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As a third of the professional football season completed, clubs are starting to show their true colours

The Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts became the pioneering teams to achieve a 5-1 record as they persisted with their impressive openings to the schedule

The Seattle Seahawks and New England are developing as challengers, while the Pittsburgh Steelers are looking settled in the AFC North

The season appears finished now for one of the big preseason title game favorites Baltimore, but could just be getting going for the Kansas City Chiefs

The Buccaneers quarterback Earns top performer Shouts

Would Baker Mayfield a Most Valuable Player contender? That is exactly what Bucs supporters were chanting following one more dynamic display from their signal-caller in a 30-19 win against the The 49ers

The 30-year-old is the key reason the Buccaneers are with five wins and he directed with authority another time, passing two scoring passes and executing each important moment - including an incredible third and long rush when he barged through several opponents to obtain a crucial first down

He demonstrates a knack that cannot be taught or instructed

Baker's crucial plays had led to every one of the four prior victories coming in the last minute - the clearer approach on Sunday just strengthened his expanding MVP claims

The Colts quarterback is a similar comeback narrative in Indianapolis after the Colts defeated the The Cardinals to reach five victories - their finest start after 2009

Rusher Jonathan Taylor is the additional standout of the Indianapolis's unexpected opening, but Daniel Jones produces significant actions at the right time - achieving two throwing touchdowns and an additional rushing this past Sunday

Definitely Regarding This - New England Are Back

Serving as a Patriots field general comes with a unique pressure thanks to the legendary quarterback, but through Drake Maye they might at last have their future face of the franchise

After only his second campaign, the quarterback appears confident in the passing area and is fearless to throw the ball out - throwing TDs of multiple lengths and having a 61-yarder ruled out by a penalty in the weekend's victory at the New Orleans Saints

He's just the fourth quarterback younger than 24 to record five consecutive contests with over 200 passing yards and a QB rating of 100 or higher

The previous duo including a national television victory in Buffalo then, in the intense noise of the Superdome, show why New England fans are becoming optimistic that - guided by new leader Vrabel - they could be a force once more

The Seahawks matched the The Pats on four and two as they won their ninth consecutive road match - an notable 20-12 win at the Jacksonville

The quarterback is demonstrating last year's resurgence in with the Vikings was no fluke and he possesses a premier wideouts in the game in Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who made eight different grabs for 163 total yards and a score in Florida

Pittsburgh Steelers' Playoff Route Becomes Clear

The Steelers advanced to four and one with a twenty-second straight at home victory over the The Browns in the NFL season - and they seem to have an favorable opportunity to the playoffs currently in a less competitive AFC North

Typically among the most difficult groups around but Rodgers' 4-1 Steelers look in total control, with their opponents each flagging

The Browns have merely one success and a persistently messy quarterback situation, while Baltimore appear completed following a 17-3 at home setback by Los Angeles lowered them to one and five

Just four clubs in NFL all-time records have qualified for the playoffs subsequent to a single victory start and, as the quarterback topping an elite casualty report, the Ravens will not be adding to that stat

Cincinnati fell eighteen to twenty-seven in Green Bay to drop to 2-4, with 40-year-old the quarterback not quite a equivalent stand-in for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|