NFC Standings, Week 5

NFC
NFC EAST
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
	Dallas Cowboys	4	1	0	0.800	3	1	0	1	1	0	0.350	0.360	129	91	0.696	0.586
	Philadelphia Eagles	3	1	0	0.750	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.333	0.350	115	51	0.873	0.658
	Washington Redskins	3	2	0	0.600	1	1	0	1	1	0	0.333	0.520	115	122	0.465	0.550
	New York Giants	2	3	0	0.400	2	3	0	1	1	0	0.525	0.680	89	108	0.387	0.536
NFC NORTH
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
	Minnesota Vikings	5	0	0	1.000	3	0	0	1	0	0	0.470	0.470	119	63	0.819	0.468
	Green Bay Packers	3	1	0	0.750	2	1	0	1	1	0	0.350	0.513	98	83	0.597	0.575
	Detroit Lions	2	3	0	0.400	1	2	0	0	2	0	0.575	0.500	115	125	0.451	0.586
	Chicago Bears	1	4	0	0.200	1	2	0	1	0	0	0.400	0.590	85	122	0.298	0.559
NFC SOUTH
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
	Atlanta Falcons	4	1	0	0.800	2	1	0	2	1	0	0.513	0.490	175	140	0.629	0.455
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	3	0	0.400	2	2	0	2	0	0	0.500	0.560	94	142	0.273	0.450
	New Orleans Saints	1	3	0	0.250	0	2	0	0	1	0	0.200	0.550	114	130	0.423	0.471
	Carolina Panthers	1	4	0	0.200	1	3	0	0	2	0	0.200	0.640	123	135	0.445	0.505
NFC WEST
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
	Seattle Seahawks	3	1	0	0.750	1	1	0	1	1	0	0.200	0.300	79	54	0.711	0.513
	Los Angeles Rams	3	2	0	0.600	3	1	0	2	1	0	0.517	0.470	82	106	0.352	0.418
	Arizona Cardinals	2	3	0	0.400	2	1	0	1	1	0	0.300	0.520	125	101	0.624	0.505
	San Francisco 49ers	1	4	0	0.200	1	4	0	1	2	0	0.600	0.550	111	140	0.366	0.473

And, because we're at a quarter-poll of the NFL season (every team has now played 4 games), here is a(n all too-early) look at the NFC playoff picture:

NFC
CURRENT PLAYOFF PICTURE
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
	Minnesota Vikings	5	0	0	1.000	3	0	0	1	0	0	0.470	0.470	119	63	0.819	0.468
	Dallas Cowboys	4	1	0	0.800	3	1	0	1	1	0	0.350	0.360	129	91	0.696	0.586
	Atlanta Falcons	4	1	0	0.800	2	1	0	2	1	0	0.513	0.490	175	140	0.629	0.455
	Seattle Seahawks	3	1	0	0.750	1	1	0	1	1	0	0.200	0.300	79	54	0.711	0.513
	Green Bay Packers	3	1	0	0.750	2	1	0	1	1	0	0.350	0.513	98	83	0.597	0.575
	Philadelphia Eagles	3	1	0	0.750	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.333	0.350	115	51	0.873	0.658
	Los Angeles Rams	3	2	0	0.600	3	1	0	2	1	0	0.517	0.470	82	106	0.352	0.418
	Washington Redskins	3	2	0	0.600	1	1	0	1	1	0	0.333	0.520	115	122	0.465	0.550

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:

• The current 6 playoff teams include 5 of the 6 top teams in the NFC by pythagorean win percentage: the Eagles (1), Vikings (2), Seahawks (3), and Cowboys (4), and Falcons (5). The Cardinals (6) are currently outside the playoff picture. The Packers are 7th in the conference by pythagorean numbers.
• The toughest remaining schedule in the NFC belongs to the Eagles. 
• The easiest remaining schedule in the NFC belongs to the Rams. Of current playoff teams, it's the Falcons.