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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 364 points (22.8/g), 11th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 386 points (24.1/g), 22nd.
Differential of -22 points (-1.4/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 7.4-8.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 13th.
Coached by Joe Walton (10-6-0)
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1986 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| 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 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 28 | 24 | 19 | 390 | 287 | 103 | 19 | 368 | 289 | 79 | 2 | |
| 2 | Thu | September 11 | box | L | 1-1 | New England Patriots | 6 | 20 | 14 | 221 | 151 | 70 | 3 | 21 | 265 | 138 | 127 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 21 | box | W | 2-1 | Miami Dolphins | 51 | 45 | 32 | 581 | 449 | 132 | 4 | 27 | 485 | 435 | 50 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 28 | box | W | 3-1 | @ | Indianapolis Colts | 26 | 7 | 17 | 251 | 166 | 85 | 5 | 16 | 282 | 230 | 52 | 4 |
| 5 | Sun | October 5 | box | W | 4-1 | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 13 | 20 | 382 | 272 | 110 | 1 | 16 | 320 | 194 | 126 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 12 | box | W | 5-1 | @ | New England Patriots | 31 | 24 | 24 | 322 | 145 | 177 | 19 | 400 | 383 | 17 | 2 | |
| 7 | Mon | October 20 | box | W | 6-1 | Denver Broncos | 22 | 10 | 20 | 211 | 74 | 137 | 19 | 279 | 232 | 47 | 3 | ||
| 8 | Sun | October 26 | box | W | 7-1 | New Orleans Saints | 28 | 23 | 20 | 281 | 226 | 55 | 2 | 21 | 304 | 243 | 61 | 5 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 2 | box | W | 8-1 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 38 | 7 | 22 | 553 | 427 | 126 | 16 | 322 | 271 | 51 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 9 | box | W | 9-1 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 28 | 14 | 22 | 426 | 322 | 104 | 23 | 393 | 305 | 88 | 2 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 16 | box | W | 10-1 | Indianapolis Colts | 31 | 16 | 19 | 360 | 218 | 142 | 4 | 23 | 408 | 350 | 58 | 6 | |
| 12 | Mon | November 24 | box | L | 10-2 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 3 | 45 | 17 | 280 | 191 | 89 | 4 | 31 | 514 | 325 | 189 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 30 | box | L | 10-3 | Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 17 | 19 | 350 | 261 | 89 | 4 | 14 | 293 | 155 | 138 | 2 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 7 | box | L | 10-4 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 24 | 16 | 199 | 161 | 38 | 3 | 27 | 432 | 234 | 198 | 1 |
| 15 | Sat | December 13 | box | L | 10-5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24 | 45 | 22 | 369 | 223 | 146 | 4 | 25 | 364 | 189 | 175 | 1 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 21 | box | L | 10-6 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 21 | 52 | 16 | 199 | 73 | 126 | 3 | 32 | 621 | 416 | 205 | 2 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sun | December 28 | box | W | 11-6 | Kansas City Chiefs | 35 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Division | Sat | January 3 | box | L | 11-7 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 20 | 23 | ||||||||||