▁A FL ▁season ▁( the ▁Ste el ers ▁and ▁Brow ns ▁joined ▁the ▁A FC ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ), ▁although ▁the ▁Beng als ▁joining ▁the ▁A FL ▁was ▁cont ing ent ▁on ▁the ▁team ▁joining ▁the ▁NFL ▁after ▁the ▁A FL – N FL ▁mer ger ▁was ▁final ized ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁as ▁Paul ▁Brown ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁A FL . ▁ ▁Three ▁of ▁the ▁teams ▁have ▁inter locked ▁histor ies . ▁Both ▁the ▁Beng als ▁and ▁the ▁Brow ns ▁were ▁founded ▁by ▁Paul ▁Brown , ▁while ▁the ▁Rav ens ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Cleveland ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁unique ▁relationship . ▁Only ▁the ▁Ste el ers , ▁who ▁are ▁older ▁than ▁the ▁original ▁Brow ns , ▁have ▁no ▁direct ▁history ▁involving ▁Paul ▁Brown . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁The ▁A FC ▁Central ▁division ▁was ▁formed ▁when ▁the ▁Brow ns ▁and ▁Ste el ers ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁A FC ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁joining ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁" AF C ▁Central " ▁with ▁the ▁Houston ▁O ilers ▁( from ▁the ▁A FL ' s ▁East ▁Division ) ▁and ▁C inc inn ati ▁Beng als ▁( from ▁the ▁A FL ' s ▁West ▁Division ). ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁Beng als ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁A FC ▁Central ▁Division ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁Ste el ers ▁domin ated ▁the ▁division ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁The ▁Ste el