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	AFC North rivalries
		The AFC Central was the precursor to the AFC North.
		It lasted from the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 until the realignment in 2002, and it was in the AFC Central that most of the AFC North rivalries got their start.
		They joined the AFC Central in 1970 along with the Steelers, Browns, and Bengals, and soon developed heated rivalries with all three (especially the Steelers).
	www.afc-north.com /rivalry/index.html (353 words)

	AFC Central - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The AFC Central was a division of the National Football League's American Football Conference from 1970 to 2001.
		The AFC Central was formed as a result of the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.
		The Bengals were the only team to represent the AFC Central in the Super Bowl during the decade, appearing in Super Bowls XVI and XXIII.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/AFC_Central (481 words)

	Cornerbacks beware
		The AFC Central just filled up its shopping basket with wide receivers, and the quarterbacks of this division figure to be serving up tasty passes as a result.
		The happiest quarterback in the AFC Central had to be Pittsburgh’s Kordell Stewart.
		The only AFC Central team that did not significantly upgrade its wide receivers was Tennessee, but the Titans already had Yancey Thigpen and Kevin Dyson, so shed no tears for improving Steve McNair.
	archive.profootballweekly.com /content/archives/draft_1999/pollack_042000.asp (1188 words)

	AFC Central Preview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The AFC Central has drawn the NFC Central, The AFC East and the AFC West for their non-division foes.
		From top to bottom the AFC Central has improved the strengths of their teams through the 1998 draft and free agency.
		They are the only team in the AFC central that dose not have at least one game they can hang their hat on.
	www.allsports.com /nfl/afccentral_preview.html (6587 words)

	AFC North to mirror old AFC Central when NFL realigns
		Jacksonville and Tennessee will leave the AFC Central in 2002 and play in the new AFC South, which will include Indianapolis and either Houston or Baltimore.
		It now has six divisions, five with five teams and one, the AFC Central, with six.
		The Steelers president prefers to have the Ravens join the AFC North with Houston his second choice.
	www.post-gazette.com /steelers/20010325nfl4.asp (800 words)

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		After not so long, the Jacksonville Jaguars finished second in the AFC Central during the 1996 season; they were able to win six of their last seven games of the season.
		By the year 1998, the Jacksonville Jaguars even flourished as a team of great players; the team successfully obtained a record of 11-5, and was able to reach the first place in the AFC Central.
		The Jacksonville Jaguars are one of six teams in the Central Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) of the National Football League (NFL).
	www.barrystickets.com /nfl-tickets/jaguars-tickets.php (1751 words)

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		Teams that finished first and second in the AFC Central in 2000 will play two non-division conference opponents, and AFC Central teams that finished third, fourth, fifth and sixth will each play three non-division conference opponents.
		Each team in all divisions except the AFC Central will play four games against teams of a division of the other conference.
		Teams that finished first and second in the AFC Central in 2000 will play four games against teams of a division in the other conference, and AFC Central teams that finished third, fourth, fifth and sixth will play three games against teams of a division of the other conference.
	www.nfl.com /news/001222opponents.html (353 words)

	AFC Central loooks like Jaguars and a jumble
		In the AFC Central, the Jaguars clearly are the class, and they should have designs on their first Super Bowl.
		They already have a strong, balanced attack, and have proved they can win anywhere: Denver's last home loss, albeit in the 1996 playoffs, was to the Jags.
		The rest of the AFC Central is a jumble, and the Jaguars could coast to the division crown.
	www.post-gazette.com /steelers/19990903afccentapstory5.asp (878 words)

	Nov. 19, 2001 - Press Release: Game 10 - Jaguars vs. Ravens
		In 1997, the Jaguars were 11-5 and finished second in the AFC Central, and they were defeated by Denver in the Wild-Card playoffs.
		The defense is tied for 11th in allowing 175 first downs and is 14th in the AFC in opponent's third-down conversions (56 of 134, 41.8 percent).
		Defensively, the Jaguars are fourth in the AFC with opponents scoring touchdowns on 44.0 percent of red zone opportunities (11 of 25).
	www.jaguars.com /Story/1792.asp (5128 words)

	Team - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		By 1970, under the direction and guidance of the legendary Paul Brown, the Bengals won the AFC Central Division to become the first expansion team to win a championship of any kind in just three years.
		In 1970, they captured the AFC Central division title and thus became the first expansion team to win a championship of any kind in just three years.
		Cincinnati won its second AFC Central championship in 1973 and a wild-card berth in the 1975 playoffs in Brown's final year as coach.
	www.profootballhof.com /history/team.jsp?franchise_id=7 (842 words)

