The AFC East division was established in 1970, when the NFL and the AFL merged into a single league. All but one team from the AFL East (Houston Oilers) were absorbed into the AFC East, and the NFL added one team to the division. The charter members of the AFC East wereBoston Patriots (AFL East Division)Miami Dolphins (AFL East Division)Buffalo Bills (AFL East Division)New York Jets (AFL East Division)Baltimore Colts (NFL Century Division)
The COLTS have won 5 AFC south championchip titles.
Afc east-19 times
the colts are in the NFL- in the AFC- in the AFC south division.
Afc south
15 Additional information regarding the Patriots AFC East Championships: The New England Patriots have won the AFC East 14 times since the 1970 AFL/NFL Merger. They won the division in 1978, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. If the Patriots win one of their two remaining games in the 2013 season they will again win the AFC East division title. Pre-Merger, the then Boston Patriots won the AFL's Eastern Division once, in 1963.
32 total teams in 8 divisions. NFC north south east and west AFC north south east and west
AFC- AFC east, AFC west, AFC north, AFC south NFC- NFC east, NFC west, NFC north, NFC south
The NFL Divisions are NFC North NFC South NFC East NFC West AFC North AFC South AFC East AFC West
The NFC EAST (The Toughest Division) Has the Won Most Super bowls *11 Coming in 2nd place would be the AFC North With* 7
The overall winner of the 2012 NFL standings was of course the Baltimore Ravens, the winner of the Superbowl. There are also conference winners and those were New England for the East Division, Baltimore for the North Division, Houston for the South Division, and Denver in the West Division for the AFC and Washington for the East Division, Green Bay for the North Division, Atlanta for the South Division, and San Fransisco for West Division in the NFC.
The Patriots are an NFL team located in Foxbourough, Massachusetts. They are in the AFC East