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AFC Championship game - wikipedia AFC Championship game Jump to : navigation , search AFC Championship Game <Td_colspan="2"> AFC Championship logo First played 1971 ( 1970 season ) Trophy Lamar Hunt <Td_colspan="2"> <Td_colspan="2"> Recent and upcoming games <Th_colspan="2"> 2017 season <Td_colspan="2"> Gillette Stadium January 21 , 2018 Jacksonville Jaguars 20 , New England Patriots 24 The AFC Championship Game is one of the two semi-final playoff games of the National Football League ( NFL ) , the largest professional American football league in the United States . The game is played on the penultimate Sunday in January and determines the champion of the American Football Conference ( AFC ) . The winner then advances to face the winner of the National Football Conference ( NFC ) Championship Game in the Super Bowl . The game was established as part of the 1970 merger between the NFL and the American Football League ( AFL ) , with the merged league realigning into two conferences . Since 1984 , each winner of the AFC Championship Game has also received the Lamar Hunt Trophy , named after the founder of the AFL and longtime owner of the Kansas City Chiefs , Lamar Hunt . Contents ( hide ) 1 History 2 Playoff structure 3 Lamar Hunt Trophy 4 List of AFC Championship Games 5 Appearances 1970 -- present 6 Records 7 TV ratings 8 Footnotes 9 References History ( edit ) The first AFC Championship Game was played following the 1970 regular season after the merger between the NFL and the American Football League . The game is considered the successor to the former AFL Championship , and its game results are listed with that of its predecessor in the annual NFL Record and Fact Book . Since the pre-merger NFL consisted of six more teams than the AFL , a realignment was required as part of the merger to create two conferences with an equal number of teams : The NFL 's Baltimore Colts , the Cleveland Browns , and the Pittsburgh Steelers joined the ten former AFL teams to form the AFC ; while the remaining 13 pre-merger NFL clubs formed the NFC . Every AFC team except the Houston Texans has played in an AFC Championship Game at least once . The Seattle Seahawks , who have been members in both the AFC and the NFC , hold the distinction of appearing in both conference title games , a loss in the AFC conference title game to the Los Angeles Raiders for Super Bowl XVIII and , in their first appearance in a NFC conference title game , a win over the Carolina Panthers for Super Bowl XL . The Pittsburgh Steelers have the most appearances in the AFC Championship Game at 16 , with 11 of those games being in Pittsburgh , the most for either conference . The most AFC Conference Championships have been won by the New England Patriots winning 10 of them and going to 7 straight ( 2011 - present ) . Playoff structure ( edit ) Further information : NFL playoffs Lamar Hunt Trophy At the end of each regular season , a series of playoff games involving the top six teams in the AFC are conducted . In the current ( since 2002 -- 03 season ) NFL playoff structure , this consists of the four division champions and two wild card teams ( those clubs that possess the two best won - loss records after the regular season yet fail to win their division ) . The two teams remaining following the Wild Card round ( first round ) and the divisional round ( second round ) play in the AFC Championship game . Initially , the site of the game was determined on a rotating basis . Since the 1975 -- 76 season , the site of the AFC Championship has been based on playoff seeding based on the regular season won - loss record , with the highest surviving seed hosting the game . A wild card team can only host the game if both participants are wild cards , in which case the fifth seed would host the sixth seed . Such an instance has never occurred in the NFL . Lamar Hunt Trophy ( edit ) Beginning with 1984 -- 85 season , the winner of the AFC Championship Game has received the Lamar Hunt Trophy , named after the founder of the AFL . The original design consisted of a wooden base with a sculpted AFC logo in the front and a sculpture of various football players in the back . For the 2010 -- 11 NFL playoffs , the Lamar Hunt Trophy and the George Halas Trophy , which is awarded to the NFC Champion , were redesigned by Tiffany & Co. at the request of the NFL , in an attempt to make both awards more significant . The trophies are now a new , silver design with the outline of a hollow football positioned on a small base to more closely resemble the Vince Lombardi Trophy , which is awarded to the winner of the Super Bowl . List of AFC Championship Games ( edit ) Numbers in parentheses in the table are AFC Championships . Bold indicates team won Super Bowl that year . Numbers in parentheses in the city and stadium column is the number of times that metropolitan area and stadium has hosted an AFC Championship , respectively . Season Playoffs Winning team Score Losing team Score Location Stadium 1970 1970 -- 71 Baltimore Colts ( 1 ) 27 Oakland Raiders 17 Baltimore , Maryland Memorial Stadium 1971 1971 -- 72 Miami Dolphins ( 1 ) 21 Baltimore Colts 0 Miami , Florida Miami Orange Bowl 1972 1972 -- 73 Miami Dolphins ( 2 ) 21 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania Three Rivers Stadium 1973 1973 -- 74 Miami Dolphins ( 3 ) 27 Oakland Raiders 10 Miami , Florida ( 2 ) Miami Orange Bowl ( 2 ) 1974 -- 75 Pittsburgh Steelers ( 1 ) 24 Oakland Raiders 13 Oakland , California Oakland Coliseum 1975 -- 76 Pittsburgh Steelers ( 2 ) 16 Oakland Raiders 10 Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ( 2 ) Three Rivers Stadium ( 2 ) 1976 1976 -- 77 Oakland Raiders ( 1 ) 24 Pittsburgh Steelers 7 Oakland , California ( 2 ) Oakland Coliseum ( 2 ) 1977 1977 -- 78 Denver Broncos ( 1 ) 20 Oakland Raiders 17 Denver , Colorado Mile High Stadium 1978 1978 -- 79 Pittsburgh Steelers ( 3 ) 34 Houston Oilers 5 Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ( 3 ) Three Rivers Stadium ( 3 ) 1979 1979 -- 80 Pittsburgh Steelers ( 4 ) 27 Houston Oilers 13 Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ( 4 ) Three Rivers Stadium ( 4 ) 1980 1980 -- 81 Oakland Raiders ( 2 ) 34 San Diego Chargers 27 San Diego , California Jack Murphy Stadium 1981 1981 -- 82 Cincinnati Bengals ( 1 ) 27 San Diego Chargers 7 Cincinnati , Ohio Riverfront Stadium 1982 1982 -- 83 Miami Dolphins ( 4 ) 14 New York Jets 0 Miami , Florida ( 3 ) Miami Orange Bowl ( 3 ) 1983 -- 84 Los Angeles Raiders ( 3 ) 30 Seattle Seahawks 14 Los Angeles , California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 1984 1984 -- 85 Miami Dolphins ( 5 ) 45 Pittsburgh Steelers 28 Miami , Florida ( 4 ) Miami Orange Bowl ( 4 ) 1985 1985 -- 86 New England Patriots ( 1 ) 31 Miami Dolphins 14 Miami , Florida ( 5 ) Miami Orange Bowl ( 5 ) 1986 1986 -- 87 Denver Broncos ( 2 ) 23 Cleveland Browns 20 Cleveland , Ohio Cleveland Municipal Stadium 1987 -- 88 Denver Broncos ( 3 ) 38 Cleveland Browns 33 Denver , Colorado ( 2 ) Mile High Stadium ( 2 ) 1988 1988 -- 89 Cincinnati Bengals ( 2 ) 21 Buffalo Bills 10 Cincinnati , Ohio ( 2 ) Riverfront Stadium ( 2 ) 1989 1989 -- 90 Denver Broncos ( 4 ) 37 Cleveland Browns 21 Denver , Colorado ( 3 ) Mile High Stadium ( 3 ) 1990 1990 -- 91 Buffalo Bills ( 1 ) 51 Los