Both perfect regular seasons in professional football since the adoption of a 14-game schedule in the inaugural AFL season and by the NFL in 1961 have been achieved by teams in this division – the 1972 Dolphins, who completed the only perfect season in professional football at 17–0, and the 2007 Patriots, who finished 18–1 after losing Super Bowl XLII.[a] Since the division's enfranchisement in 1960, with the creation of the AFL, the division has been represented in 22 Super Bowls and won 11 of them. The most recent appearance in the Super Bowl by an AFC East team was the Patriots victory in Super Bowl LIII. Among the current teams, they have a total of nine Super Bowl titles: six for the Patriots, two for the Dolphins, and one for the Jets.
The current champions of the AFC East are the Bills, who won 4 consecutive division titles in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Previously, the Patriots had won eleven consecutively from 2009 through 2019. The Patriots have won the most AFL/AFC East titles, at 22; followed by the Dolphins at 14(who also had the best record in the East during the strike shortened 82 season when divisions were scrapped for a seeded playoffs) and the Bills at 15. The Jets have won four. Two teams formerly in the division combined for ten AFL/AFC East titles – the Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans) won four division titles (and the 1960 and 1961 AFL titles) during the AFL era[1] while the Baltimore–Indianapolis Colts won six division titles (and Super Bowl V) in the 32 seasons they were in the division.[2]
The AFC East teams have won 26 AFL or AFC championships: including 11 by the Patriots, 6 by the Bills, and 5 by the Dolphins. The now-Titans won 2, followed by 1 each by the Jets and Colts.
The American Football League Eastern Division was formed during the inaugural season of the American Football League in 1960, as a counterpart to the AFL Western Division. The divisional alignment consisted of the Buffalo Bills, Boston Patriots, New York Titans and Houston Oilers. The Miami Dolphins entered the AFL in 1966 as part of its Eastern division.[3]
The division was absorbed nearly intact with the AFL–NFL merger in 1970, but Houston was moved to the AFC Central (formerly the NFL Century Division, now the AFC North) and replaced by the closer Baltimore Colts (from the NFL Coastal Division, which became the NFC West). Despite relocating to Indianapolis, Indiana in 1984, the Colts continued to play in the AFC East until NFL expansion from 31 to 32 teams with the addition of the Houston Texans (successor club in Houston to the Oilers) and 2002 re-alignment when they were moved to the AFC South (the successor franchise to the Oilers, the Tennessee Titans, is also in the AFC South).[4]
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.[5] All four teams in this division are based in the Eastern Time Zone.
None of the AFC East teams currently play within the central city of their metropolitan area (in New England's case, they also reflect the region they are based in):
The Dolphins play in Miami Gardens, Florida, a suburb of Miami (Miami Gardens was separated from the city itself and incorporated in 2003). The Dolphins also played in the Miami neighborhood of Little Havana from 1966 to 1986 when they played at the Orange Bowl.
The Patriots play in Foxborough, Massachusetts (they played in Boston, the largest city in New England, until 1970 and adopted their current name in 1971 when they moved into what eventually became known as Foxboro Stadium).
Almost analogously, three out of the four NFC East teams do not actually play within the city of their naming (only the Philadelphia Eagles do so).
All of the teams are or were coached by a first or second generation member of the Bill Parcellscoaching tree: the Patriots have Bill Belichick; the Dolphins had Tony Sparano; the Jets had Eric Mangini (who served as an assistant with both Belichick and Parcells); and the Bills had Dick Jauron (fired on November 17, 2009), who served as an assistant with former Parcells assistant Tom Coughlin. The Jets were coached by Todd Bowles (2015–2018) and the Bills were coached by Rex Ryan for 31 games (the entire 2015–16 season, and he was fired before the last game of the 2016–17 season and replaced with interim Head Coach Anthony Lynn). Parcells himself coached the Patriots (1993–96) and the Jets (1997–99) and was Vice President of Football Operations for the Dolphins until the summer of 2010.[6]
Team not in division Division Won AFL Championship Division Won AFC Championship Division Won Super Bowl
A Boston Patriots renamed to New England Patriots.
B Houston Oilers move to newly created AFC Central division (1970 season) and later are renamed the Tennessee Oilers (1997 season), then Tennessee Titans (1999 season). Moved to AFC South in 2002.
C New York Titans renamed to New York Jets (1963 season)
+ – 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.
++ – Due to the Week 17 game against the Cincinnati Bengals being declared a no-contest (and later cancelled), the Buffalo Bills officially played 16 games in the 2022 season.
