NFL Standings and Playoff Picture, Week 9

Here are the standings, through week 9:

AFC
AFC EAST
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
New England Patriots	5	3	0	0.625	4-1	2-0	0.415	0.478
Miami Dolphins	4	4	0	0.500	3-3	1-1	0.375	0.477
New York Jets	3	5	0	0.375	3-4	2-2	0.500	0.609
Buffalo Bills	3	5	0	0.375	2-4	0-2	0.269	0.463
AFC NORTH
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
Baltimore Ravens	6	2	0	0.750	5-1	3-0	0.320	0.394
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	3	0	0.625	2-3	1-0	0.429	0.433
Cincinnati Bengals	3	5	0	0.375	2-5	1-3	0.231	0.418
Cleveland Browns	2	7	0	0.222	2-5	1-3	0.438	0.534
AFC SOUTH
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
Houston Texans	7	1	0	0.875	7-0	2-0	0.439	0.470
Indianapolis Colts	5	3	0	0.625	3-2	1-1	0.455	0.456
Tennessee Titans	3	6	0	0.333	2-4	0-2	0.500	0.616
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	7	0	0.125	1-3	1-1	0.625	0.606
AFC WEST
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
Denver Broncos	5	3	0	0.625	4-2	2-0	0.450	0.594
San Diego Chargers	4	4	0	0.500	4-2	3-1	0.242	0.394
Oakland Raiders	3	5	0	0.375	3-3	1-2	0.292	0.500
Kansas City Chiefs	1	7	0	0.125	0-5	0-3	0.375	0.547

NFC
NFC EAST
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
New York Giants	6	3	0	0.667	5-2	2-2	0.400	0.419
Philadelphia Eagles	3	5	0	0.375	1-4	1-0	0.538	0.567
Dallas Cowboys	3	5	0	0.375	3-4	1-1	0.480	0.657
Washington Redskins	3	6	0	0.333	3-4	0-1	0.480	0.527
NFC NORTH
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
Chicago Bears	7	1	0	0.875	4-1	1-1	0.368	0.409
Green Bay Packers	6	3	0	0.667	4-2	1-0	0.510	0.554
Minnesota Vikings	5	4	0	0.556	3-3	1-0	0.429	0.461
Detroit Lions	4	4	0	0.500	3-3	0-2	0.364	0.493
NFC SOUTH
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
Atlanta Falcons	8	0	0	1.000	4-0	1-0	0.369	0.369
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4	4	0	0.500	2-4	1-1	0.333	0.388
New Orleans Saints	3	5	0	0.375	2-3	1-1	0.458	0.424
Carolina Panthers	2	6	0	0.250	2-6	1-2	0.353	0.582
NFC WEST
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
San Francisco 49ers	6	2	0	0.750	4-2	2-0	0.490	0.522
Seattle Seahawks	5	4	0	0.556	4-4	0-3	0.500	0.507
Arizona Cardinals	4	5	0	0.444	2-4	1-2	0.515	0.533
St. Louis Rams	3	5	0	0.375	3-3	2-0	0.444	0.559

Interesting notes: 
If the season ended today, here is what your playoff picture would look like this:

AFC
CURRENT PLAYOFF PICTURE
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
Houston Texans	7	1	0	0.875	7-0	2-0	0.439	0.470
Baltimore Ravens	6	2	0	0.750	5-1	3-0	0.320	0.394
New England Patriots	5	3	0	0.625	4-1	2-0	0.415	0.478
Denver Broncos	5	3	0	0.625	4-2	2-0	0.450	0.594
Indianapolis Colts	5	3	0	0.625	3-2	1-1	0.455	0.456
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	3	0	0.625	2-3	1-0	0.429	0.433
San Diego Chargers	4	4	0	0.500	4-2	3-1	0.242	0.394
Miami Dolphins	4	4	0	0.500	3-3	1-1	0.375	0.477

NFC
CURRENT PLAYOFF PICTURE
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
Atlanta Falcons	8	0	0	1.000	4-0	1-0	0.369	0.369
Chicago Bears	7	1	0	0.875	4-1	1-1	0.368	0.409
San Francisco 49ers	6	2	0	0.750	4-2	2-0	0.490	0.522
New York Giants	6	3	0	0.667	5-2	2-2	0.400	0.419
Green Bay Packers	6	3	0	0.667	4-2	1-0	0.510	0.554
Seattle Seahawks	5	4	0	0.556	4-4	0-3	0.500	0.507
Minnesota Vikings	5	4	0	0.556	3-3	1-0	0.429	0.461

• There would be 3 new playoff teams compared to last season if the season ended today
• The 9 repeaters: Houston, Baltimore, New England, Denver, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, San Francisco, New York Giants, Green Bay
• Since the NFL moved to the 4 divisions per conference format in 2002, there has never been more than 8 playoff teams returning from the previous season. The average number of repeat playoff teams is 6.  

A Quick Look Ahead to Week 9:
Detroit at Minnesota (Sunday, 1:00 PM) - Minnesota beat Detroit in Detroit back in week 4, but Minnesota is falling hard these last two weeks while the Lions are rising. A key game for the Lions, who are already 0-2 in a loaded division.
San Diego at Tampa Bay (Sunday, 1:00 PM) - Both teams are 4-4 and on the edge of the playoff picture, but one has underachieved to get here and the other has overachieved to reach this level.
Houston at Chicago (Sunday, 8:20 PM) - A battle of 7-1 teams led by tremendous defenses.