Angeles Raiders Orchard Park , New York Ralph Wilson Stadium 1991 1991 -- 92 Buffalo Bills ( 2 ) 10 Denver Broncos 7 Orchard Park , New York ( 2 ) Ralph Wilson Stadium ( 2 ) 1992 1992 -- 93 Buffalo Bills ( 3 ) 29 Miami Dolphins 10 Miami , Florida ( 6 ) Joe Robbie Stadium 1993 1993 -- 94 Buffalo Bills ( 4 ) 30 Kansas City Chiefs 13 Orchard Park , New York ( 3 ) Ralph Wilson Stadium ( 3 ) 1994 1994 -- 95 San Diego Chargers ( 1 ) 17 Pittsburgh Steelers 13 Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ( 5 ) Three Rivers Stadium ( 5 ) 1995 1995 -- 96 Pittsburgh Steelers ( 5 ) 20 Indianapolis Colts 16 Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ( 6 ) Three Rivers Stadium ( 6 ) 1996 -- 97 New England Patriots ( 2 ) 20 Jacksonville Jaguars 6 Foxborough , Massachusetts Foxboro Stadium 1997 1997 -- 98 Denver Broncos ( 5 ) 24 Pittsburgh Steelers 21 Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ( 7 ) Three Rivers Stadium ( 7 ) 1998 1998 -- 99 Denver Broncos ( 6 ) 23 New York Jets 10 Denver , Colorado ( 4 ) Mile High Stadium ( 4 ) 1999 1999 -- 00 Tennessee Titans ( 1 ) 33 Jacksonville Jaguars 14 Jacksonville , Florida Alltel Stadium 2000 2000 -- 01 Baltimore Ravens ( 1 ) 16 Oakland Raiders Oakland , California ( 3 ) Oakland Coliseum ( 3 ) 2001 2001 -- 02 New England Patriots ( 3 ) 24 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ( 8 ) Heinz Field 2002 2002 -- 03 Oakland Raiders ( 4 ) 41 Tennessee Titans 24 Oakland , California ( 4 ) Network Associates Coliseum ( 4 ) 2003 2003 -- 04 New England Patriots ( 4 ) 24 Indianapolis Colts 14 Foxborough , Massachusetts ( 2 ) Gillette Stadium 2004 -- 05 New England Patriots ( 5 ) 41 Pittsburgh Steelers 27 Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ( 9 ) Heinz Field ( 2 ) 2005 2005 -- 06 Pittsburgh Steelers ( 6 ) 34 Denver Broncos 17 Denver , Colorado ( 5 ) Invesco Field at Mile High 2006 2006 -- 07 Indianapolis Colts ( 2 ) 38 New England Patriots 34 Indianapolis , Indiana RCA Dome 2007 2007 -- 08 New England Patriots ( 6 ) 21 San Diego Chargers 12 Foxborough , Massachusetts ( 3 ) Gillette Stadium ( 2 ) 2008 2008 -- 09 Pittsburgh Steelers ( 7 ) 23 Baltimore Ravens 14 Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ( 10 ) Heinz Field ( 3 ) 2009 2009 -- 10 Indianapolis Colts ( 3 ) 30 New York Jets 17 Indianapolis , Indiana ( 2 ) Lucas Oil Stadium 2010 -- 11 Pittsburgh Steelers ( 8 ) 24 New York Jets 19 Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ( 11 ) Heinz Field ( 4 ) 2011 2011 -- 12 New England Patriots ( 7 ) 23 Baltimore Ravens 20 Foxborough , Massachusetts ( 4 ) Gillette Stadium ( 3 ) 2012 2012 -- 13 Baltimore Ravens ( 2 ) 28 New England Patriots 13 Foxborough , Massachusetts ( 5 ) Gillette Stadium ( 4 ) 2013 2013 -- 14 Denver Broncos ( 7 ) 26 New England Patriots 16 Denver , Colorado ( 6 ) Sports Authority Field at Mile High ( 2 ) 2014 2014 -- 15 New England Patriots ( 8 ) 45 Indianapolis Colts 7 Foxborough , Massachusetts ( 6 ) Gillette Stadium ( 5 ) 2015 2015 -- 16 Denver Broncos ( 8 ) 20 New England Patriots 18 Denver , Colorado ( 7 ) Sports Authority Field at Mile High ( 3 ) 2016 2016 -- 17 New England Patriots ( 9 ) 36 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 Foxborough , Massachusetts ( 7 ) Gillette Stadium ( 6 ) 2017 2017 -- 18 New England Patriots ( 10 ) 24 Jacksonville Jaguars 20 Foxborough , Massachusetts ( 8 ) Gillette Stadium ( 7 ) Appearances 1970 -- present ( edit ) Num Team PCT PF PA Last appearance Last championship Home games Home wins Home losses Home Win Pct . Away games Away wins Away losses Away Win Pct . 14 New England Patriots 10 . 714 334 249 2017 2017 8 7 . 875 6 . 500 16 Pittsburgh Steelers 8 8 . 