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1986 New England Patriots
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 412 points (25.8/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 307 points (19.2/g), 10th.
Differential of 105 points (6.6/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 10.7-5.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.0/g), 2nd.
Coached by Raymond Berry (11-5-0)
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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 | W | 1-0 | Indianapolis Colts | 33 | 3 | 20 | 373 | 251 | 122 | 15 | 284 | 193 | 91 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Thu | September 11 | box | W | 2-0 | @ | New York Jets | 20 | 6 | 21 | 265 | 138 | 127 | 1 | 14 | 221 | 151 | 70 | 3 |
| 3 | Sun | September 21 | box | L | 2-1 | Seattle Seahawks | 31 | 38 | 24 | 506 | 386 | 120 | 1 | 12 | 303 | 183 | 120 | ||
| 4 | Sun | September 28 | box | L | 2-2 | @ | Denver Broncos | 20 | 27 | 16 | 224 | 184 | 40 | 1 | 22 | 338 | 182 | 156 | 2 |
| 5 | Sun | October 5 | box | W | 3-2 | Miami Dolphins | 34 | 7 | 25 | 429 | 262 | 167 | 13 | 251 | 152 | 99 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 12 | box | L | 3-3 | New York Jets | 24 | 31 | 19 | 400 | 383 | 17 | 2 | 24 | 322 | 145 | 177 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 19 | box | W | 4-3 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 34 | 0 | 16 | 317 | 243 | 74 | 1 | 11 | 168 | 54 | 114 | 4 |
| 8 | Sun | October 26 | box | W | 5-3 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 23 | 3 | 20 | 298 | 173 | 125 | 1 | 16 | 224 | 147 | 77 | 4 |
| 9 | Sun | November 2 | box | W | 6-3 | Atlanta Falcons | 25 | 17 | 16 | 349 | 263 | 86 | 1 | 21 | 366 | 148 | 218 | 1 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 9 | box | W | 7-3 | @ | Indianapolis Colts | 30 | 21 | 27 | 336 | 222 | 114 | 2 | 17 | 297 | 212 | 85 | 4 |
| 11 | Sun | November 16 | box | W | 8-3 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 30 | 28 | 23 | 390 | 341 | 49 | 4 | 18 | 369 | 220 | 149 | 2 |
| 12 | Sun | November 23 | box | W | 9-3 | Buffalo Bills | 22 | 19 | 17 | 261 | 193 | 68 | 1 | 13 | 241 | 192 | 49 | 3 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 30 | box | W | 10-3 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 21 | 20 | 14 | 231 | 229 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 425 | 247 | 178 | 5 |
| 14 | Sun | December 7 | box | L | 10-4 | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 31 | 18 | 291 | 215 | 76 | 2 | 22 | 584 | 284 | 300 | 1 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 14 | box | L | 10-5 | San Francisco 49ers | 24 | 29 | 16 | 267 | 207 | 60 | 3 | 23 | 400 | 202 | 198 | 1 | |
| 16 | Mon | December 22 | box | W | 11-5 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 34 | 27 | 22 | 390 | 264 | 126 | 2 | 20 | 388 | 266 | 122 | 4 |
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| Division | Sun | January 4 | box | L | 11-6 | @ | Denver Broncos | 17 | 22 | ||||||||||