The American Football Conference North Division, or AFC North, is a division of the National Football League's American Football Conference. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The American Football Conference ( AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL It was created prior to the 2002 season when the league realigned divisions after expanding to 32 teams. The 2002 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 83rd one played by the major professional American football league in the United The AFC North replaced the AFC Central, a division which existed from the 1970 season through the 2001 season.
The AFC North currently has four members: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers. The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore Maryland. The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The original four members of the AFC Central were the Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans), the Browns, the Bengals and the Steelers. The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. The Jacksonville Jaguars joined the AFC Central in 1995 and the Ravens did so in 1996. The Jaguars and Titans have since been realigned to the AFC South. The AFC South is a division of the National Football League 's American Football Conference.
ESPN sportscaster Chris Berman has called this division the "AFC Blackjack" division in the past due to the tendency of teams that reach 17 points or more to "hold" and rely on their defenses to win the game[1]
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History
1970s
Although the Bengals won the first AFC Central Division Championship in 1970, the Steelers dominated the division for most of the 1970s, a decade that also saw them win four Super Bowls. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to Christopher ("Boomer" James Berman (born May 10, 1955 in Greenwich Connecticut) is an American sportscaster Blackjack (also known as Twenty-one, Vingt-et-un (French for Twenty-one or Pontoon) is the most widely played casino banking professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL
1980s
The 1980 Cleveland Browns broke the Steelers' six-year run as division champions, but failed to advance past the divisional round of the playoffs, losing to the Oakland Raiders. The Bengals were the only team to represent the AFC Central in the Super Bowl during the decade, appearing in Super Bowls XVI and XXIII. Super Bowl XVI was an American football game played on January 24, 1982 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac Michigan (a Super Bowl XXIII was an American football game played on January 22 1989 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami Florida to decide the National Football Both appearances resulted in close losses to the San Francisco 49ers. The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team
1990s
The Steelers returned as the dominant team in the division in 1992. They won five divisional titles in six years, and played in Super Bowl XXX. Super Bowl XXX was an American football game played on January 28, 1996 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe Arizona to decide the The 1992, Oilers were involved in one of the most famous playoff games in NFL history. In a game now known as The Comeback, the Oilers surrendered a 32-point lead to the Buffalo Bills and lost in overtime, 41-38. The 1993 NFL playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and the Houston Oilers (also known as " The Comeback " featured the Bills recovering The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb It is the largest deficit ever overcome in the history of the NFL.
In 1995, the Jacksonville Jaguars joined the league through expansion and were placed in the AFC Central. It was the first change to the structure of the division since its inception. Two years later, the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy forced the league to officially establish a new AFC Central franchise, the Baltimore Ravens. This article details the history of the Cleveland Browns American Football Club. The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore Maryland. Then in 1997, the Oilers moved to Tennessee but remained in the division (the team later was renamed the Titans in 1999). Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States.
The makeup of the AFC Central changed once again in 1999 when the Cleveland Browns were reactivated. The division had six teams for the 1999, 2000 and 2001 seasons.
2000s
In 2002 the NFL realigned into eight divisions of four teams, and the AFC Central became the AFC North. In this new decade, the Steelers have won the division title three times, the Ravens have won twice, while the Bengals have won the division once.
In 2006, although finishing second in the division to the Bengals, the Steelers became the first team in NFL history to enter the playoffs as a #6 seeded wild card team and win the Super Bowl.
Division champions
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++ Baltimore and Pittsburgh both went on to win Super Bowl XXXV and Super Bowl XL, respectively, as wild card teams. Super Bowl XXXV was an American football game played on January 28, 2001 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Florida to decide Super Bowl XL featured the American Football Conference (AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC champion Seattle The term wild card refers broadly to a Tournament or Playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play
Total playoff berths
| Team | Championships | Playoff Berths |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 18 | 24 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 8 |
| Cleveland Browns[2] | 6 | 12 |
| Houston/Tennessee Oilers/Tennessee Titans[3] | 3 | 12 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars[4] | 2 | 4 |
| Baltimore Ravens[5] | 2 | 4 |
References
- ^ ESPN.com page 2
- ^ This refers to the team that the league officially views as one continuous franchise that entered the division in 1970, suspended operations from 1996-1998, and resumed play in 1999. The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore Maryland.
- ^ Known as the Houston Oilers until 1996, as the Tennessee Oilers in 1997 and 1998, and the Tennessee Titans since 1999. Realigned into the AFC South in 2002. The AFC South is a division of the National Football League 's American Football Conference. The 2002 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 83rd one played by the major professional American football league in the United
- ^ Realigned into the AFC South in 2002. The AFC South is a division of the National Football League 's American Football Conference. The 2002 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 83rd one played by the major professional American football league in the United
- ^ This refers to the team that the league officially views as an expansion team that began play in 1996.
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