500 332 303 2016 11 6 5 . 545 5 . 400 10 Denver Broncos 8 . 800 235 200 2015 2015 7 6 . 857 . 667 7 Miami Dolphins 5 . 714 152 115 1992 1984 6 . 667 0 1.000 11 Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders 7 . 364 202 253 2002 2002 5 . 600 6 5 . 167 5 Buffalo Bills . 800 130 54 1993 1993 0 1.000 . 500 7 Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts . 429 132 178 2014 2009 0 1.000 0 . 000 Baltimore Ravens . 500 78 62 2012 2012 0 0 0 - 4 ! -- -- . 500 Cincinnati Bengals 0 1.000 48 17 1988 1988 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 6 ! -- -- Houston Oilers / Tennessee Titans . 250 75 116 2002 1999 0 0 0 - 3 ! -- -- . 250 Los Angeles / San Diego Chargers . 250 63 95 2007 1994 0 . 000 . 333 New York Jets 0 . 000 46 91 N / A 0 0 0 - 2 ! -- -- 0 . 000 Jacksonville Jaguars 0 . 000 40 77 2017 N / A 0 . 000 0 . 000 Cleveland Browns 0 . 000 74 98 1989 N / A 0 . 000 0 . 000 Kansas City Chiefs 0 . 000 13 30 1993 N / A 0 0 0 - 5 ! -- -- 0 . 000 Seattle Seahawks 0 . 000 14 30 N / A 0 0 0 - 6 ! -- -- 0 . 000 0 Houston Texans 0 0 - 7 ! -- -- -- - -- - N / A N / A 0 0 0 - 7 ! -- -- 0 0 0 - 7 ! -- -- 0 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0 0 - 7 ! -- -- -- - -- - N / A N / A 0 0 0 - 7 ! -- -- 0 0 0 - 7 ! -- -- ^ b : The Seahawks were members of the NFC in 1976 and then members of the AFC from 1977 to 2001 , before rejoining the NFC in 2002 . Including their appearances in the NFC Championship Game ( 3 -- 0 ) , they hold a combined 3 -- 1 record between both Conference Championship Games . ^ c : The Buccaneers were members of the AFC in 1976 before moving to the NFC in 1977 . ^ d : Includes appearances during their first tenure in Oakland ( the 1970 merger until 1981 ) , where they went 2 -- 5 in AFC Championship Games ; their period as the Los Angeles Raiders ( 1982 -- 1994 ) , where they were 1 -- 1 in AFC Championship Games ; and their current tenure in Oakland ( 1995 -- present ) , where they have gone 1 -- 1 in AFC Championship Games . ^ e : Includes appearances as the Baltimore Colts ( the 1970 merger to 1983 ) , where they went 1 -- 1 in AFC Championship Games . Since moving to Indianapolis in 1984 , the Colts are 2 -- 3 in AFC Championship Games ^ f : Includes appearances as the Houston Oilers ( the 1970 merger to 1996 ) , where they went 0 -- 2 in AFC Championship Games . Since moving to Tennessee in 1997 , they are 1 -- 1 in AFC Championship Games . Records ( edit ) AFC Championship Game logo , 2001 -- 2005 AFC Championship Game logo , 2008 -- 2010 ( Used with old shield since 2005 ) Most victories : 10 * * ; New England Patriots ( 1985 , 1996 , 2001 , 2003 , 2004 , 2007 , 2011 , 2014 , 2016 , 2017 ) Most losses : 8 ; Pittsburgh Steelers , ( 1972 , 1976 , 1984 , 1994 , 1997 , 2001 , 2004 , 2016 ) Most appearances : 16 ; Pittsburgh Steelers ( 1972 , 1974 -- 1976 , 1978 , 1979 , 1984 , 1994 , 1995 , 1997 , 2001 , 2004 , 2005 , 2008 , 2010 , 2016 ) Most consecutive appearances : 7 * * ; New England Patriots ( 2011 -- 2017 ) Most consecutive victories : 4 * * ; Buffalo Bills ( 1990 -- 1993 ) Most victories without a loss : 2 ; Cincinnati Bengals ( 1981 , 1988 ) Most appearances without a win : 4 ; New York Jets ( 1982 , 1998 , 2009 , 2010 ) Most consecutive losses without a win : 4 ; ( tie ) Oakland Raiders ( 1970 , 1973 , 1974 , 1975 ) , New York Jets ( 1982 , 1998 , 2009 , 2010 ) Most defensive shutouts : 2 * * ; Miami Dolphins ( 1971 , 21 -- 0 vs Colts and 1982 , 14 -- 0 vs Jets ) Most consecutive losses : 3 ; Oakland Raiders ( 1973 -- 1975 ) Most games hosted : 11 * * ; Pittsburgh Steelers ( 1972 , 1975 , 1978 , 1979 , 1994 , 1995 , 1997 , 2001 , 2004 , 2008 , 2010 ) Most numerous