With the addition of the Houston Texans in the 2002 regular season, the National Football League(NFL) decided to revamp the current alignment of teams and divisions. In the 2001 season, the American Football Conference(AFC) was divided into the AFC East, AFC Central, and AFC West. Starting in the 2002 season, the AFC will be divided into divisions such as the AFC North, AFC South, AFC West, and AFC East. Below is a list of the teams and their divisions.

AFC East
Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots
New York Jets

AFC North
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC South
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans

AFC West
Denver Broncos
Kansas City Chiefs
Oakland Raiders
San Diego Chargers

See Also NFC.