Week 1 charts

Each week Gridiron AI charts the NFL from its models and public data: playoff odds, its numbers against the betting line, where the betting money went, fantasy projections against what players scored, and more.

Playoff race

Standings · Fri, Sep 18

Playoff race, NFL Week 1 2026

The playoff race after Week 1, from 10,000 simulations of the season:

Climbing: SF 44% → 67%, CHI 46% → 65%, KC 52% → 69%
Falling: LAR 68% → 50%, GB 46% → 31%

Biggest Week 1 swing: SF, up 23 points.

TeamConfRecordPlayoffsDivisionSince preseason
BUFAFC1-081%58%+10 pts
BALAFC1-078%51%+12 pts
SEANFC1-077%44%−4 pts
JAXAFC1-070%49%+4 pts
KCAFC1-069%49%+17 pts
SFNFC1-067%33%+23 pts
PHINFC1-067%54%+4 pts
CHINFC1-065%34%+19 pts
NEAFC0-164%35%−5 pts
DETNFC1-062%31%−5 pts
CINAFC1-056%24%+11 pts
MINNFC1-056%25%+6 pts
HOUAFC0-155%34%−5 pts
PITAFC1-051%22%+4 pts
LANFC0-150%17%−18 pts
DENAFC0-149%26%−6 pts
TBNFC0-144%38%+5 pts
LACAFC0-135%17%−14 pts
NYGNFC1-034%21%+10 pts
GBNFC0-131%10%−15 pts
NONFC0-131%25%−6 pts
INDAFC0-130%14%−10 pts
CARNFC0-127%22%+0 pts
DALNFC0-126%15%−13 pts
ARINFC1-022%6%+11 pts
WASNFC0-121%11%−6 pts
ATLNFC0-121%16%−11 pts
LVAFC1-019%8%+3 pts
NYJAFC1-015%5%+6 pts
CLEAFC0-113%4%−11 pts
MIAAFC0-17%2%−10 pts
TENAFC0-17%3%−5 pts

Trench watch

Trenches · Sat, Sep 12

Trench watch, NFL Week 1 2026

Trench watch, Week 1: the biggest pass-rush mismatches (sacks + QB hits per dropback, league percentile).

DEN rush (100) vs KC protection (23)
GB rush (74) vs MIN protection (0)
DAL rush (87) vs NYG protection (19)
MIN rush (97) vs GB protection (39)

DefensePass rush pctlOffenseProtection pctlGap
DEN100KC23+77Rush wins
GB74MIN0+74Rush wins
DAL87NYG19+68Rush wins
MIN97GB39+58Rush wins
TEN65NYJ10+55Rush wins
CLE94JAX61+32Rush wins
LA90SF58+32
LAC55ARI26+29
PHI77WAS52+26
SEA61NE35+26
NO39DET16+23
JAX19CLE3+16
PIT71ATL65+6
NYG58DAL55+3
MIA16LV13+3
ARI10LAC6+3
BUF81HOU77+3
IND29BAL32−3
KC84DEN90−6
DET68NO74−6
BAL32IND42−10
CHI26CAR45−19
NYJ6TEN29−23
TB23CIN48−26
NE52SEA81−29
LV35MIA68−32
HOU48BUF84−35
WAS42PHI87−45Line wins
ATL45PIT94−48Line wins
SF0LA71−71Line wins
CIN13TB100−87Line wins
CAR3CHI97−94Line wins