The two AFL divisions AFL East and AFL West were more or less intact, while the NFL's Century Division, in which the Browns and the Steelers had played since 1967, was moved from the NFL to become the new AFC Central.
ðə tˈuː ˌeɪˌɛfˈɛl dᵻvˈɪʒənz ˌeɪˌɛfˈɛl ˈiːst ænd ˌeɪˌɛfˈɛl wˈɛst wɜː mˈoːɹ ɔːɹ lˈɛs ɪntˈækt, wˌaɪl ðɪ ˌɛnˌɛfˈɛlz sˈɛntʃɚɹi dᵻvˈɪʒən, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə bɹˈaʊnz ænd ðə stˈiːlɚz hæd plˈeɪd sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, wʌz mˈuːvd fɹʌmðɪ ˌɛnˌɛfˈɛl tə bɪkˌʌm ðə nˈuː ˌeɪˌɛfsˈiː sˈɛntɹəl.