Five weeks into the 2026 season, the standings already show a hard split. San Francisco sits at 5-0 with a league-best plus-61 point differential. Miami is 0-5 at minus-62. The gap between those two is 123 points — and three clubs are still looking for their first win heading into Week 6.
Minnesota is the other unbeaten team at 5-0 (plus-45). Kansas City is 4-0 (plus-41) after using its bye. Jacksonville, at 4-1, owns the second-best differential in the league at plus-53. On the other end, Tennessee (0-5, minus-51) and the Los Angeles Chargers (0-5, minus-45) join Miami in the winless column, according to official standings after Week 5.
Best point differentials entering Week 6
| # | Team | W-L-T | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ers | 5-0 | 154 | 93 | +61 |
| 2 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-1 | 123 | 70 | +53 |
| 3 | Minnesota Vikings | 5-0 | 109 | 64 | +45 |
| 4 | Kansas City Chiefs | 4-0 | 118 | 77 | +41 |
| 5 | Seattle Seahawks | 3-2 | 134 | 105 | +29 |
| 6 | Baltimore Ravens | 4-1 | 146 | 119 | +27 |
| 7 | Chicago Bears | 3-2 | 119 | 96 | +23 |
| 7 | Buffalo Bills | 4-1 | 164 | 141 | +23 |
The 0-5 group
| Team | W-L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 0-5 | 70 | 132 | -62 |
| Tennessee Titans | 0-5 | 58 | 109 | -51 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 0-5 | 84 | 129 | -45 |
Miami has scored 70 points in five games and allowed 132. Tennessee has scored even less — 58 — while the Chargers sit at 84 points for and 129 against. Arizona, at 1-4, actually owns a worse differential than Tennessee and the Chargers at minus-54 after giving up 162 points.
What the middle looks like
Records alone do not tell the full story. Seattle is 3-2 with a plus-29 differential, better than several 4-1 teams on margin. Cleveland is 3-2 but minus-19. Philadelphia is 2-3 and minus-20. The NFC North has Minnesota alone at 5-0 while Chicago, Detroit and Green Bay are all 3-2 with differentials ranging from plus-23 (Bears) to minus-8 (Packers).
Buffalo moved to 4-1 with the Monday night win over the Rams and sits at plus-23 (164 points for, 141 against). That update is not yet reflected on the site standings hub, which still shows the Bills at 3-1 from an October 12 refresh.
Week 6 starts Thursday
Seattle at Denver opens the week Thursday at 8:15 p.m. ET (3:15 a.m. Cairo Friday). The 0-5 Chargers visit Kansas City on Sunday. Miami faces the 3-2 Browns, and Tennessee hosts the 1-4 Texans after Houston’s win in Nashville in Week 5.
San Francisco hosts Washington on Monday night. Minnesota is on bye, so the Vikings’ plus-45 will hold for another week while the 49ers try to stretch the league’s best margin.
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