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Weekly Pace Report: Week 4

CIN leads the Week 4 edition.

October 6, 2026Final recap · Week 4

What changed from the prior period

CIN moved into the No. 1 spot.

KC, DAL, NYJ, IND, LA, ARI, SF are new to the top 10.

SEA recorded the largest raw-value increase (16.12).

KC recorded the largest raw-value decrease (-10.94).

The Week 4 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

CIN

18.65

Up 4 · Seconds per play

Valid intervals: 20.00 · Trailing-three pace: 22.90 · Season-prior pace: 22.90

#2

KC

20.36

Up 26 · Seconds per play

Valid intervals: 33.00 · Trailing-three pace: 26.87 · Season-prior pace: 26.87

#3

DAL

20.59

Up 9 · Seconds per play

Valid intervals: 41.00 · Trailing-three pace: 26.35 · Season-prior pace: 26.35

#4

NYJ

20.70

Up 16 · Seconds per play

Valid intervals: 10.00 · Trailing-three pace: 25.86 · Season-prior pace: 25.86

#5

IND

21.25

Up 8 · Seconds per play

Valid intervals: 32.00 · Trailing-three pace: 25.58 · Season-prior pace: 25.58

#6

DEN

21.38

Up 2 · Seconds per play

Valid intervals: 26.00 · Trailing-three pace: 25.51 · Season-prior pace: 25.51

How this ranking works

How to read Weekly Pace Report

  • For competitive regulation plays, consecutive same-drive snap intervals of 1–40 seconds yield seconds per play.
  • at least ten valid intervals are required.
  • Lower values rank faster, with observed trailing and season-prior averages shown separately.

Data as of October 6, 2026. Source: nflverse play-by-play.

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