+ – 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.
Total playoff berths while in the AFL/AFC Eastedit
(AFC East records 1960–2021 seasons) Reflects Colts & Oilers results only while in the East Division. In the sortable table below, teams can be ordered by name, number of division wins, playoff berths, or titles.
1 Realigned from NFL Coastal in 1970 merger. Known as the Baltimore Colts before 1984. Realigned into the AFC South beginning with the 2002 NFL season. 2 Realigned into the AFC Central in 1970 merger, and into the AFC South in 2002. Known as Tennessee Oilers from 1997 to 1998, and Tennessee Titans since 1999.
^The other two perfect regular seasons in NFL history were both by the Chicago Bears – currently of the NFC North – in 1934 and 1942 – although in both seasons the Bears lost their sole playoff game.
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^"Clayton: AFC South could be worst division ever". October 26, 2015.
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The American Football Conference Eastern Division or AFC East is one of the four divisions of the American Football Conference AFC in the National Football League NFL There are currently four teams that reside in the division the Buffalo Bills the Miami Dolphins the New England Patriots and the New York Jets All four members of the AFC East were previously members of the Eastern Division of the American Football League AFL AFC EastConferenceAmerican Football ConferenceLeagueNational Football LeagueSportAmerican footballFounded1960 as the American Football League Eastern Division No of teams4Most recentchampion s Buffalo Bills 14th title Most titlesNew England Patriots 22 titles 800km500milesPatriotsJets Dolphins Bills AFC East Teams Location Both perfect regular seasons in professional football since the adoption of a 14 game schedule in the inaugural AFL season and by the NFL in 1961 have been achieved by teams in this division the 1972 Dolphins who completed the only perfect season in professional football at 17 0 and the 2007 Patriots who finished 18 1 after losing Super Bowl XLII a Since the division s enfranchisement in 1960 with the creation of the AFL the division has been represented in 22 Super Bowls and won 11 of them The most recent appearance in the Super Bowl by an AFC East team was the Patriots victory in Super Bowl LIII Among the current teams they have a total of nine Super Bowl titles six for the Patriots two for the Dolphins and one for the Jets The current champions of the AFC East are the Bills who won 4 consecutive division titles in 2020 2021 2022 and 2023 Previously the Patriots had won eleven consecutively from 2009 through 2019 The Patriots have won the most AFL AFC East titles at 22 followed by the Dolphins at 14 who also had the best record in the East during the strike shortened 82 season when divisions were scrapped for a seeded playoffs and the Bills at 15 The Jets have won four Two teams formerly in the division combined for ten AFL AFC East titles the Houston Oilers now the Tennessee Titans won four division titles and the 1960 and 1961 AFL titles during the AFL era 1 while the Baltimore Indianapolis Colts won six division titles and Super Bowl V in the 32 seasons they were in the division 2 The AFC East teams have won 26 AFL or AFC championships including 11 by the Patriots 6 by the Bills and 5 by the Dolphins The now Titans won 2 followed by 1 each by the Jets and Colts Contents 1 AFL Eastern Division 2 Division lineups 3 Division champions 4 Wild Card qualifiers 5 Total playoff berths while in the AFL AFC East 6 Season results 7 See also 8 Notes 9 