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With one-third of the professional football campaign completed, teams are beginning to reveal their actual capabilities

Tampa Bay and Indianapolis Colts achieved status as the first teams to reach a 5-1 record as they continued their impressive openings to the campaign

The Seahawks and The Patriots are appearing as contenders, while Pittsburgh are seeming settled in the Northern division

The schedule appears finished now for a major before the campaign Super Bowl favourites Baltimore, but could only be beginning for The Chiefs

Baker Mayfield Gets MVP Calls

Is Baker Mayfield a Most Valuable Player contender? That's what Tampa Bay faithful were yelling after one more all-action showing from their quarterback in a successful outcome over the San Francisco

The quarterback is the primary cause the Bucs are five and one and he commanded from the front once more, passing a pair of TDs and making every crucial play - incorporating an amazing third and long rush when he powered by tackler after tackler to get a crucial first down

He possesses a knack that cannot be taught or coach

Mayfield's clutch actions had led to every one of the four prior victories happening in the final minute - the clearer way this past Sunday only enhanced his increasing MVP arguments

The Colts quarterback is a comparable comeback tale in with the Colts following the Indianapolis overcame the Arizona to reach five victories - their finest beginning after nine years ago

Rusher Taylor is the additional standout of the the team's surprise beginning, but Jones makes important moments at the appropriate time - achieving two throwing TDs and a single rushing this past Sunday

Certainly Concerning That - New England Are Competitive Again

Serving as a Patriots signal-caller involves a special burden due to the former Patriot, but through Drake Maye they could at last have their next team leader

In just his second campaign, the quarterback appears composed in the passing area and is fearless to throw the ball downfield - throwing touchdowns of multiple lengths and having a 61-yard pass nullified by a penalty in the weekend's success at the New Orleans Saints

He's just the fourth different signal-caller under 24 to record five in a row contests with 200-plus passing distance and a passer rating of 100 and above

The last two being a national television victory in against the Bills then, in the intense atmosphere of the New Orleans stadium, illustrate why Patriots fans are becoming excited that - under fresh leader Mike Vrabel - they might be a force once more

Seattle equaled the New England on 4-2 as they won their ninth consecutive visiting contest - an notable 20-12 success at the The Jaguars

Sam Darnold is demonstrating the prior campaign's improvement in with the Vikings was not accidental and he has among the top pass catchers in the sport in Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who secured eight catches for substantial yardage and a score in the Sunshine State

The Steelers' Postseason Path Opens Up

The Pittsburgh Steelers moved to four and one with a 22nd successive home success against the The Browns in the regular season - and they appear to have an favorable opportunity to the play-offs currently in a softer AFC North

Normally a particularly challenging groups in football but the quarterback's four and one Steelers look in total control, with their competitors each flagging

The Cleveland Browns have merely one success and a constantly unsettled QB situation, while the Baltimore Ravens seem done for following a 17-3 in Baltimore setback by The Rams reduced them to 1-5

Merely four clubs in NFL history have qualified for the postseason following a single victory start and, with Lamar Jackson leading an elite injury list, Baltimore is unlikely to be adding to that stat

Cincinnati fell 18-27 in against the Packers to fall to 2-4, with 40-year-old the quarterback not quite a like-for-like replacement for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|