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THE WHY BEHIND THE GAME

NFL standings.

The race for the postseason starts here.

Strength of schedule: hardest and easiest remaining schedules

Compare NFL point differential and average scoring margin

Playoff picture

If the season ended today

2026 regular season through Week 5 · 50 completed games. Division leaders take seeds 1–4; the three best remaining clubs are wild cards. Ties are broken with the NFL procedures through net points. The last steps (net touchdowns, coin toss) are not applied, and any tie they would decide is marked unresolved. Clinching and elimination are not calculated.

AFC

  1. 1
    Kansas City Chiefs3–0 · AFC West leader · Leads LV on strength of victory · Ahead of BUF on strength of victory
  2. 2
    Buffalo Bills3–0 · AFC East leader
  3. 3
    Cleveland Browns3–1 · AFC North leader
  4. 4
    Jacksonville Jaguars2–1 · AFC South leader
  5. 5
    Las Vegas Raiders3–0 · Wild card
  6. 6
    Baltimore Ravens2–1 · Wild card · Ahead of DEN on conference record
  7. 7
    Denver Broncos2–1 · Wild card · Ahead of CIN on strength of victory

In the hunt: CIN 2–1, PIT 2–2, NYJ 1–2, NE 1–2, IND 1–2, MIA 0–3, LAC 0–3, HOU 0–3, TEN 0–3

NFC

  1. 1
    Minnesota Vikings3–0 · NFC North leader · Ahead of SF on strength of victory
  2. 2
    San Francisco 49ers3–0 · NFC West leader
  3. 3
    Philadelphia Eagles2–1 · NFC East leader · Leads NYG on strength of victory
  4. 4
    Carolina Panthers1–2 · NFC South leader · Leads ATL on head-to-head
  5. 5
    Detroit Lions2–1 · Wild card · Ahead of NYG, SEA on conference record
  6. 6
    Chicago Bears2–1 · Wild card · Ahead of NYG, SEA on conference record
  7. 7
    Seattle Seahawks2–1 · Wild card · Ahead of NYG on strength of victory

In the hunt: NYG 2–1, LAR 1–2, ATL 1–2, WAS 1–2, NO 1–2, GB 1–2, ARI 1–2, TB 1–3, DAL 1–3

UPDATED Updated Oct 10, 2026, 6:30 pm EDT

2026 regular season · Division standings

Through Week 5 · 50 completed games. Calculated by WHYNFL from final scores. Division order applies the same NFL tiebreakers as the playoff picture above; seeds appear only there.

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32 teams in 8 supplied divisions. No playoff seed is inferred.

NFL point differential 2026

Point differential is points scored minus points allowed (PF − PA). A positive number means a team has outscored its opponents; a negative number means it has been outscored. It is different from win percentage and does not by itself determine playoff seeding.

UPDATED Updated Oct 10, 2026, 6:30 pm EDT
Compare 32 teams by point differential

Regular season only. Rank is within the teams selected by the filters above, ordered by total point differential; equal totals share a rank. Average margin divides the total by games played, so teams with different game counts can be compared per game. It does not adjust for opponent strength. Scroll horizontally on smaller screens.

2026 point differential · selected teams
RankTeamPoint differentialGamesAverage marginPoints forPoints against
1San Francisco 49ers+483+16.09850
2Jacksonville Jaguars+463+15.38236
3Kansas City Chiefs+383+12.78850
4Chicago Bears+363+12.08953
5Las Vegas Raiders+343+11.38854
6Minnesota Vikings+303+10.07141
7Seattle Seahawks+253+8.37550
8Buffalo Bills+233+7.710178
9Cincinnati Bengals+173+5.78063
10Baltimore Ravens+143+4.79278
11Carolina Panthers+63+2.08983
12New York Jets+33+1.06461
13Dallas Cowboys-24-0.5104106
13Detroit Lions-23-0.79395
13Los Angeles Rams-23-0.76163
13New Orleans Saints-23-0.78183
17New York Giants-93-3.04655
17Tampa Bay Buccaneers-94-2.38695
19Denver Broncos-103-3.36070
19Pittsburgh Steelers-104-2.57787
21Cleveland Browns-144-3.58195
21Philadelphia Eagles-143-4.75569
23New England Patriots-153-5.03651
24Atlanta Falcons-173-5.75168
24Washington Commanders-173-5.77592
26Arizona Cardinals-183-6.06381
27Indianapolis Colts-193-6.37291
28Houston Texans-213-7.05475
29Tennessee Titans-223-7.33759
30Los Angeles Chargers-323-10.74476
31Green Bay Packers-353-11.75691
32Miami Dolphins-503-16.73686

AFC East

AFC East · 2026 regular season
TeamW–L–TPCTPFPANet pointsHomeAwayDivisionDiv PCTConferenceConf PCTNon-confStreakLast five
Buffalo Bills3–0–01.0001017823 2–0–01–0–00–0–00.0002–0–01.0001–0–03W3–0–0
New York Jets1–2–00.33364613 0–1–01–1–00–0–00.0001–0–01.0000–2–02L1–2–0
New England Patriots1–2–00.3333651-15 1–0–00–2–00–0–00.0001–1–00.5000–1–01L1–2–0
Miami Dolphins0–3–00.0003686-50 0–1–00–2–00–0–00.0000–2–00.0000–1–03L0–3–0

