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NFC West

{{short description|One of four divisions in the NFL's National Football Conference}}

{{Use American English|date=December 2022}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox sports league

| title = NFC West

| sport = American football

| league = National Football League

| conference = National Football Conference

| founded = 1967 (as the NFL Western Conference Coastal Division)

| teams = 4

| country = United States

| champion = Los Angeles Rams (17th title)

| most_champs = San Francisco 49ers (22 titles)

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The National Football Conference – Western Division or NFC West is one of the four divisions of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). It currently has four members: the Arizona Cardinals, the Los Angeles Rams, the San Francisco 49ers, and the Seattle Seahawks.

History

The division was formed in 1967 as the National Football League Coastal Division, keeping with the theme of having all of the league's divisions starting with the letter "C."{{citation needed|date=October 2020|reason=Source needed showing that these were in fact the same division, and not two different divisions with similar composition.}} The division was so named because its teams were fairly close to the coasts of the United States, although they were on opposite coasts, making for long travel between division rivals. The NFL Coastal Division had four members: Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Colts, Los Angeles Rams, and San Francisco 49ers. Los Angeles and San Francisco occupied the West Coast, while Baltimore maintained its dominance over the lesser teams that remained in the division. Atlanta was placed in the division instead of the expansion New Orleans Saints despite being further east than three Eastern Conference teams (Cowboys, Cardinals, and the aforementioned Saints).

After the AFL–NFL merger in 1970, the division was renamed the NFC West. The Baltimore Colts moved to the AFC East and were replaced by the Saints, who came from the Eastern Conference (the Saints played in the Capitol Division in 1967 and '69, and the Century Division in 1968). In 1976, the newly formed Seattle Seahawks spent one season in this division (Seattle did not play the other four members of the division home-and-home in 1976, playing each of the other 13 NFC teams and the other expansion team of 1976, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) before moving to the AFC West. Except for that one year, the division remained the same until 1995 with the addition of the new Carolina Panthers team. The Rams moved to St. Louis before that same season, making the division geographically inaccurate. Ten of the fifteen NFC teams were based west of Atlanta, and twelve of them were based west of Charlotte (all except the Redskins, Eagles and Giants).

The 2002 re-alignment changed the entire look of the NFC West. The Falcons, Panthers, and Saints moved into the NFC South; while the Cardinals moved in from the NFC East and the Seahawks returned from the AFC West. The Rams remained in the West, preserving the historical rivalry with the 49ers that has existed since 1950, and thus had been the only team in the division that was located east of the Rocky Mountains until 2015. Despite this, the re-alignment made the NFC West have all of its teams based west of the Mississippi River. With the Rams' return to Los Angeles in 2016, the entire NFC West is now located west of the Rockies for the first time in its history; all teams except for the Cardinals are based in the Pacific Time Zone (since most of Arizona does not observe daylight saving time, the clocks are the same as Pacific Daylight Time from the second Sunday in March until the first Sunday of November, through at least 2027). The 2016 season marked the first time neither the 49ers nor Seahawks played a division game east of the Rocky Mountains.

The NFC West became the second division since the 2002 realignment (the NFC South was the first) to have each of its teams make a conference championship game appearance: Los Angeles (2018 and 2021), Arizona (2008 and 2015), San Francisco (2011, 2012, 2013, 2019 and 2021), and Seattle (2005, 2013, and 2014). Also since 2002, each team has won at least three division titles, one of only two divisions in the league to do so. All of its teams have appeared in a Super Bowl at least once since the 2002 realignment (the only other division accomplishing this being the NFC South): Arizona (2008), Los Angeles Rams (2018, 2021), San Francisco (2012, 2019, 2023), and Seattle (2005, 2013, 2014). As of 2024, the NFC West is the only division in the NFC that has not seen at least one of its teams win a Super Bowl when entering that year's playoffs as a wild-card entry (the same historical fact holds true for both the AFC East and AFC South).

In 2010, the NFC West became the first division in NFL history to have a champion with a losing record, after the Seattle Seahawks won the division title with a record of 7–9.{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2011 |title=Seattle is first division champ with losing record |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/seattle-is-first-division-champ-with-losing-record |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=FOX Sports |language=en-US}} They were joined in this distinction in 2014 by the Carolina Panthers, who won the NFC South with a record of 7–8–1, 2020 by the Washington Football Team, who won the NFC East also with a record of 7–9, and 2022 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who won the NFC South with a record of 8−9.

Since the end of the 2020 NFL regular season, the 49ers lead the division with a record of 589–499–16 (137–166–1 since re-alignment) with five Super Bowl titles and an overall playoff record of 33–22. The Rams hold a record of 586–575–21 (130–173–1 since re-alignment) with five Super Bowl appearances and two wins to go with a 25–26 overall playoff record. The Cardinals hold a 135–167–2 record since joining the NFC West (566–770–41 overall) and a loss in Super Bowl XLIII, currently with a 7–9 playoff record, 5–4 as a member of the NFC West. The Seahawks hold a record of 179–124–1 since joining the NFC West (367–340–1 overall), with three Super Bowl appearances, winning Super Bowl XLVIII to go with a playoff record of 17–18; they are currently 14–13 in the playoffs as a member of the NFC West, having gone 3–5 while in the AFC West. Since re-alignment, the Seahawks have led the division in wins, division titles, and playoff appearances.

