His offense, quarterbacked by Ken Anderson, led the Bengals to the 1981 AFC title, and a berth in Super Bowl XVI.
Houston might be a bad test case to measure whether the Ravens can win the AFC title.
Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders 1976-1983 (3 Super Bowl Championships ('76, '80, '83) and five AFC titles in eight years)
Lombard also captured the Inaugural AFC middleweight title when he submitted Jesse Taylor in the second round with a heel hook at Australian Fighting Championship 2.
Pinnacle pegged Kansas City at 30-1 to win the AFC title and a berth in the big game.
The team tried to win its third consecutive AFC title, but went 8-8 and missed the playoffs for the second time in six seasons.
Montana was knocked out of the contest early in the second half as Buffalo claimed its record fourth straight AFC title by a score of 30-13.
In 1985, Hannah helped guide the team to its first AFC title and Super Bowl appearance.
Most of the high-profile games (the various games for AFC titles and regular season games) between the two led to these changes in NFL rules.
The line then destroyed the Miami Dolphins' run defense on the road by accumulating 255 yards, 105 of them by James, winning the AFC title.