ReferencesAFL Eastern Division editThe American Football League Eastern Division was formed during the inaugural season of the American Football League in 1960 as a counterpart to the AFL Western Division The divisional alignment consisted of the Buffalo Bills Boston Patriots New York Titans and Houston Oilers The Miami Dolphins entered the AFL in 1966 as part of its Eastern division 3 The division was absorbed nearly intact with the AFL NFL merger in 1970 but Houston was moved to the AFC Central formerly the NFL Century Division now the AFC North and replaced by the closer Baltimore Colts from the NFL Coastal Division which became the NFC West Despite relocating to Indianapolis Indiana in 1984 the Colts continued to play in the AFC East until NFL expansion from 31 to 32 teams with the addition of the Houston Texans successor club in Houston to the Oilers and 2002 re alignment when they were moved to the AFC South the successor franchise to the Oilers the Tennessee Titans is also in the AFC South 4 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 5 All four teams in this division are based in the Eastern Time Zone None of the AFC East teams currently play within the central city of their metropolitan area in New England s case they also reflect the region they are based in The Bills play in Orchard Park New York they played in the city of Buffalo from 1960 to 1972 The Jets play in East Rutherford New Jersey and share a stadium with the New York Giants they played in the New York City borough of Manhattan from 1960 to 1963 and in the borough of Queens from 1964 to 1983 The Dolphins play in Miami Gardens Florida a suburb of Miami Miami Gardens was separated from the city itself and incorporated in 2003 The Dolphins also played in the Miami neighborhood of Little Havana from 1966 to 1986 when they played at the Orange Bowl The Patriots play in Foxborough Massachusetts they played in Boston the largest city in New England until 1970 and adopted their current name in 1971 when they moved into what eventually became known as Foxboro Stadium Almost analogously three out of the four NFC East teams do not actually play within the city of their naming only the Philadelphia Eagles do so All of the teams are or were coached by a first or second generation member of the Bill Parcells coaching tree the Patriots have Bill Belichick the Dolphins had Tony Sparano the Jets had Eric Mangini who served as an assistant with both Belichick and Parcells and the Bills had Dick Jauron fired on November 17 2009 who served as an assistant with former Parcells assistant Tom Coughlin The Jets were coached by Todd Bowles 2015 2018 and the Bills were coached by Rex Ryan for 31 games the entire 2015 16 season and he was fired before the last game of the 2016 17 season and replaced with interim Head Coach Anthony Lynn Parcells himself coached the Patriots 1993 96 and the Jets 1997 99 and was Vice President of Football Operations for the Dolphins until the summer of 2010 6 ESPN s Chris Berman often calls this division the AFC Adams due to its geographical similarity to the old Adams Division of the NHL now succeeded by the Atlantic Division Along with the AFC formerly AFL West the AFC East is the oldest NFL division in terms of creation date 1960 Division lineups editPlace cursor over year for division champion or Super Bowl team AFL Eastern Division 1900s 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 Buffalo Bills Boston Patriots New York Titans New York Jets C Houston Oilers B Miami Dolphins D AFC East Division 1900s 2000s 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 Buffalo Bills Boston