1986 New England Patriots season
Season of National Football League team the New England Patriots
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The 1986 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League and 27th overall. The Patriots matched their 11–5 record from the previous season, but this time they finished first in the AFC East, thus winning the division title. This would be the last AFC East Division title the Patriots would win until 1996 and their last playoff appearance until 1994. In the Divisional Round of the playoffs the Denver Broncos defeated the New England Patriots 22–17.
Staff
| New England Patriots 1986 staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | ||
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| 1 | Indianapolis Colts | W 33–3 | 1–0 | Sullivan Stadium | 55,208 | ||
| 2 | at New York Jets | W 20–6 | 2–0 | Giants Stadium | 72,422 | ||
| 3 | Seattle Seahawks | L 31–38 | 2–1 | Sullivan Stadium | 58,977 | ||
| 4 | at Denver Broncos | L 20–27 | 2–2 | Mile High Stadium | 75,804 | ||
| 5 | Miami Dolphins | W 34–7 | 3–2 | Sullivan Stadium | 60,689 | ||
| 6 | New York Jets | L 24–31 | 3–3 | Sullivan Stadium | 60,342 | ||
| 7 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 34–0 | 4–3 | Three Rivers Stadium | 54,743 | ||
| 8 | at Buffalo Bills | W 23–3 | 5–3 | Rich Stadium | 77,808 | ||
| 9 | Atlanta Falcons | W 25–17 | 6–3 | Sullivan Stadium | 60,597 | ||
| 10 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 30–21 | 7–3 | Hoosier Dome | 56,890 | ||
| 11 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 30–28 | 8–3 | Anaheim Stadium | 64,339 | ||
| 12 | Buffalo Bills | W 22–19 | 9–3 | Sullivan Stadium | 60,455 | ||
| 13 | at New Orleans Saints | W 21–20 | 10–3 | Superdome | 58,259 | ||
| 14 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 7–31 | 10–4 | Sullivan Stadium | 60,633 | ||
| 15 | San Francisco 49ers | L 24–29 | 10–5 | Sullivan Stadium | 60,787 | ||
| 16 | at Miami Dolphins | W 34–27 | 11–5 | Orange Bowl | 74,516 | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
| Round | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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| Divisional | at Denver Broncos (2) | L 17–22 | 0–1 | Mile High Stadium | 76,105 |
Game summaries
Week 8
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Standings
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| New England Patriots(3) | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 7–1 | 8–4 | 412 | 307 | W1 |
| New York Jets(4) | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 364 | 386 | L5 |
| Miami Dolphins | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 5–3 | 6–6 | 430 | 405 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–7 | 3–11 | 287 | 348 | L3 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–7 | 2–10 | 229 | 400 | W3 |
See also
References
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