matchups : 3 ( tie ) Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Oakland Raiders ( 1974 , 1975 , 1976 ) Cleveland Browns vs. Denver Broncos ( 1986 , 1987 , 1989 ) New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers ( 2001 , 2004 , 2016 ) New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts ( 2003 , 2006 , 2014 ) Most points scored : 51 * * ; January 20 , 1991 ( 1990 ) -- Buffalo Bills vs. Los Angeles Raiders Largest margin of victory : 48 points * * ; January 20 , 1991 ( 1990 ) -- Buffalo Bills ( 51 ) vs. Los Angeles Raiders ( 3 ) Fewest points scored , winning team : 10 ; January 12 , 1992 ( 1991 ) -- Buffalo Bills vs. Denver Broncos Fewest points scored : 0 * ; ( tie ) Jan 2 , 1972 ( 1971 ) Baltimore Colts 0 vs Dolphins 21 , Jan 23 , 1983 ( 1982 ) NY Jets 0 vs Dolphins 14 Most points scored , losing team : 34 * * ; January 21 , 2007 ( 2006 ) -- New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts Most combined points scored : 73 * * ; January 6 , 1985 ( 1984 ) -- Miami Dolphins ( 45 ) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers ( 28 ) Fewest combined points scored : 14 ; January 23 , 1983 ( 1982 ) -- Miami Dolphins ( 14 ) vs. New York Jets ( 0 ) Longest game : 65 minutes , 38 seconds ; January 11 , 1987 ( 1986 ) -- Denver Broncos ( 23 ) at Cleveland Browns ( 20 ) , OT Current AFC teams which have never appeared in a Conference Championship Game : Houston Texans Current AFC teams which have never won a Conference Championship : Cleveland Browns ( 0 -- 3 ) , Houston Texans ( 0 -- 0 ) , Jacksonville Jaguars ( 0 -- 3 ) , New York Jets ( 0 -- 4 ) and Kansas City Chiefs ( 0 -- 1 ) Longest drought without appearing in an AFC Championship Game : 29 years * * ; Cincinnati Bengals ( last appearance -- 1988 ) Longest drought without an AFC Championship : 48 years * * : New York Jets , and Kansas City Chiefs Highest attendance : 91,445 ; Los Angeles Raiders vs. Seattle Seahawks in Los Angeles on January 8 , 1984 ( 1983 ) Notes : * Tied for Conference Championship record * * Conference Championship record TV ratings ( edit ) 1982 : 51.6 million viewers ( 1 ) 2002 : 2003 : 41.5 million 2004 : 2005 : 44.3 million 2006 : 39 million viewers ( 2 ) 2007 : 46.7 million viewers ( 6 : 44 - 10 : 23pm ) ( 3 ) 2008 : 2009 : 42 million viewers ( 4 ) 2010 : 42.352 million viewers 2011 : 54.9 million viewers 2012 : 48.7 million viewers 2013 : 47.7 million viewers 2014 : 51.3 million viewers ( 5 ) 2015 : 42.1 million viewers 2016 : 53.3 million viewers 2017 : 41.2 million viewers Footnotes ( edit ) Jump up ^ Joe Robbie Stadium , now Sun Life Stadium , is located in Miami Gardens . However , the city was not incorporated until 2003 . Prior to that , the area was an unincorporated area of Miami - Dade County , and the stadium used a Miami address . Jump up ^ The Miami Dolphins won 5 AFC Championships before losing their first championship game . The New England Patriots equaled that record before losing a championship game . Jump up ^ The franchise was founded in 2002 . Jump up ^ The Jets won Super Bowl III as the 1968 AFL Champion . Jump up ^ The Chiefs won Super Bowl IV as the 1969 AFL Champion References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : `` Patriots Blog : AFC Championship Trophy In The House '' . WBZ - TV . January 18 , 2012 . Retrieved August 16 , 2014 . The Lamar Hunt Trophy , given to the winners of the AFC Championship since 1984 Jump up ^ `` Playoff '' . NFL Record and Fact Book 2009 . Time , Inc . Home Entertainment . ISBN 978 - 1 - 60320 - 809 - 3 . Jump up ^ `` NFC 's Halas trophy has new look '' . Chicago Sun - Times . 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