NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
AMERICAN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
(since 1966-67)
Final
Year Championship Team Final Opponent Score
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2011 New England Patriots Baltimore Ravens 23-20
2010 Pittsburgh Steelers New York Jets 24-19
2009 Indianapolis Colts New York Jets 30-17
2008 Pittsburgh Steelers Baltimore Ravens 23-14
2007 New England Patriots San Diego Chargers 21-12
2006 Indianapolis Colts New England Patriots 38-34
2005 Pittsburgh Steelers Denver Broncos 34-17
2004 New England Patriots Pittsburgh Steelers 41-27
2003 New England Patriots Indianapolis Colts 24-14
2002 Oakland Raiders Tennessee Titans 41-24
2001 New England Patriots Pittsburgh Steelers 24-17
2000 Baltimore Ravens Oakland Raiders 16- 3
1999 Tennessee Titans Jacksonville Jaguars 33-14
1998 Denver Broncos New York Jets 23-10
1997 Denver Broncos Pittsburgh Steelers 24-21
1996 New England Patriots Jacksonville Jaguars 20- 6
1995 Pittsburgh Steelers Indianapolis Colts 20-16
1994 San Diego Chargers Pittsburgh Steelers 17-13
1993 Buffalo Bills Kansas City Chiefs 30-13
1992 Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins 29-10
1991 Buffalo Bills Denver Broncos 10- 7
1990 Buffalo Bills Los Angeles Raiders 51- 3
1989 Denver Broncos Cleveland Browns 37-21
1988 Cincinnati Bengals Buffalo Bills 21-10
1987 Denver Broncos Cleveland Browns 38-33
1986 Denver Broncos Cleveland Browns 23-20 (OT)
1985 New England Patriots Miami Dolphins 31-14
1984 Miami Dolphins Pittsburgh Steelers 45-28
1983 Los Angeles Raiders Seattle Seahawks 30-14
1982 Miami Dolphins New York Jets 14- 0
1981 Cincinnati Bengals San Diego Chargers 27- 7
1980 Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers 34-27
1979 Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Oilers 27-13
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Oilers 34- 5
1977 Denver Broncos Oakland Raiders 20-17
1976 Oakland Raiders Pittsburgh Steelers 24- 7
1975 Pittsburgh Steelers Oakland Raiders 16-10
1974 Pittsburgh Steelers Oakland Raiders 24-13
1973 Miami Dolphins Oakland Raiders 27-10
1972 Miami Dolphins Pittsburgh Steelers 21-17
1971 Miami Dolphins Baltimore Colts 21- 0
1970 Baltimore Colts Oakland Raiders 27-17
1969 Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders 17- 7
1968 New York Jets Oakland Raiders 27-23
1967 Oakland Raiders Houston Oilers 40- 7
1966 Kansas City Chiefs Buffalo Bills 31- 7
TEAM PERFORMANCE in AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
(since 1966-67)
Team W L Games % W Last Won Last Game
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Pittsburgh Steelers 8 7 15 .533 2010 2010
New England Patriots 7 1 8 .875 2011 2011
Denver Broncos 6 2 8 .750 1998 2005
Miami Dolphins 5 2 7 .714 1984 1992
Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders 5 9 14 .357 2002 2002
Buffalo Bills 4 2 6 .667 1993 1993
Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts 3 3 6 .500 2009 2009
Cincinnati Bengals 2 0 2 1.000 1988 1988
Kansas City Chiefs 2 1 3 .667 1969 1993
Baltimore Ravens 1 2 3 .333 2000 2011
San Diego Chargers 1 3 4 .250 1994 2007
Tennessee Titans/Houston Oilers 1 4 5 .200 1999 2002
New York Jets 1 4 5 .200 1968 2010
Cleveland Browns 0 3 3 .000 ---- 1989
Jacksonville Jaguars 0 2 2 .000 ---- 1999
Seattle Seahawks 0 1 1 .000 ---- 1983
Richard Crowe (rcrowe@hubble.uhh.hawaii.edu)