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The American Football Conference – Eastern Division or AFC East is one of the four divisions of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). There are currently four teams that reside in the division: the Buffalo Bills , the Miami Dolphins , the New England Patriots , and the New York Jets .
Pages in category "AFC East championship seasons" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
AFC: East: 1st: 13 3 0 Won Divisional playoffs 35–14 Won AFC Championship 24–20 Lost Super Bowl LII (vs. Eagles) 33–41 Tom Brady 2018: 2018: NFL: AFC: East: 1st: 11 5 0 Won Divisional playoffs 41–28 Won AFC Championship (at Chiefs) 37–31 (OT) Won Super Bowl LIII (6) (vs. Rams) 13–3 Julian Edelman 2019: 2019: NFL AFC East: 1st: 12 4 0
The Bills won the AFC East in 1988 under third-year coach Marv Levy to reach their third postseason in the 1980s. They lost in the AFC Championship (their first championship appearance in AFC history), but it would be the first of six consecutive playoff appearances. In the 1990 season, they won the AFC Championship to reach their first Super Bowl.
Bill Belichick has been the head coach for nine AFC championship teams. [6] Don Shula and Andy Reid have each been the head coach of five AFC championship teams. [7] [8] Chuck Noll and Marv Levy each coached four AFC champions. [4] [9] Tom Brady has been the starting quarterback for nine AFC championship teams, more than any other quarterback. [6]
1967 was the first year where a pre-scheduled playoff (rather than regular season results) determined participation in the championship. It also marked the first year in which if there was a tie for first place in a division, the division champion was determined by a system of tiebreakers, rather than via a playoff game (as detailed in the 1933 ...
In the 1972 divisional playoff games, the AFC West champions and the NFC Central champions were the visiting teams. And in 1973 it would start all over with the AFC Central and NFC West again, and again in 1974 with the AFC East champions and the NFC East champions playing their games on the road. [citation needed]
The Bills won the AFC East championship in 1993 with a 12–4 record, and again won playoff games against the Los Angeles Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs, setting up a rematch with the Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVIII on January 30, 1994. The Bills became the only team ever to play in four straight Super Bowls, and in this game became the first team ...