AFC North

AFC North · 2026 regular season
TeamW–L–TPCTPFPANet pointsHomeAwayDivisionDiv PCTConferenceConf PCTNon-confStreakLast five
Cleveland Browns3–1–00.7508195-14 2–0–01–1–01–0–01.0001–1–00.5002–0–03W3–1–0
Baltimore Ravens2–1–00.667927814 0–1–02–0–00–0–00.0001–0–01.0001–1–01W2–1–0
Cincinnati Bengals2–1–00.667806317 1–0–01–1–00–1–00.0001–1–00.5001–0–01L2–1–0
Pittsburgh Steelers2–2–00.5007787-10 2–0–00–2–01–1–00.5001–2–00.3331–0–01L2–2–0

AFC South

AFC South · 2026 regular season
TeamW–L–TPCTPFPANet pointsHomeAwayDivisionDiv PCTConferenceConf PCTNon-confStreakLast five
Jacksonville Jaguars2–1–00.667823646 2–0–00–1–00–0–00.0002–1–00.6670–0–01W2–1–0
Indianapolis Colts1–2–00.3337291-19 1–1–00–1–01–0–01.0001–2–00.3330–0–01W1–2–0
Houston Texans0–3–00.0005475-21 0–2–00–1–00–1–00.0000–3–00.0000–0–03L0–3–0
Tennessee Titans0–3–00.0003759-22 0–2–00–1–00–0–00.0000–1–00.0000–2–03L0–3–0

AFC West

AFC West · 2026 regular season
TeamW–L–TPCTPFPANet pointsHomeAwayDivisionDiv PCTConferenceConf PCTNon-confStreakLast five
Kansas City Chiefs3–0–01.000885038 2–0–01–0–01–0–01.0003–0–01.0000–0–03W3–0–0
Las Vegas Raiders3–0–01.000885434 1–0–02–0–01–0–01.0002–0–01.0001–0–03W3–0–0
Denver Broncos2–1–00.6676070-10 2–0–00–1–00–1–00.0001–1–00.5001–0–02W2–1–0
Los Angeles Chargers0–3–00.0004476-32 0–2–00–1–00–1–00.0000–2–00.0000–1–03L0–3–0

NFC East

NFC East · 2026 regular season
TeamW–L–TPCTPFPANet pointsHomeAwayDivisionDiv PCTConferenceConf PCTNon-confStreakLast five
Philadelphia Eagles2–1–00.6675569-14 1–0–01–1–01–0–01.0001–1–00.5001–0–01L2–1–0
New York Giants2–1–00.6674655-9 2–0–00–1–01–0–01.0001–1–00.5001–0–01W2–1–0
Washington Commanders1–2–00.3337592-17 1–0–00–2–00–2–00.0001–2–00.3330–0–01W1–2–0
Dallas Cowboys1–3–00.250104106-2 1–2–00–1–01–1–00.5001–2–00.3330–1–02L1–3–0

NFC North

NFC North · 2026 regular season
TeamW–L–TPCTPFPANet pointsHomeAwayDivisionDiv PCTConferenceConf PCTNon-confStreakLast five
Minnesota Vikings3–0–01.000714130 1–0–02–0–02–0–01.0003–0–01.0000–0–03W3–0–0
Detroit Lions2–1–00.6679395-2 2–0–00–1–00–0–00.0001–0–01.0001–1–01W2–1–0
Chicago Bears2–1–00.667895336 1–1–01–0–00–1–00.0002–1–00.6670–0–01W2–1–0
Green Bay Packers1–2–00.3335691-35 0–1–01–1–00–1–00.0000–2–00.0001–0–01L1–2–0

NFC South

NFC South · 2026 regular season
TeamW–L–TPCTPFPANet pointsHomeAwayDivisionDiv PCTConferenceConf PCTNon-confStreakLast five
Carolina Panthers1–2–00.33389836 0–1–01–1–01–0–01.0001–1–00.5000–1–01L1–2–0
Atlanta Falcons1–2–00.3335168-17 0–1–01–1–00–1–00.0001–1–00.5000–1–01W1–2–0
New Orleans Saints1–2–00.3338183-2 0–1–01–1–00–0–00.0000–1–00.0001–1–01L1–2–0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers1–3–00.2508695-9 0–2–01–1–00–0–00.0001–1–00.5000–2–01W1–3–0

NFC West

NFC West · 2026 regular season
TeamW–L–TPCTPFPANet pointsHomeAwayDivisionDiv PCTConferenceConf PCTNon-confStreakLast five
San Francisco 49ers3–0–01.000985048 2–0–01–0–02–0–01.0002–0–01.0001–0–03W3–0–0
Seattle Seahawks2–1–00.667755025 1–0–01–1–01–0–01.0001–1–00.5001–0–01L2–1–0
Los Angeles Rams1–2–00.3336163-2 1–1–00–1–00–1–00.0001–1–00.5000–1–01L1–2–0
Arizona Cardinals1–2–00.3336381-18 0–1–01–1–00–2–00.0000–2–00.0001–0–02L1–2–0

W–L–T = wins, losses and ties. PCT = win percentage, with a tie counting as half a win. PF/PA = points for/against. Split records are W–L–T; no-game splits may show a recorded percentage of 0.000. Streaks use the recorded notation (W, L or T). — = not supplied. Conference order, when supplied, is not a playoff seed. Clinching or elimination labels appear only when explicitly reported.