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The 2026 season

After week 8 of the 2026 season, the San Francisco 49ers, the Buffalo Bills and the Minnesota Vikings share the best record at 6-1.

Still looking for a first win: the Los Angeles Chargers (0-7).

The Buffalo Bills scored the most points (233 so far) and the Minnesota Vikings conceded the fewest (93). The longest winning run so far: the Minnesota Vikings, 6 in a row (weeks 1-7).

The biggest upset so far: the Arizona Cardinals, 12.5-point underdogs, beat the Los Angeles Rams 18-16 in week 6, one of 9 wins by teams getting 7 or more points. The widest margin: the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Indianapolis Colts 42-7 in week 8. The most points in one game: 96, when the Chicago Bears beat the Carolina Panthers 59-37 in week 1.

59% of games were decided by one score (8 points or fewer). 11 games went to overtime and 1 tie ended level.

Standings

AFC

AFC East
Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	Home	Away	Div	Conf
Buffalo Bills	6	1	.857	233	181	+52	3-1	3-0	0-1	4-1
New England Patriots	5	3	.625	184	162	+22	3-0	2-3	3-0	5-1
New York Jets	2	6	.250	170	188	-18	1-3	1-3	0-2	2-3
Miami Dolphins	1	6	.143	117	181	-64	0-3	1-3	1-1	1-4

AFC North
Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	Home	Away	Div	Conf
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	2	.750	180	144	+36	4-0	2-2	2-1	3-2
Cincinnati Bengals	5	2	.714	206	158	+48	2-1	3-1	1-1	4-2
Cleveland Browns	5	3	.625	139	173	-34	3-0	2-3	2-1	3-3
Baltimore Ravens	4	4	.500	179	203	-24	1-2	3-2	0-2	2-3

AFC South
Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	Home	Away	Div	Conf
Jacksonville Jaguars	5	2	.714	196	111	+85	4-1	1-1	1-1	4-2
Houston Texans	2	5	.286	165	170	-5	0-4	2-1	2-1	2-3
Indianapolis Colts	2	6	.250	161	222	-61	1-2	1-4	1-2	1-5
Tennessee Titans	1	7	.125	144	199	-55	0-4	1-3	1-1	1-5

AFC West
Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	Home	Away	Div	Conf
Denver Broncos	6	2	.750	172	165	+7	4-0	2-2	2-1	3-1
Kansas City Chiefs	5	2	.714	167	131	+36	3-0	2-2	3-1	5-1
Las Vegas Raiders	4	4	.500	221	230	-9	1-3	3-1	1-1	3-3
Los Angeles Chargers	0	7	.000	99	175	-76	0-3	0-4	0-3	0-4

NFC

NFC East
Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	Home	Away	Div	Conf
New York Giants	4	2	1	.643	163	161	+2	3-1	1-1	1-0-1	2-2
Dallas Cowboys	3	5	0	.375	219	213	+6	1-3	2-2	2-1	2-4
Washington Commanders	2	4	1	.357	159	182	-23	2-1	0-3	1-2-1	2-3
Philadelphia Eagles	2	6	0	.250	137	202	-65	1-3	1-3	1-2	1-5

NFC North
Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	Home	Away	Div	Conf
Minnesota Vikings	6	1	.857	140	93	+47	3-0	3-1	2-1	4-1
Chicago Bears	6	2	.750	214	160	+54	3-1	3-1	0-2	4-2
Detroit Lions	5	2	.714	203	180	+23	4-0	1-2	2-0	4-1
Green Bay Packers	5	3	.625	171	164	+7	3-1	2-2	1-2	4-3

NFC South
Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	Home	Away	Div	Conf
Carolina Panthers	3	4	.429	178	193	-15	1-2	2-2	1-1	3-3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	5	.375	178	151	+27	1-4	2-1	2-0	3-2
Atlanta Falcons	3	5	.375	171	189	-18	1-3	2-2	1-2	3-3
New Orleans Saints	2	5	.286	162	194	-32	0-4	2-1	0-1	1-3

NFC West
Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Diff	Home	Away	Div	Conf
San Francisco 49ers	6	1	.857	197	139	+58	4-0	2-1	3-0	4-1
Seattle Seahawks	4	4	.500	185	159	+26	3-2	1-2	1-1	1-3
Los Angeles Rams	4	4	.500	194	168	+26	2-3	2-1	0-2	2-2
Arizona Cardinals	3	5	.375	175	238	-63	0-3	3-2	1-2	2-4

Regular season only. Pct counts a tie as half a win. Div, Conf, Non-Conf: records against division, conference and other-conference opponents. Strk: current run of wins (W), losses (L) or ties (T). Last 5: oldest to newest. Teams level on Pct are ordered by division record, then points difference, which can differ from the official standings. Data: nflverse.

Season in numbers

Measure	2026	Average since 2002
Points per game	46.1	44.5
Home win rateNeutral-site games excluded; a tie counts as half.	54%	56%
One-score gamesDecided by 8 points or fewer.	59%	51%
Favourites wonAgainst the closing line; pick’ems and ties left out.	66%	67%
Overtime games	11 (9%)	6%

Regular season only. Average: every completed season since 2002 except this one. Data: nflverse.