| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | September 7, 1986 | L | Cincinnati Bengals | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 24 | box |
| 2 | Sun | September 14, 1986 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | Buffalo Bills | 36 | 33 | box | |
| 3 | Thu | September 18, 1986 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | @ | Cleveland Browns | 30 | 13 | box |
| 4 | Sun | September 28, 1986 | L | Cincinnati Bengals | Chicago Bears | 7 | 44 | box | |
| 5 | Sun | October 5, 1986 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | @ | Green Bay Packers | 34 | 28 | box |
| 6 | Mon | October 13, 1986 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24 | 22 | box | |
| 7 | Sun | October 19, 1986 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | Houston Oilers | 31 | 28 | box | |
| 8 | Sun | October 26, 1986 | L | Cincinnati Bengals | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 30 | box |
| 9 | Sun | November 2, 1986 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | @ | Detroit Lions | 24 | 17 | box |
| 10 | Sun | November 9, 1986 | L | Cincinnati Bengals | @ | Houston Oilers | 28 | 32 | box |
| 11 | Sun | November 16, 1986 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | Seattle Seahawks | 34 | 7 | box | |
| 12 | Sun | November 23, 1986 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | Minnesota Vikings | 24 | 20 | box | |
| 13 | Sun | November 30, 1986 | L | Cincinnati Bengals | @ | Denver Broncos | 28 | 34 | box |
| 14 | Sun | December 7, 1986 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | @ | New England Patriots | 31 | 7 | box |
| 15 | Sun | December 14, 1986 | L | Cincinnati Bengals | Cleveland Browns | 3 | 34 | box | |
| 16 | Sun | December 21, 1986 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | New York Jets | 52 | 21 | box |