Patriots New England Patriots A New York Jets Baltimore Colts E Indianapolis Colts F Miami Dolphins AFC East Division 2000s 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 New England Patriots Buffalo Bills New York Jets Miami Dolphins Team not in division Division Won AFL Championship Division Won AFC Championship Division Won Super Bowl A Boston Patriots renamed to New England Patriots B Houston Oilers move to newly created AFC Central division 1970 season and later are renamed the Tennessee Oilers 1997 season then Tennessee Titans 1999 season Moved to AFC South in 2002 C New York Titans renamed to New York Jets 1963 season D Miami Dolphins enfranchised 1966 season E Baltimore Colts merge from NFL s Coastal Division 1970 season F Baltimore Colts relocate to Indianapolis subsequently renamed Indianapolis Colts 1984 season Moved to AFC South in 2002 Division champions editSeason Team Record Playoff Results 1960 Houston Oilers 1 10 4 Won AFL Championship Chargers 24 16 1961 Houston Oilers 2 10 3 1 Won AFL Championship at Chargers 10 3 1962 Houston Oilers 3 11 3 Lost AFL Championship Texans 17 20 2OT 1963 Boston Patriots 1 7 6 1 Won Divisional playoffs at Bills 26 8Lost AFL Championship at Chargers 10 51 1964 Buffalo Bills 1 12 2 Won AFL Championship Chargers 20 7 1965 Buffalo Bills 2 10 3 1 Won AFL Championship at Chargers 23 0 1966 Buffalo Bills 3 9 4 1 Lost AFL Championship Chiefs 7 31 1967 Houston Oilers 4 9 4 1 Lost AFL Championship at Raiders 7 40 1968 New York Jets 1 11 3 Won AFL Championship Raiders 27 23Won Super Bowl III vs Colts 16 7 1969 New York Jets 2 10 4 Lost Divisional playoffs Chiefs 6 13 1970 Baltimore Colts 1 11 2 1 Won Divisional playoffs Bengals 17 0Won AFC Championship Raiders 27 17Won Super Bowl V vs Cowboys 16 13 1971 Miami Dolphins 1 10 3 1 Won Divisional playoffs at Chiefs 27 24 2OT Won AFC Championship Colts 21 0Lost Super Bowl VI vs Cowboys 3 24 1972 Miami Dolphins 2 14 0 Won Divisional playoffs Browns 20 14Won AFC Championship at Steelers 21 17Won Super Bowl VII vs Redskins 14 7 1973 Miami Dolphins 3 12 2 Won Divisional playoffs Bengals 34 16Won AFC Championship Raiders 27 10Won Super Bowl VIII vs Vikings 24 7 1974 Miami Dolphins 4 11 3 Lost Divisional playoffs at Raiders 26 28 1975 Baltimore Colts 2 10 4 Lost Divisional playoffs at Steelers 10 28 1976 Baltimore Colts 3 11 3 Lost Divisional playoffs Steelers 14 40 1977 Baltimore Colts 4 10 4 Lost Divisional playoffs Raiders 31 37 2OT 1978 New England Patriots 2 11 5 Lost Divisional playoffs Oilers 14 31 1979 Miami Dolphins 5 10 6 Lost Divisional playoffs at Steelers 14 34 1980 Buffalo Bills 4 11 5 Lost Divisional playoffs at Chargers 14 20 1981 Miami Dolphins 6 11 4 1 Lost Divisional playoffs Chargers 38 41 OT 1982 Miami Dolphins 7 2 Won First Round playoffs Patriots 28 13Won Second Round playoffs Chargers 34 13Won AFC Championship Jets 14 0Lost Super Bowl XVII vs Redskins 17 27 1983 Miami Dolphins 7 12 4 Lost Divisional playoffs Seahawks 20 27 1984 Miami Dolphins 8 14 2 Won Divisional playoffs Seahawks 31 10Won AFC Championship Steelers 45 28Lost Super Bowl XIX vs 49ers 16 38 1985 Miami Dolphins 9 12 4 Won Divisional playoffs Browns 24 21Lost AFC Championship Patriots 14 31 1986 New England Patriots 3 11 5 Lost Divisional playoffs at Broncos 22 17 1987 Indianapolis Colts 5 9 6 Lost Divisional playoffs at Browns 21 38 1988 Buffalo Bills 5 12 4 Won Divisional playoffs Oilers 17 10Lost AFC Championship at Bengals 10 21 1989 Buffalo Bills 6 9 7 Lost Divisional playoffs at Browns 30 34 1990 Buffalo Bills 7 13 3 Won Divisional playoffs Dolphins 44 34Won AFC Championship Raiders 51 3Lost Super Bowl XXV