1986 Denver Broncos Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Dan Reeves (11-5)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1986 Denver Broncos Statistics
1986 Denver Broncos Roster

The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

The Broncos kept the scoreboard humming with 378 points, and the defensive unit conceded 327. John Elway triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,485 yards. Gerald Willhite hauled in 64 passes, while Mark Jackson accumulated 738 receiving yards. Steve Watson contributed to the receiving game, too.

Sammy Winder ran for a team-best 789 yards for Denver.

Mike Harden picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Rulon Jones topped the defensive unit with 13.5 quarterback sacks, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 48 sacks.

Dan Reeves coached the team. The 1986 Denver Broncos lost in the Super Bowl.

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Regular Season Points For: 378
Regular Season Points Against: 327

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 7, 1986 Los Angeles Raiders 36 at Denver Broncos 38 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
September 15, 1986 Denver Broncos 21 at Pittsburgh Steelers 10 W 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0
September 21, 1986 Denver Broncos 33 at Philadelphia Eagles 7 W 1-0-0 2-0-0 3-0-0
September 28, 1986 New England Patriots 20 at Denver Broncos 27 W 2-0-0 2-0-0 4-0-0
October 5, 1986 Dallas Cowboys 14 at Denver Broncos 29 W 3-0-0 2-0-0 5-0-0
October 12, 1986 Denver Broncos 31 at San Diego Chargers 14 W 3-0-0 3-0-0 6-0-0
October 20, 1986 Denver Broncos 10 at New York Jets 22 L 3-0-0 3-1-0 6-1-0
October 26, 1986 Seattle Seahawks 13 at Denver Broncos 20 W 4-0-0 3-1-0 7-1-0
November 2, 1986 Denver Broncos 21 at Los Angeles Raiders 10 W 4-0-0 4-1-0 8-1-0
November 9, 1986 San Diego Chargers 9 at Denver Broncos 3 L 4-1-0 4-1-0 8-2-0
November 16, 1986 Kansas City Chiefs 17 at Denver Broncos 38 W 5-1-0 4-1-0 9-2-0
November 23, 1986 Denver Broncos 16 at New York Giants 19 L 5-1-0 4-2-0 9-3-0
November 30, 1986 Cincinnati Bengals 28 at Denver Broncos 34 W 6-1-0 4-2-0 10-3-0
December 7, 1986 Denver Broncos 10 at Kansas City Chiefs 37 L 6-1-0 4-3-0 10-4-0
December 13, 1986 Washington Redskins 30 at Denver Broncos 31 W 7-1-0 4-3-0 11-4-0
December 20, 1986 Denver Broncos 16 at Seattle Seahawks 41 L 7-1-0 4-4-0 11-5-0
January 4, 1987 New England Patriots 17 at Denver Broncos 22 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 AFC Divisional Playoff
January 11, 1987 Denver Broncos 23 at Cleveland Browns 20 W 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 OT AFC Championship
January 25, 1987 New York Giants 39 at Denver Broncos 20 L 1-1-0 1-0-0 2-1-0 Super Bowl 21 Pasadena, CA


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