1986 AFC Standings
- * - division winner, + - wild card
| Tm | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC East | ||||||||||||
| New England Patriots* | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 412 | 307 | 105 | 6.6 | -0.9 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| New York Jets+ | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 364 | 386 | -22 | -1.4 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 2.0 | -3.3 |
| Miami Dolphins | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 430 | 405 | 25 | 1.6 | -1.1 | 0.5 | 6.2 | -5.7 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 287 | 348 | -61 | -3.8 | -2.0 | -5.8 | -5.0 | -0.8 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 229 | 400 | -171 | -10.7 | 0.3 | -10.4 | -6.6 | -3.8 |
| AFC Central | ||||||||||||
| Cleveland Browns* | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 391 | 310 | 81 | 5.1 | -1.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 0.7 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 409 | 394 | 15 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 5.7 | -4.2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 307 | 336 | -29 | -1.8 | 0.9 | -1.0 | -1.3 | 0.3 |
| Houston Oilers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 274 | 329 | -55 | -3.4 | -0.5 | -3.9 | -4.4 | 0.4 |
| AFC West | ||||||||||||
| Denver Broncos* | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 378 | 327 | 51 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.8 |
| Kansas City Chiefs+ | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 358 | 326 | 32 | 2.0 | -1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | -0.1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 366 | 293 | 73 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 4.0 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 323 | 346 | -23 | -1.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 335 | 396 | -61 | -3.8 | 1.9 | -1.9 | 1.2 | -3.1 |
1986 NFC Standings
- * - division winner, + - wild card
| Tm | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFC East | ||||||||||||
| New York Giants* | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 371 | 236 | 135 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 5.8 |
| Washington Redskins+ | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 368 | 296 | 72 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 346 | 337 | 9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 | -0.9 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 256 | 312 | -56 | -3.5 | 2.0 | -1.5 | -2.9 | 1.4 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 11 | 1 | .281 | 218 | 351 | -133 | -8.3 | 0.2 | -8.1 | -6.5 | -1.6 |
| NFC Central | ||||||||||||
| Chicago Bears* | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 352 | 187 | 165 | 10.3 | -2.7 | 7.6 | -0.1 | 7.7 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 398 | 273 | 125 | 7.8 | -1.3 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 277 | 326 | -49 | -3.1 | -1.2 | -4.3 | -3.8 | -0.5 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 254 | 418 | -164 | -10.3 | 0.7 | -9.6 | -4.0 | -5.6 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 239 | 473 | -234 | -14.6 | -0.8 | -15.4 | -4.6 | -10.8 |
| NFC West | ||||||||||||
| San Francisco 49ers* | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 374 | 247 | 127 | 7.9 | -0.9 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 4.4 |
| Los Angeles Rams+ | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 309 | 267 | 42 | 2.6 | -0.8 | 1.9 | -1.1 | 2.9 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | 280 | 280 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -2.8 | 2.3 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 288 | 287 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -2.5 | 2.5 |
1986 Week Summaries
- Weekly leaders, boxscores, & previews
Playoff Results