vs Giants 19 20 1991 Buffalo Bills 8 13 3 Won Divisional playoffs Chiefs 37 14Won AFC Championship Broncos 10 7Lost Super Bowl XXVI vs Redskins 24 37 1992 Miami Dolphins 10 11 5 Won Divisional playoffs Chargers 31 0Lost AFC Championship Bills 10 29 1993 Buffalo Bills 9 12 4 Won Divisional playoffs Raiders 29 23Won AFC Championship Chiefs 30 13Lost Super Bowl XXVIII vs Cowboys 13 30 1994 Miami Dolphins 11 10 6 Won Wild Card playoffs Chiefs 27 17Lost Divisional playoffs at Chargers 21 22 1995 Buffalo Bills 10 10 6 Won Wild Card playoffs Dolphins 37 22Lost Divisional playoffs at Steelers 21 40 1996 New England Patriots 4 11 5 Won Divisional playoffs Steelers 28 3Won AFC Championship Jaguars 20 6Lost Super Bowl XXXI vs Packers 21 35 1997 New England Patriots 5 10 6 Won Wild Card playoffs Dolphins 17 3Lost Divisional playoffs at Steelers 6 7 1998 New York Jets 3 12 4 Won Divisional playoffs Jaguars 34 24Lost AFC Championship at Broncos 10 23 1999 Indianapolis Colts 6 13 3 Lost Divisional playoffs Titans 16 19 2000 Miami Dolphins 12 11 5 Won Wild Card playoffs Colts 23 17 OT Lost Divisional playoffs at Raiders 0 27 2001 New England Patriots 6 11 5 Won Divisional playoffs Raiders 16 13 OT Won AFC Championship at Steelers 24 17Won Super Bowl XXXVI vs Rams 20 17 2002 New York Jets 4 9 7 Won Wild Card playoffs Colts 41 0Lost Divisional playoffs at Raiders 10 30 2003 New England Patriots 7 14 2 Won Divisional playoffs Titans 17 14Won AFC Championship Colts 24 14Won Super Bowl XXXVIII vs Panthers 32 29 2004 New England Patriots 8 14 2 Won Divisional playoffs Colts 20 3Won AFC Championship at Steelers 41 27Won Super Bowl XXXIX vs Eagles 24 21 2005 New England Patriots 9 10 6 Won Wild Card playoffs Jaguars 28 3Lost Divisional playoffs at Broncos 13 27 2006 New England Patriots 10 12 4 Won Wild Card playoffs Jets 37 16Won Divisional playoffs at Chargers 24 21Lost AFC Championship at Colts 34 38 2007 New England Patriots 11 16 0 Won Divisional playoffs Jaguars 31 20Won AFC Championship Chargers 21 12Lost Super Bowl XLII vs Giants 14 17 2008 Miami Dolphins 13 11 5 Lost Wild Card playoffs Ravens 9 27 2009 New England Patriots 12 10 6 Lost Wild Card playoffs Ravens 14 33 2010 New England Patriots 13 14 2 Lost Divisional playoffs Jets 21 28 2011 New England Patriots 14 13 3 Won Divisional playoffs Broncos 45 10Won AFC Championship Ravens 23 20Lost Super Bowl XLVI vs Giants 17 21 2012 New England Patriots 15 12 4 Won Divisional playoffs Texans 41 28Lost AFC Championship Ravens 13 28 2013 New England Patriots 16 12 4 Won Divisional playoffs Colts 43 22 Lost AFC Championship at Broncos 16 26 2014 New England Patriots 17 12 4 Won Divisional playoffs Ravens 35 31 Won AFC Championship Colts 45 7 Won Super Bowl XLIX vs Seahawks 28 24 2015 New England Patriots 18 12 4 Won Divisional playoffs Chiefs 27 20Lost AFC Championship at Broncos 18 20 2016 New England Patriots 19 14 2 Won Divisional playoffs Texans 34 16Won AFC Championship Steelers 36 17Won Super Bowl LI vs Falcons 34 28 OT 2017 New England Patriots 20 13 3 Won Divisional playoffs Titans 35 14Won AFC Championship Jaguars 24 20Lost Super Bowl LII vs Eagles 33 41 2018 New England Patriots 21 11 5 Won Divisional playoffs Chargers 41 28 Won AFC Championship at Chiefs 37 31 OT Won Super Bowl LIII vs Rams 13 3 2019 New England Patriots 22 12 4 Lost Wild Card playoffs Titans 13 20 2020 Buffalo Bills 11 13 3 Won Wild Card playoffs Colts 27 24 Won Divisional playoffs Ravens 17 3 Lost AFC Championship at Chiefs 24 38 2021 Buffalo Bills 12 11 6 Won Wild Card playoffs Patriots 47 17Lost Divisional playoffs at Chiefs 36 42 OT 2022 Buffalo Bills 13 13 3 Won Wild