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Game-Script Report: Week 5

NO leads the Week 5 edition.

October 13, 2026Final recap · Week 5

What changed from the prior period

NO moved into the No. 1 spot.

IND, LV, NYG, ARI, NE, CIN are new to the top 10.

NO recorded the largest raw-value increase (41.38).

DAL recorded the largest raw-value decrease (-38.04).

The Week 5 Board

This edition captures the leading signals from the weekly results. The live ranking table continues to update; this article keeps the week's results in view.

#1

NO

54.84

Up 9 · Pass-rate spread

Close pass rate: 45.2% · Leading pass rate: — · Trailing pass rate: 100.0%

#2

IND

44.44

New this week · Pass-rate spread

Close pass rate: 55.6% · Leading pass rate: — · Trailing pass rate: 100.0%

#3

DET

26.63

Up 2 · Pass-rate spread

Close pass rate: 65.5% · Leading pass rate: 38.9% · Trailing pass rate: —

#4

LV

17.41

New this week · Pass-rate spread

Close pass rate: 59.3% · Leading pass rate: — · Trailing pass rate: 76.7%

#5

MIA

17.27

Up 3 · Pass-rate spread

Close pass rate: 35.0% · Leading pass rate: — · Trailing pass rate: 52.3%

#6

TEN

16.46

Down 2 · Pass-rate spread

Close pass rate: 57.9% · Leading pass rate: — · Trailing pass rate: 74.4%

How this ranking works

How to read Game-Script Report

  • A regulation play is close when the score is within eight and win probability is 20–80%.
  • leading and trailing require a margin of at least nine.
  • Pass-rate spread compares states with at least ten classified plays.

Data as of October 13, 2026. Source: nflverse play-by-play.

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