Division Lineups
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| NFL Western Conference Coastal Division |
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| Team not in division Division Won Super Bowl Division Won NFC Championship Division Won NFL Championship, Lost Super Bowl III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- 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.
- B The Coastal Division is renamed the National Football Conference West division (or NFC West for short), due to the AFL-NFL Merger. Baltimore moved to the AFC East division. New Orleans moved in from Capitol Division (now the NFC East)
- C Seattle was enfranchised in 1976. Moved to the AFC West in 1977.
- D In 1995, Carolina is enfranchised and the Rams move to St. Louis
- E For the 2002 season, the league realigns to have 8 four-team divisions. Seattle returns to the NFC West. Arizona joins the West. Atlanta, Carolina, and New Orleans moved to the new NFC South.
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