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2026 seasonThrough Week 5 · partialRatings data through October 11
Refreshed October 12, 2026

Interim Week 5 update: 14 of 15 games completed. BUF at LA is pending and excluded. Week 6 spreads are early projections.

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2026 NFL Team Strength Index and Efficiency Index through Week 5
1SFSan Francisco 49ers5-010.0—69.018.21.20.00.6
2LALos Angeles Rams2-26.4↑ 155.9105.52.6-1.6-0.1
3JAXJacksonville Jaguars4-16.1↓ 168.222.83.4-0.0-0.0
4BUFBuffalo Bills3-16.0—53.6156.9-2.10.70.5
5BALBaltimore Ravens4-15.7↑ 162.553.50.40.21.6
6CINCincinnati Bengals3-24.3↑ 259.173.5-0.30.30.7
7CHIChicago Bears3-23.3↓ 255.5113.4-1.10.40.6
8NENew England Patriots3-22.9↑ 555.4123.10.2-0.60.1
9KCKansas City Chiefs4-02.7—62.641.60.40.30.5
10SEASeattle Seahawks3-22.7↓ 363.43-2.43.81.4-0.1
11DETDetroit Lions3-22.3↑ 153.7144.1-2.50.80.0
12TBTampa Bay Buccaneers1-41.3↑ 556.79-1.41.60.80.2
13ATLAtlanta Falcons2-30.7↓ 355.213-0.21.4-0.90.4
14GBGreen Bay Packers3-20.6↑ 443.9231.7-0.7-0.70.4
15DENDenver Broncos3-20.2↓ 153.416-1.21.60.0-0.2
16CARCarolina Panthers2-2-0.0↓ 156.880.2-0.30.3-0.2
17INDIndianapolis Colts2-3-0.1↓ 649.7180.5-1.91.20.1
18MINMinnesota Vikings5-0-0.3↑ 261.66-5.33.81.4-0.3
19PITPittsburgh Steelers3-2-1.2↑ 444.422-0.2-0.5-0.1-0.3
20DALDallas Cowboys2-3-1.3↓ 437.5283.1-4.50.1-0.0
21HOUHouston Texans1-4-1.6↑ 451.617-4.02.00.40.1
22WASWashington Commanders1-3-1-1.8↓ 139.726-1.5-0.8-0.30.8
23NYJNew York Jets2-3-2.1↑ 449.019-2.90.80.6-0.6
24PHIPhiladelphia Eagles2-3-2.7—41.725-4.10.70.7-0.0
25ARIArizona Cardinals1-4-3.3↓ 644.8210.1-1.7-1.4-0.3
26LVLas Vegas Raiders3-2-4.4↓ 438.527-2.4-2.1-0.30.4
27NYGNew York Giants3-1-1-4.5↑ 146.920-3.4-0.10.7-1.7
28LACLos Angeles Chargers0-5-4.8↑ 135.430-4.81.3-1.2-0.1
29CLECleveland Browns3-2-5.0↓ 342.124-4.10.5-0.6-0.9
30NONew Orleans Saints1-4-5.6—36.129-2.9-2.1-0.3-0.2
31MIAMiami Dolphins0-5-7.4—26.232-2.9-2.6-1.1-0.9
32TENTennessee Titans0-5-9.2—27.131-4.6-2.5-1.2-1.0

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Rank is an ordering, not a certainty. Ratings separated by a few tenths of a point are closely grouped; displayed values are rounded to one decimal.

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