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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 358 points (22.4/g), 12th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 326 points (20.4/g), 13th.
Differential of 32 points (2.0/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 8.9-7.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +14 (0.9/g), 3rd.
Coached by John Mackovic (10-6-0)
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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 | Cincinnati Bengals | 24 | 14 | 21 | 325 | 145 | 180 | 3 | 17 | 283 | 223 | 60 | 3 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 14 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 17 | 23 | 13 | 265 | 167 | 98 | 3 | 19 | 331 | 203 | 128 | 1 |
| 3 | Sun | September 21 | box | W | 2-1 | Houston Oilers | 27 | 13 | 12 | 223 | 117 | 106 | 1 | 16 | 284 | 187 | 97 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 28 | box | W | 3-1 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 20 | 17 | 20 | 327 | 201 | 126 | 1 | 24 | 366 | 269 | 97 | 4 |
| 5 | Sun | October 5 | box | L | 3-2 | Los Angeles Raiders | 17 | 24 | 15 | 181 | 84 | 97 | 2 | 18 | 270 | 168 | 102 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 12 | box | L | 3-3 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 20 | 10 | 126 | 83 | 43 | 2 | 20 | 356 | 285 | 71 | 1 |
| 7 | Sun | October 19 | box | W | 4-3 | San Diego Chargers | 42 | 41 | 13 | 222 | 158 | 64 | 1 | 35 | 512 | 381 | 131 | 5 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 26 | box | W | 5-3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 27 | 20 | 20 | 355 | 222 | 133 | 2 | 16 | 216 | 86 | 130 | 2 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 2 | box | W | 6-3 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 24 | 23 | 16 | 282 | 233 | 49 | 3 | 14 | 225 | 34 | 191 | 5 |
| 10 | Sun | November 9 | box | W | 7-3 | Seattle Seahawks | 27 | 7 | 24 | 375 | 248 | 127 | 4 | 8 | 133 | 108 | 25 | 3 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 16 | box | L | 7-4 | @ | Denver Broncos | 17 | 38 | 16 | 297 | 220 | 77 | 4 | 18 | 265 | 198 | 67 | 2 |
| 12 | Sun | November 23 | box | L | 7-5 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 23 | 20 | 291 | 209 | 82 | 4 | 17 | 254 | 162 | 92 | 2 |
| 13 | Sun | November 30 | box | L | 7-6 | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 17 | 26 | 346 | 273 | 73 | 3 | 25 | 336 | 172 | 164 | 2 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 7 | box | W | 8-6 | Denver Broncos | 37 | 10 | 12 | 169 | 93 | 76 | 1 | 16 | 323 | 242 | 81 | 5 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 14 | box | W | 9-6 | @ | Los Angeles Raiders | 20 | 17 | 18 | 263 | 164 | 99 | 19 | 265 | 137 | 128 | 7 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 21 | box | W | 10-6 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24 | 19 | 8 | 171 | 133 | 38 | 1 | 28 | 515 | 340 | 175 | 2 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sun | December 28 | box | L | 10-7 | @ | New York Jets | 15 | 35 | ||||||||||