American football conference
The AFC and its counterpart, the National Football Conference (NFC), each have 16 teams organized into four divisions. Both conferences were created as part of the 1970 merger between the National Football League, and the American Football League (AFL).
| EAST DIVISION |
| NORTH DIVISION |
| SOUTH DIVISION |
| WEST DIVISION |
| CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS |
| American Football League (AFL) |
AFC PLAYOFFS
2025 AFC CHAMPIONS
| SEASON | ROUND | WINNER | SCORE | LOSER |
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| 1970 | DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS |  BALTIMORE COLTS |
17 VS 0 |  Cincinnati Bengals |
 OAKLAND Raiders |
21 VS 14 |  MIAMI Dolphins |
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| 1971 | DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | MIAMI Dolphins |
27 @ 24 (2OT) |  KANSAS CITY Chiefs |
Baltimore Colts |
20 @ 3 |  Cleveland Browns |
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| 1972 | DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS |  Pittsburgh Steelers |
13 VS 7 | OAKLAND Raiders |
Miami Dolphins |
20 VS 14 | Cleveland Browns |
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| 1973 | DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | OAKLAND Raiders |
33 VS 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Miami Dolphins |
34 VS 16 | Cincinnati Bengals |
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| 1974 | DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | OAKLAND Raiders |
28 VS 26 | MIAMI Dolphins |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
32 VS 14 |  Buffalo Bills |
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| 1975 | DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Pittsburgh Steelers |
28 VS 10 | Baltimore Colts |
OAKLAND Raiders |
31 VS 28 | Cincinnati Bengals |
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| 1976 | DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | OAKLAND Raiders |
24 VS 21 |  New England Patriots |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
40 @ 14 | Baltimore Colts |
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| 1977 | DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS |  Denver Broncos |
34 VS 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
OAKLAND Raiders |
37 @ 31 (2OT) | Baltimore Colts |
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| 1978 | WILD CARD ROUND |  Houston Oilers |
17 @ 9 | MIAMI Dolphins |
| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Pittsburgh Steelers |
33 VS 10 | Denver Broncos |
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Houston Oilers |
31 @ 14 | New England Patriots |
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| 1979 | WILD CARD ROUND | Houston Oilers |
13 VS 7 | Denver Broncos |
| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Houston Oilers |
17 @ 14 |  San Diego Chargers |
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Pittsburgh Steelers |
34 VS 14 | MIAMI Dolphins |
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| 1980 | WILD CARD ROUND | OAKLAND Raiders |
27 VS 7 | Houston Oilers |
| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | San Diego Chargers |
20 VS 14 | Buffalo Bills |
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OAKLAND Raiders |
14 @ 12 | Cleveland Browns |
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| 1981 | WILD CARD ROUND | Buffalo Bills |
31 @ 27 |  New York Jets |
| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | San Diego Chargers |
41 @ 38 (OT) | MIAMI Dolphins |
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Cincinnati Bengals |
27 VS 20 | Buffalo Bills |
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| 1982* | First-round playoffs | MIAMI Dolphins |
28 VS 13 | New England Patriots |
LOS ANGELES Raiders |
27 VS 10 | Cleveland Browns |
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New York Jets |
44 @ 17 | Cincinnati Bengals |
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San Diego Chargers |
31 @ 28 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| Second-round playoffs | New York Jets |
17 @ 14 | Los Angeles Raiders |
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MIAMI Dolphins |
34 VS 13 | San Diego Chargers |
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| 1983 | WILD CARD ROUND |  Seattle Seahawks |
31 VS 7 | Denver Broncos |
| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Seattle Seahawks |
27 @ 20 | MIAMI Dolphins |
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Los Angeles Raiders |
38 VS 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| 1984 | WILD CARD ROUND | Seattle Seahawks |
13 VS 7 | LOS ANGELES Raiders |
| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | MIAMI Dolphins |
31 VS 10 | Seattle Seahawks |
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Pittsburgh Steelers |
24 @ 17 | Denver Broncos |
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| 1985 | WILD CARD ROUND | New England Patriots |
26 @ 14 | New York Jets |
| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | MIAMI Dolphins |
24 VS 21 | Cleveland Browns |
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New England Patriots |
27 @ 20 | Los Angeles Raiders |
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| 1986 | WILD CARD ROUND | NEW YORK JETS |
35 VS 15 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | CLEVELAND BROWNS |
23 VS 20(2OT) | NEW YORK JETS |
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DENVER BRONCOS |
22 VS 17 | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
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| 1987 | WILD CARD ROUND | Houston Oilers |
23 VS 20 (OT) | Seattle Seahawks |
| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | CLEVELAND BROWNS |
38 VS 21 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
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DENVER BRONCOS |