Card playoffs Dolphins 34 31 Lost Divisional playoffs Bengals 10 27 2023 Buffalo Bills 14 11 6 Won Wild Card playoffs Steelers 31 17 Lost Divisional playoffs Chiefs 24 27 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 Due to the Week 17 game against the Cincinnati Bengals being declared a no contest and later cancelled the Buffalo Bills officially played 16 games in the 2022 season Wild Card qualifiers editSeason Team Record Playoff Results 1969 Houston Oilers 6 6 2 Lost Divisional playoffs at Raiders 7 56 1970 Miami Dolphins 10 4 Lost Divisional playoffs at Raiders 14 21 1971 Baltimore Colts 10 4 Won Divisional playoffs at Browns 20 3 Lost AFC Championship at Dolphins 0 21 1974 Buffalo Bills 9 5 Lost Divisional playoffs at Steelers 14 32 1976 New England Patriots 11 3 Lost Divisional playoffs at Raiders 21 24 1978 Miami Dolphins 11 5 Lost Wild Card playoffs Oilers 9 17 1981 New York Jets 10 5 1 Lost Wild Card playoffs Bills 27 31 Buffalo Bills 10 6 Won Wild Card playoffs at Jets 31 27 Lost Divisional playoffs at Bengals 21 28 1982 New York Jets 6 3 Won First Round playoffs at Bengals 44 17 Won Second Round playoffs at Raiders 17 14 Lost AFC Championship at Dolphins 0 14 New England Patriots 5 4 Lost First Round playoffs at Dolphins 13 28 1985 New York Jets 11 5 Lost Wild Card playoffs Patriots 14 26 New England Patriots 11 5 Won Wild Card playoffs at Jets 26 14 Won Divisional playoffs at Raiders 27 20 Won AFC Championship at Dolphins 31 14 Lost Super Bowl XX vs Bears 10 46 1986 New York Jets 10 6 Won Wild Card playoffs Chiefs 35 15 Lost Divisional playoffs at Browns 20 23 2OT 1990 Miami Dolphins 12 4 Won Wild Card playoffs Chiefs 17 16 Lost Divisional playoffs at Bills 34 44 1991 New York Jets 8 8 Lost Wild Card playoffs at Oilers 10 17 1992 Buffalo Bills 11 5 Won Wild Card playoffs Oilers 41 38 OT Won Divisional playoffs at Steelers 24 3 Won AFC Championship at Dolphins 29 10 Lost Super Bowl XXVII vs Cowboys 17 52 1994 New England Patriots 10 6 Lost Wild Card playoffs at Browns 13 20 1995 Indianapolis Colts 9 7 Won Wild Card playoffs at Chargers 35 20 Won Divisional playoffs at Chiefs 10 7 Lost AFC Championship at Steelers 16 20 Miami Dolphins 9 7 Lost Wild Card playoffs at Bills 22 37 1996 Buffalo Bills 10 6 Lost Wild Card playoffs Jaguars 27 30 Indianapolis Colts 9 7 Lost Wild Card playoffs at Steelers 14 42 1997 Miami Dolphins 9 7 Lost Wild Card playoffs at Patriots 3 17 1998 Miami Dolphins 10 6 Won Wild Card playoffs Bills 24 17 Lost Divisional playoffs at Broncos 3 38 Buffalo Bills 10 6 Lost Wild Card playoffs at Dolphins 17 24 New England Patriots 9 7 Lost Wild Card playoffs at Jaguars 10 25 1999 Buffalo Bills 11 5 Lost Wild Card playoffs at Titans 16 22 Miami Dolphins 9 7 Won Wild Card playoffs at Seahawks 20 17 Lost Divisional playoffs at Jaguars 7 62 2000 Indianapolis Colts 10 6 Lost Wild Card playoffs at Dolphins 17 23 OT 2001 Miami Dolphins 11 5 Lost Wild Card playoffs Ravens 3 20 New York Jets 10 6 Lost Wild Card playoffs at Raiders 24 38 2004 New York Jets 10 6 Won Wild Card playoffs at Chargers 20 17 OT Lost Divisional playoffs at Steelers 17 20 OT 2006 New York Jets 10 6 Lost Wild Card playoffs at Patriots 16 37 2009 New York Jets 9 7 Won Wild Card playoffs at Bengals 24 14 Won Divisional playoffs at Chargers 17 14 Lost AFC Championship at Colts 17 30 2010 New York Jets 11 5 Won Wild Card playoffs at Colts 17 16 Won Divisional playoffs at Patriots 28 21 Lost AFC Championship at Steelers 19 24 2016 Miami Dolphins 10 6 Lost Wild Card playoffs at Steelers 12 30 2017 Buffalo Bills 9 7 Lost Wild Card playoffs at Jaguars 3 10 2019 Buffalo Bills 10 6 Lost Wild