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The AFC East is a division of the National Football League's American Football Conference. It has four members: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and New York Jets. They are all former members of the American Football League (AFL).

The division has its roots in the AFL's Eastern Division, which featured all of the above teams as well as the Houston Oilers. The division was absorbed nearly intact with the AFL-NFL Merger in 1970, but Houston was removed and replaced by the closer Baltimore Colts. Despite relocating to Indianapolis, Indiana in 1984, the Colts continued to play in the AFC East until the 2002 re-alignment when they were moved to the AFC South.

Although Miami is farther south than the home cities of the other three teams, all of which are in the Northeast, all four AFC East teams have historical rivalries among them, dating from their years in the AFL during the 1960s. None of the AFC East teams play within the central city of their metropolitan area. The Patriots play in the Boston suburb of Foxborough, Massachusetts; the Jets play in East Rutherford, New Jersey; the Dolphins play in Miami Gardens, Florida]]; and the Bills play 7 games in Orchard Park, New York and 1 in Toronto, Ontario. Also Miami has a large population of former residents of the northeast, especially the New York Metro area, thus making Miami a "northeastern city" in some manner.

[edit] Division champions

Season	Team	Record	Playoff Results
1970	Baltimore Colts	11-2-1	Won Super Bowl V
1971	Miami Dolphins	10-3-1	Lost Super Bowl VI
1972	Miami Dolphins	14-0	Won Super Bowl VII
1973	Miami Dolphins	12-2	Won Super Bowl VIII
1974	Miami Dolphins	11-3	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1975	Baltimore Colts	10-4	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1976	Baltimore Colts	11-3	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1977	Baltimore Colts	10-4	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1978	New England Patriots	11-5	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1979	Miami Dolphins	10-6	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1980	Buffalo Bills	11-5	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1981	Miami Dolphins	11-4-1	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1982+	Miami Dolphins	7-2	Lost Super Bowl XVII
1983	Miami Dolphins	12-4	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1984	Miami Dolphins	14-2	Lost Super Bowl XIX
1985	Miami Dolphins	12-4	Lost AFC Championship Game
1986	New England Patriots	11-5	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1987	Indianapolis Colts	9-6	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1988	Buffalo Bills	12-4	Lost AFC Championship Game
1989	Buffalo Bills	9-7	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1990	Buffalo Bills	13-3	Lost Super Bowl XXV
1991	Buffalo Bills	13-3	Lost Super Bowl XXVI
1992	Miami Dolphins	11-5	Lost AFC Championship Game
1993	Buffalo Bills	12-4	Lost Super Bowl XXVIII
1994	Miami Dolphins	10-6	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1995	Buffalo Bills	10-6	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1996	New England Patriots	11-5	Lost Super Bowl XXXI
1997	New England Patriots	10-6	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
1998	New York Jets	12-4	Lost AFC Championship Game
1999	Indianapolis Colts	13-3	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
2000	Miami Dolphins	11-5	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
2001	New England Patriots	11-5	Won Super Bowl XXXVI
2002	New York Jets	9-7	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
2003	New England Patriots	14-2	Won Super Bowl XXXVIII
2004	New England Patriots	14-2	Won Super Bowl XXXIX
2005	New England Patriots	10-6	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs
2006	New England Patriots	12-4	Lost AFC Championship Game
2007	New England Patriots	16-0	Lost Super Bowl XLII

• A players' strike in 1982 reduced the regular season to nine games. Thus, the league used a special 16-team playoff tournament just for this year. Division standings were ignored, Miami had the best record of the division teams.

[edit] Wild Card qualifiers

Since 1970

• 1970 - Miami Dolphins

Season	Team	Record	Playoff Results
1970	Miami Dolphins	10-4	Lost AFC Divisional playoffs
1971	Baltimore Colts	10-4	Lost Conference Championship
1972	None	--	--
1973	None	--	--
1974	Buffalo Bills	9-5	Lost AFC Divisional playoffs
1975	None	--	--
1976	New England Patriots	11-3	Lost AFC Divisional playoffs
1977	None	--	--
1978	Miami Dolphins	11-5	Lost AFC Wild Card playoffs
1979	None	--	--
1980	None	--	--
1981	Buffalo Bills	10-6	Lost AFC Divisional playoffs
1981	New York Jets	10-5	Lost AFC Wild Card playoffs
1982	None*	--	--
1983	None	--	--
1984	None	--	--
1985	New England Patriots	11-5	Lost Super Bowl XX
1985	New York Jets	11-5	Lost AFC Wild Card playoffs
1986	New York Jets	10-6	Lost AFC Divisional playoffs
1987	None	--	--
1988	None	--	--
1989	None	--	--
1990	Miami Dolphins	11-5	Lost AFC Divisional playoffs
1991	New York Jets	8-8	Lost AFC Wild Card playoffs
1992	Buffalo Bills	11-5	Lost Super Bowl XXVII
1993	None	--	--
1994	New England Patriots	10-6	Lost AFC Wild Card playoffs
1995	Indianapolis Colts	9-7	Lost AFC Championship
1995	Miami Dolphins	9-7	Lost AFC Wild Card playoffs
1996	Buffalo Bills	10-6	Lost AFC Wild Card playoffs
1996	Indianapolis Colts	9-7	Lost AFC Wild Card playoffs
1997	Miami Dolphins	9-7	Lost AFC Wild Card playoffs
1998	Buffalo Bills	10-6	Lost AFC Wild Card playoffs
1998	Miami Dolphins	10-6	Lost AFC Divisional playoffs
1998	New England Patriots	9-7	Lost AFC Wild Card playoffs
1999	Buffalo Bills	11-5	Lost AFC Wild Card playoffs
1999	Miami Dolphins	9-7	Lost AFC Divisional playoffs
2000	Indianapolis Colts	10-6	Lost AFC Wild Card playoffs
2001	Miami Dolphins	11-5	Lost AFC Wild Card playoffs
2001	New York Jets	10-6	Lost AFC Wild Card playoffs
2002	None	--	--
2003	None	--	--
2004	New York Jets	10-6	Lost AFC Divisional playoffs
2005	None	--	--
2006	New York Jets	10-6	Lost AFC Wild Card playoffs
2007	None	--	--

* - A players' strike in 1982 reduced the regular season to nine games. Thus, the league used a special 16-team playoff tournament just for this year. Division standings were ignored.

[edit] Total playoff berths

Team	Championships	Playoff Berths
Miami Dolphins	13	21
New England Patriots	10	14
Buffalo Bills	7	13
New York Jets	2	9
Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts1	6	10

¹ Known as the Baltimore Colts before 1984. Realigned into the AFC South during the 2002 NFL season.

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