You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Teams > Cleveland Browns > 1986 Game Results & Schedule
1986 Cleveland Browns
Franchise Index: Previous Season / Next Season
Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 391 points (24.4/g), 5th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 310 points (19.4/g), 11th.
Differential of 81 points (5.1/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 10.1-5.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.8/g), 4th.
Coached by Marty Schottenheimer (12-4-0)
Like this page? Sponsor it for $10 per year.
1986 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 7 | box | L | 0-1 | @ | Chicago Bears | 31 | 41 | 21 | 349 | 280 | 69 | 1 | 26 | 367 | 174 | 193 | 1 |
| 2 | Sun | September 14 | box | W | 1-1 | @ | Houston Oilers | 23 | 20 | 9 | 243 | 156 | 87 | 1 | 20 | 404 | 264 | 140 | 5 |
| 3 | Thu | September 18 | box | L | 1-2 | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 30 | 24 | 338 | 255 | 83 | 1 | 20 | 399 | 142 | 257 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 28 | box | W | 2-2 | Detroit Lions | 24 | 21 | 15 | 254 | 170 | 84 | 1 | 25 | 333 | 228 | 105 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 5 | box | W | 3-2 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27 | 24 | 16 | 270 | 162 | 108 | 3 | 19 | 308 | 132 | 176 | 4 |
| 6 | Sun | October 12 | box | W | 4-2 | Kansas City Chiefs | 20 | 7 | 20 | 356 | 285 | 71 | 1 | 10 | 126 | 83 | 43 | 2 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 19 | box | L | 4-3 | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 17 | 14 | 265 | 233 | 32 | 2 | 19 | 360 | 264 | 96 | 1 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 26 | box | W | 5-3 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 23 | 20 | 14 | 199 | 50 | 149 | 2 | 20 | 396 | 238 | 158 | 2 |
| 9 | Sun | November 2 | box | W | 6-3 | @ | Indianapolis Colts | 24 | 9 | 15 | 259 | 213 | 46 | 20 | 264 | 159 | 105 | 1 | |
| 10 | Mon | November 10 | box | W | 7-3 | Miami Dolphins | 26 | 16 | 29 | 558 | 390 | 168 | 2 | 20 | 353 | 295 | 58 | 2 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 16 | box | L | 7-4 | @ | Los Angeles Raiders | 14 | 27 | 8 | 217 | 145 | 72 | 2 | 16 | 323 | 202 | 121 | 1 |
| 12 | Sun | November 23 | box | W | 8-4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 37 | 31 | 35 | 536 | 414 | 122 | 1 | 20 | 339 | 197 | 142 | 1 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 30 | box | W | 9-4 | Houston Oilers | 13 | 10 | 18 | 345 | 170 | 175 | 4 | 18 | 290 | 162 | 128 | 6 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 7 | box | W | 10-4 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 21 | 17 | 21 | 371 | 230 | 141 | 1 | 17 | 391 | 308 | 83 | 3 |
| 15 | Sun | December 14 | box | W | 11-4 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 34 | 3 | 19 | 372 | 246 | 126 | 15 | 283 | 148 | 135 | 3 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 21 | box | W | 12-4 | San Diego Chargers | 47 | 17 | 24 | 462 | 345 | 117 | 2 | 17 | 333 | 292 | 41 | 4 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | January 3 | box | W | 13-4 | New York Jets | 23 | 20 | |||||||||||
| ConfChamp | Sun | January 11 | box | L | 13-5 | Denver Broncos | 20 | 23 | |||||||||||