34 VS 10 | Houston Oilers |
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| 1988 | WILD CARD ROUND | Houston Oilers |
24 @ 23 | CLEVELAND BROWNS |
| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Cincinnati Bengals |
21 VS 13 | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS |
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BUFFALO BILLS |
17 VS 10 | Houston Oilers |
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| 1989 | WILD CARD ROUND | PITTSBURGH STEELERS |
26 @ 23 (OT) | Houston Oilers |
| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | CLEVELAND BROWNS |
34 VS 30 | BUFFALO BILLS |
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DENVER BRONCOS |
24 VS 23 | PITTSBURGH STEELERS |
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| 1990 | WILD CARD ROUND | MIAMI DOLPHINS |
17 VS 16 | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS |
Cincinnati Bengals |
41 VS 14 | Houston Oilers |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | BUFFALO BILLS |
44 VS 34 | MIAMI DOLPHINS |
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Los Angeles Raiders |
20 VS 10 | Cincinnati Bengals |
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| 1991 | WILD CARD ROUND | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS |
10 VS 6 | LOS ANGELES Raiders |
Houston Oilers |
17 VS 10 | NEW YORK JETS |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | DENVER BRONCOS |
26 VS 24 | Houston Oilers |
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BUFFALO BILLS |
37 VS 14 | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS |
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| 1992 | WILD CARD ROUND | San Diego Chargers |
17 VS 0 | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS |
BUFFALO BILLS |
41 VS 38 (OT) | Houston Oilers |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | BUFFALO BILLS |
24 @ 3 | PITTSBURGH STEELERS |
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MIAMI DOLPHINS |
31 VS 0 | San Diego Chargers |
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| 1993 | WILD CARD ROUND | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS |
27 VS 24 (OT) | PITTSBURGH STEELERS |
LOS ANGELES Raiders |
42 VS 24 | DENVER BRONCOS |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | BUFFALO BILLS |
29 VS 23 | Los Angeles Raiders |
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KANSAS CITY CHIEFS |
28 @ 20 | Houston Oilers |
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| 1994 | WILD CARD ROUND | MIAMI DOLPHINS |
27 VS 17 | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS |
CLEVELAND BROWNS |
20 VS 13 | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | PITTSBURGH STEELERS |
29 VS 9 | CLEVELAND BROWNS |
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San Diego Chargers |
22 VS 21 | MIAMI DOLPHINS |
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| 1995 | WILD CARD ROUND | BUFFALO BILLS |
37 VS 22 | MIAMI Dolphins |
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
35 @ 20 | San Diego Chargers |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Pittsburgh Steelers |
40 VS 21 | BUFFALO BILLS |
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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
10 @ 7 | Kansas City Chiefs |
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| 1996 | WILD CARD ROUND |  Jacksonville Jaguars |
30 @ 27 | BUFFALO BILLS |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
42 VS 14 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Jacksonville Jaguars |
30 @ 27 | DENVER BRONCOS |
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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
28 VS 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| 1997 | WILD CARD ROUND | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
17 VS 3 | MIAMI Dolphins |
Denver Broncos |
42 VS 17 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Pittsburgh Steelers |
7 VS 6 | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
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Denver Broncos |
14 @ 10 | Kansas City Chiefs |
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| 1998 | WILD CARD ROUND | MIAMI Dolphins |
24 VS 17 | BUFFALO BILLS |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
25 VS 10 | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Denver Broncos |
38 VS 3 | Miami Dolphins |
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NEW YORK JETS |
34 VS 24 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
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| 1999 | WILD CARD ROUND |  Tennessee Titans |
22 VS 16 | BUFFALO BILLS |
MIAMI Dolphins |
20 @ 17 | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Jacksonville Jaguars |
62 VS 7 | Miami Dolphins |
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Tennessee Titans |
19 @ 16 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
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| 2000 | WILD CARD ROUND | MIAMI Dolphins |
23 VS 17 (OT) | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
 Baltimore Ravens |
21 VS 3 | DENVER BRONCOS |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Oakland Raiders |
27 VS 0 | Miami Dolphins |
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Baltimore Ravens |
24 @ 10 | Tennessee Titans |
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| 2001 | WILD CARD ROUND | Oakland Raiders |
38 VS 24 | NEW YORK JETS |
Baltimore Ravens |
20 @ 3 | MIAMI Dolphins |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | New England Patriots |
16 VS 13 (OT) | Oakland Raiders |
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Pittsburgh Steelers |
27 @ 10 | Baltimore Ravens |
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| 2002 | WILD CARD ROUND | NEW YORK JETS |
41 VS 0 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
36 VS 33 | CLEVELAND BROWNS |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Tennessee Titans |
