1996 NFL NFC West standings

Name: 1996 NFL NFC West standings
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The Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers finished tied atop the 1996 NFL NFC West division race, both at 12-4. The Carolina Panthers won the division on an NFL tiebreaker these standings do not carry.

The 1996 playoffs, game by game

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NFC West standings, 1996

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Carolina Panthers (CAR) b	12	4	.750	-	8-2	W7
San Francisco 49ers (SF) x	12	4	.750	-	8-2	W2
St. Louis Rams (STL)	6	10	.375	6	5-5	W2
Atlanta Falcons (ATL)	3	13	.188	9	3-7	L2
New Orleans Saints (NO)	3	13	.188	9	2-8	L1

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
b: clinched a first-round bye

Turning points

The lead changed hands once.
The Carolina Panthers trailed by as many as 2 games in Week 10.
The Carolina Panthers won 7 games in a row from Week 11 to Week 17, the longest run of the race.
The San Francisco 49ers led by 2 games as late as Week 10.
Three teams held first place.
The Carolina Panthers spent 10 of the season's 17 charted weeks in first place.