1980 NFL AFC Central standings

Name: 1980 NFL AFC Central standings
License: https://standingschart.com/about#reuse

The Cleveland Browns and Houston Oilers finished tied atop the 1980 NFL AFC Central division race, both at 11-5. The Cleveland Browns won the division on an NFL tiebreaker these standings do not carry.

The 1980 playoffs, game by game

CLEHOUPITCIN

Loading season data…

AFC Central standings, 1980

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Cleveland Browns (CLE) b	11	5	.688	-	8-2	W1
Houston Oilers (HOU) x	11	5	.688	-	8-2	W3
Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT)	9	7	.563	2	5-5	L1
Cincinnati Bengals (CIN)	6	10	.375	5	4-6	L1

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
b: clinched a first-round bye

Turning points

The lead changed hands 3 times.
The Cleveland Browns trailed by as many as 2 games in Week 2.
The Cleveland Browns won 5 games in a row from Week 6 to Week 10, the longest run of the race.
The Pittsburgh Steelers led by 1 game as late as Week 6.
The Cleveland Browns went 7-1 from Week 5 to Week 13, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 1 game.
Three teams held first place.
The Cleveland Browns spent 9 of the season's 16 charted weeks in first place.