| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | September 7, 1986 | L | Cleveland Browns | @ | Chicago Bears | 31 | 41 | box |
| 2 | Sun | September 14, 1986 | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | Houston Oilers | 23 | 20 | box |
| 3 | Thu | September 18, 1986 | L | Cleveland Browns | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 30 | box | |
| 4 | Sun | September 28, 1986 | W | Cleveland Browns | Detroit Lions | 24 | 21 | box | |
| 5 | Sun | October 5, 1986 | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27 | 24 | box |
| 6 | Sun | October 12, 1986 | W | Cleveland Browns | Kansas City Chiefs | 20 | 7 | box | |
| 7 | Sun | October 19, 1986 | L | Cleveland Browns | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 17 | box | |
| 8 | Sun | October 26, 1986 | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 23 | 20 | box |
| 9 | Sun | November 2, 1986 | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | Indianapolis Colts | 24 | 9 | box |
| 10 | Mon | November 10, 1986 | W | Cleveland Browns | Miami Dolphins | 26 | 16 | box | |
| 11 | Sun | November 16, 1986 | L | Cleveland Browns | @ | Los Angeles Raiders | 14 | 27 | box |
| 12 | Sun | November 23, 1986 | W | Cleveland Browns | Pittsburgh Steelers | 37 | 31 | box | |
| 13 | Sun | November 30, 1986 | W | Cleveland Browns | Houston Oilers | 13 | 10 | box | |
| 14 | Sun | December 7, 1986 | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | Buffalo Bills | 21 | 17 | box |
| 15 | Sun | December 14, 1986 | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 34 | 3 | box |
| 16 | Sun | December 21, 1986 | W | Cleveland Browns | San Diego Chargers | 47 | 17 | box | |
| 17 | Sat | January 3, 1987 | W | Cleveland Browns | New York Jets | 23 | 20 | box | |
| 18 | Sun | January 11, 1987 | L | Cleveland Browns | Denver Broncos | 20 | 23 | box |