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Now that one-third of the NFL schedule completed, clubs are demonstrating their true colours

Tampa Bay and The Colts became the initial clubs to attain a 5-1 record as they persisted with their remarkable openings to the campaign

Seattle and The Patriots are developing as competitors, while the Pittsburgh Steelers are seeming established in the Northern division

This campaign appears finished already for a major pre-season championship favourites the Ravens, but could just be getting going for Kansas City

Tampa Bay's leader Earns Most Valuable Player Calls

Would Baker Mayfield an MVP candidate? That's what Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans were chanting subsequent to another energetic display from their quarterback in a successful outcome against the San Francisco 49ers

The quarterback is the key cause the Tampa Bay are 5-1 and he commanded from the front again, delivering a pair of TDs and making each important moment - incorporating an remarkable third and long rush when he barged through several opponents to secure a crucial first down

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

Mayfield's pressure plays had led to all four earlier wins occurring in the dying moments - the more definitive approach this past Sunday only enhanced his increasing MVP credentials

Daniel Jones is a comparable resurgence tale in for Indianapolis following the Colts overcame the Arizona to go to 5-1 - their best opening from 2009

Ball carrier Jonathan Taylor is the additional key player of the Colts' surprise beginning, but Jones produces important actions at the correct juncture - achieving a pair of throwing touchdowns and a single running during the weekend

No Maye-be About It - The Patriots Are Back

Being a New England Patriots quarterback includes a special expectation because of the legendary quarterback, but with Drake Maye they may eventually have their next franchise quarterback

In just his sophomore year, Drake Maye looks poised in the pocket and is not scared to throw the pigskin out - throwing TDs of 25, 29 and 53 yards and having a 61-yard pass nullified by a infraction in Sunday's win at the New Orleans Saints

He's just the fourth different quarterback below age 24 to record five in a row matches with 200-plus aerial gains and a efficiency rating of 100 and above

The most recent pair featuring a primetime win in Buffalo then, in the intense noise of the New Orleans stadium, show the reason New England supporters are getting optimistic that - with recently appointed head coach Vrabel - they might be competitive again

The Seattle Seahawks joined the New England on four wins as they won their ninth consecutive visiting contest - an notable 20-12 victory at the Jacksonville

Sam Darnold is proving the previous season's resurgence in with the Vikings was no fluke and he has a premier receivers in the game in Smith-Njigba, who secured eight receptions for 163 yards and a touchdown in Jacksonville

Pittsburgh's Postseason Route Becomes Clear

Pittsburgh moved to 4-1 with a 22nd consecutive straight in Pittsburgh win versus the Cleveland in the regular season - and they seem to have an favorable opportunity to the playoffs currently in a less competitive American Football Conference North

Normally among the most difficult divisions in the league but Rodgers' four-win The Steelers appear in complete command, with their opponents all flagging

The Cleveland Browns have just one success and a persistently messy QB circumstance, while Baltimore look finished following a 17-3 home defeat by The Rams reduced them to one and five

Just four teams in league history have reached the play-offs after a 1-5 start and, with Jackson heading an all-star casualty report, Baltimore won't be adding to that record

The Bengals lost 18-27 in versus Green Bay to decline to two and four, with veteran Flacco hardly a equivalent substitute for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|