The NFC’s last two teams standing in the 2022 season had maintained that excellence through the first five weeks of the season. The Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers seem destined for an NFC Championship game rematch as both started their years with five straight wins. On Sunday, both fell from the ranks of the undefeated when facing two of the AFC’s top defenses.
Losses to the Jets and Browns, respectively, paved the way for a new No. 1 to emerge, the fourth different team to hold the pole position in the 2023 season. There’s a crowd at the top, with five different teams now sporting similar 5-1 records. Who sits atop the rankings? Scroll to find out.