Division lineups

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colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-size:79%; background:#addfff;"| NFL Western Conference
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colspan="35"| Atlanta Falcons
colspan="28" | Los Angeles Rams

| colspan="7" | St. Louis Rams

colspan="3" | Baltimore Colts

| colspan="32" | New Orleans Saints

colspan="35" | San Francisco 49ers
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| colspan="1" |Seattle
Seahawks

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| colspan="7" |Carolina Panthers

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colspan="24" | Arizona Cardinals
colspan="14" | St. Louis Rams

| colspan="10" | Los Angeles Rams

colspan="24" | San Francisco 49ers
colspan="24" | Seattle Seahawks
colspan="24" style="background:#fff; height:15px; font-size:75%;"| {{color box|lightgrey}} Team not in division {{color box|#00ff00}} Division Won Super Bowl {{color box|#FFE87C}} Division Won NFC Championship
{{color box|#FDD017}} Division Won NFL Championship, Lost Super Bowl III

:{{note label|1967|A|A}}The Western Conference was divided into the Coastal and Central divisions. Atlanta moved in from the Eastern Conference. Also joining the Coastal Division were Baltimore, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

:{{note label|1970|B|B}}The Coastal Division adopts current name after the AFL–NFL merger. Baltimore moved to the AFC East. New Orleans moved in from Capitol Division.

:{{note label|Hawks|C|C}}Seattle was enfranchised in 1976. Moved to the AFC West in 1977.

:{{note label|1995|D|D}}In 1995, Carolina is enfranchised and the Rams move to St. Louis, Missouri.

:{{note label|2002|E|E}}For the 2002 season, the league realigned to have eight four-team divisions. Seattle returns. Arizona joins from the East. Atlanta, Carolina, and New Orleans moved to the new NFC South.

:{{note label|2016|F|F}}Prior to the 2016 season, the Rams moved back to Los Angeles.

Division champions

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! Season !! Team !! Record !! Playoff Results

