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Weekly Pace Report: Week 5

PIT leads the Week 5 edition.

October 13, 2026Final recap · Week 5

What changed from the prior period

PIT moved into the No. 1 spot.

PIT, JAX, PHI, CLE, DET, WAS, TB are new to the top 10.

CIN recorded the largest raw-value increase (11.72).

PIT recorded the largest raw-value decrease (-9.53).

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

PIT

19.20

Up 25 · Seconds per play

Valid intervals: 15.00 · Trailing-three pace: 26.45 · Season-prior pace: 25.03

#2

JAX

21.52

Up 9 · Seconds per play

Valid intervals: 31.00 · Trailing-three pace: 23.48 · Season-prior pace: 23.48

#3

PHI

21.83

Up 9 · Seconds per play

Valid intervals: 36.00 · Trailing-three pace: 27.24 · Season-prior pace: 26.88

#4

DEN

23.17

Up 2 · Seconds per play

Valid intervals: 23.00 · Trailing-three pace: 23.77 · Season-prior pace: 24.48

#5

CLE

23.31

Up 13 · Seconds per play

Valid intervals: 36.00 · Trailing-three pace: 26.52 · Season-prior pace: 26.52

#6

DAL

24.21

Down 3 · Seconds per play

Valid intervals: 24.00 · Trailing-three pace: 26.09 · Season-prior pace: 24.91

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 13, 2026. Source: nflverse play-by-play.

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