34 @ 31 (OT) | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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Oakland Raiders |
30 VS 10 | NEW YORK JETS |
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| 2003 | WILD CARD ROUND | Tennessee Titans |
20 @ 17 | Baltimore Ravens |
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
41 VS 10 | DENVER BRONCOS |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | New England Patriots |
17 VS 14 | Tennessee Titans |
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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
38 @ 31 | Kansas City Chiefs |
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| 2004 | WILD CARD ROUND | NEW YORK JETS |
20 @ 17 (OT) | San Diego Chargers |
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
49 VS 24 | DENVER BRONCOS |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Pittsburgh Steelers |
20 VS 17 (OT) | NEW YORK JETS |
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New England Patriots |
20 @ 3 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
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| 2005 | WILD CARD ROUND | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
28 VS 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
31 @ 17 | Cincinnati Bengals |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | DENVER BRONCOS |
27 VS 13 | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
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Pittsburgh Steelers |
21 @ 18 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
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| 2006 | WILD CARD ROUND | Indianapolis Colts |
23 VS 8 | Kansas City Chiefs |
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
37 VS 16 | NEW YORK JETS |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Indianapolis Colts |
15 VS 6 | Baltimore Ravens |
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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
24 @ 21 | San Diego Chargers |
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| 2007 | WILD CARD ROUND | San Diego Chargers |
17 VS 6 | Tennessee Titans |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
31 @ 29 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
31 VS 20 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
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San Diego Chargers |
28 @ 24 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
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| 2008 | WILD CARD ROUND | San Diego Chargers |
23 VS 17 (OT) | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
Baltimore Ravens |
27 @ 9 | Miami Dolphins |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Baltimore Ravens |
13 @ 10 | Tennessee Titans |
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Pittsburgh Steelers |
35 VS 24 | San Diego Chargers |
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| 2009 | WILD CARD ROUND | NEW YORK JETS |
24 @ 14 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Baltimore Ravens |
33 @ 14 | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
20 VS 3 | Baltimore Ravens |
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NEW YORK JETS |
17 @ 14 | San Diego Chargers |
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| 2010 | WILD CARD ROUND | NEW YORK JETS |
17 @ 16 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
Baltimore Ravens |
30 @ 7 | Kansas City Chiefs |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Pittsburgh Steelers |
31 VS 24 | Baltimore Ravens |
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NEW YORK JETS |
28 @ 21 | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
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| 2011 | WILD CARD ROUND |  Houston Texans |
31 @ 10 | Cincinnati Bengals |
DENVER BRONCOS |
29 VS 23 (OT) | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Baltimore Ravens |
20 VS 13 | Houston Texans |
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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
45 VS 10 | DENVER BRONCOS |
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| 2012 | WILD CARD ROUND | Houston Texans |
19 @ 13 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Baltimore Ravens |
24 VS 9 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Baltimore Ravens |
38 @ 35 (2OT) | DENVER BRONCOS |
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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
41 VS 28 | Houston Texans |
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| 2013 | WILD CARD ROUND | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
45 VS 44 | Kansas City Chiefs |
San Diego Chargers |
27 @ 10 | Cincinnati Bengals |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | DENVER BRONCOS |
24 VS 17 | San Diego Chargers |
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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
43 VS 22 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
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| 2014 | WILD CARD ROUND | Baltimore Ravens |
30 @ 17 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
26 VS 10 | Cincinnati Bengals |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | New England Patriots |
35 VS 31 | Baltimore Ravens |
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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
24 @ 13 | DENVER BRONCOS |
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| 2015 | WILD CARD ROUND | Kansas City Chiefs |
30 @ 0 | Houston Texans |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
18 @ 16 | Cincinnati Bengals |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
27 VS 20 | Kansas City Chiefs |
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Denver Broncos |
23 VS 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| 2016 | WILD CARD ROUND | Houston Texans |
27 VS 14 | Oakland Raiders |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
