The American Football Conference is part of the National Football League. Along with the National Football Conference, the American Football Conference, or AFC, is one of the two conferences that make up the NFL. Both the AFC and the NFC have 16 member teams who compete against one another for the title of conference champion. The champion from each conference advances to the Super Bowl. Every year, the Super Bowl is played between the AFC Champion and the NFC Champion.http://www.sporthaven.com/nfl/

In 2010, the 2010 AFC Championship Game was played between the New York Jets and the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts won the game by a score of 30 to 17 and advanced to the 2010 Super Bowl where they met the NFC Champion New Orleans Saints.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/galleries/afc_championship_game_new_york_jets_vs_indianapolis_colts/afc_championship_game_new_york_jets_vs_indianapolis_colts.html The Saints went on to win the Super Bowl and become the NFL World Champions.

The American Football Conference (AFC) is separated into four divisions by geographic region. Each division consists of 4 teams. The teams that make up the AFC are:

• AFC North:

1. Baltimore Ravens
2. Cincinnati Bengals
3. Cleveland Browns
4. Pittsburgh Steelers

• AFC South:

1. Houston Texans
2. Indianapolis Colts
3. Jacksonville Jaguars
4. Tennessee Titans

• AFC East:

1. Buffalo Bills
2. Miami Dolphins
3. New England Patriots
4. New York Jets

• AFC West:

1. Denver Broncos
2. Kansas City Chiefs
3. Oakland Raiders
4. San Diego Chargershttp://www.nfl.com/teams