AFC East played in 8 of last 10 AFC Championsships

[PatSunday]

AFC East: 8 years of 10 - 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
AFC North: 6 years of 10 (7 appearances but two in the same year)
AFC South: 3 years of 10
AFC West: 2 years of 10

NFC South: 6 years of 10
NFC East: 5 years of 10
NFC North: 4 years of 10 (5 appearances but two in the same year)
NFC West: 4 years of 10

I seem to recall that the AFC East was supposed to be among the easiest divisions in the league year after year.

 

[ivanvamp]

AFC East: 8 years of 10 - 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
AFC North: 6 years of 10 (7 appearances but two in the same year)
AFC South: 3 years of 10
AFC West: 2 years of 10

NFC South: 6 years of 10
NFC East: 5 years of 10
NFC North: 4 years of 10 (5 appearances but two in the same year)
NFC West: 4 years of 10

I seem to recall that the AFC East was supposed to be among the easiest divisions in the league year after year.

It *is* one of the easiest divisions. It's just that there's the Patriots, and not much else. The Pats are responsible for 6 of those 8, with the Jets (!) being the other two.

 

[jmt57]

It (AFC East is always easy/weak) is one of those myths that fans of other teams repeat so often that it is accepted as fact.

Here is the record of each division since the NFL went to the 8-division format in 2002:

2012
35-29 -- NFC North
34-28-2 -- NFC West
34-30 -- NFC South
33-31 -- AFC North
31-33 -- AFC East
31-33 -- AFC South
31-33 -- NFC East
26-38 -- AFC West

2011
37-27 -- AFC North
36-28 -- NFC North
33-31 -- AFC East
33-31 -- NFC South
31-33 -- AFC West
30-34 -- NFC West
30-34 -- NFC East
26-38 -- AFC South

2010
36-28 -- AFC East
36-28 -- NFC South
33-31 -- NFC North
33-31 -- AFC North
32-32 -- NFC East
31-33 -- AFC West
30-34 -- AFC South
25-39 -- NFC West

2009
38-26 -- AFC South
34-30 -- NFC East
33-31 -- NFC South
33-31 -- AFC North
32-32 -- AFC East
32-32 -- NFC North
30-34 -- AFC West
24-40 -- NFC West

2008
40-24 -- NFC South
38-25-1 -- NFC East
38-26 -- AFC East
38-26 -- AFC South
31-32-1 -- AFC North
25-39 -- NFC North
23-41 -- AFC West
22-42 -- NFC West

2007
42-22 -- AFC South
40-24 -- NFC East
35-29 -- NFC North
32-32 -- AFC North
28-36 -- AFC East
27-37 -- NFC South
26-38 -- AFC West
26-38 -- NFC West

2006
35-29 -- AFC East
34-30 -- AFC South
34-30 -- AFC West
33-31 -- AFC North
32-32 -- NFC East
30-34 -- NFC North
29-35 -- NFC South
29-35 -- NFC West

2005
36-28 -- AFC West
36-28 -- NFC East
33-31 -- AFC North
33-31 -- NFC South
32-32 -- AFC South
29-35 -- NFC North
28-36 -- AFC East
28-36 -- NFC West

2004
37-27 -- AFC East
36-28 -- AFC North
34-30 -- AFC West
33-31 -- AFC South
31-33 -- NFC East
31-33 -- NFC South
29-35 -- NFC North
25-39 -- NFC West

2003
36-28 -- AFC East
34-30 -- AFC South
33-31 -- NFC West
31-33 -- NFC East
31-33 -- NFC North
31-33 -- NFC South
31-33 -- AFC West
29-35 -- AFC North

2002
37-26-1 -- NFC South
36-28 -- AFC West
35-29 -- AFC East
34-30 -- NFC East
31-33 -- AFC South
29-35 -- NFC West
28-35-1 -- AFC North
25-39 -- NFC North



Number of years with best record:
3.5 --- AFC East
2.5 --- NFC South
2 ---- AFC South
1 ---- AFC North
1/2 -- NFC North
1/2 -- NFC West
1/2 -- AFC West
1/2 -- NFC East

Number of years with worst record:
5.5 -- NFC West
1.5 -- AFC West
1.0 -- NFC North
1.0 -- AFC North
1.0 -- AFC South
0.5 -- NFC South
0.5 -- AFC East

Number of winning seasons - losing seasons - .500 seasons:
AFCE: 7-3-1
AFCN: 7-3-1
NFCS: 7-4-0
AFCS: 6-4-1
NFCE: 5-4-2
NFCN: 4-6-1
AFCW: 4-7-0
NFCW: 2-9-0

Cumulative records from 2002-2012:
NFCE: 369-334-1 (.525, +35)
AFCE: 369-335 (.524, +34)
AFCS: 369-335 (.524, +34)
NFCS: 364-339-1 (.518, +25)
AFCN: 358-344-2 (.510, +14)
NFCN: 340-364 (.483, -24)
AFCW: 338-366 (.480; -28)
NFCW: 305-397-2 (.435; -92)