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2026 Week 5 Rankings

San Francisco 49ers is No. 1 in the Week 5 NovaModel NFL rankings, ahead of Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars. The biggest climb: Carolina Panthers, up 7 spots. The biggest drop: Detroit Lions, down 11 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

← Week 4Week 6 →Latest rankingsHow the rankings work

What happened in Week 4

16 games were played in Week 4. Top-10 teams lost 4 times. 2 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings. San Francisco 49ers is the new No. 1.

  • New England Patriots upset No. 7 Buffalo Bills, 29-26 on the road. Drake Maye led New England Patriots with 269 passing yds. In these rankings, New England Patriots rises from No. 20 to No. 15 and Buffalo Bills falls from No. 7 to No. 13.
  • Carolina Panthers upset No. 10 Detroit Lions, 32-26 at home. Bryce Young led Carolina Panthers with 329 passing yds. In these rankings, Carolina Panthers rises from No. 19 to No. 12 and Detroit Lions falls from No. 10 to No. 21.
  • No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs beat No. 4 Las Vegas Raiders, 30-27 on the road. Patrick Mahomes led Kansas City Chiefs with 225 passing yds. In these rankings, Kansas City Chiefs falls from No. 1 to No. 2 and Las Vegas Raiders falls from No. 4 to No. 6.
  • No. 2 San Francisco 49ers beat No. 8 Denver Broncos, 24-14 at home. Brock Purdy led San Francisco 49ers with 218 passing yds. In these rankings, San Francisco 49ers rises from No. 2 to No. 1 and Denver Broncos rises from No. 8 to No. 7.
Week 4 recap reel

All 32 teams

How these rankings work

Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes. A Week 5 ranking uses only games played before Week 5, so it's the order the teams went into that week in. Movement is the change from the ranking before it.

Every week of 2026

Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7

Biggest Movers

▼ 11 spots

Detroit Lions logo

Detroit Lions

Now #21

▲ 7 spots

Carolina Panthers logo

Carolina Panthers

Now #12

▲ 7 spots

Atlanta Falcons logo

Atlanta Falcons

Now #19

RankTeamRecordLastNextRatingTrend
1San Francisco 49ers logoSan Francisco 49ersNFC West4-0W 24-14 vs DEN@ #9 SEA72.4O 55.8 · D 54.5▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
2Kansas City Chiefs logoKansas City ChiefsAFC West4-0W 30-27 @ LVvs LAC72.0O 55.5 · D 52.7▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
3Jacksonville Jaguars logoJacksonville JaguarsAFC South3-1W 22-17 @ CINvs #22 PHI67.8O 53.7 · D 57.0▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
4Minnesota Vikings logoMinnesota VikingsNFC North4-0W 15-10 vs MIA@ #24 NO67.4O 48.7 · D 57.2▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
5Chicago Bears logoChicago BearsNFC North3-1W 23-12 vs NYJ@ #23 GB65.4O 54.9 · D 55.2▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
6Las Vegas Raiders logoLas Vegas RaidersAFC West3-1L 27-30 vs KC@ #15 NE59.1O 54.1 · D 50.7▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
7Denver Broncos logoDenver BroncosAFC West2-2L 14-24 @ SF@ LAC58.4O 48.9 · D 52.2▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
8Cleveland Browns logoCleveland BrownsAFC North3-1W 27-24 vs PIT@ NYJ56.8O 48.2 · D 50.3▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
9Seattle Seahawks logoSeattle SeahawksNFC West3-1W 30-23 vs LACvs #1 SF55.7O 51.5 · D 51.8–
10Los Angeles Rams logoLos Angeles RamsNFC West2-2W 24-20 @ PHIvs #13 BUF55.2O 49.9 · D 51.6▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
11Baltimore Ravens logoBaltimore RavensAFC North3-1W 24-18 vs TEN@ #19 ATL54.9O 52.8 · D 49.5–
12Carolina Panthers logoCarolina PanthersNFC South2-2W 32-26 vs DET@ #22 PHI54.7O 56.0 · D 47.5▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
13Buffalo Bills logoBuffalo BillsAFC East3-1L 26-29 vs NE@ #10 LAR54.1O 56.7 · D 45.1▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
14New York Giants logoNew York GiantsNFC East3-1W 36-24 vs ARI@ WAS53.4O 46.5 · D 52.4▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
15New England Patriots logoNew England PatriotsAFC East2-2W 29-26 @ BUFvs #6 LV52.8O 45.1 · D 54.8▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
16Pittsburgh Steelers logoPittsburgh SteelersAFC North2-2L 24-27 @ CLEvs #18 IND49.8O 47.9 · D 50.1▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
17Cincinnati Bengals logoCincinnati BengalsAFC North2-2L 17-22 vs JAX@ MIA48.9O 51.7 · D 50.7▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
18Indianapolis Colts logoIndianapolis ColtsAFC South2-2W 30-13 vs WAS@ #16 PIT48.9O 51.3 · D 48.1▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
19Atlanta Falcons logoAtlanta FalconsNFC South2-2W 45-24 @ NOvs #11 BAL48.7O 48.7 · D 50.6▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
20Dallas Cowboys logoDallas CowboysNFC East2-2W 34-30 @ HOUvs TB47.5O 55.3 · D 45.0▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
21Detroit Lions logoDetroit LionsNFC North2-2L 26-32 @ CAR@ #25 ARI46.9O 53.5 · D 44.7▼ 11Down 11 spots since last week
22Philadelphia Eagles logoPhiladelphia EaglesNFC East2-2L 20-24 vs LARvs #3 JAX45.2O 46.8 · D 49.2▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
23Green Bay Packers logoGreen Bay PackersNFC North2-2W 17-14 @ TBvs #5 CHI43.6O 47.4 · D 45.9▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
24New Orleans Saints logoNew Orleans SaintsNFC South1-3L 24-45 vs ATLvs #4 MIN40.6O 51.8 · D 44.3▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
25Arizona Cardinals logoArizona CardinalsNFC West1-3L 24-36 @ NYGvs #21 DET40.0O 50.2 · D 44.5▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
26New York Jets logoNew York JetsAFC East1-3L 12-23 @ CHIvs #8 CLE38.7O 46.0 · D 51.5▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
27Miami Dolphins logoMiami DolphinsAFC East0-4L 10-15 @ MINvs #17 CIN38.6O 43.0 · D 50.6▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
28Washington Commanders logoWashington CommandersNFC East1-3L 13-30 vs INDvs #14 NYG37.0O 48.1 · D 44.8▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
29Tampa Bay Buccaneers logoTampa Bay BuccaneersNFC South0-4L 14-17 vs GB@ #20 DAL34.6O 47.3 · D 48.6–
30Houston Texans logoHouston TexansAFC South0-4L 30-34 vs DAL@ TEN31.0O 46.4 · D 49.1▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
31Los Angeles Chargers logoLos Angeles ChargersAFC West0-4L 23-30 @ SEAvs #7 DEN30.5O 43.5 · D 49.3▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
32Tennessee Titans logoTennessee TitansAFC South0-4L 18-24 @ BALvs HOU29.4O 42.8 · D 50.6–

As of: 2026-10-05