	CBS News \| NFL's AFC Central Has It All! \| December 13, 1999 05:18:36
		The AFC Central is a division with a future.
		Pittsburgh, which has been to the AFC Championship Game three of the past four seasons.
		Throw in Jacksonville and the AFC Central has been in the Super Bowl semis four consecutive seasons.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/1998/08/26/archive/main8076.shtml (1079 words)

	Football Digest: The Strong Get Stronger on LookSmart Junior High (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Tennessee Titans were second behind Jacksonville in 1999 but beat the Jaguars in the AFC title game to advance to the Super Bowl, where they lost to the St. Louis Rams.
		Baltimore is the first AFC Central team to enter a season as the defending NFL champion since 1980, when the Pittsburgh Steelers were foiled in their bid for a Threepeat after winning the Super Bowl in 1978 and '79.
		In 2001 the Ravens and the Titans figure to battle for AFC Central supremacy again, but as evidenced by the past couple seasons, what really matters is how each team is playing in January.
	www.gradewinner.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCL/is_1_31/ai_77049361 (1468 words)

	AFC Notebook: Titans, Jaguars likely to leave AFC Central
		That's the word on what will happen in the AFC Central when the NFL realigns for 2002, a decision that might come by March.
		Instead of three divisions in each conference, there will be four of four teams each in the 32-team league.
		Although nothing official will come until the owners vote on it, the AFC Central will include the Steelers, Cincinnati, Cleveland and either Baltimore or the new Houston franchise.
	www.post-gazette.com /sports/notebooks/20001105edafc3.asp (583 words)

	AFC Central Games On Tape
		Playoff vs. Colts 1987 AFC Championship at Broncos 1988 Reg.
		Playoff at Patriots 1978 AFC Championship at Steelers 1979 Reg.
		Playoff at Broncos 1984 AFC Championship at Dolphins 1987 Reg.
	www.geocities.com /z3roadstar_1999/afccentral.html (444 words)

	The Sporting News: NFL - Rudy report: AFC Central
		TSN's AFC Central correspondents check in with their Rudy Reports.
		Getherall is quick and shifty and hasn't dropped too many passes, but his size will be a hindrance for a team that worries about its receivers being able to get off the line of scrimmage.
		Getherall also returns punts, but that position is held by Hank Poteat, who ranked third in the AFC in punt returns as a rookie in 2000.
	archive.sportingnews.com /nfl/articles/20010817/336759-p.html (1391 words)

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		They clinch the AFC Central with a win (vs. Cleveland) and a Baltimore loss or tie (vs. Arizona).
		If Tennessee wins the AFC Central, they can clinch a first-round playoff bye with an Oakland loss (vs. Seattle) or a Miami loss or tie (vs. Indianapolis).
		Oakland can also clinch the AFC West and a first-round playoff bye with a win (vs. Seattle) and a Denver loss or tie (vs. KC) and either a Miami loss or tie (vs. Indianapolis) or a loss by Tennessee (vs. Cleveland) and a loss or tie by Baltimore (vs. Arizona).
	www.bettorstalk.com /board/messages/719.shtml (1204 words)

	Ravens will remain in AFC Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		TAMPA, Fla. — It now appears the Ravens are going to remain in the AFC Central when the NFL changes to four, four-team divisions in each conference beginning in the 2002 season.
		The AFC East would keep Miami, the Jets, Buffalo and New England.
		The AFC West would be San Diego, Denver, Kansas City and Oakland.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2001/01/28/spt_ravens_will_remain.html (181 words)

	AllSports' NFL News - AFC Central Preview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dominance has shifted in the AFC Central in the past few years.
		The decline of the Steelers, rise of the Titans, and the improved Ravens.
		Everything has gone downhill for the Steelers since they were AFC Central champions in 1997 with an 11-5 record.
	www.allsports.com /cgi-bin/showstory.cgi?story_id=5764 (1239 words)

	beng010502
		Everyone knows perception is reality, and reality in the mid-1980's was that none of the four teams in the original AFC Central division took a liking to each other.
		Tennessee - formerly the Houston Oilers until the 1997 season - moves to the AFC South with Jacksonville, Indianapolisand the expansion Houston Texans, the league's 32nd team.
		The past two AFC Super Bowl representatives, and three of the last five, have been from the Central division.
	www.cincypost.com /bengals/2001/beng010502.html (877 words)

