The first five weeks of the 2026 NFL season have revealed a handful of legitimate Super Bowl contenders. These teams’ championship prospects are reflected in the updated FanDuel Sportsbook odds.
Although just two teams opened the year at 10-1 or shorter odds, five squads now fall into that range heading into Week 6.
Here’s a look at where each of these top contenders currently stands and where they began the year on the odds list.
Although long shots can win a Super Bowl, it’s rare to see a team that went into the season with 11-1 odds or longer accomplish the job. The reigning champion Seattle Seahawks, who opened 2025 with 60-1 odds to lift the Lombardi Trophy, were one of just four teams since the start of the 2013 campaign to pull off the feat.
Opening as an extremely short favorite hasn’t been ideal either. Over the last 30 years, the 20 teams that had 5-1 or better preseason Super Bowl odds came up short all 20 times.
With that in mind, let’s rank—based on key factors such as how they’ve started, how they project to finish, potential to pull off a blockbuster trade before the deadline, playoff experience and injuries—the five “true” Super Bowl contenders that have emerged over the first five weeks of the 2026 NFL season.