Card playoffs at Texans 19 22 OT 2021 New England Patriots 10 7 Lost Wild Card playoffs at Bills 17 47 2022 Miami Dolphins 9 8 Lost Wild Card playoffs at Bills 31 34 2023 Miami Dolphins 11 6 Lost Wild Card playoffs at Chiefs 7 26 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 Total playoff berths while in the AFL AFC East edit AFC East records 1960 2021 seasons Reflects Colts amp Oilers results only while in the East Division In the sortable table below teams can be ordered by name number of division wins playoff berths or titles Team Division Titles Playoff Berths AFLTitles AFCChampionships Super Bowl Championships New England Patriots 22 28 0 11 6 Buffalo Bills 14 22 2 4 0 Miami Dolphins 13 24 0 5 2 New York Jets 4 14 1 0 1 Indianapolis Colts1 6 10 0 2 1 Houston Oilers2 4 5 2 0 0 AFC East Division Titles Playoff Berths AFLTitles AFCChampionships Super BowlChampionships Totals 1960 2021 61 98 5 21 10 1 Realigned from NFL Coastal in 1970 merger Known as the Baltimore Colts before 1984 Realigned into the AFC South beginning with the 2002 NFL season 2 Realigned into the AFC Central in 1970 merger and into the AFC South in 2002 Known as Tennessee Oilers from 1997 to 1998 and Tennessee Titans since 1999 Season results edit Denotes team that won the Super Bowl Denotes team that won the AFC Championship Denotes team that won the AFL Championship Denotes team that qualified for the NFL Playoffs or AFL Playoffs Season Team record 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th AFL Eastern 1960 The AFL was established with 8 teams The Boston Patriots Buffalo Bills Houston Oilers and New York Titans comprised the Eastern Division 1960 Houston 10 4 N Y Titans 7 7 Buffalo 5 8 1 Boston 5 9 1961 Houston 10 3 1 Boston 9 4 1 N Y Titans 7 7 Buffalo 6 8 1962 Houston 11 3 Boston 9 4 1 Buffalo 7 6 1 N Y Titans 5 9 1963 The New York Titans renamed as the New York Jets 1963 Boston 7 6 1 Buffalo 7 6 1 Houston 6 8 N Y Jets 5 8 1 1964 Buffalo 12 2 Boston 10 3 1 N Y Jets 5 8 1 Houston 4 10 1965 Buffalo 10 3 1 N Y Jets 5 8 1 Boston 4 8 2 Houston 4 10 1966 An expansion team Miami Dolphins joined AFL Eastern 1966 Buffalo 9 4 1 Boston 8 4 2 N Y Jets 6 6 2 Houston 3 11 Miami 3 11 1967 Houston 9 4 1 N Y Jets 8 5 1 Buffalo 4 10 Miami 4 10 Boston 3 10 1 1968 N Y Jets 11 3 Houston 7 7 Miami 5 8 1 Boston 4 10 Buffalo 1 12 1 1969 N Y Jets 10 4 Houston 6 6 2 Boston 4 10 Buffalo 4 10 Miami 3 10 1 AFC East 1970 As part of AFL NFL merger AFL Eastern adopted its current name with the Houston Oilers moving to the AFC Central while the Baltimore Colts moved in from the NFL Coastal 1970 Baltimore 11 2 1 Miami 10 4 N Y Jets 4 10 Buffalo 3 10 1 Boston 2 12 1971 The Boston Patriots were renamed as the New England Patriots 1971 Miami 10 3 1 Baltimore 10 4 New England 6 8 N Y Jets 6 8 Buffalo 1 13 1972 Miami 14 0 N Y Jets 7 7 Baltimore 5 9 Buffalo 4 9 1 New England 3 11 1973 Miami 12 2 Buffalo 9 5 New England 5 9 N Y Jets 4 10 Baltimore 4 10 1974 Miami 11 3 Buffalo 9 5 New England 7 7 N Y Jets 7 7 Baltimore 2 12 1975 3 Baltimore 10 4 Miami 10 4 Buffalo 8 6 N Y Jets 3 11 New England 3 11 1976 2 Baltimore 11 3 4 New England 11 3 Miami 6 8 N Y Jets 3 11 Buffalo 2 12 1977 2 Baltimore 10 4 Miami 10 4 New England 9 5 Buffalo 3 11 N Y Jets 3 11 1978 2 New England 11 5 4 Miami 11 5 N Y Jets 8 8 Buffalo 5 11 Baltimore 5 11 1979 3 Miami 10 6 New England 9 7 N Y Jets 8 8 Buffalo 7 9 Baltimore 5 11 1980 3 Buffalo 11 5 New England 10 6 Miami 8 8 Baltimore 7 9 N Y Jets 4 12 1981 2 Miami 11 4 1 4 N Y Jets 10 5 1 5 Buffalo 10 6 Baltimore 2 14 New England 2 14 1982 2 Miami 7 2 6 N Y Jets 6 3 7 New England 5 4 Buffalo 4 5 