NFC Standings, Week 9

NFC
NFC EAST
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
	Dallas Cowboys	7	1	0	0.875	5	1	0	2	1	0	0.339	0.375	223	140	0.751	0.530
	New York Giants	5	3	0	0.625	4	3	0	2	1	0	0.550	0.555	161	164	0.489	0.460
	Washington Redskins	4	3	1	0.563	2	2	0	2	1	0	0.410	0.499	186	189	0.491	0.523
	Philadelphia Eagles	4	4	0	0.500	2	4	0	0	3	0	0.344	0.499	202	145	0.687	0.607
NFC NORTH
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
	Minnesota Vikings	5	3	0	0.625	3	3	0	1	2	0	0.514	0.484	155	126	0.620	0.484
	Detroit Lions	5	4	0	0.556	4	2	0	1	2	0	0.501	0.481	201	206	0.485	0.518
	Green Bay Packers	4	4	0	0.500	3	3	0	2	1	0	0.420	0.536	198	187	0.534	0.531
	Chicago Bears	2	6	0	0.250	2	3	0	2	1	0	0.590	0.547	131	175	0.335	0.477
NFC SOUTH
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
	Atlanta Falcons	6	3	0	0.667	4	2	0	3	1	0	0.532	0.522	305	259	0.596	0.438
	New Orleans Saints	4	4	0	0.500	3	2	0	1	1	0	0.408	0.556	242	238	0.510	0.478
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	5	0	0.375	3	3	0	2	1	0	0.389	0.511	180	232	0.354	0.548
	Carolina Panthers	3	5	0	0.375	3	4	0	0	3	0	0.313	0.471	204	206	0.494	0.595
NFC WEST
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
	Seattle Seahawks	5	2	1	0.688	2	2	1	1	1	1	0.416	0.423	162	134	0.611	0.445
	Arizona Cardinals	3	4	1	0.438	2	2	1	1	1	1	0.336	0.449	179	140	0.642	0.505
	Los Angeles Rams	3	5	0	0.375	3	4	0	2	1	0	0.500	0.453	130	167	0.356	0.516
	San Francisco 49ers	1	7	0	0.125	1	6	0	1	2	0	0.375	0.509	167	260	0.259	0.516

And, here is the the NFC playoff picture:

NFC
CURRENT PLAYOFF PICTURE
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
	Dallas Cowboys	7	1	0	0.875	5	1	0	2	1	0	0.339	0.375	223	140	0.751	0.530
	Seattle Seahawks	5	2	1	0.688	2	2	1	1	1	1	0.416	0.423	162	134	0.611	0.445
	Atlanta Falcons	6	3	0	0.667	4	2	0	3	1	0	0.532	0.522	305	259	0.596	0.438
	Minnesota Vikings	5	3	0	0.625	3	3	0	1	2	0	0.514	0.484	155	126	0.620	0.484
	New York Giants	5	3	0	0.625	4	3	0	2	1	0	0.550	0.555	161	164	0.489	0.460
	Washington Redskins	4	3	1	0.563	2	2	0	2	1	0	0.410	0.499	186	189	0.491	0.523
	Detroit Lions	5	4	0	0.556	4	2	0	1	2	0	0.501	0.481	201	206	0.485	0.518
	New Orleans Saints	4	4	0	0.500	3	2	0	1	1	0	0.408	0.556	242	238	0.510	0.478

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 4 of the 6 top teams in the NFC by pythagorean win percentage: the Cowboys (1), Vikings (4), Seahawks (5), and Falcons (6). The Eagles (2) and Cardinals (3) are currently within a game of the playoff picture. The Redskins are 10th and the Giants are 11th in the conference by pythagorean numbers.
• The toughest remaining schedule in the NFC belongs to the Eagles. The toughest remaining schedule belonging to a playoff team belongs to Dallas. 
• The easiest remaining schedule in the NFC belongs to the Falcons.