1982 NFL AFC Central standings

Name: 1982 NFL AFC Central standings
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The Cincinnati Bengals won the 1982 NFL AFC Central division race at 7-2, 1 game ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The strike cut the season to nine games and the NFL seeded the playoffs by conference, so no division title was awarded.

The 1982 playoffs, game by game

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AFC Central standings, 1982

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Cincinnati Bengals (CIN) y	7	2	.778	-	7-2	W2
Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT) x	6	3	.667	1	6-3	W2
Cleveland Browns (CLE) x	4	5	.444	3	4-5	L1
Houston Oilers (HOU)	1	8	.111	6	1-8	L7

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
y: clinched the division

Turning points

The lead changed hands twice.
The Cincinnati Bengals trailed by as many as 1 game in Week 2.
The Cincinnati Bengals took first place for good in Week 14.
The Cincinnati Bengals won 4 games in a row from Week 11 to Week 14, the longest run of the race.
The Pittsburgh Steelers led by 1 game as late as Week 11.
Three teams held first place.
The Cincinnati Bengals spent 7 of the season's 9 charted weeks in first place.