Red Zone Plus/Minus Rankings NFL Week 5: Colts Take Over Top Spot

The Indianapolis Colts remain the most surprising success story of the 2025 NFL season, and their ascension to the top spot in this week’s Red Zone Plus/Minus rankings is another sign that the Colts are for real.

With quarterback Daniel Jones and running back Jonathan Taylor leading the offense and the defense playing solid, the Colts are 4-1 and currently own the No. 1 seed in the AFC. They are the only team in the league that ranks in the top three in both points scored per game and points allowed per game.

As far as Red Zone Plus/Minus goes, The Colts lead the league with 25 offensive trips into the red zone, and they’ve come away with points on every drive — scoring 15 touchdowns and 10 field goals.

Defensively, the Colts have allowed the fifth-fewest red-zone drives (13), allowing eight touchdowns and three field goals on those drives — meaning they’ve had two red-zone stops.

Here’s a reminder how the Red Zone Plus/Minus is calculated: Red-zone drives resulting in a touchdown earn six points. Field goals earn three points. If a defense allows a red-zone touchdown, that’s minus-six, and a red-zone field goal allowed is minus-three.

A few other observations from the updated Red Zone Plus/Minus:

• Two teams with a losing record have a positive Red Zone Plus/Minus: Kansas City Chiefs (2-3, +21) and Arizona Cardinals (2-3, +6).
• Four teams with a winning record have a negative plus/minus: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-1, -3), Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1, -6), Washington Commanders (3-2, -9) and Los Angeles Chargers (3-2, -21).
• The Houston Texans, with a plus/minus of 0, have scored the second-fewest red-zone points this season but are tied for the second-fewest red-zone points allowed.