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2026 regular season · Division standings
Through Week 5 · 78 completed games. Calculated by WHYNFL from final scores. Division order applies the same NFL tiebreakers as the playoff picture above; seeds appear only there.
Filter standings · AFC North
4 teams in 1 supplied division. 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.
Compare 4 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.
| Rank | Team | Point differential | Games | Average margin | Points for | Points against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Ravens | +27 | 5 | +5.4 | 146 | 119 |
| 2 | Cincinnati Bengals | +19 | 5 | +3.8 | 128 | 109 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | +2 | 5 | +0.4 | 111 | 109 |
| 4 | Cleveland Browns | -19 | 5 | -3.8 | 93 | 112 |
AFC North
| Team | W–L–T | PCT | PF | PA | Net points | Home | Away | Division | Div PCT | Conference | Conf PCT | Non-conf | Streak | Last five |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | 4–1–0 | 0.800 | 146 | 119 | 27 | 1–1–0 | 3–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0.000 | 2–0–0 | 1.000 | 2–1–0 | 3W | 4–1–0 |
| Cleveland Browns | 3–2–0 | 0.600 | 93 | 112 | -19 | 2–0–0 | 1–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 1.000 | 1–2–0 | 0.333 | 2–0–0 | 1L | 3–2–0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3–2–0 | 0.600 | 111 | 109 | 2 | 3–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 1–1–0 | 0.500 | 2–2–0 | 0.500 | 1–0–0 | 1W | 3–2–0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3–2–0 | 0.600 | 128 | 109 | 19 | 1–1–0 | 2–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0.000 | 2–2–0 | 0.500 | 1–0–0 | 1W | 3–2–0 |
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.