Every 2000 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 3 to December 25, 2000.
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AFC Central standings, 2000
Team
W
L
T
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Tennessee Titans (TEN)b
13
3
0
.813
-
8-2
W4
Baltimore Ravens (BAL)x
12
4
0
.750
1
7-3
W7
Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT)
9
7
0
.563
4
6-4
W2
Jacksonville Jaguars (JAX)
7
9
0
.438
6
5-5
L2
Cincinnati Bengals (CIN)
4
12
0
.250
9
4-6
L1
Cleveland Browns (CLE)
3
13
0
.188
10
1-9
L5
Final standings.
Clinch key
x
clinched a playoff place
b
clinched a first-round bye
Turning points
The lead changed hands once.
The Tennessee Titans trailed by as many as 1 game in Week 1.
The Tennessee Titans took first place for good in Week 7.
The Tennessee Titans won 8 games in a row from Week 2 to Week 10, the longest run of the race.
The Baltimore Ravens led by 1 game as late as Week 2.
The Tennessee Titans went 7-0 from Week 2 to Week 10, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 2.5 games.
Four teams held first place.
The Tennessee Titans spent 11 of the season's 17 charted weeks in first place.