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NFC Central renamed NFC North. AFC Central renamed AFC North. NFC South created. Tampa Bay moved from the old NFC Central. New Orleans, Atlanta, and Carolina moved from the NFC West. AFC South created. Jacksonville and Tennessee moved from the old AFC Central. Indianapolis moved from the AFC East. Houston Texans enfranchised.
The AFC Central division was formed when the Browns and Steelers brought their rivalry from the NFL Century Division to the AFC in 1970, joining the newly formed "AFC Central" with the Houston Oilers (from the AFL's East Division) and Cincinnati Bengals (from the AFL's West Division).
View history; General ... NFL Central Division may refer to: AFC North, formerly AFC Central; ... NFL Central Division. Add languages ...
At the end of each season, the four division winners and three wild cards (non-division winners with best regular season record) in the AFC qualify for the playoffs. The AFC playoffs culminate in the AFC Championship Game, with the winner receiving the Lamar Hunt Trophy. The AFC champion then plays the NFC champion in the Super Bowl.
This category lists the seasons of NFL football teams that won the AFC Central Division Championship. Pages in category "AFC Central championship seasons" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
The 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 42nd in the National Football League (NFL). They improved to a 10–3–1 regular-season record, won the AFC Central division title, sending them to the playoffs for the third consecutive season, and won a Super Bowl championship, the first league title in Steelers' history.
It took nearly 40 years for the franchise to win anything until earning the AFC Central division title in 1972. By the end of the decade, the Steelers had won the first four of their overall six ...
The Jaguars won the AFC Central Division for the second straight year and clinched the #1 seed in the AFC. The Jaguars hosted the Miami Dolphins in the AFC Divisional playoffs, a 62–7 victory in what would be Dan Marino and Jimmy Johnson's last NFL game.