NFL Standings: NFC, Week 12

NFC
NFC EAST
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
	Philadelphia Eagles	8	3	0	0.727	4	3	0	2	0	0	0.324	0.434	342	275	0.626	0.527
	Dallas Cowboys	8	3	0	0.727	5	3	0	2	1	0	0.330	0.397	292	240	0.614	0.564
	New York Giants	3	8	0	0.273	2	7	0	1	3	0	0.364	0.603	233	294	0.366	0.327
	Washington Redskins	3	8	0	0.273	1	7	0	1	2	0	0.333	0.463	217	273	0.367	0.545
NFC NORTH
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
	Green Bay Packers	8	3	0	0.727	6	3	0	4	1	0	0.426	0.459	354	246	0.703	0.509
	Detroit Lions	7	4	0	0.636	5	2	0	2	0	0	0.403	0.483	197	190	0.521	0.436
	Chicago Bears	5	6	0	0.455	4	3	0	1	2	0	0.345	0.492	236	303	0.356	0.545
	Minnesota Vikings	4	7	0	0.364	4	5	0	0	4	0	0.295	0.496	202	244	0.390	0.427
NFC SOUTH
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
	Atlanta Falcons	4	7	0	0.364	4	4	0	4	0	0	0.261	0.430	262	281	0.459	0.573
	New Orleans Saints	4	7	0	0.364	4	4	0	2	1	0	0.398	0.537	288	286	0.504	0.391
	Carolina Panthers	3	7	1	0.318	3	5	0	1	2	0	0.461	0.550	215	300	0.312	0.382
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	9	0	0.182	1	7	0	0	4	0	0.455	0.434	207	300	0.293	0.545
NFC WEST
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
	Arizona Cardinals	9	2	0	0.818	7	1	0	2	1	0	0.485	0.521	240	195	0.621	0.527
	Seattle Seahawks	7	4	0	0.636	5	2	0	1	1	0	0.461	0.508	279	218	0.642	0.636
	San Francisco 49ers	7	4	0	0.636	6	3	0	1	2	0	0.481	0.521	228	225	0.508	0.564
	St. Louis Rams	4	7	0	0.364	3	5	0	2	2	0	0.545	0.612	209	285	0.324	0.418

Current Playoff Standings:

NFC
CURRENT PLAYOFF PICTURE
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
	Arizona Cardinals	9	2	0	0.818	7	1	0	2	1	0	0.485	0.521	240	195	0.621	0.527
	Green Bay Packers	8	3	0	0.727	6	3	0	4	1	0	0.426	0.459	354	246	0.703	0.509
	Philadelphia Eagles	8	3	0	0.727	4	3	0	2	0	0	0.324	0.434	342	275	0.626	0.527
	Atlanta Falcons	4	7	0	0.364	4	4	0	4	0	0	0.261	0.430	262	281	0.459	0.573
	Dallas Cowboys	8	3	0	0.727	5	3	0	2	1	0	0.330	0.397	292	240	0.614	0.564
	Seattle Seahawks	7	4	0	0.636	5	2	0	1	1	0	0.461	0.508	279	218	0.642	0.636
	Detroit Lions	7	4	0	0.636	5	2	0	2	0	0	0.403	0.483	197	190	0.521	0.436
	San Francisco 49ers	7	4	0	0.636	6	3	0	1	2	0	0.481	0.521	228	225	0.508	0.564

A quick primer on what all of this information is:

Team, W(ins), L(osses), T(ies), and Pct (winning percentage) are all self-explanatory. 

The Conference and Division records are separated into separate columns for Wins/Losses/Ties. This was purely a formatting move designed to help me update the tables more efficiently. 

PF - Points For (points scored by the team for the season)

PA - Points Against (points scored by the team's opponents for the season)

Pythag% - Pythagorean winning percentage - this is based on PF and PA

RoS SOS - Rest of Season Strength of Schedule

Interesting bits of information:

• Still true: the Arizona Cardinals have the best record in the NFC. 
• One of these teams in the playoff picture is not like the other. Can you find which one? Hint: it's the one that's at least 3 games worse than every other team in the playoff picture. 
• The Seahawks, 49ers, and Buccaneers all have the same amount of distance between them and their respective division leaders. 
• The Giants have the easiest remaining schedule in the NFC. The Panthers have the easiest remaining schedule in the NFC among teams with a realistic shot at the playoffs. 
• The Falcons have a significantly harder remaining schedule than the Saints or Panthers. 
• The Seahawks have the toughest remaining schedule in the NFC. The Falcons have the next-toughest.