1986 NFL NFC West standings

Name: 1986 NFL NFC West standings
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The San Francisco 49ers won the 1986 NFL NFC West division race at 10-5-1, 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 16.

The 1986 playoffs, game by game

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NFC West standings, 1986

Team	W	L	T	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
San Francisco 49ers (SF) b	10	5	1	.656	-	6-3-1	W3
Los Angeles Rams (RAM) x	10	6	0	.625	0.5	6-4	L2
Atlanta Falcons (ATL)	7	8	1	.469	3	2-7-1	W1
New Orleans Saints (NO)	7	9	0	.438	3.5	5-5	L1

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
b: clinched a first-round bye

Turning points

The lead changed hands 4 times.
The San Francisco 49ers trailed by as many as 1.5 games in Week 9.
The San Francisco 49ers took first place for good in Week 16.
The Atlanta Falcons won 4 games in a row from Week 1 to Week 4, the longest run of the race.
The Los Angeles Rams led by 1.5 games as late as Week 14.
Three teams held first place.
The San Francisco 49ers spent 3 of the season's 16 charted weeks in first place.