colspan="4" align="center" | NFL Coastal
1967style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1967|border=2}}| 1967 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 11–1–2Lost Conference playoffs (at Packers) 7–28
1968style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1968|border=2}}| 1968 Baltimore Colts seasonalign="center"| 13–1bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| Won Conference playoffs (Vikings) 24–14
Won NFL Championship (Browns) 34–0
Lost Super Bowl III (Jets) 7–16
1969style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1969|border=2}}| 1969 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 11–3Lost Conference playoffs (at Vikings) 20–23
colspan="4" align="center" | NFC West
1970style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1970|border=2}}| 1970 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42876867/independent/|title=Famine is Over for S.F.|newspaper=Independent|location=Long Beach, California|date=December 21, 1970|page=31|via=Newspapers.com|agency=Combined News Services}}align="center"| 10–3–1Won Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 17–14
Lost NFC Championship (Cowboys) 10–17
1971style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1971|border=2}}| 1971 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42876530/the_argus/|title=49ers Claim NFC West Crown|agency=UPI|newspaper=The Argus|location=Fremont, California|date=December 20, 1971|page=10|via=Newspapers.com}}align="center"| 9–5Won Divisional playoffs (Redskins) 24–20
Lost NFC Championship (at Cowboys) 3–14
1972style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1972|border=2}}| 1972 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42877496/the_sacramento_bee/|title=49ers Squeak By for West Title|newspaper=The Sacramento Bee|location=Sacramento, California|date=December 17, 1972|page=6|via=Newspapers.com|last1=Smolich|first1=Marco}}align="center"| 8–5–1Lost Divisional playoffs (Cowboys) 28–30
1973style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1973|border=2}}| 1973 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 12–2Lost Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 16–27
1974style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1974|border=2}}| 1974 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 10–4Won Divisional playoffs (Redskins) 19–10
Lost NFC Championship (at Vikings) 10–14
1975style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1975|border=2}}| 1975 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 12–2Won Divisional playoffs (Cardinals) 35–23
Lost NFC Championship (Cowboys) 7–37
1976style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1976|border=2}}| 1976 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 10–3–1Won Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 14–12
Lost NFC Championship (at Vikings) 13–24
1977style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1977|border=2}}| 1977 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 10–4Lost Divisional playoffs (Vikings) 7–14
1978style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1978|border=2}}| 1978 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 12–4Won Divisional playoffs (Vikings) 34–10
Lost NFC Championship (Cowboys) 0–28
1979style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1979|border=2}}| 1979 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 9–7bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| Won Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 21–19
Won NFC Championship (at Buccaneers) 9–0
Lost Super Bowl XIV (vs. Steelers) 19–31
1980style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=1980|border=2}}| 1980 Atlanta Falcons seasonalign="center"| 12–4Lost Divisional playoffs (Cowboys) 27–30
1981style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1981|border=2}}| 1981 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42877742/santa_cruz_sentinel/|title=Resurging 49ers: Best NFL Record, NFC West Champions|newspaper=Santa Cruz Sentinel|location=Santa Cruz, California|date=December 27, 1981|page=73|last1=Brockmann|first1=Dave}}align="center"| 13–3style="background: #FFCCCC;" valign="top"| Won Divisional playoffs (Giants) 38–24
Won NFC Championship (Cowboys) 28–27
Won Super Bowl XVI (vs. Bengals) 26–21
1982*style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=1982|border=2}}| 1982 Atlanta Falcons seasonalign="center"| 5–4Lost First Round playoffs (at Vikings) 24–30
1983style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1983|border=2}}| 1983 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2972517/santa_cruz_sentinel/|title=49ers Destroy Dallas to Win NFC West|newspaper=Santa Cruz Sentinel|location=Santa Cruz, California|date=December 20, 1983|page=D1|last1=Vyeda|first1=Ed|via=Newspapers.com}}align="center"| 10–6Won Divisional playoffs (Lions) 24–23
Lost NFC Championship (at Redskins) 21–24
1984style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1984|border=2}}| 1984 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42878358/the_los_angeles_times/|title=Forced to Go on the Defensive, 49ers Still Win|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=December 3, 1984|pages=3–9|agency=Times Wire Services}}align="center"| 15–1style="background: #FFCCCC;" valign="top"| Won Divisional playoffs (Giants) 21–10
Won NFC Championship (Bears) 23–0
Won Super Bowl XIX (vs. Dolphins) 38–16
1985style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1985|border=2}}| 1985 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 11–5Won Divisional playoffs (Cowboys) 20–0
Lost NFC Championship (at Bears) 0–24
1986style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1986|border=2}}| 1986 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42883331/the_presstribune/|title=Niners Defense Rip Rams 24–14|newspaper=The Press-Tribune|location=Roseville, California|date=December 22, 1986|page=19|via=Newspapers.com|last1=Murray|first1=William D.|agency=United Press International}}align="center"| 10–5–1Lost Divisional playoffs (at Giants) 3–49
1987style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1987|border=2}}| 1987 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42884129/the_san_francisco_examiner/|title=49ers Storm to the Title|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|location=San Francisco, California|date=December 28, 1987|page=F1|via=Newspapers.com|last1=Soltau|first1=Mark}}align="center"| 13–2Lost Divisional playoffs (Vikings) 24–36
