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Now that a third of the professional football season finished, franchises are beginning to reveal their true colours

The Buccaneers and Indianapolis became the first teams to achieve a 5-1 record as they continued their impressive openings to the schedule

The Seahawks and New England Patriots are appearing as competitors, while Pittsburgh are appearing settled in the American Football Conference North

The season seems over now for one of the big before the campaign title game favorites Baltimore, but could only be beginning for the Kansas City Chiefs

Baker Mayfield Earns top performer Chants

Could Baker Mayfield in the running for top honors? That is exactly what Tampa Bay faithful were shouting subsequent to another all-action showing from their signal-caller in a 30-19 victory over the San Francisco 49ers

The quarterback is the primary cause the Tampa Bay are five and one and he directed as a leader again, throwing two scoring passes and executing every crucial play - incorporating an amazing third and long carry when he barged by several opponents to obtain a crucial first down

He demonstrates a knack that you can't teach or coach

Mayfield's clutch performances had led to all four earlier victories coming in the dying moments - the clearer manner during the weekend further boosted his growing top performer credentials

Daniel Jones is a parallel comeback story in for Indianapolis following the Indianapolis defeated the Arizona to achieve five victories - their best opening from the 2009 season

Ball carrier Taylor is the second key player of the Colts' surprise start, but Daniel Jones makes big plays at the appropriate moment - registering two passing touchdowns and a single rushing on Sunday

Definitely Concerning That - the Pats Have Returned

Being a New England Patriots field general comes with a unique pressure because of Tom Brady, but with Drake Maye they might at last have their future team leader

After only his second campaign, the quarterback looks composed in the protection and is not scared to launch the pigskin long - passing TDs of multiple lengths and having a 61-yarder disallowed by a infraction in the recent victory at the New Orleans

He's just the fourth signal-caller below age 24 to record five consecutive matches with more than 200 passing yards and a efficiency rating of 100 or higher

The most recent pair featuring a primetime success in versus Buffalo then, in the deafening sound of the Superdome, demonstrate why Pats faithful are becoming optimistic that - under new head coach Mike Vrabel - they might be a force once more

Seattle matched the New England on four and two as they secured their ninth in a row away game - an remarkable twenty to twelve win at the Jacksonville

Sam Darnold is showing the prior campaign's improvement in Minnesota was no fluke and he possesses a premier pass catchers in the game in the receiver, who secured 8 catches for substantial yardage and a TD in the Sunshine State

Pittsburgh's Play-off Path Becomes Clear

The Pittsburgh Steelers advanced to 4-1 with a 22nd consecutive consecutive home victory over the Cleveland in the NFL season - and they appear to have an favorable opportunity to the playoffs now in a weakened division

Normally a particularly challenging sections in football but Aaron Rodgers' four and one The Steelers look in absolute dominance, with their opponents each struggling

The Browns have just one win and a continuously messy QB circumstance, while the Baltimore Ravens appear finished after a seventeen to three at home setback by Los Angeles reduced them to one and five

Merely four franchises in professional football all-time records have reached the playoffs subsequent to a 1-5 beginning and, with the quarterback heading an all-star injury list, the team won't be including to that record

Cincinnati fell 18-27 in against the Packers to decline to 2-4, with veteran Joe Flacco hardly a direct replacement for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|