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As a third of the National Football League season completed, clubs are beginning to reveal their actual capabilities

The Buccaneers and Indianapolis emerged as the initial franchises to reach five wins as they persisted with their notable starts to the schedule

Seattle and New England Patriots are developing as competitors, while the Pittsburgh Steelers are looking established in the Northern division

This campaign seems concluded already for one of the big preseason championship top picks Baltimore, but could only be beginning for the Kansas City Chiefs

Baker Mayfield Earns top performer Calls

Would Baker Mayfield a Most Valuable Player contender? That is exactly what Tampa Bay faithful were yelling subsequent to another dynamic showing from their field general in a 30-19 victory against the San Francisco 49ers

Mayfield is the primary cause the Tampa Bay are five and one and he commanded with authority again, throwing two touchdowns and executing all the big plays - incorporating an remarkable third down carry when he powered through tackler after tackler to secure a crucial new set of downs

He has a ability that isn't coachable or trained

Baker's pressure performances had led to each of the four earlier wins occurring in the dying moments - the more decisive manner this past Sunday further boosted his expanding Most Valuable Player claims

The Colts quarterback is a comparable resurgence story in with the Colts following the Colts defeated the Arizona to reach five victories - their best beginning after 2009

Ball carrier the Colts RB is the additional star of the Colts' surprise beginning, but Daniel Jones produces important actions at the right time - registering dual throwing touchdowns and a single running on Sunday

No Maye-be Regarding This - the Pats Are Competitive Again

Being a New England signal-caller includes a unique expectation due to Tom Brady, but with Drake Maye they could eventually have their future franchise quarterback

In just his sophomore year, Drake Maye seems composed in the protection and is fearless to air the ball downfield - throwing TDs of various distances and having a 61-yarder ruled out by a penalty in Sunday's win at the The Saints

He's just the next signal-caller below age 24 to record five consecutive matches with more than 200 throwing yards and a efficiency rating of triple digits

The most recent pair being a prime-time success in against the Bills followed by, in the overwhelming sound of the Saints' home, show why Patriots supporters are becoming optimistic that - under recently appointed coach Mike Vrabel - they could be back in business

Seattle matched the The Pats on four wins as they won their ninth consecutive visiting contest - an notable 20-12 win at the Jacksonville Jaguars

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

Pittsburgh's Playoff Opportunity Becomes Clear

The Pittsburgh Steelers advanced to 4-1 with a 22nd straight home success against the The Browns in the NFL season - and they seem to have an open door to the playoffs currently in a less competitive AFC North

It's usually one of the toughest divisions in football but Rodgers' four-win Steelers appear in absolute command, with their competitors all declining

The Browns have only a single victory and a persistently unsettled QB scenario, while The Ravens look completed subsequent to a seventeen to three in Baltimore defeat by The Rams dropped them to one and five

Only four clubs in league history have made the postseason after a 1-5 start and, as the quarterback topping an all-star casualty report, the Ravens won't be including to that stat

The Bengals lost 18-27 in Green Bay to decline to two wins, with 40-year-old Joe Flacco not quite a like-for-like substitute for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|