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1989 NFL NFC West standings
The San Francisco 49ers won the 1989 NFL NFC West division race at 14-2, 3 games ahead of the Los Angeles Rams.
🏆The 1989 playoffs, game by game
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NFC West standings, 1989
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| San Francisco 49ers (SF) b | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | - | 9-1 | W5 |
| Los Angeles Rams (RAM) x | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 3 | 6-4 | W2 |
| New Orleans Saints (NO) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5 | 7-3 | W3 |
| Atlanta Falcons (ATL) | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 11 | 1-9 | L7 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- b
- clinched a first-round bye
Turning points
- The lead changed hands twice.
- The San Francisco 49ers trailed by as many as 1 game in Week 4.
- The San Francisco 49ers took first place for good in Week 7.
- The San Francisco 49ers won 6 games in a row from Week 5 to Week 10, the longest run of the race.
- The Los Angeles Rams led by 1 game as late as Week 5.
- The San Francisco 49ers went 8-1 from Week 5 to Week 14, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 3 games.
- Three teams held first place.
- The San Francisco 49ers spent 14 of the season's 16 charted weeks in first place.