1988style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1988|border=2}}| 1988 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42889215/the_san_bernardino_county_sun/|title=Humbled 49ers Feeling Defenseless|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun|location=San Bernardino, California|date=December 19, 1988|via=Newspapers.com|page=C2|last1=Kotala|first1=Carl|agency=Gannett News Service}}align="center"| 10–6style="background: #FFCCCC;" valign="top"| Won Divisional playoffs (Vikings) 34–9
Won NFC Championship (at Bears) 28–3
Won Super Bowl XXIII (vs. Bengals) 20–16
1989style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1989|border=2}}| 1989 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42889466/newspilot/|title=Comeback Kids Reverse Role|newspaper=News-Pilot|location=San Pedro, California|date=December 12, 1989|last1=Waldner|first1=Mike|page=B1}}align="center"| 14–2style="background: #FFCCCC;" valign="top"| Won Divisional playoffs (Vikings) 41–13
Won NFC Championship (Rams) 30–3
Won Super Bowl XXIV (vs. Broncos) 55–10
1990style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1990|border=2}}| 1990 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42890209/page_b3/|title=Super Bowl XXIV1/2 is Finally Here|last1=Jenkins|first1=Jim|newspaper=Santa Cruz Sentinel|location=Santa Cruz, California|date=December 3, 1990|page=B3|via=Newspapers.com}}align="center"| 14–2Won Divisional playoffs (Redskins) 28–10
Lost NFC Championship (Giants) 13–15
1991style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints|year=1991|border=2}}| 1991 New Orleans Saints seasonalign="center"| 11–5Lost Wild Card playoffs (Falcons) 20–27
1992style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1992}}| 1992 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42890607/the_hanford_sentinel/|title=49ers Wrap Up NFC West, Home Field|last1=Georgatos|first1=Dennis|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=The Hanford Sentinel|location=Hanford, California|date=December 20, 1992|page=14|via=Newspapers.com}}align="center"| 14–2Won Divisional playoffs (Redskins) 20–13
Lost NFC Championship (Cowboys) 20–30
1993style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1993|border=2}}| 1993 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42890827/page_c4/|title=Young Guns 49ers Past Lions, 55–17|last1=Atkins|first1=Harry|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun|location=San Bernardino, California|page=C4|via=Newspapers.com}}align="center"| 10–6Won Divisional playoffs (Giants) 44–3
Lost NFC Championship (at Cowboys) 21–38
1994style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1994|border=2}}| 1994 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42891248/santa_maria_times/|title=49ers Not Satisfied with Title|newspaper=Santa Maria Times|location=Santa Maria, California|date=November 29, 1994|page=C1|last1=Schumacher|first1=John|via=Newspapers.com}}align="center"| 13–3style="background: #FFCCCC;" valign="top"|Won Divisional playoffs (Bears) 44–15
Won NFC Championship (Cowboys) 38–28
Won Super Bowl XXIX (vs. Chargers) 49–26
1995style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1995|border=2}}| 1995 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42891360/the_napa_valley_register/|page=B1|title=San Francisco Wants to Stay Home for Playoffs|newspaper=The Napa Valley Register|location=Napa, California|date=December 18, 1995|via=Newspapers.com|last1=Georgatos|first1=Dennis|agency=Associated Press}}align="center"| 11–5Lost Divisional playoffs (Packers) 17–27
1996style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Carolina Panthers|year=1996|border=2}}| 1996 Carolina Panthers seasonalign="center"| 12–4Won Divisional playoffs (Cowboys) 26–17
Lost NFC Championship (at Packers) 13–30
1997style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1997|border=2}}| 1997 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42891566/the_hanford_sentinel/|title=49ers Win NFC West|newspaper=The Hanford Sentinel|location=Hanford, California|date=November 17, 1997|page=8|via=Newspapers.com|last1=Peterson|first1=Anne M.|agency=Associated Press}}align="center"| 13–3Won Divisional playoffs (Vikings) 38–22
Lost NFC Championship (Packers) 10–23
1998style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=1998|border=2}}| 1998 Atlanta Falcons seasonalign="center"| 14–2bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| Won Divisional playoffs (49ers) 20–18
Won NFC Championship (at Vikings) 30–27 {{small|(OT)}}
Lost Super Bowl XXXIII (vs. Broncos) 19–34
1999style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=1999|border=2}}| 1999 St. Louis Rams seasonalign="center"| 13–3style="background: #FFCCCC;" valign="top"| Won Divisional playoffs (Vikings) 49–37
Won NFC Championship (Buccaneers) 11–6
Won Super Bowl XXXIV (vs. Titans) 23–16
2000style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints|year=2000|border=2}}| 2000 New Orleans Saints seasonalign="center"| 10–6Won Wild Card playoffs (Rams) 31–28
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Vikings) 16–34
2001style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=2001|border=2}}| 2001 St. Louis Rams seasonalign="center"| 14–2bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 45–17
Won NFC Championship (Eagles) 29–24
Lost Super Bowl XXXVI (vs. Patriots) 17–20
2002style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=2002|border=2}}| 2002 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42891743/tulare_advanceregister/|title=49ers Clinch NFC West with Comeback Win Over Dallas|newspaper=Tulare Advance-Register|location=Tulare, California|date=December 9, 2002|page=B1|via=Newspapers.com|agency=Associated Press}}align="center"| 10–6Won Wild Card playoffs (Giants) 39–38
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Buccaneers) 6–31
2003style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=2003|border=2}}| 2003 St. Louis Rams seasonalign="center"| 12–4Lost Divisional playoffs (Panthers) 23–29 {{small|(2OT)}}
2004style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2004|border=2}}| 2004 Seattle Seahawks seasonalign="center"| 9–7Lost Wild Card playoffs (Rams) 20–27
2005style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2005|border=2}}| 2005 Seattle Seahawks seasonalign="center"| 13–3bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| Won Divisional playoffs (Redskins) 20–10
Won NFC Championship (Panthers) 34–14
Lost Super Bowl XL (vs. Steelers) 10–21
2006style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2006|border=2}}| 2006 Seattle Seahawks seasonalign="center"| 9–7Won Wild Card playoffs (Cowboys) 21–20
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Bears) 24–27 {{small|(OT)}}
2007style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2007|border=2}}| 2007 Seattle Seahawks seasonalign="center"| 10–6Won Wild Card playoffs (Redskins) 35–14
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 20–42
2008style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Arizona Cardinals|year=2008|border=2}}| 2008 Arizona Cardinals seasonalign="center"| 9–7bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|Won Wild Card playoffs (Falcons) 30–24
Won Divisional playoffs (at Panthers) 33–13
Won NFC Championship (Eagles) 32–25
Lost Super Bowl XLIII (vs. Steelers) 23–27
2009style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Arizona Cardinals|year=2009|border=2}}| 2009 Arizona Cardinals seasonalign="center"| 10–6Won Wild Card playoffs (Packers) 51–45 {{small|(OT)}}
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Saints) 14–45
2010style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2010|border=2}}| 2010 Seattle Seahawks seasonalign="center"| 7–9Won Wild Card playoffs (Saints) 41–36
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Bears) 35–24
2011style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=2011|border=2}}| 2011 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42892005/santa_maria_times/|title=San Francisco is Playoff Bound|newspaper=Santa Maria Times|location=Santa Maria, California|date=December 5, 2011|page=B1|via=Newspapers.com|last1=McCauley|first1=Janie|agency=Associated Press}}align="center"| 13–3Won Divisional playoffs (Saints) 36–32
Lost NFC Championship (Giants) 17–20 {{small|(OT)}}
2012style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=2012|border=2}}| 2012 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42892197/the_san_francisco_examiner/|title=Win Not Enough to Erase Concerns|newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner|location=San Francisco, California|date=December 31, 2012|page=A18|last1=Gackle|first1=Paul|via=Newspapers.com}}align="center"| 11–4–1bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 45–31
Won NFC Championship (at Falcons) 28–24
Lost Super Bowl XLVII (vs. Ravens) 31–34
2013style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2013|border=2}}| 2013 Seattle Seahawks seasonalign="center"| 13–3style="background: #FFCCCC;" valign="top"| Won Divisional playoffs (Saints) 23–15
Won NFC Championship (49ers) 23–17
Won Super Bowl XLVIII (vs. Broncos) 43–8
2014style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2014|border=2}}| 2014 Seattle Seahawks seasonalign="center"| 12–4bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| Won Divisional playoffs (Panthers) 31–17
Won NFC Championship (Packers) 28–22 {{small|(OT)}}
Lost Super Bowl XLIX (vs. Patriots) 24–28
2015style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Arizona Cardinals|year=2015|border=2}}| 2015 Arizona Cardinals seasonalign="center"| 13–3Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 26–20 {{small|(OT)}}
Lost NFC Championship (at Panthers) 15–49
2016style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2016|border=2}}| 2016 Seattle Seahawks seasonalign="center"| 10–5–1Won Wild Card playoffs (Lions) 26–6
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Falcons) 20–36
2017style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2017|border=2}}| 2017 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 11–5Lost Wild Card playoffs (Falcons) 13–26
2018style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2018|border=2}}| 2018 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 13–3{{Cite web |title=2018 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2018/index.htm |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| Won Divisional playoffs (Cowboys) 30–22
Won NFC Championship (at Saints) 26–23 {{small|(OT)}}
Lost Super Bowl LIII (vs. Patriots) 3–13
2019style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=2019|border=2}}| 2019 San Francisco 49ers season{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/49ers/news/49ers-go-against-history-in-seattle-to-clinch-nfc-west|title=49ers Go Against History in Seattle to Clinch NFC West|magazine=Sports Illustrated|last1=Sanchez III|first1=Jose Luis|date=December 29, 2019|access-date=January 23, 2020}}align="center"| 13–3bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| Won Divisional playoffs (Vikings) 27–10
Won NFC Championship (Packers) 37–20
Lost Super Bowl LIV (vs. Chiefs) 20–31
2020style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2020|border=2}}| 2020 Seattle Seahawks seasonalign="center"| 12–4Lost Wild Card playoffs (Rams) 20–30
2021style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2021|border=2}}| 2021 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 12–5bgcolor="#FFCCCC"| Won Wild Card playoffs (Cardinals) 34–11
Won Divisional playoffs (at Buccaneers) 30–27
Won NFC Championship (49ers) 20–17
Won Super Bowl LVI (vs. Bengals) 23–20
2022style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=2022|border=2}}| 2022 San Francisco 49ers seasonalign="center"| 13–4Won Wild Card playoffs (Seahawks) 41–23
Won Divisional playoffs (Cowboys) 19–12
Lost NFC Championship (at Eagles) 7–31
2023style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=2023|border=2}}| 2023 San Francisco 49ers seasonalign="center"| 12–5bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 24–21
Won NFC Championship (Lions) 34–31
Lost Super Bowl LVIII (vs. Chiefs) 22–25 {{small|(OT)}}
2024style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2024|border=2}}| 2024 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 10–7Won Wild Card playoffs (Vikings) 27–9
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Eagles) 22–28

