AFC North - Division Champions

Division Champions

Season Team Record Playoff Results
NFL Century
1967 Cleveland Browns 9–5–0 Lost NFL Divisional Playoffs
1968 Cleveland Browns 10–4–0 Lost NFL Championship
1969 Cleveland Browns 10–3–1 Lost NFL Championship
AFC Central
1970 Cincinnati Bengals 8–6–0 Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1971 Cleveland Browns 9–5–0 Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1972 Pittsburgh Steelers 11–3–0 Lost AFC Championship Game
1973 Cincinnati Bengals 10–4–0 Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1974 Pittsburgh Steelers 10–3–1 Won Super Bowl IX
1975 Pittsburgh Steelers 12–2–0 Won Super Bowl X
1976 Pittsburgh Steelers 10–4–0 Lost AFC Championship Game
1977 Pittsburgh Steelers 9–5–0 Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers 14–2–0 Won Super Bowl XIII
1979 Pittsburgh Steelers 12–4–0 Won Super Bowl XIV
1980 Cleveland Browns 11–5–0 Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1981 Cincinnati Bengals 12–4–0 Lost Super Bowl XVI
1982+ Cincinnati Bengals 7–2–0 Lost AFC First Round
1983 Pittsburgh Steelers 10–6–0 Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1984 Pittsburgh Steelers 9–7–0 Lost AFC Championship Game
1985 Cleveland Browns 8–8–0 Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1986 Cleveland Browns 12–4–0 Lost AFC Championship Game
1987 Cleveland Browns 10–5–0 Lost AFC Championship Game
1988 Cincinnati Bengals 12–4–0 Lost Super Bowl XXIII
1989 Cleveland Browns 9–6–1 Lost AFC Championship Game
1990 Cincinnati Bengals 9–7–0 Lost Divisional Playoffs
1991 Houston Oilers 11–5–0 Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1992 Pittsburgh Steelers 11–5–0 Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1993 Houston Oilers 12–4–0 Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1994 Pittsburgh Steelers 12–4–0 Lost AFC Championship Game
1995 Pittsburgh Steelers 11–5–0 Lost Super Bowl XXX
1996 Pittsburgh Steelers 10–6–0 Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1997 Pittsburgh Steelers 11–5–0 Lost AFC Championship Game
1998 Jacksonville Jaguars 11–5–0 Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1999 Jacksonville Jaguars 14–2–0 Lost AFC Championship Game++
2000 Tennessee Titans 13–3–0 Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs++
2001 Pittsburgh Steelers 13–3–0 Lost AFC Championship Game
AFC North
2002 Pittsburgh Steelers 10–5–1 Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
2003 Baltimore Ravens 10–6–0 Lost AFC Wild Card Playoffs
2004 Pittsburgh Steelers 15–1–0 Lost AFC Championship Game
2005 Cincinnati Bengals 11–5–0 Lost AFC Wild Card Playoffs++
2006 Baltimore Ravens 13–3–0 Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
2007 Pittsburgh Steelers 10–6–0 Lost AFC Wild Card playoffs
2008 Pittsburgh Steelers 12–4–0 Won Super Bowl XLIII
2009 Cincinnati Bengals 10–6–0 Lost AFC Wild Card playoffs
2010 Pittsburgh Steelers 12-4-0 Lost Super Bowl XLV
2011 Baltimore Ravens 12-4-0 Lost AFC Championship Game

+ A players' strike in 1982 reduced the regular season to nine games. Because of the strike, the league used for its playoffs a special 16-team "Super Bowl Tournament" just for this year. Division standings were not formally acknowledged (although every division wound up sending at least one team to the playoffs); Cincinnati had the best record of the division teams.

++ Loss came against another AFC Central/AFC North team.

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