1997 NFL AFC Central standings

Name: 1997 NFL AFC Central standings
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The Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jaguars finished tied atop the 1997 NFL AFC Central division race, both at 11-5. The Pittsburgh Steelers won the division on an NFL tiebreaker these standings do not carry.

The 1997 playoffs, game by game

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AFC Central standings, 1997

Team	W	L	T	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT) b	11	5	0	.688	-	7-3	L1
Jacksonville Jaguars (JAX) x	11	5	0	.688	-	6-4	W2
Tennessee Oilers (TEN)	8	8	0	.500	3	6-4	W1
Cincinnati Bengals (CIN)	7	9	0	.438	4	6-4	W3
Baltimore Ravens (BAL)	6	9	1	.406	4.5	3-6-1	L1

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
b: clinched a first-round bye

Turning points

The lead changed hands once.
The Pittsburgh Steelers trailed by as many as 2 games in Week 4.
The Pittsburgh Steelers won 5 games in a row from Week 5 to Week 9, the longest run of the race.
The Jacksonville Jaguars led by 1 game as late as Week 7.
The Pittsburgh Steelers went 6-1 from Week 1 to Week 9, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 1 game.
Four teams held first place.
The Pittsburgh Steelers spent 10 of the season's 17 charted weeks in first place.