NFL Standings: NFC, Week 15

In case you're interested, here is a link to the ESPN playoff machine, where you can create any scenario you wish using games still to be played.

NFC
NFC EAST
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
	Dallas Cowboys	10	4	0	0.714	7	4	0	3	2	0	0.407	0.444	381	328	0.588	0.464
	Philadelphia Eagles	9	5	0	0.643	5	5	0	3	1	0	0.401	0.503	416	347	0.606	0.286
	New York Giants	5	9	0	0.357	3	7	0	2	3	0	0.286	0.505	317	339	0.460	0.536
	Washington Redskins	3	11	0	0.214	1	9	0	1	3	0	0.333	0.469	257	370	0.297	0.679
NFC NORTH
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
	Detroit Lions	10	4	0	0.714	8	2	0	4	0	0	0.393	0.462	281	238	0.597	0.536
	Green Bay Packers	10	4	0	0.714	7	3	0	4	1	0	0.446	0.492	436	325	0.667	0.429
	Minnesota Vikings	6	8	0	0.429	5	6	0	0	5	0	0.292	0.482	277	297	0.459	0.429
	Chicago Bears	5	9	0	0.357	4	6	0	1	3	0	0.329	0.513	296	409	0.317	0.571
NFC SOUTH
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
	New Orleans Saints	6	8	0	0.429	5	5	0	2	2	0	0.446	0.513	364	374	0.484	0.250
	Carolina Panthers	5	8	1	0.393	5	6	0	3	2	0	0.386	0.503	288	358	0.374	0.429
	Atlanta Falcons	5	9	0	0.357	5	5	0	4	0	0	0.379	0.495	348	369	0.465	0.411
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	12	0	0.143	1	9	0	0	5	0	0.429	0.467	254	367	0.295	0.571
NFC WEST
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
x	Arizona Cardinals	11	3	0	0.786	8	2	0	3	1	0	0.481	0.510	287	244	0.595	0.607
	Seattle Seahawks	10	4	0	0.714	8	2	0	3	1	0	0.504	0.523	339	242	0.690	0.607
	San Francisco 49ers	7	7	0	0.500	6	5	0	1	4	0	0.480	0.520	251	285	0.425	0.679
	St. Louis Rams	6	8	0	0.429	4	6	0	2	3	0	0.417	0.536	291	297	0.488	0.536
x-clinched playoff spot, y-clinched division title, z-clinched first round bye, c-clinched conference title

Current Playoff Standings:

NFC
CURRENT PLAYOFF PICTURE
	Team	W	L	T	Pct	Conference			Division			SOV	SOS	PF	PA	Pythag%	RoS SOS
x	Arizona Cardinals	11	3	0	0.786	8	2	0	3	1	0	0.481	0.510	287	244	0.595	0.607
	Detroit Lions	10	4	0	0.714	8	2	0	4	0	0	0.393	0.462	281	238	0.597	0.536
	Dallas Cowboys	10	4	0	0.714	7	4	0	3	2	0	0.407	0.444	381	328	0.588	0.464
	New Orleans Saints	6	8	0	0.429	5	5	0	2	2	0	0.446	0.513	364	374	0.484	0.250
	Seattle Seahawks	10	4	0	0.714	8	2	0	3	1	0	0.504	0.523	339	242	0.690	0.607
	Green Bay Packers	10	4	0	0.714	7	3	0	4	1	0	0.446	0.492	436	325	0.667	0.429
	Philadelphia Eagles	9	5	0	0.643	5	5	0	3	1	0	0.401	0.503	416	347	0.606	0.286
	Carolina Panthers	5	8	1	0.393	5	6	0	3	2	0	0.386	0.503	288	358	0.374	0.429
	Atlanta Falcons	5	9	0	0.357	5	5	0	4	0	0	0.379	0.495	348	369	0.465	0.411
x-clinched playoff spot, y-clinched division title, z-clinched first round bye, c-clinched conference title

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. And they are the only team in the conference to have clinched a playoff berth. 
• The NFC playoff-hopefuls with the toughest remaining schedules? The Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks. 
• The NFC playoff-hopeful with the easiest remaining schedule? The New Orleans Saints.
• Of the 6 teams fighting for 5 non-NFC South playoff spots, pythagorean win percentage would have the Cowboys on the outside looking in. 

Remaining Schedules and Playoff Scenarios for each team still alive: 

• Cardinals (SEA, @SF)
• Clinch their division and HFA this week with a win 
• Lions (@CHI, @GB)
• Clinch a playoff berth this week with a win or a Philadelphia loss
• Clinch their division this week with a win and a Green Bay loss
• Cowboys (IND, @WAS)
• Clinch their division this week with a win and a Philadelphia loss
• Saints (ATL, @TB)
• Clinch their division this week with a win and a Carolina loss
• Seahawks (@ARI, STL)
• Have tiebreaker advantages over Detroit, Green Bay, and Dallas in a 3+ team tie
• Would lose a 2-team tiebreaker to Dallas 
• Packers (@TB, DET)
• Must win out to win their division
• Eagles (@WAS, @NYG)
• Would win a divisional tiebreaker with Dallas, if they can catch them
• Panthers (CLE, @ATL)
• Falcons (@NO, CAR)
• If they win out they win the division. Eliminated from contention with a loss.