Every 1973 NFL race charted week by week: AFC Central, AFC East, AFC West, AFC Wild Card, NFC Central, NFC East, NFC West and NFC Wild Card. Final standings, from a season that ran September 16 to December 16, 1973.
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AFC Central standings, 1973
Team
W
L
T
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Cincinnati Bengals (CIN)y
10
4
0
.714
-
8-2
W6
Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT)x
10
4
0
.714
-
6-4
W2
Cleveland Browns (CLE)
7
5
2
.571
2
4-4-2
L2
Houston Oilers (HOU)
1
13
0
.071
9
1-9
L6
Final standings.
Clinch key
x
clinched a playoff place
y
clinched the division
Turning points
The lead changed hands once.
The Cincinnati Bengals trailed by as many as 3 games in Week 8.
The Cincinnati Bengals won 6 games in a row from Week 9 to Week 14, the longest run of the race.
The Pittsburgh Steelers led by 2.5 games as late as Week 9.
The Cincinnati Bengals went 6-2 from Week 5 to Week 12, turning a deficit of 2 games into a tied race.
Three teams held or shared first place.
The Cincinnati Bengals spent 3 of the season's 14 charted weeks in first place.