Football standings are ranked on winning percentage, and because regular-season games can end tied, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. A 3–1–1 record is (3 + 0.5) ÷ 5 = .700.
Points for (PF) and points against (PA) come next. With a short season — often eight to ten games — the tiebreakers decide more playoff spots than in almost any other sport.
Fantasy football leagues keep the same table with one twist: a common tiebreaker is total points scored across the season, because fantasy teams do not really play each other.