1971 NFL NFC West standings

Name: 1971 NFL NFC West standings
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The San Francisco 49ers won the 1971 NFL NFC West division race at 9-5, half a game ahead of the Los Angeles Rams. It came down to the final days: the San Francisco 49ers did not lead for good until Week 13.

The 1971 playoffs, game by game

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NFC West standings, 1971

Team	W	L	T	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
San Francisco 49ers (SF) y	9	5	0	.643	-	7-3	W2
Los Angeles Rams (LA)	8	5	1	.607	0.5	6-4	W1
Atlanta Falcons (ATL)	7	6	1	.536	1.5	6-4	W1
New Orleans Saints (NO)	4	8	2	.357	4	3-6-1	L3

Final standings.

Clinch key

y: clinched the division

Turning points

The lead changed hands 7 times.
The San Francisco 49ers trailed by as many as 1 game in Week 1.
The San Francisco 49ers took first place for good in Week 13.
The San Francisco 49ers won 4 games in a row from Week 5 to Week 8, the longest run of the race.
Four teams held first place.
The San Francisco 49ers spent 7 of the season's 14 charted weeks in first place.