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1981 NFL NFC West standings
The San Francisco 49ers won the 1981 NFL NFC West division race at 13-3, 6 games ahead of the Atlanta Falcons.
🏆The 1981 playoffs, game by game
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NFC West standings, 1981
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| San Francisco 49ers (SF) b | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | - | 9-1 | W5 |
| Atlanta Falcons (ATL) | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 6 | 4-6 | L3 |
| Los Angeles Rams (LA) | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 7 | 2-8 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints (NO) | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 9 | 3-7 | L4 |
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 2 games in Week 3.
- The San Francisco 49ers took first place for good in Week 7.
- The San Francisco 49ers won 7 games in a row from Week 4 to Week 10, the longest run of the race.
- The Atlanta Falcons led by 2 games as late as Week 3.
- The San Francisco 49ers went 9-1 from Week 6 to Week 16, turning a level race into a lead of 6 games.
- Three teams held first place.
- The San Francisco 49ers spent 12 of the season's 16 charted weeks in first place.