AFC Championship Game

AFC Championship Game is a football game played every year to determine the champion of the American Football Conference of the National Football League.

When the American Football League and NFL merged in 1970, the AFL teams became part of the American Football Conference of the NFL, and the championship game was named the AFC Championship Game with the winner advancing to face the winner of the NFC Championship Game in the Super Bowl.

Playoff Structure

Main article: NFL playoffs

At the end of each football season, a series of playoff games involving the top six teams in the AFC are conducted, consisting of the four division champions and two wild card teams. The two teams remaining play in the AFC Championship game with the winner receiving the Lamar Hunt Trophy.

Game History

Season	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team	Score	Location
1970–71	Baltimore Colts	27	Oakland Raiders	17	Baltimore
1971–72	Miami Dolphins	21	Baltimore Colts	0	Miami
1972–73	Miami Dolphins	21	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	Pittsburgh
1973–74	Miami Dolphins	27	Oakland Raiders	10	Miami
1974–75	Pittsburgh Steelers	24	Oakland Raiders	13	Oakland
1975–76	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	Oakland Raiders	10	Pittsburgh
1976–77	Oakland Raiders	24	Pittsburgh Steelers	7	Oakland
1977–78	Denver Broncos	20	Oakland Raiders	17	Denver
1978–79	Pittsburgh Steelers	34	Houston Oilers	5	Pittsburgh
1979–80	Pittsburgh Steelers	27	Houston Oilers	13	Pittsburgh
1980–81	Oakland Raiders	34	San Diego Chargers	27	San Diego
1981–82	Cincinnati Bengals	27	Oakland Raiders	7	Cincinnati
1982–83	Miami Dolphins	14	New York Jets	0	Miami
1983–84	Los Angeles Raiders	30	Seattle Seahawks	14	Los Angeles
1984–85	Miami Dolphins	45	Pittsburgh Steelers	28	Miami
1985–86	New England Patriots	31	Miami Dolphins	14	Miami
1986–87	Denver Broncos (OT)	23	Cleveland Browns	20	Cleveland
1987–88	Denver Broncos	38	Cleveland Browns	33	Colorado
1988–89	Cincinnati Bengals	21	Buffalo Bills	10	Cincinnati
1989–90	Denver Broncos	37	Cleveland Browns	21	Denver
1990–91	Buffalo Bills	51	Los Angeles Raiders	3	Buffalo
1991–92	Buffalo Bills	10	Denver Broncos	7	Buffalo
1992–93	Buffalo Bills	29	Miami Dolphins	10	Miami
1993–94	Buffalo Bills	30	Kansas City Chiefs	13	Buffalo
1994–95	San Diego Chargers	17	Pittsburgh Steelers	13	Pittsburgh
1995–96	Pittsburgh Steelers	20	Indianapolis Colts	16	Pittsburgh
1996–97	New England Patriots	20	Jacksonville Jaguars	6	Foxborough, Massachusetts
1997–98	Denver Broncos	24	Pittsburgh Steelers	21	Pittsburgh
1998–99	Denver Broncos	23	New York Jets	10	Denver
1999–00	Tennessee Titans	33	Jacksonville Jaguars	14	Jacksonville
2000–01	Baltimore Ravens	16	Oakland Raiders	3	Oakland
2001–02	New England Patriots	24	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	Pittsburgh
2002–03	Oakland Raiders	41	Tennessee Titans	24	Oakland
2003–04	New England Patriots	24	Indianapolis Colts	14	Foxborough, Massachusetts
2004–05	New England Patriots	41	Pittsburgh Steelers	27	Pittsburgh

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