Which NFL team has the best record through 5 games?

There are 133 NFL teams which started the season with a 5-0 record. Based on point differential, the best team through 5 games is the 1921 Buffalo All-Americans, who had a +159 point differential through 5 games. Their average margin of victory was 31.8 points in this stretch.

What is the most recent team to start the season undefeated through 5 games?

The 2023 Philadelphia Eagles and 2023 San Francisco 49ers were the most recent teams to start the season with a 5-0 record.

Which NFL team had the best start through 5 games but still missed the playoffs?

A total of 15 different teams started the season 5-0 and failed to make the playoffs. The most recent example was the 2016 Minnesota Vikings.

How did the best NFL teams through 5 games perform in the playoffs?

Starting in 1920, of the 210 teams that each season had the best record or tied for the best record through 5 games, 78.6% of them went on to make the playoffs, and 16.2% of them won the Super Bowl. The most recent 5 teams that had the best record through 5 games and went on to win the Super Bowl are The 2015 Denver Broncos, the 2009 New Orleans Saints, the 2006 Indianapolis Colts, the 2004 New England Patriots and the 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Are any 2023 teams in the top 50 all-time best NFL starts through 5 games?

There are multiple recent teams on the list of all-time best NFL starts through 5 games. The 2023 San Francisco 49ers and 2023 Philadelphia Eagles are all tied at 1st place with their 5-0 records.

