Ranking NFL division leaders by which are most vulnerable after opening month

Now that the first month of the 2026 regular season is over and done, you might have an urge to go look at the standings throughout the league to see where everyone stacks up. When you do, let me be the first to tell you that you don't need to clean your glasses and your eyes aren't deceiving you. There are some surprising division leaders through the first four weeks.

I mean, if you had the Cleveland Browns atop the AFC North at any point this year, I would like to ask you a few questions. Specifically, I'd like you to tell me this week's winning lottery numbers, since you clearly can see the future. Meanwhile, the New York Giants are another club that is remarkably leading it's division, the NFC East. That wouldn't be surprising if Jaxson Dart was still their starting quarterback, but it certainly is after he went down with a season-ending knee injury in Week 2, which has thrust Jameis Winston under center.

Here, we're going to sift through these leaders and determine which have staying power and which are merely visiting the top spot before making the trek down. To do that, we'll rank all…

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