Baltimore 0 8 1 1983 2 Miami 12 4 New England 8 8 Buffalo 8 8 Baltimore 7 9 N Y Jets 7 9 1984 The Baltimore Colts moved to Indianapolis and became the Indianapolis Colts 1984 1 Miami 14 2 New England 9 7 N Y Jets 7 9 Indianapolis 4 12 Buffalo 2 14 1985 2 Miami 12 4 4 N Y Jets 11 5 5 New England 11 5 Indianapolis 5 11 Buffalo 2 14 1986 3 New England 11 5 4 N Y Jets 10 6 Miami 8 8 Buffalo 4 12 Indianapolis 3 13 1987 3 Indianapolis 9 6 New England 8 7 Miami 8 7 Buffalo 7 8 N Y Jets 6 9 1988 2 Buffalo 12 4 Indianapolis 9 7 New England 9 7 N Y Jets 8 7 1 Miami 6 10 1989 3 Buffalo 9 7 Indianapolis 8 8 Miami 8 8 New England 5 11 N Y Jets 4 12 1990 1 Buffalo 13 3 4 Miami 12 4 Indianapolis 7 9 N Y Jets 6 10 New England 1 15 1991 1 Buffalo 13 3 6 N Y Jets 8 8 Miami 8 8 New England 6 10 Indianapolis 1 15 1992 2 Miami 11 5 4 Buffalo 11 5 Indianapolis 9 7 N Y Jets 4 12 New England 2 14 1993 1 Buffalo 12 4 Miami 9 7 N Y Jets 8 8 New England 5 11 Indianapolis 4 12 1994 3 Miami 10 6 5 New England 10 6 Indianapolis 8 8 Buffalo 7 9 N Y Jets 6 10 1995 3 Buffalo 10 6 5 Indianapolis 9 7 6 Miami 9 7 New England 6 10 N Y Jets 3 13 1996 2 New England 11 5 4 Buffalo 10 6 6 Indianapolis 9 7 Miami 8 8 N Y Jets 1 15 1997 3 New England 10 6 6 Miami 9 7 N Y Jets 9 7 Buffalo 6 10 Indianapolis 3 13 1998 2 N Y Jets 12 4 4 Miami 10 6 5 Buffalo 10 6 6 New England 9 7 Indianapolis 3 13 1999 2 Indianapolis 13 3 5 Buffalo 11 5 6 Miami 9 7 N Y Jets 8 8 New England 8 8 2000 3 Miami 11 5 6 Indianapolis 10 6 N Y Jets 9 7 Buffalo 8 8 New England 5 11 2001 2 New England 11 5 4 Miami 11 5 6 N Y Jets 10 6 Indianapolis 6 10 Buffalo 3 13 2002 As part of the 2002 realignment the Indianapolis Colts moved to the newly formed AFC South 2002 4 N Y Jets 9 7 New England 9 7 Miami 9 7 Buffalo 8 8 2003 1 New England 14 2 Miami 10 6 Buffalo 6 10 N Y Jets 6 10 2004 2 New England 14 2 5 N Y Jets 10 6 Buffalo 9 7 Miami 4 12 2005 4 New England 10 6 Miami 9 7 Buffalo 5 11 N Y Jets 4 12 2006 4 New England 12 4 5 N Y Jets 10 6 Buffalo 7 9 Miami 6 10 2007 1 New England 16 0 Buffalo 7 9 N Y Jets 4 12 Miami 1 15 2008 3 Miami 11 5 New England 11 5 N Y Jets 9 7 Buffalo 7 9 2009 3 New England 10 6 5 N Y Jets 9 7 Miami 7 9 Buffalo 6 10 2010 1 New England 14 2 6 N Y Jets 11 5 Miami 7 9 Buffalo 4 12 2011 1 New England 13 3 N Y Jets 8 8 Miami 6 10 Buffalo 6 10 2012 2 New England 12 4 Miami 7 9 N Y Jets 6 10 Buffalo 6 10 2013 2 New England 12 4 N Y Jets 8 8 Miami 8 8 Buffalo 6 10 2014 1 New England 12 4 Buffalo 9 7 Miami 8 8 N Y Jets 4 12 2015 2 New England 12 4 N Y Jets 10 6 Buffalo 8 8 Miami 6 10 2016 1 New England 14 2 6 Miami 10 6 Buffalo 7 9 N Y Jets 5 11 2017 1 New England 13 3 6 Buffalo 9 7 Miami 6 10 N Y Jets 5 11 2018 2 New England 11 5 Miami 7 9 Buffalo 6 10 N Y Jets 4 12 2019 3 New England 12 4 5 Buffalo 10 6 N Y Jets 7 9 Miami 5 11 2020 2 Buffalo 13 3 Miami 10 6 New England 7 9 N Y Jets 2 14 2021 3 Buffalo 11 6 6 New England 10 7 Miami 9 8 N Y Jets 4 13 2022 2 Buffalo 13 3 7 Miami 9 8 New England 8 9 N Y Jets 7 10 2023 2 Buffalo 11 6 6 Miami 11 6 N Y Jets 7 10 New England 4 13 See also editBills Dolphins rivalry Bills Jets rivalry Bills Patriots rivalry Colts Patriots rivalry Dolphins Jets rivalry Dolphins Patriots rivalry Jets Patriots rivalry AFC East Interdivisional and Interconference Rivals Bills Chiefs rivalry Bills Titans rivalry Broncos Patriots rivalry Dolphins Raiders rivalry Patriots Ravens rivalry Patriots Steelers rivalry Buccaneers Dolphins rivalry Giants Jets rivalry Giants Patriots rivalryNotes edit The other two perfect regular seasons in NFL history were both by the Chicago 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