The Baltimore Colts, the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The American Football Conference, which was created after the 1970 merger of the National Football League and the American Football League. The AFC consists of the 10 AFL teams, plus three longtime NFL teams (the Browns, the Colts and the Steelers) that moved there. The annual Super Bowl title is determined in a contest between the AFC champion and the NFC champion.
The NFL began an NFC and AFC in the 1970 season. The three NFL teams that 'moved' to the AFC were the Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Cleveland Browns. AFC East: Baltimore Colts Miami Dolphins New York Jets Buffalo Bills Boston Patriots AFC Central: Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Oilers AFC West: Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers Denver Broncos
When the NFL-AFL merger went into effect in 1970, three longtime NFL teams -- the Baltimore Colts, the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers -- joined the former AFL teams in the new American Football Conference. The Colts went on to win the AFC title and Super Bowl V.
1970. When the AFL-NFL merger took place in 1970, there were 16 teams in the NFL and 10 teams in the AFL. To make the number of teams even in the newly created conferences, three teams from the old NFL (new NFC) moved over to play in the AFC. These teams were the Colts, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Three - 1970, 2006, and 2009.
When the American Football League and National Football League merged for the 1970 season, three NFL teams were placed in the AFC so there could be 13 teams in each conference. Those three teams were the Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Colts (now the Indianapolis Colts), and Cleveland Browns (now the Baltimore Ravens).
The three other teams that make up the AFC North are the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cleveland Browns.
Teams that have never won an AFC championship game: Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs. The Jets and the Chiefs each won their lone super bowl when it was the AFL-NFL championship game. The AFC Championship game as we know it today began in 1970.
Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland went to the AFC when the AFL-NFL merger occurred in 1970. Prior to 1970, there were two separate leagues. Baltimore played in the National Football League and the Jets played in the American Football League.
No team has ever played in the Super Bowl as an AFC team and NFC team, however ... The AFL-NFL merger took place prior to the 1970 season. At the time, there were 10 teams in the AFL and 16 teams in the NFL. To make an even number of teams in each new conference (AFC and NFC) three teams that played in the NFL and would have become NFC teams became members of the AFC. These teams were the Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Cleveland Browns. Four Super Bowls, then known as the AFL-NFL Championship Game, had been played prior to the merger. The Baltimore Colts represented the NFL in Super Bowl III and then in Super Bowl V, the first Super Bowl after the merger, they represented the AFC. So, the Baltimore Colts played in Super Bowls as an NFL team and an AFC team.
Besides the teams that are in them none. Many people say the AFC has better teams.
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