*A players' strike in 1982 reduced the regular season to nine games. Thus, the league used a special sixteen-team playoff tournament for that year only. Division standings were ignored, and Atlanta had the best record of the division teams.

Wild Card qualifiers

class="wikitable"

! Season !! Team !! Record !! Playoff Results

1978style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=1978|border=2}}| 1978 Atlanta Falcons seasonalign="center"| 9–7Won Wild Card playoffs (Eagles) 14–13
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 20–27
1980style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1980|border=2}}| 1980 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 11–5Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Cowboys) 13–34
1983style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1983|border=2}}| 1983 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 9–7Won Wild Card playoffs (at Cowboys) 24–17
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Redskins) 7–51
1984style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1984|border=2}}| 1984 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 10–6Lost Wild Card playoffs (Giants) 13–16
1985style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1985|border=2}}| 1985 San Francisco 49ers seasonalign="center"| 10–6Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Giants) 3–17
1986style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1986|border=2}}| 1986 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 10–6Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Redskins) 7–19
1987style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints|year=1987|border=2}}| 1987 New Orleans Saints seasonalign="center"| 12–3Lost Wild Card playoffs (Vikings) 10–44
1988style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1988|border=2}}| 1988 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 10–6Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Vikings) 17–28
1989style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1989|border=2}}| 1989 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 11–5Won Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 21–7
Won Divisional playoffs (at Giants) 19–13
Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 3–30
1990style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints|year=1990|border=2}}| 1990 New Orleans Saints seasonalign="center"| 8–8Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Bears) 6–16
1991style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=1991|border=2}}| 1991 Atlanta Falcons seasonalign="center"| 10–6Won Wild Card playoffs (at Saints) 27–20
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Redskins) 7–24
1992style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints|year=1992|border=2}}| 1992 New Orleans Saints seasonalign="center"| 12–4Lost Wild Card playoffs (Eagles) 20–36
1995style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Atlanta Falcons|year=1993|border=2}}| 1995 Atlanta Falcons seasonalign="center"| 9–7Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Packers) 20–37
1996style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1996|border=2}}| 1996 San Francisco 49ers seasonalign="center"| 12–4Won Wild Card playoffs (Eagles) 14–0
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 14–35
1998style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=1998|border=2}}| 1998 San Francisco 49ers seasonalign="center"| 12–4Won Wild Card playoffs (Packers) 30–27
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Falcons) 18–20
2000style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=2000|border=2}}| 2000 St. Louis Rams seasonalign="center"| 10–6Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Saints) 28–31
2001style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=2001|border=2}}| 2001 San Francisco 49ers seasonalign="center"| 12–4Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Packers) 15–25
2003style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2003|border=2}}| 2003 Seattle Seahawks seasonalign="center"| 10–6Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Packers) 27–33 {{small|(OT)}}
2004style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Rams|year=2004|border=2}}| 2004 St. Louis Rams seasonalign="center"| 8–8Won Wild Card playoffs (at Seahawks) 27–20
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Falcons) 17–47
2012style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2012|border=2}}| 2012 Seattle Seahawks seasonalign="center"| 11–5Won Wild Card playoffs (at Redskins) 24–14
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Falcons) 28–30
2013style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=2013|border=2}}| 2013 San Francisco 49ers seasonalign="center"| 12–4Won Wild Card playoffs (at Packers) 23–20
Won Divisional playoffs (at Panthers) 23–10
Lost NFC Championship (at Seahawks) 17–23
2014style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Arizona Cardinals|year=2014|border=2}}| 2014 Arizona Cardinals seasonalign="center"| 11–5Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Panthers) 16–27
2015style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2015|border=2}}| 2015 Seattle Seahawks seasonalign="center"| 10–6Won Wild Card playoffs (at Vikings) 10–9
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Panthers) 24–31
2018style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2018|border=2}}| 2018 Seattle Seahawks seasonalign="center"| 10–6Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Cowboys) 22–24
2019style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2019|border=2}}| 2019 Seattle Seahawks seasonalign="center"| 11–5Won Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 17–9
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 23–28
2020style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2020|border=2}}| 2020 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 10–6Won Wild Card playoffs (at Seahawks) 30–20
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 18–32
rowspan="2"| 2021style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Arizona Cardinals|year=2021|border=2}}| 2021 Arizona Cardinals seasonalign="center"| 11–6Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Rams) 11–34
style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|San Francisco 49ers|year=2021|border=2}}| 2021 San Francisco 49ers seasonalign="center"| 10–7Won Wild Card playoffs (at Cowboys) 23–17
Won Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 13–10
Lost NFC Championship (at Rams) 17–20
2022style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Seattle Seahawks|year=2022|border=2}}| 2022 Seattle Seahawks seasonalign="center"| 9–8Lost Wild Card playoffs (at 49ers) 23–41
2023style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2023|border=2}}| 2023 Los Angeles Rams seasonalign="center"| 10–7Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Lions) 23–24

*A players' strike in 1982 reduced the regular season to nine games. Thus, the league used a special sixteen-team playoff tournament for that year only. Division standings were ignored.

Season results

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|bgcolor=#FFCC00 align=center width=10px| (#)

| Denotes team that won the Super Bowl

bgcolor=#C0C0C0 align=center width=10px| (#)

| Denotes team that won the NFC/NFL Championship, but lost Super Bowl

bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center width=10px| (#)

| Denotes team that qualified for the NFL Playoffs

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"

