NFL Power Rankings: Week 5, 2026

Every team ranked by how often it wins 150 simulated games against a league-median opponent, using our drive-by-drive game simulation. Win rate measures team strength independent of schedule. How the model works.

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NFL power rankings, Week 5, 2026: all 32 teams by simulated win rate (share of 150 simulated games won against a league-average team).
RankTeamWin rate
1 (up 3 places since last week)CHI67.3%
2 (no change since last week)SFO66.0%
3 (down 2 places since last week)BUF62.0%
4 (up 4 places since last week)BAL58.0%
5 (up 13 places since last week)NWE58.0%
6 (down 3 places since last week)SEA56.0%
7 (up 10 places since last week)CIN55.3%
8 (down 2 places since last week)JAX55.3%
9 (up 11 places since last week)DET54.0%
10 (up 16 places since last week)ATL54.0%
11 (down 6 places since last week)LAR53.3%
12 (up 4 places since last week)LVR51.3%
13 (up 1 place since last week)KAN51.3%
14 (down 3 places since last week)DAL49.3%
15 (down 5 places since last week)CAR48.7%
16 (up 3 places since last week)PHI46.7%
17 (up 4 places since last week)HOU46.7%
18 (down 6 places since last week)NOR46.0%
19 (up 9 places since last week)CLE45.3%
20 (up 3 places since last week)WAS44.0%
21 (down 14 places since last week)NYJ42.0%
22 (up 7 places since last week)LAC42.0%
23 (up 4 places since last week)TAM41.3%
24 (up 6 places since last week)ARI40.7%
25 (down 12 places since last week)PIT40.0%
26 (down 11 places since last week)NYG40.0%
27 (down 18 places since last week)IND40.0%
28 (up 4 places since last week)GNB40.0%
29 (down 4 places since last week)MIN38.7%
30 (down 6 places since last week)TEN36.0%
31 (down 9 places since last week)DEN35.3%
32 (down 1 place since last week)MIA28.0%