| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | September 7, 1986 | W | Houston Oilers | @ | Green Bay Packers | 31 | 3 | box |
| 2 | Sun | September 14, 1986 | L | Houston Oilers | Cleveland Browns | 20 | 23 | box | |
| 3 | Sun | September 21, 1986 | L | Houston Oilers | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 27 | box |
| 4 | Sun | September 28, 1986 | L | Houston Oilers | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 22 | box | |
| 5 | Sun | October 5, 1986 | L | Houston Oilers | @ | Detroit Lions | 13 | 24 | box |
| 6 | Sun | October 12, 1986 | L | Houston Oilers | Chicago Bears | 7 | 20 | box | |
| 7 | Sun | October 19, 1986 | L | Houston Oilers | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 28 | 31 | box |
| 8 | Sun | October 26, 1986 | L | Houston Oilers | Los Angeles Raiders | 17 | 28 | box | |
| 9 | Sun | November 2, 1986 | L | Houston Oilers | @ | Miami Dolphins | 7 | 28 | box |
| 10 | Sun | November 9, 1986 | W | Houston Oilers | Cincinnati Bengals | 32 | 28 | box | |
| 11 | Sun | November 16, 1986 | L | Houston Oilers | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 21 | box |
| 12 | Sun | November 23, 1986 | W | Houston Oilers | Indianapolis Colts | 31 | 17 | box | |
| 13 | Sun | November 30, 1986 | L | Houston Oilers | @ | Cleveland Browns | 10 | 13 | box |
| 14 | Sun | December 14, 1986 | W | Houston Oilers | Minnesota Vikings | 23 | 10 | box | |
| 15 | Sun | December 21, 1986 | W | Houston Oilers | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 7 | box |