!rowspan="2" width=60px| Season

colspan="5"| Team (record)
1st || 2nd || 3rd || 4th || 5th
colspan="16"|

{{nfly|1967}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Los Angeles{{ref label|a|a}} (11–1–2)Baltimore (11–1–2)San Francisco (7–7)Atlanta (1–12–1)
{{nfly|1968}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| Baltimore{{ref label|b|b}} (13–1)Los Angeles (10–3–1)San Francisco (7–6–1)Atlanta (2–12)
{{nfly|1969}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Los Angeles (11–3)Baltimore (8–5–1)Atlanta (6–8)San Francisco (4–8–2)
colspan="16"|The Coastal Division became the NFC West.
colspan="16"|
  • 1970: The New Orleans Saints joined from the Capitol Division. The Baltimore Colts left the newly named NFC West for the AFC East.
    • {{nfly|1970}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| San Francisco (10–3–1)Los Angeles (9–4–1)Atlanta (4–8–2)New Orleans (2–11–1)
    {{nfly|1971}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| San Francisco (9–5)Los Angeles (8–5–1)Atlanta (7–6–1)New Orleans (4–8–2)
    {{nfly|1972}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| San Francisco (8–5–1)Atlanta (7–7)Los Angeles (6–7–1)New Orleans (2–11–1)
    {{nfly|1973}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Los Angeles (12–2)Atlanta (9–5)San Francisco (5–9)New Orleans (5–9)
    {{nfly|1974}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Los Angeles (10–4)San Francisco (6–8)New Orleans (5–9)Atlanta (3–11)
    {{nfly|1975}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Los Angeles (12–2)San Francisco (5–9)Atlanta (4–10)New Orleans (2–12)
    colspan="6"|
  • 1976: An expansion team, Seattle Seahawks, joined the division.
    • {{nfly|1976}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (3) Los Angeles (10–3–1)San Francisco (8–6)Atlanta (4–10)New Orleans (4–10)Seattle (2–12)
    colspan="6"|
  • 1977: The Seattle Seahawks left to join the AFC West after just one season with the NFC West, and they rejoined the NFC West in 2002.
    • {{nfly|1977}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Los Angeles (10–4)Atlanta (7–7)San Francisco (5–9)New Orleans (3–11)
    {{nfly|1978}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) Los Angeles (12–4)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) Atlanta (9–7)New Orleans (7–9)San Francisco (2–14)
    {{nfly|1979}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (3) Los Angeles (9–7)New Orleans (8–8)Atlanta (6–10)San Francisco (2–14)
    {{nfly|1980}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) Atlanta (12–4)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) Los Angeles (11–5)San Francisco (6–10)New Orleans (1–15)
    {{nfly|1981}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| (1) San Francisco (13–3)Atlanta (7–9)Los Angeles (6–10)New Orleans (4–12)
    {{nfly|1982}}^{{ref label|c|c}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) Atlanta (5–4)New Orleans (4–5)San Francisco (3–6)L.A. Rams (2–7)
    {{nfly|1983}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) San Francisco (10–6)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) L.A. Rams (9–7)New Orleans (8–8)Atlanta (7–9)
    {{nfly|1984}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| (1) San Francisco (15–1)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) L.A. Rams (10–6)New Orleans (7–9)Atlanta (4–12)
    {{nfly|1985}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) L.A. Rams (11–5)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) San Francisco
    (10–6)    		New Orleans (5–11)Atlanta (4–12)
    {{nfly|1986}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (3) San Francisco (10–5–1)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) L.A. Rams (10–6)Atlanta (7–8–1)New Orleans (7–9)
    {{nfly|1987}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) San Francisco (13–2)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) New Orleans (12–3)L.A. Rams (6–9)Atlanta (3–12)
    {{nfly|1988}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| (2) San Francisco (10–6)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) L.A. Rams (10–6)New Orleans (10–6)Atlanta (5–11)
    {{nfly|1989}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| (1) San Francisco (14–2)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) L.A. Rams (11–5)New Orleans (9–7)Atlanta (3–13)
    {{nfly|1990}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) San Francisco (14–2)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (6) New Orleans (8–8)L.A. Rams (5–11)Atlanta (5–11)
    {{nfly|1991}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (3) New Orleans (11–5)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (6) Atlanta (10–6)San Francisco (10–6)L.A. Rams (3–13)
    {{nfly|1992}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) San Francisco (14–2)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) New Orleans (12–4)Atlanta (6–10)L.A. Rams (6–10)
    {{nfly|1993}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) San Francisco (10–6)New Orleans (8–8)Atlanta (6–10)L.A. Rams (5–11)
    {{nfly|1994}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| (1) San Francisco (13–3)New Orleans (7–9)Atlanta (7–9)L.A. Rams (4–12)
    colspan="6"|
  • 1995: An expansion team, Carolina Panthers, joined the division. The Los Angeles Rams relocated to St. Louis.
    • {{nfly|1995}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) San Francisco (11–5)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (6) Atlanta (9–7)St. Louis (7–9)Carolina (7–9)New Orleans (7–9)
    {{nfly|1996}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Carolina (12–4)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) San Francisco (12–4)St. Louis (6–10)Atlanta (3–13)New Orleans (3–13)
    {{nfly|1997}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (1) San Francisco (13–3)Carolina (7–9)Atlanta (7–9)New Orleans (6–10)St. Louis (5–11)
    {{nfly|1998}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (2) Atlanta (14–2)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) San Francisco (12–4)New Orleans (6–10)Carolina (4–12)St. Louis (4–12)
    {{nfly|1999}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| (1) St. Louis (13–3)Carolina (8–8)Atlanta (5–11)San Francisco (4–12)New Orleans (3–13)
    {{nfly|2000}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (3) New Orleans (10–6)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (6) St. Louis (10–6)Carolina (7–9)San Francisco (6–10)Atlanta (4–12)
    {{nfly|2001}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (1) St. Louis (14–2)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) San Francisco (12–4)New Orleans (7–9)Atlanta (7–9)Carolina (1–15)
    colspan="6"|
  • 2002: The Arizona Cardinals joined from the NFC East and the Seattle Seahawks rejoined from the AFC West since they left the division in 1977. The NFC West was realigned for 4 members. The Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, and New Orleans Saints all moved to the newly formed NFC South.
    • {{nfly|2002}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) San Francisco (10–6)St. Louis (7–9)Seattle (7–9)Arizona (5–11)
    {{nfly|2003}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) St. Louis (12–4)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) Seattle (10–6)San Francisco (7–9)Arizona (4–12)
    {{nfly|2004}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) Seattle (9–7)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) St. Louis (8–8)Arizona (6–10)San Francisco (2–14)
    {{nfly|2005}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (1) Seattle (13–3)St. Louis (6–10)Arizona (5–11)San Francisco (4–12)
    {{nfly|2006}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) Seattle (9–7)St. Louis (8–8)San Francisco (7–9)Arizona (5–11)
    {{nfly|2007}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (3) Seattle (10–6)Arizona (8–8)San Francisco (5–11)St. Louis (3–13)
    {{nfly|2008}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (4) Arizona (9–7)San Francisco (7–9)Seattle (4–12)St. Louis (2–14)
    {{nfly|2009}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) Arizona (10–6)San Francisco (8–8)Seattle (5–11)St. Louis (1–15)
    {{nfly|2010}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (4) Seattle (7–9)St. Louis (7–9)San Francisco (6–10)Arizona (5–11)
    {{nfly|2011}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) San Francisco (13–3)Arizona (8–8)Seattle (7–9)St. Louis (2–14)
    {{nfly|2012}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (2) San Francisco (11–4–1)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) Seattle (11–5)St. Louis (7–8–1)Arizona (5–11)
    {{nfly|2013}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| (1) Seattle (13–3)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) San Francisco (12–4)Arizona (10–6)St. Louis (7–9)
    {{nfly|2014}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (1) Seattle (12–4)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) Arizona (11–5)San Francisco (8–8)St. Louis (6–10)
    {{nfly|2015}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) Arizona (13–3)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (6) Seattle (10–6)St. Louis (7–9)San Francisco (5–11)
    colspan="6"|
  • 2016: The St. Louis Rams relocated back to Los Angeles after 21 seasons to become the Los Angeles Rams.
    • {{nfly|2016}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (3) Seattle (10–5–1)Arizona (7–8–1)Los Angeles (4–12)San Francisco (2–14)
    {{nfly|2017}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (3) L.A. Rams (11–5)Seattle (9–7)Arizona (8–8)San Francisco (6–10)
    {{nfly|2018}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (2) L.A. Rams (13–3)bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (5) Seattle (10–6)San Francisco (4–12)Arizona (3–13)
    {{nfly|2019}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (1) San Francisco (13–3)bgcolor=#CCFFCC|(5) Seattle (11–5)L.A. Rams (9–7)Arizona (5–10–1)
    {{nfly|2020}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (3) Seattle (12–4)bgcolor=#CCFFCC|(6) L.A. Rams (10–6)Arizona (8–8)San Francisco (6–10)
    {{nfly|2021}}bgcolor=#FFCC00| (4) L.A. Rams (12–5)bgcolor=#CCFFCC|(5) Arizona (11–6)bgcolor=#CCFFCC|(6) San Francisco (10–7)Seattle (7–10)
    {{nfly|2022}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC| (2) San Francisco (13–4)bgcolor=#CCFFCC|(7) Seattle (9–8)L.A. Rams (5–12)Arizona (4–13)
    {{nfly|2023}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0| (1) San Francisco (12–5)bgcolor=#CCFFCC|(6) L.A. Rams (10–7)Seattle (9–8)Arizona (4–13)
    {{nfly|2024}}bgcolor=#CCFFCC|(4) L.A. Rams (10–7)Seattle (10–7)Arizona (8–9)San Francisco (6–11)

