NFL Standings, Week 14

Here are the updated NFL standings through week 14:

AFC
AFC EAST
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
y-New England Patriots	10	3	0	0.769	9-1	5-0	0.519	0.524
New York Jets	6	7	0	0.462	4-5	2-3	0.404	0.544
Buffalo Bills	5	8	0	0.385	4-6	1-3	0.277	0.497
Miami Dolphins	5	8	0	0.385	3-6	1-3	0.469	0.527
AFC NORTH
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
Baltimore Ravens	9	4	0	0.692	8-2	4-1	0.436	0.473
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	6	0	0.538	4-6	2-2	0.473	0.467
Cincinnati Bengals	7	6	0	0.538	5-5	1-3	0.352	0.444
Cleveland Browns	5	8	0	0.385	5-5	2-3	0.369	0.485
AFC SOUTH
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
x-Houston Texans	11	2	0	0.846	9-1	4-0	0.413	0.462
Indianapolis Colts	9	4	0	0.692	6-3	3-1	0.385	0.420
Tennessee Titans	4	9	0	0.308	3-7	0-5	0.404	0.550
Jacksonville Jaguars	2	11	0	0.154	2-7	2-3	0.500	0.550
AFC WEST
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
y-Denver Broncos	10	3	0	0.769	7-2	5-0	0.362	0.467
San Diego Chargers	5	8	0	0.385	5-5	3-2	0.277	0.497
Oakland Raiders	3	10	0	0.231	3-7	1-3	0.282	0.497
Kansas City Chiefs	2	11	0	0.154	0-9	0-4	0.346	0.485
x-clinched playoff spot, y-clinched division title, z-clinched first round bye, c-clinched conference title

NFC
NFC EAST
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
New York Giants	8	5	0	0.615	7-3	2-3	0.505	0.500
Washington Redskins	7	6	0	0.538	6-4	3-1	0.505	0.530
Dallas Cowboys	7	6	0	0.538	5-5	3-2	0.418	0.527
Philadelphia Eagles	4	9	0	0.308	2-8	1-3	0.538	0.497
NFC NORTH
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
Green Bay Packers	9	4	0	0.692	7-3	4-0	0.440	0.509
Chicago Bears	8	5	0	0.615	5-4	2-2	0.418	0.521
Minnesota Vikings	7	6	0	0.538	5-5	3-2	0.390	0.488
Detroit Lions	4	9	0	0.308	3-6	0-5	0.394	0.556
NFC SOUTH
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
y-Atlanta Falcons	11	2	0	0.846	7-2	3-2	0.399	0.391
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	7	0	0.462	3-6	2-2	0.321	0.456
New Orleans Saints	5	8	0	0.385	3-6	2-2	0.446	0.530
Carolina Panthers	4	9	0	0.308	4-7	2-3	0.519	0.550
NFC WEST
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
San Francisco 49ers	9	3	1	0.731	6-3-1	2-1-1	0.462	0.485
Seattle Seahawks	8	5	0	0.615	6-4	1-3	0.529	0.497
St. Louis Rams	6	6	1	0.500	5-3-1	4-0-1	0.481	0.527
Arizona Cardinals	4	9	0	0.308	2-7	1-4	0.519	0.565
x-clinched playoff spot, y-clinched division title, z-clinched first round bye, c-clinched conference title

And here is the playoff picture through week 14:

AFC
CURRENT PLAYOFF PICTURE
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
x-Houston Texans	11	2	0	0.846	9-1	4-0	0.413	0.462
y-New England Patriots	10	3	0	0.769	9-1	5-0	0.519	0.524
y-Denver Broncos	10	3	0	0.769	7-2	5-0	0.362	0.467
Baltimore Ravens	9	4	0	0.692	8-2	4-1	0.436	0.473
Indianapolis Colts	9	4	0	0.692	6-3	3-1	0.385	0.420
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	6	0	0.538	4-6	2-2	0.473	0.467
Cincinnati Bengals	7	6	0	0.538	5-5	1-3	0.352	0.444
New York Jets	6	7	0	0.462	4-5	2-3	0.404	0.544

NFC
CURRENT PLAYOFF PICTURE
Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference	Division	SOV	SOS
y-Atlanta Falcons	11	2	0	0.846	7-2	3-2	0.399	0.391
San Francisco 49ers	9	3	1	0.731	6-3-1	2-1-1	0.462	0.485
Green Bay Packers	9	4	0	0.692	7-3	4-0	0.440	0.509
New York Giants	8	5	0	0.615	7-3	2-3	0.505	0.500
Seattle Seahawks	8	5	0	0.615	6-4	1-3	0.529	0.497
Chicago Bears	8	5	0	0.615	5-4	2-2	0.418	0.521
Washington Redskins	7	6	0	0.538	6-4	3-1	0.505	0.530
Dallas Cowboys	7	6	0	0.538	5-5	3-2	0.418	0.527
Minnesota Vikings	7	6	0	0.538	5-5	3-2	0.390	0.488

Interesting notes: 

