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1980 NFL NFC West standings
The Atlanta Falcons won the 1980 NFL NFC West division race at 12-4, 1 game ahead of the Los Angeles Rams.
🏆The 1980 playoffs, game by game
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NFC West standings, 1980
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Atlanta Falcons (ATL) b | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | - | 9-1 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Rams (LA) x | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1 | 7-3 | W2 |
| San Francisco 49ers (SF) | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 6 | 3-7 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints (NO) | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 11 | 1-9 | L1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- b
- clinched a first-round bye
Turning points
- The lead changed hands twice.
- The Atlanta Falcons trailed by as many as 2 games in Week 3.
- The Atlanta Falcons took first place for good in Week 10.
- The Atlanta Falcons won 9 games in a row from Week 7 to Week 15, the longest run of the race.
- The San Francisco 49ers led by 2 games as late as Week 3.
- The Atlanta Falcons went 7-1 from Week 3 to Week 11, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 1 game.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Atlanta Falcons spent 10 of the season's 16 charted weeks in first place.