1988 NFL NFC West standings

Name: 1988 NFL NFC West standings
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The San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints finished tied atop the 1988 NFL NFC West division race, all at 10-6. The San Francisco 49ers won the division on an NFL tiebreaker these standings do not carry.

The 1988 playoffs, game by game

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NFC West standings, 1988

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
San Francisco 49ers (SF) b	10	6	.625	-	6-4	L1
Los Angeles Rams (RAM) x	10	6	.625	-	5-5	W3
New Orleans Saints (NO)	10	6	.625	-	5-5	W1
Atlanta Falcons (ATL)	5	11	.313	5	4-6	L3

Final standings.

Clinch key

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

Turning points

The lead changed hands 3 times.
The San Francisco 49ers trailed by as many as 2 games in Week 8.
The New Orleans Saints won 7 games in a row from Week 2 to Week 8, the longest run of the race.
The New Orleans Saints led by 2 games as late as Week 12.
The San Francisco 49ers went 5-3 from Week 7 to Week 15, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 1 game.
Three teams held first place.
The San Francisco 49ers spent 6 of the season's 16 charted weeks in first place.