Every 1975 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 21 to December 21, 1975.
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AFC Central standings, 1975
Team
W
L
T
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT)y
12
2
0
.857
-
9-1
L1
Cincinnati Bengals (CIN)x
11
3
0
.786
1
7-3
W1
Houston Oilers (HOU)
10
4
0
.714
2
7-3
W3
Cleveland Browns (CLE)
3
11
0
.214
9
3-7
L1
Final standings.
Clinch key
x
clinched a playoff place
y
clinched the division
Turning points
The lead changed hands twice.
The Pittsburgh Steelers trailed by as many as 1 game in Week 2.
The Pittsburgh Steelers took first place for good in Week 10.
The Pittsburgh Steelers won 11 games in a row from Week 3 to Week 13, the longest run of the race.
The Cincinnati Bengals led by 1 game as late as Week 6.
The Pittsburgh Steelers went 8-0 from Week 5 to Week 13, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 2 games.
Three teams held first place.
The Pittsburgh Steelers spent 9 of the season's 14 charted weeks in first place.