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)