• The playoff picture has no new teams compared to last week. There would be 3 new teams from last year (Indianapolis, Chicago, and Seattle)
• 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.  
• The remaining schedules for all teams in the playoff picture (AFC): 
• Houston (.641 - IND, MIN, @IND) -- hardest
• New England (.423 - SF, @JAX, MIA)
• Denver (.410 - @BAL, CLE, KC) 
• Baltimore (.641 - DEN, NYG, @CIN) -- hardest
• Indianapolis (.615 - @HOU, @KC, HOU)
• Pittsburgh (.487 - @DAL, CIN, CLE)
• Cincinnati (.513 - @PHI, @PIT, BAL)
• New York Jets (.385 - @TEN, SD, @BUF)  -- easiest
• The remaining schedules for all teams in the playoff picture (NFC): 
• Atlanta (.462 - NYG, @DET, TB)
• San Francisco (.564 - @NE, @SEA, ARI)
• Green Bay (.487 - @CHI, TEN, @MIN)
• New York Giants (.615 - @ATL, @BAL, PHI)
• Seattle (.538 - @BUF, SF, STL)
• Chicago (.436 - GB, @ARI, @DET)
• Washington (.410 - @CLE, @PHI, DAL) -- easiest
• Dallas (.487 - PIT, NO, @WAS)
• Minnesota (.679 - @STL, @HOU, GB) -- hardest
• The AFC playoff picture 1-through-6 has not changed, but week 14's games have opened up a couple of very interesting (if unlikely) possibilities:
• The Indianapolis Colts control their own destiny in terms of winning the division. If they win out, they would finish 12-4, and since they play Houston twice in these 3 remaining weeks, Houston would finish no better than 12-4 in that scenario as well, and the Colts would have the head-to-head tiebreaker. 
• Thanks to the entire AFC North (outside of Cleveland) losing last week, the Jets are all of a sudden back in the playoff picture. The Jets have the easiest schedule remaining and are only 1 game back of Pittsburgh and Cincinnati for that 6th AFC spot. The Jets would lose a tiebreaker with Pittsburgh (head-to-head loss) but likely win one against Cincinnati (if Cincinnati's loss came to the Ravens, by conference record, plus the Jets currently have a better strength of victory). 
• New England all of a sudden has the tiebreaker with Houston if the Patriots win out and the Texans lose once more. If New England can get by San Francisco this week, it will put pressure on Houston to not slip up. 
• If the Pats cannot beat the 49ers, the Broncos can sneak into that 2nd bye spot by winning out. If they can get by Baltimore this weekend, they won't have much resistance the rest of the way. 
• All of a sudden Atlanta's hold on the top NFC seed looks vulnerable as well. None of their remaining games look like automatic wins, so San Francisco or Green Bay could jump them if the Falcons lose twice. 
• NBC's decision to flex the Seattle-San Francisco game in week 16 to Sunday Night will look genius if the 49ers lose and the Seahawks win this weekend, as in that case that game will be for the NFC West division lead. 
• The Giants remain just a game up on the Cowboys and Redskins for the NFC East with the toughest schedule remaining of the three on paper, but a deeper look should give Giants' fans comfort. The Redskins are dealing with an RG3 injury, the Cowboys may have lost Dez Bryant for the rest of the season, and neither Atlanta nor Baltimore scare anybody right now. 

A Quick Look Ahead to Week 15:

New York Giants at Atlanta (Sunday, 1:00 PM) - The loss to the Panthers cut the Falcons' safety net on their way to the #1 seed in the NFC. A loss here would remove all of their cushion if the 49ers or Packers keep the heat on. A loss by the Giants could remove their cushion in the NFC East.
Minnesota at St. Louis (Sunday, 1:00 PM) - The Rams are only a half-game behind the Vikings in the NFC wild card chase. The loser of this game is effectively eliminated from that chase.
Green Bay at Chicago (Sunday, 1:00 PM) - If Chicago is going to turn things around and head off another late-season swoon, this game would be a good time to start. A Chicago win keeps open the possibility of a divisional crown and thus a home playoff game. A Packer win gives Green Bay the division and keeps their hopes alive for a first round bye.
Denver at Baltimore (Sunday, 1:00 PM) - Baltimore is all of a sudden losing ground fast in the playoff race, and probably has already cost themselves a chance at a bye. Now they have to focus on keeping their division lead. Denver, meanwhile can put pressure on New England with a win for the #2 seed.
Indianapolis at Houston (Sunday, 1:00 PM) - As mentioned above, this division race is not over, and will get very interesting if Indy can pull this upset. Houston needs to shake off the stink of New England's blowout win and protect their place atop the AFC.
Pittsburgh at Dallas (Sunday, 4:25 PM) - Last week Dallas went to Cincinnati and won, strengthening their playoff prospects and damaging Cincinnati's. This week they try and do the same thing at home against Pittsburgh.
San Francisco at New England (Sunday, 8:20 PM) - Both teams are currently in somewhat tenuous bye position, and both teams have their eyes on home field advantage in their conferences. Only one will still have realistic top-seed hopes when this game ends.