Best NFL Start Through 5 Games

Team Year Record Point Differential Final Record Final Result
1 Buffalo All-Americans  1921 5-0 +159 9-1-2 No Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1941 5-0 +157 10-1 Won NFLC
Buffalo All-Americans  1920 5-0 +147 9-1-1 No Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys 1968 5-0 +136 12-2 Lost Div
St. Louis Rams 1999 5-0 +123 13-3 Won SB
Green Bay Packers 1962 5-0 +122 13-1 Won NFLC
New England Patriots 2019 5-0 +121 12-4 Lost WC
Chicago Bears 2006 5-0 +120 13-3 Lost SB
New England Patriots 2007 5-0 +117 16-0 Lost SB
San Francisco 49ers 1952 5-0 +116 7-5 Missed Playoffs
Washington Redskins 1991 5-0 +111 14-2 Won SB
Akron Pros  1920 5-0 +110 8-0-3 No Playoffs
Baltimore Colts 1968 5-0 +108 13-1 Lost SB
Chicago Bears 1942 5-0 +107 11-0 Lost NFLC
Akron Pros  1921 5-0 +101 8-3-1 No Playoffs
Chicago Cardinals 1923 5-0 +101 8-4 No Playoffs
New Orleans Saints 2009 5-0 +99 13-3 Won SB
San Francisco 49ers 2023 5-0 +99 12-5 Lost SB
Dallas Cowboys 1969 5-0 +98 11-2-1 Lost Div
Green Bay Packers 1931 5-0 +98 12-2 No Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams 1949 5-0 +98 8-2-2 Lost NFLC
Buffalo Bills 1964 5-0 +95 12-2 Won AFL Champ *
New York Giants 1941 5-0 +95 8-3 Lost NFLC
Canton Bulldogs  1923 5-0 +94 11-0-1 No Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1934 5-0 +94 13-0 Lost NFLC
Cleveland Browns 1953 5-0 +94 11-1 Lost NFLC
Denver Broncos 2013 5-0 +91 13-3 Lost SB
Chicago Bears 1963 5-0 +89 11-1-2 Won NFLC
Denver Broncos 1998 5-0 +89 14-2 Won SB
San Diego Chargers 1961 5-0 +89 12-2 Lost AFL Championship *
Miami Dolphins 1984 5-0 +88 14-2 Lost SB
New England Patriots 1974 5-0 +87 7-7 Missed Playoffs
Chicago Bears 1986 5-0 +86 14-2 Lost Div
Chicago Bears 1936 5-0 +85 9-3 Missed Playoffs
Baltimore Colts 1958 5-0 +84 9-3 Won NFLC
Decatur Staleys 1920 5-0 +84 10-1-2 No Playoffs
Denver Broncos 1997 5-0 +84 12-4 Won SB
San Francisco 49ers 2019 5-0 +83 13-3 Lost SB
Minnesota Vikings 1975 5-0 +81 12-2 Lost Div
Dallas Cowboys 2007 5-0 +80 13-3 Lost Div
Los Angeles Rams 1968 5-0 +80 10-3-1 Missed Playoffs
New England Patriots 2015 5-0 +80 12-4 Lost CC
New York Giants 2009 5-0 +80 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1944 5-0 +78 8-2 Won NFLC
Cleveland Browns 1963 5-0 +77 10-4 Missed Playoffs
Denver Broncos 1977 5-0 +77 12-2 Lost SB
Indianapolis Colts 2005 5-0 +77 14-2 Lost Div
Houston Texans 2012 5-0 +76 12-4 Lost Div
Indianapolis Colts 2003 5-0 +76 12-4 Lost CC
Indianapolis Colts 2007 5-0 +76 13-3 Lost Div
Chicago Bears 1985 5-0 +75 15-1 Won SB
Green Bay Packers 1929 5-0 +75 12-0-1 No Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams 2018 5-0 +75 13-3 Lost SB
St. Louis Rams 2001 5-0 +75 14-2 Lost SB
Washington Redskins 1940 5-0 +75 9-2 Lost NFLC
Cleveland Browns 1958 5-0 +74 9-3 Lost Div
New Orleans Saints 1991 5-0 +74 11-5 Lost WC
Philadelphia Eagles 2004 5-0 +74 13-3 Lost SB
Los Angeles Rams 1973 5-0 +72 12-2 Lost Div
St. Louis Rams 2000 5-0 +72 10-6 Lost WC
Green Bay Packers 1965 5-0 +71 10-3-1 Won NFLC
Detroit Lions 2011 5-0 +70 10-6 Lost WC
Kansas City Chiefs 2003 5-0 +70 13-3 Lost Div
Kansas City Chiefs 2013 5-0 +70 11-5 Lost WC
Minnesota Vikings 1998 5-0 +70 15-1 Lost CC
Minnesota Vikings 2003 5-0 +67 9-7 Missed Playoffs
Washington Redskins 1971 5-0 +67 9-4-1 Lost Div
Dallas Cowboys 1976 5-0 +66 11-3 Lost Div
Dallas Cowboys 1977 5-0 +66 12-2 Won SB
Indianapolis Colts 2009 5-0 +66 14-2 Lost SB
Minnesota Vikings 2009 5-0 +66 12-4 Lost CC
Pittsburgh Steelers 1978 5-0 +64 14-2 Won SB
Minnesota Vikings 1974 5-0 +63 10-4 Lost SB
New York Giants 1990 5-0 +63 13-3 Won SB
Arizona Cardinals 2021 5-0 +62 11-6 Lost WC
Green Bay Packers 2011 5-0 +62 15-1 Lost Div
Pittsburgh Steelers 2020 5-0 +62 12-4 Lost WC
Denver Broncos 1986 5-0 +61 11-5 Lost SB
New Orleans Saints 2013 5-0 +61 11-5 Lost Div
St. Louis Cardinals 1966 5-0 +61 8-5-1 Missed Playoffs
St. Louis Cardinals 1974 5-0 +61 10-4 Lost Div
New Orleans Saints 1993 5-0 +60 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Tennessee Titans 2008 5-0 +59 13-3 Lost Div
Miami Dolphins 1972 5-0 +57 14-0 Won SB
Portsmouth Spartans 1931 5-0 +57 11-3 No Playoffs
Denver Broncos 2009 5-0 +56 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 1930 5-0 +56 10-3-1 No Playoffs
Green Bay Packers 2015 5-0 +56 10-6 Lost Div
Minnesota Vikings 2016 5-0 +56 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Philadelphia Eagles 1981 5-0 +56 10-6 Lost WC
Atlanta Falcons 2012 5-0 +55 13-3 Lost CC
Los Angeles Rams 1969 5-0 +55 11-3 Lost Div
Baltimore Colts 1977 5-0 +54 10-4 Lost Div
Chicago Bears 1937 5-0 +54 9-1-1 Lost NFLC
Kansas City Chiefs 2017 5-0 +53 10-6 Lost WC
Miami Dolphins 1992 5-0 +53 11-5 Lost CC
Chicago Cardinals 1922 5-0 +52 8-3 No Playoffs
Detroit Lions 1934 5-0 +52 10-3 Missed Playoffs
New England Patriots 2004 5-0 +52 14-2 Won SB
Cincinnati Bengals 1975 5-0 +51 11-3 Lost Div
Atlanta Falcons 2015 5-0 +50 8-8 Missed Playoffs
San Diego Chargers 1994 5-0 +50 11-5 Lost SB
Washington Redskins 1978 5-0 +49 8-8 Missed Playoffs
Buffalo Bills 1980 5-0 +48 11-5 Lost Div
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1979 5-0 +48 10-6 Lost CC
Buffalo Bills 1991 5-0 +47 13-3 Lost SB
Cincinnati Bengals 1988 5-0 +47 12-4 Lost SB
Cincinnati Bengals 2015 5-0 +47 12-4 Lost WC
Dallas Cowboys 1983 5-0 +47 12-4 Lost WC
Philadelphia Eagles 2022 5-0 +47 14-3 Lost SB
Washington Redskins 1986 5-0 +47 12-4 Lost CC
Kansas City Chiefs 2018 5-0 +46 12-4 Lost CC
Minnesota Vikings 1973 5-0 +43 12-2 Lost SB
Carolina Panthers 2015 5-0 +41 15-1 Lost SB
Los Angeles Rams 1985 5-0 +40 11-5 Lost CC
Los Angeles Rams 1989 5-0 +40 11-5 Lost CC
San Francisco 49ers 1984 5-0 +40 15-1 Won SB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1997 5-0 +39 10-6 Lost Div
Tennessee Titans 2020 5-0 +38 11-5 Lost WC
Philadelphia Eagles 2023 5-0 +37 11-6 Lost WC
Detroit Lions 1956 5-0 +36 9-3 Missed Playoffs
Indianapolis Colts 2006 5-0 +35 12-4 Won SB
Los Angeles Rams 1978 5-0 +35 12-4 Lost CC
Denver Broncos 2015 5-0 +34 12-4 Won SB
Seattle Seahawks 2020 5-0 +34 12-4 Lost WC
Carolina Panthers 2003 5-0 +33 11-5 Lost SB
San Francisco 49ers 1990 5-0 +33 14-2 Lost CC
Chicago Bears 1927 5-0 +32 9-3-2 No Playoffs
Jacksonville Jaguars 1998 5-0 +32 11-5 Lost Div
Minnesota Vikings 2000 5-0 +31 11-5 Lost CC
New York Jets 2004 5-0 +31 10-6 Lost Div
Chicago Bears 1933 5-0 +30 10-2-1 Won NFLC
Chicago Staleys 1921 5-0 +28 9-1-1 No Playoffs

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