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As one-third of the NFL schedule finished, clubs are demonstrating their real potential

Tampa Bay and Indianapolis Colts emerged as the first clubs to attain a 5-1 record as they continued their impressive openings to the schedule

The Seattle Seahawks and New England are emerging as contenders, while Pittsburgh are seeming established in the AFC North

The schedule seems finished now for an important pre-season Super Bowl favourites the Ravens, but things just be getting going for The Chiefs

Baker Mayfield Gets Most Valuable Player Shouts

Is Baker Mayfield a Most Valuable Player contender? That's what Bucs supporters were shouting after another energetic performance from their field general in a 30-19 victory versus the The 49ers

Mayfield is the key factor the Tampa Bay are with five wins and he directed as a leader again, delivering two touchdowns and producing each important moment - featuring an remarkable crucial situation rush when he bulled past several opponents to obtain a vital new set of downs

He has a talent that you can't teach or coach

The quarterback's crucial performances had caused each of the four earlier successes occurring in the dying moments - the clearer manner this past Sunday only enhanced his increasing Most Valuable Player credentials

Daniel Jones is a similar redemption story in for Indianapolis after the Colts defeated the The Cardinals to achieve five and one - their finest start since the 2009 season

Ball carrier Taylor is the additional key player of the the team's unexpected beginning, but Daniel Jones creates significant plays at the appropriate juncture - registering a pair of aerial scores and a single ground on Sunday

Definitely Regarding This - the Pats Are Competitive Again

Serving as a New England Patriots signal-caller comes with a particular expectation because of the legendary quarterback, but in Drake Maye they could eventually have their next franchise quarterback

In just his second season, Maye looks composed in the pocket and is not scared to air the pigskin downfield - delivering touchdowns of various distances and witnessing a long completion ruled out by a violation in Sunday's win at the New Orleans Saints

He becomes the fourth signal-caller younger than 24 to produce five in a row games with more than 200 aerial yards and a QB rating of triple digits

The last two being a national television success in Buffalo then, in the deafening atmosphere of the Saints' home, demonstrate why New England faithful are growing enthusiastic that - guided by fresh leader Vrabel - they may be back in business

The Seahawks equaled the The Pats on 4-2 as they secured their ninth in a row road game - an remarkable 20-12 win at the Jacksonville Jaguars

Sam Darnold is proving the prior campaign's comeback in Minnesota was no fluke and he utilizes a premier receivers in the league in the receiver, who made eight different receptions for 163 total yards and a TD in Florida

Pittsburgh's Play-off Path Emerges

The Steelers progressed to four wins with a 22nd consecutive straight home victory versus the The Browns in the regular season - and they look to have an favorable opportunity to the play-offs currently in a less competitive AFC North

Typically one of the toughest sections around but Aaron Rodgers' four and one Steelers appear in complete control, with their opponents everyone flagging

Cleveland have only a single victory and a continuously messy quarterback scenario, while Baltimore appear done for subsequent to a 17-3 home loss by Los Angeles dropped them to one win

Just four clubs in professional football all-time records have reached the playoffs following a 1-5 opening and, with Jackson heading an premier injured reserve, the Ravens is unlikely to be including to that stat

Cincinnati lost 18-27 in Green Bay to decline to 2-4, with forty-year-old the quarterback not quite a like-for-like replacement for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|