1976 NFL AFC Central standings

Name: 1976 NFL AFC Central standings
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The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals finished tied atop the 1976 NFL AFC Central division race, both at 10-4. The Pittsburgh Steelers won the division on an NFL tiebreaker these standings do not carry.

The 1976 playoffs, game by game

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AFC Central standings, 1976

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT) y	10	4	.714	-	9-1	W9
Cincinnati Bengals (CIN)	10	4	.714	-	7-3	W1
Cleveland Browns (CLE)	9	5	.643	1	8-2	L1
Houston Oilers (HOU)	5	9	.357	5	2-8	L2

Final standings.

Clinch key

y: clinched the division

Turning points

The lead changed hands twice.
The Pittsburgh Steelers trailed by as many as 3 games in Week 5.
The Pittsburgh Steelers won 9 games in a row from Week 6 to Week 14, the longest run of the race.
The Cincinnati Bengals led by 2 games as late as Week 11.
The Pittsburgh Steelers went 8-0 from Week 5 to Week 13, turning a deficit of 3 games into a level race.
Four teams held first place.
The Pittsburgh Steelers spent 2 of the season's 14 charted weeks in first place.