Every 1974 NFL race charted week by week: AFC Central, AFC East, AFC West, AFC Wild Card, NFC Central, NFC East, NFC West and NFC Wild Card. Final standings, from a season that ran September 15 to December 15, 1974.
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AFC Central standings, 1974
Team
W
L
T
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT)y
10
3
1
.750
-
8-2
W2
Cincinnati Bengals (CIN)
7
7
0
.500
3.5
4-6
L3
Houston Oilers (HOU)
7
7
0
.500
3.5
6-4
W1
Cleveland Browns (CLE)
4
10
0
.286
6.5
3-7
L2
Final standings.
Clinch key
y
clinched the division
Turning points
The lead changed hands twice.
The Pittsburgh Steelers trailed by as many as half a game in Week 3.
The Pittsburgh Steelers took first place for good in Week 6.
The Pittsburgh Steelers won 5 games in a row from Week 4 to Week 8, the longest run of the race.
The Pittsburgh Steelers went 7-2 from Week 5 to Week 14, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 3.5 games.
Three teams held first place.
The Pittsburgh Steelers spent 11 of the season's 14 charted weeks in first place.