	ESPN.com - NFL - Smith: Young guns
		You have the AFC South, with its quartet of high-quality, fairly well-established quarterbacks.
		And at the other end of the spectrum – and the compass, coincidentally – you have the AFC North, the, shall we say, junior division.
		Excluding 33-year-old Trent Dilfer, the Cleveland Browns' serviceable stopgap under center, the AFC North teams each has a quarterback who has started less than two seasons' worth of games.
	proxy.espn.go.com /nfl/columns/story?columnist=smith_michael&id=2068940 (291 words)

	WeTheFanStats: Charting Toughest Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Again during the 2001 season we "Charted the Divisions." The AFC Central repeated as the Toughest Division, but the Super Bowl Champs New England Patriots came from the 2001 second Toughest Division.
		We were back in the 2002 season "Charting the Divisions" to see if realignment would cause a divisional power shift and if the Toughest Division would lead back to the Super Bowl as Numbers One & Two had previously.
		The team (Patriots) from the Toughest Division (AFC East) is in the Championship Game, so let's see what happens.
	www.wethefans.com /nfldivisionchart.htm (183 words)

	AFC Central Projections: Mike MacGregor - FF Today
		It is not taking long for new HC Butch Davis to overhaul this 3-13 team from a year ago by turning over much of the personnel.
		We think he is adapting well to the new offense and the receivers should be improved with another year of experience, putting this team in contention for the division and making them a strong dark horse to go deep in the playoffs.
		The Titans have lost some elements from their success the past two seasons, such as DC Gregg Williams and CB Denard Walker, but they remain the team to beat in the AFC.
	www.fftoday.com /special/afc_central.htm (874 words)

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		However, because of the realignment, I have chosen to categorize teams he played in 2002 according to their respective division from 1985 to 2001.
		For instance, Rice played the Pittsburgh Steelers this season, who are now in the AFC South.
		Since they have always played in the AFC Central until last season, I still included them in the AFC Central statistics this season for the sake of avoiding confusion.
	pages.prodigy.net /seangates31/RiceCareerDivision.htm (209 words)

	The haves and have-nots of the AFC Central
		Talk about your haves and have-nots: The AFC Central has a talent chasm as wide as the Grand Canyon running through its middle.
		At the top are the AFC champion Tennessee Titans, the defending division titleist Jacksonville Jaguars and the rapidly rising Baltimore Ravens.
		Matthews and his buddies on the offensive line -- budding star Jon Runyan is gone, but free agent Fred Miller was signed away from the Rams to play right tackle -- are efficient enough to boost Eddie George toward 2,000 yards rushing.
	www.canoe.ca /FootballNFLPreviews00/preview_afccentral.html (1186 words)

	CNNSI.com - Statitudes - Statitudes: AFC East could be among all-time best - Tuesday November 28, 2000 06:21 PM
		Posted: Wednesday November 22, 2000 10:11 PM Updated: Tuesday November 28, 2000 6:21 PM Lamar Smith and the Dolphins are leading the AFC East, but teams like the Jets are hot on their heels.
		Everyone knew the AFC East would be one of the best divisions in the NFL this season, but nobody expected four of the five teams to have at least seven victories in the first 11 games.
		Combining all their records, the AFC East has a.582 winning percentage (32-23).
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /statitudes/news/2000/11/22/strong_divisions (384 words)

	Nov. 13, 2002 - AFC Central Roundup: Colts awaken
		After the Eagles kicked a field goal on their opening drive, Mungro took his first handoff of the day from Manning and raced 49 yards.
		Depending how you look at it, the Titans may be the hottest team in the AFC South, but they didn't look like it in Sunday's 17-10 win over the 2-7 Houston Texans.
		While the defense kept the Texans out of the endzone until late in the fourth quarter and created three turnovers, the offense struggled.
	www.jaguars.com /Story/2553.asp (1250 words)

	The Professor - Looks at the Upcoming NFL Season
		CINCINNATI (2nd Place - AFC Central): The Bengals have an exciting young Quarterback in Jeff Blake, two fine young receivers in Darnay Scott and Carl Pickens, and the top pick in the 1995 draft (Ki-Jana Carter) healthy and in camp.
		OAKLAND (1st Place - AFC West): Once again we look at the teams (on paper) and once again the Raiders are the most talented team in the AFC (on paper).
		SAN DIEGO (3rd Place - AFC West): This is probably where they should have finished two years ago instead of getting their helmets bashed in by the Niners in the Superbowl.
	www.scroom.com /SCROOMtimes/issue1.1/upNFL.shtml (2182 words)

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