    ;Notes and Tiebreakers

    • {{note label|AFCS1|a|a}} Los Angeles won the Coastal Division based on better point differential in head-to-head games (net 24 points) vs. Baltimore. The Rams and Colts played to a 24–24 tie in Baltimore in October before the Rams won 34–10 on the season's final Sunday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The result would be the same under the modern tiebreaker, which relies first on head-to-head record (Los Angeles won the head-to-head series, 1–0–1).
    • {{note label|AFCS1|b|b}} The Baltimore Colts won the NFL Championship, but lost to the AFL's New York Jets in Super Bowl III.
    • {{note label|AFCS1|c|c}} Due to player strikes, the league shortened the 1982 season's games and realigned all the teams into conferences. The records for the division teams are based on what it would have looked like if they were still in the division.

    Schedule assignments

    class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
    rowspan=2 style=background:lightblue |Year

    !colspan="3" style=background:lightblue |Opponents

    style=background:white |Interconf.

    !style=background:lightblue |Intraconf.

    !style=background:white |17th Opponent

    style="background:#efefef;"

    |2025

    |AFC South

    |NFC South

    |AFC North
    {{small|(away)}}

    style="background:#efefef;"

    |2026

    |AFC West

    |NFC East

    |AFC East
    {{small|(home)}}

    style="background:#efefef;"

    |2027

    |AFC North

    |NFC North

    |AFC South
    {{small|(away)}}

    style="background:#efefef;"

    |2028

    |AFC East

    |NFC South

    |AFC West
    {{small|(home)}}

    style="background:#efefef;"

    |2029

    |AFC South

    |NFC East

    |AFC North
    {{small|(away)}}

    style="background:#efefef;"

    |2030

    |AFC West

    |NFC North

    |AFC East
    {{small|(home)}}

    See also

    =Former member rivalries=

    =Fans=

    Total playoff berths as members of the NFC Coastal/West

    :(1967–2024)

    class="sortable wikitable"

    ! Team !! Division
    Championships !! Playoff
    Berths !! Super Bowl
    Appearances !! Super Bowl
    Wins

    align="center"

    | San Francisco 49ers1

    		22 (6)28 (8)8 (3)align="center" | 5 (0)
    align="center"

    | St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams1

    		17 (5)27 (8)5 (2)align="center"| 2 (1)
    align="center"

    | Seattle Seahawks2

    		9153align="center"| 1
    align="center"

    | St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals2

    		351align="center"| 0
    align="center"

    | Atlanta Falcons2

    		261align="center"| 0
    align="center"

    | New Orleans Saints2

    		250align="center"| 0
    align="center"

    | Baltimore Colts2

    		111align="center"| 0
    align="center"

    | Carolina Panthers2

    		110align="center"| 0

    :1Numbers since re-alignment in parentheses

    :2These numbers only reflect the Seahawks, Cardinals, Falcons, Saints, Colts, and Panthers' time as members of the NFC West.

    References

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    {{San Francisco 49ers}}

    {{Seattle Seahawks}}

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