1987 NFL NFC West standings

NFC West standings, 1987

Final standings.

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 5.
• The New Orleans Saints won 9 games in a row from Week 8 to Week 16, the longest run of the race.
• The New Orleans Saints led by 1 game as late as Week 1.
• The San Francisco 49ers went 7-1 from Week 1 to Week 10, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 1 game. That stretch runs either side of the Players' strike.
• Three teams held first place.
• The San Francisco 49ers spent 14 of the season's 15 charted weeks in first place.