catches for 163 total yards and a score in Jacksonville

Pittsburgh's Postseason Path Emerges

The Pittsburgh Steelers moved to four and one with a twenty-second successive at home victory versus the The Browns in the campaign - and they seem to have an favorable opportunity to the playoffs currently in a less competitive AFC North

Normally among the most difficult divisions in football but Aaron Rodgers' four-win Steelers seem in complete control, with their opponents all flagging

Cleveland have only one success and a constantly complicated quarterback circumstance, while The Ravens look done for following a seventeen to three at home setback by the Los Angeles Rams dropped them to one win

Merely four clubs in professional football history have qualified for the playoffs following a one and five start and, as Lamar Jackson topping an elite casualty report, Baltimore won't be contributing to that statistic

The Cincinnati Bengals fell 18-27 in against the Packers to decline to two wins, with veteran Flacco not exactly a direct stand-in for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|