A Look At The NFL Standings

Here's a look at the NFL standings through five weeks.

National Football League

Standings

American Football Conference

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
Patriots	4	0	0	1.000	149	76	W4
Jets	3	1	0	.750	95	55	W1
Bills	3	2	0	.600	124	105	W1
Dolphins	1	3	0	.250	65	101	L3

AFC North	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
Bengals	5	0	0	1.000	148	101	W5
Steelers	3	2	0	.600	120	95	W1
Browns	2	3	0	.400	118	132	W1
Ravens	1	4	0	.200	123	137	L1

AFC West	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
Broncos	5	0	0	1.000	113	79	W5
Chargers	2	3	0	.400	116	134	L1
Raiders	2	3	0	.400	107	124	L2
Chiefs	1	4	0	.200	117	143	L4

AFC South	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
Colts	3	2	0	.600	99	113	W3
Titans	1	3	0	.250	102	91	L3
Texans	1	4	0	.200	97	135	L2
Jaguars	1	4	0	.200	93	145	L3

National Football Conference

NFC South	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
Falcons	5	0	0	1.000	162	112	W5
Panthers	4	0	0	1.000	108	71	W4
Buccaneers	2	3	0	.400	110	148	W1
Saints	1	4	0	.200	103	143	L1

NFC North	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
Packers	5	0	0	1.000	137	81	W5
Vikings	2	2	0	.500	80	73	L1
Bears	2	3	0	.400	86	142	W2
Lions	0	5	0	.000	83	138	L5

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
Giants	3	2	0	.600	132	109	W3
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400	101	131	L3
Redskins	2	3	0	.400	97	104	L1
Eagles	2	3	0	.400	117	103	W1

NFC West	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK
Cardinals	4	1	0	.800	190	90	W1
Rams	2	3	0	.400	84	113	L1
Seahawks	2	3	0	.400	111	98	L1
49ers	1	4	0	.200	75	140	L4

The best take from this early look at the 2015 NFL standings is that the Minnesota Vikings would be part of the fun if the playoffs started now. Here are the twelve teams that would be part of that playoff fun.

AFC

New England Patriots

Cincinnati Bengals

Denver Broncos

Indianapolis Colts

New York Jets

Buffalo Bills/Pittsburgh Steelers

NFC

Atlanta Falcons

Green Bay Packers

New York Giants

Arizona Cardinals

Carolina Panthers

Minnesota Vikings

It's a little surprising to see six undefeated teams through five weeks. It's probably not much of a surprise that the Patriots, Broncos, and Packers are three of them but the other three are. The 1972 Miami Dolphins probably don't get too nervous about undefeated teams until weeks 9 or 10 but it must be a little unsettling for them to see six such teams at this point in the season. 

The biggest surprise for me is seeing the Jets with a single loss. They are a touchdown against the very up-and-down Eagles team from being undefeated. The Jets looked like a mess after losing expected starting quarterback Geno Smith, and the manner in which they lost him, before the season. The drama surrounding defensive linemen Sheldon Richardson and Muhammad Wilkerson didn't help. If I had a vote for coach of the year at this early point of the season it would go to Todd Bowles.