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Record: 14-2-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 352 points (22.0/g), 13th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 187 points (11.7/g), 1st.
Differential of 165 points (10.3/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 13.1-2.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 14th.
Coached by Mike Ditka (14-2-0)
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1986 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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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 | W | 1-0 | Cleveland Browns | 41 | 31 | 26 | 367 | 174 | 193 | 1 | 21 | 349 | 280 | 69 | 1 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 14 | box | W | 2-0 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 10 | 21 | 344 | 100 | 244 | 4 | 17 | 247 | 146 | 101 | 6 | |
| 3 | Mon | September 22 | box | W | 3-0 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 25 | 12 | 18 | 296 | 183 | 113 | 2 | 16 | 278 | 231 | 47 | 1 |
| 4 | Sun | September 28 | box | W | 4-0 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 44 | 7 | 23 | 476 | 254 | 222 | 2 | 16 | 338 | 278 | 60 | 5 |
| 5 | Sun | October 5 | box | W | 5-0 | Minnesota Vikings | 23 | 0 | 18 | 370 | 199 | 171 | 3 | 11 | 159 | 114 | 45 | 3 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 12 | box | W | 6-0 | @ | Houston Oilers | 20 | 7 | 23 | 360 | 203 | 157 | 2 | 19 | 283 | 155 | 128 | 1 |
| 7 | Sun | October 19 | box | L | 6-1 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 23 | 10 | 190 | 137 | 53 | 2 | 19 | 376 | 219 | 157 | 1 |
| 8 | Sun | October 26 | box | W | 7-1 | Detroit Lions | 13 | 7 | 19 | 252 | 128 | 124 | 3 | 11 | 214 | 138 | 76 | 3 | |
| 9 | Mon | November 3 | box | L | 7-2 | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 20 | 14 | 269 | 123 | 146 | 3 | 14 | 278 | 137 | 141 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 9 | box | W | 8-2 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 23 | 3 | 20 | 434 | 258 | 176 | 1 | 14 | 272 | 188 | 84 | 2 |
| 11 | Sun | November 16 | box | W | 9-2 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 13 | 10 | 15 | 368 | 203 | 165 | 3 | 11 | 159 | 41 | 118 | 3 |
| 12 | Sun | November 23 | box | W | 10-2 | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 10 | 15 | 300 | 102 | 198 | 5 | 11 | 195 | 106 | 89 | 3 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 30 | box | W | 11-2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 10 | 25 | 406 | 235 | 171 | 3 | 18 | 291 | 159 | 132 | 3 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 7 | box | W | 12-2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 48 | 14 | 23 | 432 | 187 | 245 | 3 | 13 | 271 | 221 | 50 | 5 | |
| 15 | Mon | December 15 | box | W | 13-2 | @ | Detroit Lions | 16 | 13 | 18 | 273 | 112 | 161 | 4 | 14 | 160 | 104 | 56 | 2 |
| 16 | Sun | December 21 | box | W | 14-2 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 24 | 10 | 17 | 322 | 161 | 161 | 6 | 16 | 260 | 150 | 110 | 5 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | January 3 | box | L | 14-3 | Washington Redskins | 13 | 27 | |||||||||||