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1986 Denver Broncos

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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

1986 AFC Champions

Scored 378 points (23.6/g), 6th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 327 points (20.4/g), 15th.
 Differential of 51 points (3.2/g), 9th.
 Expected W-L: 9.4-6.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 9th.

Simple Rating System: Total 5.2, Offense: 3.4, Defense: 1.8, SoS: 2.0, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Dan Reeves

 Offensive Coordinator: Mike Shanahan
 Defensive Coordinator: Joe Collier

 Other Notable Asst.: Chan Gailey (Special Teams/Tight Ends)

Training Camp: University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, Colorado)

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 7 boxscore W 1-0 Los Angeles Raiders 38 36 20 290 235 55 1 22 431 315 116 3
2 Mon September 15 boxscore W 2-0 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 21 10 20 326 235 91 1 17 236 206 30 3
3 Sun September 21 boxscore W 3-0 @ Philadelphia Eagles 33 7 19 328 125 203 1 16 273 196 77 2
4 Sun September 28 boxscore W 4-0 New England Patriots 27 20 22 338 182 156 2 16 224 184 40 1
5 Sun October 5 boxscore W 5-0 Dallas Cowboys 29 14 19 319 198 121 1 19 266 225 41 3
6 Sun October 12 boxscore W 6-0 @ San Diego Chargers 31 14 25 403 247 156 1 19 358 316 42 2
7 Mon October 20 boxscore L 6-1 @ New York Jets 10 22 19 279 232 47 3 20 211 74 137
8 Sun October 26 boxscore W 7-1 Seattle Seahawks 20 13 24 450 332 118 2 13 214 50 164
9 Sun November 2 boxscore W 8-1 @ Los Angeles Raiders 21 10 11 246 132 114 1 25 407 326 81 6
10 Sun November 9 boxscore L 8-2 San Diego Chargers 3 9 12 245 184 61 5 14 225 147 78 2
11 Sun November 16 boxscore W 9-2 Kansas City Chiefs 38 17 18 265 198 67 2 16 297 220 77 4
12 Sun November 23 boxscore L 9-3 @ New York Giants 16 19 26 405 325 80 4 14 262 119 143 2
13 Sun November 30 boxscore W 10-3 Cincinnati Bengals 34 28 27 401 219 182 22 426 302 124 3
14 Sun December 7 boxscore L 10-4 @ Kansas City Chiefs 10 37 16 323 242 81 5 12 169 93 76 1
15 Sat December 13 boxscore W 11-4 Washington Redskins 31 30 23 330 259 71 19 412 285 127 2
16 Sat December 20 boxscore L 11-5 @ Seattle Seahawks 16 41 18 268 193 75 27 536 238 298 1
Playoffs
Division Sun January 4 boxscore W 12-5 New England Patriots 22 17 23 441 253 188 2 12 271 150 121
ConfChamp Sun January 11 boxscore W OT 13-5 @ Cleveland Browns 23 20 22 374 225 149 1 17 356 256 100 3
SuperBowl Sun January 25 boxscore L 13-6 N New York Giants 20 39 24 372 320 52 1 24 399 263 136