NFC West
Season Team Record Playoff Results
1978 Atlanta Falcons 9-7 Won Wild Card Playoffs ( Eagles ) 14-13 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( at Cowboys ) 20-27
1980 Los Angeles Rams 11-5 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( at Cowboys ) 13-34
1983 Los Angeles Rams 9-7 Won Wild Card Playoffs ( at Cowboys ) 24-17 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( at Redskins ) 7-51
1984 Los Angeles Rams 10-6 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Giants ) 13-16
1985 San Francisco 49ers 10-6 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( at Giants ) 3-17
1986 Los Angeles Rams 10-6 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( at Redskins ) 7-19
1987 New Orleans Saints 12-3 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Vikings ) 10-44
1988 Los Angeles Rams 10-6 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( at Vikings ) 17-28
1989 Los Angeles Rams 11-5 Won Wild Card Playoffs ( at Eagles ) 21-7 Won Divisional Playoffs ( at Giants ) 19-13 Lost NFC Championship ( at 49ers ) 3-30
1990 New Orleans Saints 8-8 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( at Bears ) 6-16
1991 Atlanta Falcons 10-6 Won Wild Card Playoffs ( at Saints ) 27-20 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( at Redskins ) 7-24
1992 New Orleans Saints 12-4 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Eagles ) 20-36
1995 Atlanta Falcons 9-7 Lost NFC Wild Card Playoffs ( at Packers ) 20-37
1996 San Francisco 49ers 12-4 Won Wild Card Playoffs ( Eagles ) 14-0 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( at Packers ) 14-35
1998 San Francisco 49ers 12-4 Won Wild Card Playoffs ( Packers ) 30-27 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( at Falcons ) 18-20
2000 St. Louis Rams 10-6 Lost NFC Wild Card Playoffs ( at Saints ) 28-31
2001 San Francisco 49ers 12-4 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( at Packers ) 15-25
2003 Seattle Seahawks 10-6 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( at Packers ) 27-33 ( OT )
2004 St. Louis Rams 8-8 Won Wild Card Playoffs ( at Seahawks ) 27-20 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( at Falcons ) 17-47
2012 Seattle Seahawks 11-5 Won Wild Card Playoffs ( at Redskins ) 24-14 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( at Falcons ) 28-30
Wild Card qualifiers
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. 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. 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. 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 New Orleans Saints. In 1976, the newly formed Seattle Seahawks spent one season in this division 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. The 2002 re-alignment changed the entire look of the NFC West.