| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | September 7, 1986 | L | Pittsburgh Steelers | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 0 | 30 | box |
| 2 | Mon | September 15, 1986 | L | Pittsburgh Steelers | Denver Broncos | 10 | 21 | box | |
| 3 | Sun | September 21, 1986 | L | Pittsburgh Steelers | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 31 | box |
| 4 | Sun | September 28, 1986 | W | Pittsburgh Steelers | @ | Houston Oilers | 22 | 16 | box |
| 5 | Sun | October 5, 1986 | L | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cleveland Browns | 24 | 27 | box | |
| 6 | Sun | October 26, 1986 | W | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cincinnati Bengals | 30 | 9 | box | |
| 7 | Sun | November 2, 1986 | W | Pittsburgh Steelers | Green Bay Packers | 27 | 3 | box | |
| 8 | Sun | November 9, 1986 | L | Pittsburgh Steelers | @ | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 16 | box |
| 9 | Sun | November 16, 1986 | W | Pittsburgh Steelers | Houston Oilers | 21 | 10 | box | |
| 10 | Sun | November 23, 1986 | L | Pittsburgh Steelers | @ | Cleveland Browns | 31 | 37 | box |
| 11 | Sun | November 30, 1986 | L | Pittsburgh Steelers | @ | Chicago Bears | 10 | 13 | box |
| 12 | Sun | December 7, 1986 | W | Pittsburgh Steelers | Detroit Lions | 27 | 17 | box | |
| 13 | Sat | December 13, 1986 | W | Pittsburgh Steelers | @ | New York Jets | 45 | 24 | box |
| 14 | Sun | December 21, 1986 | L | Pittsburgh Steelers | Kansas City Chiefs | 19 | 24 | box |