Through five weeks of the NFL season, the playoff picture has begun to take shape. While a dozen games remain for each team, we have a good idea of who will be competing for a spot in the second season and who will be prepping their draft boards as early as November.
Four teams have emerged from the ether to stand alone atop their divisions across the AFC. They’ll hold the inside track when it comes to postseason position this winter, but what are the odds they’ll hold it? Who has been the product of fortunate scheduling and lucky bounces? Which teams are hiding flaws that could tank their Super Bowl hopes as 2021 unfolds?
Let’s take a deeper look at this year’s early division leaders and figure out who has the juice to remain on top and who is merely pretending.