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Now that one-third of the professional football schedule completed, franchises are starting to show their true colours

The Buccaneers and The Colts achieved status as the first franchises to attain five wins as they continued their impressive openings to the schedule

Seattle and New England are emerging as competitors, while the Pittsburgh Steelers are looking comfortable in the Northern division

This campaign seems finished already for a major before the campaign championship favourites Baltimore, but things just be getting going for the Kansas City Chiefs

Tampa Bay's leader Receives MVP Chants

Could Baker Mayfield an MVP candidate? Precisely what Tampa Bay faithful were chanting after another dynamic showing from their field general in a 30-19 win over the San Francisco

The 30-year-old is the main cause the Tampa Bay are five and one and he led from the front again, passing two scoring passes and making all the big plays - including an remarkable third and long carry when he bulled past multiple defenders to get a crucial first down

He demonstrates a ability that cannot be taught or instructed

The quarterback's clutch actions had caused each of the four previous victories occurring in the dying moments - the more decisive approach on Sunday only enhanced his increasing MVP claims

Indianapolis's signal-caller is a similar redemption story in Indianapolis following the Indianapolis overcame the The Cardinals to go to 5-1 - their best opening since the 2009 season

Rusher Taylor is the additional key player of the Colts' unexpected opening, but the quarterback creates important moments at the appropriate moment - achieving a pair of throwing scores and an additional rushing this past Sunday

No Maye-be About It - The Patriots Are Competitive Again

Being a New England Patriots quarterback includes a special pressure due to the former Patriot, but in Drake Maye they may eventually have their next team leader

Following merely his second campaign, Maye appears composed in the protection and is unafraid to air the ball downfield - delivering touchdowns of 25, 29 and 53 yards and having a long completion nullified by a infraction in Sunday's success at the The Saints

He is only the fourth different quarterback below age 24 to record five in a row matches with more than 200 passing distance and a passer rating of 100 and above

The previous duo being a prime-time victory in Buffalo and subsequently, in the intense noise of the Saints' home, demonstrate the reason New England fans are becoming excited that - under new head coach Vrabel - they could be a force once more

The Seahawks matched the The Pats on four wins as they won their ninth consecutive visiting match - an remarkable 20-12 victory at the The Jaguars

Sam Darnold is showing last year's resurgence in with the Vikings was genuine and he possesses one of the best pass catchers in the league in Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who caught 8 grabs for 163 yards and a touchdown in Florida

Pittsburgh's Playoff Route Opens Up

The Pittsburgh Steelers moved to 4-1 with a 22nd consecutive in Pittsburgh win over the Cleveland Browns in the NFL season - and they seem to have an favorable opportunity to the postseason now in a softer AFC North

It's usually one of the toughest groups in football but Aaron Rodgers' four and one Steelers appear in total command, with their opponents everyone flagging

Cleveland have just one win and a constantly complicated quarterback situation, while the Baltimore Ravens seem completed subsequent to a seventeen to three home setback by Los Angeles lowered them to one win

Just four teams in professional football all-time records have made the postseason following a 1-5 start and, as Jackson leading an all-star injury list, the Ravens is unlikely to be adding to that statistic

The Bengals fell eighteen to twenty-seven in Green Bay to drop to two and four, with 40-year-old the quarterback not quite a like-for-like stand-in for {Joe Burrow|Burrow|