AFC Championship Game

AFC Championship Game is a American 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 AFL-NFL Merger 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== 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== {| cellpadding=2 cellspacing=2 border="1" style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Season !! Winning Team !! Score!! Losing Team !! Score !! Location |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1970-71||Baltimore Colts||27|| Oakland Raiders||17||Baltimore, Maryland |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1971-72||Miami Dolphins||21|| Baltimore Colts||0||Miami, Florida |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1972-73||Miami Dolphins||21||Pittsburgh Steelers||17||Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1973-74||Miami Dolphins||27|| Oakland Raiders||10||Miami, Florida |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1974-75||Pittsburgh Steelers||24 ||Oakland Raiders||13||Oakland, California |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1975-76||Pittsburgh Steelers||16 || Oakland Raiders||10||Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1976-77||Oakland Raiders||24||Pittsburgh Steelers||7||Oakland, California |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1977-78||Denver Broncos||20||Oakland Raiders||17||Denver, Colorado |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1978-79||Pittsburgh Steelers||34||Houston Oilers||5||Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1979-80||Pittsburgh Steelers||27||Houston Oilers||13||Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1980-81||Oakland Raiders||34||San Diego Chargers||27||San Diego, California |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1981-82 || Cincinnati Bengals || 27 || Oakland Raiders || 7 || Cincinnati, Ohio |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1982-83||Miami Dolphins||14||New York Jets||0||Miami, Florida |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1983-84||Los Angeles Raiders||30 ||Seattle Seahawks||14||Los Angeles, California |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1984-85||Miami Dolphins||45|| Pittsburgh Steelers||28||Miami, Florida |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1985-86||New England Patriots||31||Miami Dolphins||14||Miami, Florida |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1986-87||Denver Broncos (OT)||23||Cleveland Browns||20||Cleveland, Ohio |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1987-88||Denver Broncos||38||Cleveland Browns||33||Denver, Colorado |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1988-89||Cincinnati Bengals||21||Buffalo Bills||10||Cincinnati, Ohio |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1989-90||Denver Broncos||37||Cleveland Browns||21||Denver, Colorado |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1990-91||Buffalo Bills||51||Los Angeles Raiders||3||Buffalo, New York |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1991-92||Buffalo Bills||10||Denver Broncos||7||Buffalo, New York |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1992-93||Buffalo Bills||29||Miami Dolphins||10||Miami, Florida |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1993-94||Buffalo Bills||30||Kansas City Chiefs||13||Buffalo, New York |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1994-95||San Diego Chargers||17|| Pittsburgh Steelers||13||Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1995-96||Pittsburgh Steelers||20|| Indianapolis Colts||16||Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1996-97||New England Patriots||20||Jacksonville Jaguars||6||Foxborough, Massachusetts |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1997-98||Denver Broncos||24||Pittsburgh Steelers||21||Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1998-99||Denver Broncos||23||New York Jets||10||Denver, Colorado |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 1999-2000||Tennessee Titans||33||Jacksonville Jaguars||14||Jacksonville, Florida |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 2000-01||Baltimore Ravens||16||Oakland Raiders||3||Oakland, California |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 2001-02||New England Patriots||24||Pittsburgh Steelers||17||Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 2002-03||Oakland Raiders||41||Tennessee Titans||24||Oakland, California |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 2003-04||New England Patriots||24||Indianapolis Colts||14||Foxborough, Massachusetts |- |align=center|NFL playoffs, 2004-05||New England Patriots||41||Pittsburgh Steelers||27||Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |- |} National Football League

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