Every 1996 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 1 to December 23, 1996.
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AFC Central standings, 1996
Team
W
L
T
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT)y
10
6
0
.625
-
5-5
L2
Jacksonville Jaguars (JAX)x
9
7
0
.563
1
7-3
W5
Cincinnati Bengals (CIN)
8
8
0
.500
2
7-3
W3
Houston Oilers (HOU)
8
8
0
.500
2
4-6
W1
Baltimore Ravens (BAL)
4
12
0
.250
6
2-8
L3
Final standings.
Clinch key
x
clinched a playoff place
y
clinched the division
Turning points
The lead changed hands once.
The Pittsburgh Steelers trailed by as many as 1 game in Week 1.
The Pittsburgh Steelers took first place for good in Week 9.
The Pittsburgh Steelers won 5 games in a row from Week 2 to Week 7, the longest run of the race.
The Pittsburgh Steelers led by as many as 3 games in Week 13.
The Pittsburgh Steelers went 7-1 from Week 1 to Week 10, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 2 games.
Four teams held first place.
The Pittsburgh Steelers spent 16 of the season's 17 charted weeks in first place.