▁the ▁play offs , ▁C inc inn ati ▁( qu arter back ed ▁by ▁A J ▁Mc Car ron ) ▁lost ▁in ▁a ▁rem atch ▁with ▁the ▁Ste el ers , ▁ 1 8 – 1 6 , ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁minutes ▁of ▁a ▁he ated ▁battle . ▁Pitts burgh ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁Div is ional ▁Round ▁of ▁the ▁play offs , ▁only ▁to ▁lose ▁to ▁P ey ton ▁Mann ing ▁and ▁the ▁event ual ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁Champion ▁Den ver ▁Bron cos . ▁ ▁The ▁Ste el ers ▁won ▁the ▁division ▁title ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁after ▁a ▁ 3 1 – 2 7 ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Rav ens ▁on ▁Christmas ▁Day . ▁ ▁The ▁Rav ens ▁cl inch ed ▁the ▁division ▁in ▁Week ▁ 1 5 ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 2 – 2 1 ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁NY ▁J ets . ▁ ▁Division ▁line ups ▁▁ ▁Place ▁cursor ▁over ▁year ▁for ▁division ▁champ ▁or ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁team . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁the ▁division ▁formed ▁in ▁American ▁Football ▁Conference . ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁season , ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns ▁franch ise ▁was ▁de activ ated ; ▁personnel , ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁enf ranch ised ▁Baltimore ▁Rav ens . ▁The ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns ▁franch ise ▁was ▁react iv ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁Brow ns , ▁Rav ens , ▁and ▁NFL ▁officially ▁consider ▁the ▁post - 1 9 9 9 ▁Brow ns ▁to ▁be