30 VS 12 | MIAMI Dolphins |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | New England Patriots |
34 VS 16 | Houston Texans |
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Pittsburgh Steelers |
18 @ 16 | Kansas City Chiefs |
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| 2017 | WILD CARD ROUND | Tennessee Titans |
22 @ 21 | Kansas City Chiefs |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
10 VS 3 | BUFFALO BILLS |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
35 VS 14 | Tennessee Titans |
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Jacksonville Jaguars |
45 @ 42 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| 2018 | WILD CARD ROUND | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
21 @ 7 | Houston Texans |
Los Angeles Chargers |
23 @ 17 | Baltimore Ravens |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Kansas City Chiefs |
31 VS 13 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
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New England Patriots |
41 VS 28 | Los Angeles Chargers |
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| 2019 | WILD CARD ROUND | Houston Texans |
22 VS 19 (OT) | BUFFALO BILLS |
Tennessee Titans |
20 VS 13 | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Kansas City Chiefs |
51 VS 31 | Houston Texans |
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Tennessee Titans |
28 @ 12 | Baltimore Ravens |
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| 2020 | WILD CARD ROUND | BUFFALO BILLS |
27 VS 24 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
Baltimore Ravens |
20 @ 13 | Tennessee Titans |
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CLEVELAND BROWNS |
48 @ 37 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | BUFFALO BILLS |
17 VS 3 | Baltimore Ravens |
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Kansas City Chiefs |
22 VS 17 | CLEVELAND BROWNS |
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| 2021 | WILD CARD ROUND | Cincinnati Bengals |
26 VS 19 | LAS VEGAS RAIDERS |
BUFFALO BILLS |
47 VS 17 | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
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Kansas City Chiefs |
42 VS 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Cincinnati Bengals |
19 @ 16 | Tennessee Titans |
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Kansas City Chiefs |
42 VS 36 (OT) | BUFFALO BILLS |
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| 2022 | WILD CARD ROUND | Jacksonville Jaguars |
31 VS 30 | Los Angeles Chargers |
| BUFFALO BILLS |
34 VS 31 | MIAMI Dolphins |
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| Cincinnati Bengals |
24 VS 17 | Baltimore Ravens |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Kansas City Chiefs |
27 VS 20 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
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Cincinnati Bengals |
27 @ 10 | BUFFALO BILLS |
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| 2023 | WILD CARD ROUND | Houston Texans |
45 VS 14 | CLEVELAND BROWNS |
| Kansas City Chiefs |
26 VS 7 | MIAMI Dolphins |
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| BUFFALO BILLS |
31 VS 17 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Baltimore Ravens |
34 VS 10 | Houston Texans |
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Kansas City Chiefs |
27 VS 24 | BUFFALO BILLS |
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| 2024 | WILD CARD ROUND | Houston Texans |
32 VS 12 | LOS ANGELES CHARGERS |
| Baltimore Ravens |
28 VS 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| BUFFALO BILLS |
31 VS 7 | DENVER BRONCOS |
DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS | Houston Texans |
14 VS 23 | Kansas City Chiefs |
 LOS ANGELES RAMS |
22 @ 28 |  Philadelphia Eagles |
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| 2025 | WILD CARD ROUND (January 11-12, 2026) |
BUFFALO BILLS |
27 @ 24 | JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS |
| NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
16 @ 3 | LOS ANGELES CHARGERS |
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| HOUSTON TEXANS |
30 @ 6 | PITTSBURGH STEELERS |
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| DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (January 17-18, 2026) |
DENVER BRONCOS |
33 VS 30 (OT) | BUFFALO BILLS |
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| NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
28 VS 16 | HOUSTON TEXANS |
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AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME |
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AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME STANDINGS
| Team | REC | A | RT | RA | |
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new england patriots | 12-4 | 16 | 2025 | 2025 |
| Denver Broncos | 8-3 | 11 | 2015 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
8-8 | 16 | 2010 | 2016 |
| Kansas City Chiefs |
5-3 | 8 | 2024 | 2024 |
| miami dolphins |
5-2 | 7 | 1984 | 1992 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4-3 | 7 | 1993 | 2024 |
| Las Vegas Raiders |
4-7 | 11 | 2002 | 2002 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3-1 | 4 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Indianapolis Colts |
3-4 | 7 | 2009 | 2014 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 2-3 | 5 | 2012 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 1-3 | 4 | 1994 | 1994 |
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Tennessee Titans |
1-4 | 5 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Cleveland Browns | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 1987 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars |
0-3 | 3 | 0 | 2017 |
| new york jets |
0-4 | 4 | 0 | 2010 |
| Seattle Seahawks |
0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1983 |
| Houston Texans | ||||