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1986 Buffalo Bills
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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 287 points (17.9/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 348 points (21.8/g), 20th.
Differential of -61 points (-3.8/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 6.2-9.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -21 (-1.3/g), 28th.
Coached by Hank Bullough (2-7-0) and Marv Levy (2-5-0)
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1986 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 7 | box | L | 0-1 | New York Jets | 24 | 28 | 19 | 368 | 289 | 79 | 2 | 19 | 390 | 287 | 103 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 14 | box | L | 0-2 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 33 | 36 | 20 | 378 | 207 | 171 | 2 | 22 | 405 | 240 | 165 | 3 |
| 3 | Sun | September 21 | box | W | 1-2 | St. Louis Cardinals | 17 | 10 | 10 | 176 | 82 | 94 | 1 | 25 | 381 | 259 | 122 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 28 | box | L | 1-3 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 20 | 24 | 366 | 269 | 97 | 4 | 20 | 327 | 201 | 126 | 1 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 5 | box | L | 1-4 | @ | New York Jets | 13 | 14 | 16 | 320 | 194 | 126 | 1 | 20 | 382 | 272 | 110 | 1 |
| 6 | Sun | October 12 | box | L | 1-5 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 27 | 18 | 305 | 197 | 108 | 4 | 27 | 447 | 328 | 119 | 3 |
| 7 | Sun | October 19 | box | W | 2-5 | Indianapolis Colts | 24 | 13 | 21 | 364 | 243 | 121 | 3 | 20 | 297 | 167 | 130 | 2 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 26 | box | L | 2-6 | New England Patriots | 3 | 23 | 16 | 224 | 147 | 77 | 4 | 20 | 298 | 173 | 125 | 1 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 2 | box | L | 2-7 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 28 | 34 | 23 | 403 | 324 | 79 | 3 | 20 | 306 | 171 | 135 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 9 | box | W | 3-7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 12 | 18 | 248 | 76 | 172 | 1 | 11 | 185 | 132 | 53 | 1 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 16 | box | L | 3-8 | Miami Dolphins | 24 | 34 | 14 | 261 | 181 | 80 | 1 | 29 | 474 | 389 | 85 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 23 | box | L | 3-9 | @ | New England Patriots | 19 | 22 | 13 | 241 | 192 | 49 | 3 | 17 | 261 | 193 | 68 | 1 |
| 13 | Sun | November 30 | box | W | 4-9 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 14 | 25 | 336 | 172 | 164 | 2 | 26 | 346 | 273 | 73 | 3 |
| 14 | Sun | December 7 | box | L | 4-10 | Cleveland Browns | 17 | 21 | 17 | 391 | 308 | 83 | 3 | 21 | 371 | 230 | 141 | 1 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 14 | box | L | 4-11 | @ | Indianapolis Colts | 14 | 24 | 18 | 358 | 264 | 94 | 3 | 21 | 375 | 296 | 79 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 21 | box | L | 4-12 | @ | Houston Oilers | 7 | 16 | 19 | 278 | 218 | 60 | 2 | 16 | 278 | 191 | 87 | |