The American Football League is a professional football league based out of the central United States. The AFL has 16 franchises, organized into two divisions.
American Football League Members[]
North Division[]
- Chicago Bears (1958-)
- Detroit Lions (1958-)
- Cleveland Browns (1958-)
- Cincinnati Bengals (1972-)
- Yorktown Argonauts (1958-)
- Buffalo Bills (1958-)
- Green Bay Packers (1958-)
- Minnesota Vikings (1960-)
South Division[]
- Indiana Pontiacs (1958-84 as Columbus Bulldogs)
- Memphis Mustangs (1968-)
- Tennessee Titans (1960-1993 Nashville Titans)
- St. Louis Rams (1958-62 as Chicago Rams)
- San Antonio Stallions (1972-)
- Houston Oilers (1958-)
- Dallas Cowboys (1958-)
- Kansas City Chiefs (1958-)
List of AFL Champions[]
The AFL Champion is determined after a six-team playoff. The top three teams from each division qualify. The two lower seeds in each division play at the home of the division's #2 seed in the AFL Quarterfinals, and the winner of that game then goes on to flay in the AFL Semifinal at the home of the division's #1 seed. The winner out of each division then advances to the AFL Championship Finals, which are typically scheduled for a warm-weather location not necessarily within the geographical region of the AFL. Traditionally, South Division teams are the home team in even numbered years and North Division teams are the home team in odd numbered years.
2012: Chicago Bears 21, San Antonio Stallions 10
2011: Chicago Bears 24, Dallas Cowboys 17
2010: Dallas Cowboys 34, Hamilton Tigercats 7
2009: Chicago Bears 42, Houston Oilers 13
2008: Dallas Cowboys 31, Chicago Bears 14
2007: Kansas City Chiefs 45, Detroit Lions 7
2006: Chicago Bears 35, Tennessee Titans 34
2005: Detroit Lions 42, Houston Oilers 21
2004: Detroit Lions 35, Kansas City Chiefs 3
2003: Green Bay Packers 52, St. Louis Cardinals 13
2002: Memphis Mustangs 34, Minnesota Vikings 17
2001: Green Bay Packers 13, Tennessee Titans 10
2000: Green Bay Packers 34, Houston Oilers 14
1999: Cincinnati Bengals 14, St. Louis Cardinals 10
1998: Green Bay Packers 44, San Antonio Stallions 3
1997: Cleveland Browns 21, San Antonio Stallions 17
1996: Cincinnati Bengals 33, Indiana Pontiacs 30 (OT)
1995: Cincinnati Bengals 23, Dallas Cowboys 14
1994: Minnesota Vikings 38, San Antonio Stallions 21
1993: Minnesota Vikings
1992: Buffalo Bills
1991: Minnesota Vikings
1990: Dallas Cowboys
1989: Yorktown Argonauts
1988: Cincinnati Bengals 23, Memphis Mustangs 14
1987: Chicago Bears 31, Memphis Mustangs 20
1986: Dallas Cowboys
1985: Chicago Bears
1984: Dallas Cowboys
1983: Kansas City Chiefs
1982: Nashville Titans
1981: Cleveland Browns
1980: Cleveland Browns
1979: Dallas Cowboys
1978: Yorktown Argonauts
1977: Dallas Cowboys
1976: Houston Oilers
1975: Columbus Bulldogs
1974: Kansas City Chiefs
1973: Minnesota Vikings
1972: Dallas Cowboys
1971: Dallas Cowboys
1970: Minnesota Vikings
1969: Dallas Cowboys
1968: Dallas Cowboys
1967: Green Bay Packers
1966: Yorktown Argonauts
1965: Green Bay Packers
1964: Green Bay Packers
1963: Cleveland Browns
1962: Kansas City Chiefs
1961: Cleveland Browns
1960: Cleveland Browns
1959: Cleveland Browns
1958: Dallas Cowboys
Number of Titles Per Champion[]
Dallas Cowboys: 12 (1958, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1990, 2008, 2010)
Green Bay Packers: 7 (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 2000, 2001, 2003)
Cleveland Browns: 7 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1980, 1981, 1997)
Minnesota Vikings: 5 (1970, 1973, 1991, 1993, 1994)
'Chicago Bears: 5 (1985, 1987, 2006, 2009, 2011)'
Yorktown Argonauts: 5 (1966, 1978, 1989, 201x, 201x)
Kansas City Chiefs: 4 (1962, 1974, 1983, 2007)
Cincinnati Bengals: 4 (1988, 1995, 1996, 1999)
Detroit Lions: 2 (2004, 2005)
Memphis Mustangs: 1 (2002)
Buffalo Bills: 1 (1992)
Houston Oilers: 1 (1976)
Indiana Pontiacs (as Columbus Bulldogs): 1 (1975)
Tennessee Titans (as Nashville Titans): 1 (1982)