NFL

2026 Week 6 Rankings

San Francisco 49ers is No. 1 in the Week 6 NovaModel NFL rankings, ahead of Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings. The biggest climb: Green Bay Packers, up 11 spots. The biggest drop: Las Vegas Raiders, down 11 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 5

15 games were played in Week 5. Top-10 teams lost 5 times. 3 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Green Bay Packers upset No. 5 Chicago Bears, 31-7 at home. Jordan Love led Green Bay Packers with 367 passing yds. In these rankings, Green Bay Packers rises from No. 23 to No. 12 and Chicago Bears falls from No. 5 to No. 7.
New York Jets upset No. 8 Cleveland Browns, 17-12 at home. Geno Smith led New York Jets with 182 passing yds. In these rankings, New York Jets rises from No. 26 to No. 22 and Cleveland Browns falls from No. 8 to No. 15.
New England Patriots upset No. 6 Las Vegas Raiders, 45-17 at home. Drake Maye led New England Patriots with 374 passing yds. In these rankings, New England Patriots rises from No. 15 to No. 5 and Las Vegas Raiders falls from No. 6 to No. 17.
No. 1 San Francisco 49ers beat No. 9 Seattle Seahawks, 32-29 on the road. Brock Purdy led San Francisco 49ers with 189 passing yds. In these rankings, San Francisco 49ers stays at No. 1 and Seattle Seahawks falls from No. 9 to No. 11.
No. 3 Jacksonville Jaguars beat Philadelphia Eagles by 2 points, 19-17 at a neutral site. Trevor Lawrence led Jacksonville Jaguars with 331 passing yds. In these rankings, Jacksonville Jaguars falls from No. 3 to No. 4 and Philadelphia Eagles falls from No. 22 to No. 23.
Buffalo Bills beat No. 10 Los Angeles Rams by 3 points, 37-34 on the road. Josh Allen led Buffalo Bills with 210 passing yds. In these rankings, Buffalo Bills rises from No. 13 to No. 6 and Los Angeles Rams falls from No. 10 to No. 18.

Week 5 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 6 ranking uses only games played before Week 6, so it's the order the teams went into that week in. Movement is the change from the ranking before it.

Rank	Team	Record	Last	Next	Rating	Trend
1	San Francisco 49ersNFC West	5-0	W 32-29 @ SEA	vs WAS	71.6O 55.9 · D 53.1	–
2	Kansas City ChiefsAFC West	4-0	W 30-27 @ LV	vs LAC	69.7O 54.1 · D 52.7	–
3	Minnesota VikingsNFC North	5-0	W 23-13 @ NO	vs #21 IND	69.2O 48.5 · D 58.2	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
4	Jacksonville JaguarsAFC South	4-1	W 19-17 vs PHI	vs HOU	69.2O 52.4 · D 57.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
5	New England PatriotsAFC East	3-2	W 45-17 vs LV	vs #22 NYJ	61.1O 49.0 · D 56.3	▲ 10Up 10 spots since last week
6	Buffalo BillsAFC East	4-1	W 37-34 @ LAR	@ #17 LV	60.0O 58.8 · D 45.0	▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
7	Chicago BearsNFC North	3-2	L 7-31 @ GB	@ #20 ATL	58.3O 51.6 · D 53.1	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
8	Denver BroncosAFC West	3-2	W 23-17 @ LAC	vs #11 SEA	57.2O 48.4 · D 51.7	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
9	Baltimore RavensAFC North	4-1	W 30-23 @ ATL	@ #15 CLE	56.1O 53.4 · D 48.8	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
10	Pittsburgh SteelersAFC North	3-2	W 34-22 vs IND	@ #25 TB	55.1O 49.6 · D 51.4	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
11	Seattle SeahawksNFC West	3-2	L 29-32 vs SF	@ #8 DEN	54.5O 52.4 · D 51.3	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
12	Green Bay PackersNFC North	3-2	W 31-7 vs CHI	vs #24 DAL	54.0O 50.0 · D 49.8	▲ 11Up 11 spots since last week
13	Cincinnati BengalsAFC North	3-2	W 31-24 @ MIA	@ #9 BAL	53.9O 53.6 · D 49.9	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
14	Carolina PanthersNFC South	2-2	W 32-26 vs DET	@ #23 PHI	53.8O 55.7 · D 47.5	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
15	Cleveland BrownsAFC North	3-2	L 12-17 @ NYJ	vs #9 BAL	53.0O 47.4 · D 51.0	▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
16	Detroit LionsNFC North	3-2	W 45-21 @ ARI	vs #12 GB	52.9O 55.9 · D 45.8	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
17	Las Vegas RaidersAFC West	3-2	L 17-45 @ NE	vs #6 BUF	51.4O 53.2 · D 46.2	▼ 11Down 11 spots since last week
18	Los Angeles RamsNFC West	2-3	L 34-37 vs BUF	vs ARI	50.8O 50.5 · D 50.2	▼ 8Down 8 spots since last week
19	New York GiantsNFC East	3-1-1	T 27-27 @ WAS	vs NO	48.1O 46.1 · D 50.6	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
20	Atlanta FalconsNFC South	2-3	L 23-30 vs BAL	vs #7 CHI	47.6O 49.4 · D 50.3	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
21	Indianapolis ColtsAFC South	2-3	L 22-34 @ PIT	vs TEN	45.5O 51.1 · D 46.7	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
22	New York JetsAFC East	2-3	W 17-12 vs CLE	@ #5 NE	45.2O 45.8 · D 52.9	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
23	Philadelphia EaglesNFC East	2-3	L 17-19 vs JAX	vs #14 CAR	42.6O 46.4 · D 49.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
24	Dallas CowboysNFC East	2-3	L 16-24 vs TB	@ #12 GB	42.6O 53.3 · D 45.6	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
25	Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFC South	1-4	W 24-16 @ DAL	vs #10 PIT	41.8O 47.7 · D 51.2	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
26	New Orleans SaintsNFC South	1-4	L 13-23 vs MIN	@ #19 NYG	39.8O 50.1 · D 45.5	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
27	Washington CommandersNFC East	1-3-1	T 27-27 vs NYG	@ #1 SF	36.7O 48.9 · D 44.2	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
28	Houston TexansAFC South	1-4	W 26-3 @ TEN	vs #4 JAX	36.4O 47.0 · D 51.8	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
29	Miami DolphinsAFC East	0-5	L 24-31 vs CIN	@ #22 NYJ	35.0O 43.3 · D 49.5	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
30	Arizona CardinalsNFC West	1-4	L 21-45 vs DET	@ #18 LAR	34.1O 48.5 · D 42.4	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
31	Los Angeles ChargersAFC West	0-5	L 17-23 vs DEN	@ #2 KC	28.8O 42.4 · D 49.4	–
32	Tennessee TitansAFC South	0-5	L 3-26 vs HOU	@ #21 IND	23.9O 40.3 · D 49.7	–

What happened in Week 5

All 32 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 5

All 32 teams

How these rankings work

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