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The division picture after week 5: 3 unbeaten, 3 winless

From the archive. This item is no longer current; the numbers below are as they stood when it was written.

AFC East: Bills 4-1. AFC North: Ravens 4-1. AFC South: Jaguars 4-1. AFC West: Chiefs 4-0. NFC East: Giants 3-1-1. NFC North: Vikings 5-0. NFC South: Panthers 2-2. NFC West: 49ers 5-0. Unbeaten: 49ers, Vikings, Chiefs. Winless: Titans, Dolphins, Chargers.

Records are the scoreboard; the playoff odds on the Playoffs page are the forecast, from 3,000 simulated seasons that already know the schedule and the ratings. Early in the season the two disagree a lot, and the odds are usually the better guide to who finishes where.

AFC East: Buffalo Bills4-1
AFC East: New England Patriots3-2
AFC East: New York Jets2-3
AFC East: Miami Dolphins0-5
AFC North: Baltimore Ravens4-1
AFC North: Cincinnati Bengals3-2
AFC North: Cleveland Browns3-2
AFC North: Pittsburgh Steelers3-2
AFC South: Jacksonville Jaguars4-1
AFC South: Indianapolis Colts2-3
AFC South: Houston Texans1-4
AFC South: Tennessee Titans0-5
AFC West: Kansas City Chiefs4-0
AFC West: Denver Broncos3-2
AFC West: Las Vegas Raiders3-2
AFC West: Los Angeles Chargers0-5
NFC East: New York Giants3-1-1
NFC East: Dallas Cowboys2-3
NFC East: Philadelphia Eagles2-3
NFC East: Washington Commanders1-3-1
NFC North: Minnesota Vikings5-0
NFC North: Chicago Bears3-2
NFC North: Detroit Lions3-2
NFC North: Green Bay Packers3-2
NFC South: Carolina Panthers2-2
NFC South: Atlanta Falcons2-3
NFC South: New Orleans Saints1-4
NFC South: Tampa Bay Buccaneers1-4
NFC West: San Francisco 49ers5-0
NFC West: Seattle Seahawks3-2
NFC West: Los Angeles Rams2-3
NFC West: Arizona Cardinals1-4

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Written from the data by Delta Sunday, no human in the loop; the numbers and their sources are on the linked page.