ers ▁also ▁would ▁win ▁four ▁Super ▁Bow ls ▁in ▁the ▁de cade , ▁which ▁were ▁also ▁the ▁team ' s ▁first ▁league ▁titles . ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns ▁broke ▁the ▁Ste el ers ' ▁six - year ▁run ▁as ▁division ▁champions , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁advance ▁past ▁the ▁divis ional ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁play offs , ▁losing ▁to ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Ra iders ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Red ▁Right ▁ 8 8 . ▁The ▁Beng als ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁team ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁A FC ▁Central ▁in ▁the ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁during ▁the ▁de cade , ▁appearing ▁in ▁Super ▁Bow ls ▁XVI ▁and ▁XX III . ▁Both ▁appearances ▁resulted ▁in ▁close ▁losses ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁ 4 9 ers . ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁The ▁Ste el ers ▁returned ▁as ▁the ▁dominant ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁division ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁They ▁won ▁five ▁divis ional ▁titles ▁in ▁six ▁years , ▁and ▁played ▁in ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁XXX , ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Cow bo ys . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁O ilers ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁play off ▁games ▁in ▁NFL ▁history . ▁In ▁a ▁game ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Com eb ack , ▁the ▁O ilers ▁surrender ed ▁a ▁ 3 2 - point ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁B ills ▁and ▁lost ▁in ▁over time , ▁ 4 1 – 3 8 . ▁It