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1997 NFL NFC West standings
The San Francisco 49ers won the 1997 NFL NFC West division race at 13-3, 6 games ahead of the Atlanta Falcons.
🏆The 1997 playoffs, game by game
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NFC West standings, 1997
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| San Francisco 49ers (SF) b | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | - | 8-2 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons (ATL) | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 6 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Carolina Panthers (CAR) | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 6 | 5-5 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints (NO) | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 7 | 4-6 | L1 |
| St. Louis Rams (STL) | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 8 | 3-7 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- b
- clinched a first-round bye
Turning points
- The lead changed hands once.
- 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 4.
- The San Francisco 49ers won 11 games in a row from Week 2 to Week 13, the longest run of the race.
- The St. Louis Rams led by 1 game as late as Week 1.
- The San Francisco 49ers went 8-0 from Week 3 to Week 12, turning a level race into a lead of 5 games.
- Three teams held first place.
- The San Francisco 49ers spent 16 of the season's 17 charted weeks in first place.