New England Patriots' 1986 Season Results

 
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Finished 1st in AFC EAST 11-5       -  1st outright DIVISION Championship in team history

Pre-Season

Date PF Opponent PA Res. Attend.
8 / 02 21 St Louis* 16 W 22,739
8 / 10 18 Washington 7 W 37,335
8 / 16 38 at New Orleans 34 W 54,364
9 / 22 10 at LA Raiders 24 L 52,508
8 / 30 16 at Green Bay 9 W 50,642
Total 103 90 4-1-0 209,432

* Played at Canton Ohio (HOF game).

Regular Season

Date PF Opponent PA Result Attend.
9 / 07 33 Indianapolis 3 W 55,208
9 / 11 20 at NY Jets 6 W 72,422
9 / 21 31 Seattle 38 L 58,977
9 / 28 20 at Denver 27 L 75,804
10 / 05 34 Miami 7 W 60,689
10 / 12 24 NY Jets 31 L 60,342
10 / 19 34 at Pittsburgh 0 W 54,743
10 / 26 23 at Buffalo 3 W 77,808
11 / 02 25 Atlanta 17 W 60,597
11 / 09 30 at Indianapolis 21 W 56,890
11 / 16 30 at LA Rams 28 W 64,339
11 / 23 22 Buffalo 19 W 60,455
12 / 06 21 at New Orleans 20 W 58,259
12 / 13 7 Cincinnati 31 L 60,633
12 / 20 24 San Francisco 29 L 60,787
12 / 28 34 at Miami 27 W 74,516
TOTAL 412 307 11-5-0 1,012,469
01 / 04 17 at Denver 22 L 76,105
429 329 11-6-0 1088574

All home games played at Foxboro Stadium.

1986 AFC Final Standings

Eastern Division
Team W L T Pct. PF PA
New England* 11 5 0 .688 412 307
NY Jets¤ 10 6 0 .625 364 386
Miami 8 8 0 .500 430 405
Buffalo 4 12 0 .250 287 348
Indianapolis 3 13 0 .188 229 400
Central Division
Team W L T Pct. PF PA
Cleveland* 12 4 0 .750 391 310
Cincinnati 10 6 0 .625 409 394
Pittsburgh 6 10 0 .375 307 336
Houston 5 11 0 .313 274 329
Western Division
Team W L T Pct. PF PA
Denver* 11 5 0 .688 378 327
Kansas City¤ 10 6 0 .625 358 326
Seattle 10 6 0 .625 366 293
LA Raiders 8 8 0 .500 323 346
San Diego 4 12 0 .250 335 396

* denotes Division winner.
¤ denotes Wild Card team.

AFC Wild-card Game
Kansas City 15 at NY Jets 35		 Divisional Games
New England 17 at Denver 22       Attend- 76,105
NY Jets 20 at Cleveland 23 (OT) 		AFC Championship Jan. 17, 1987
Cleveland 20 at Denver 23 (OT)
Attend. - 79,915

SUPERBOWL XXI Jan. 25, 1987
NY Giants 39, Denver 20 at Pasadena
Attend. - 101,063

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AFC season results take from "The Sporting News: Pro Football Guide, 2000 Edition." pg. 320.

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